St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-30
ROBERT j DEFEATS PATCHEN,
GENTRY AND MASCOT In
STRAIGHT HEATS.
FLEETW00D's BEST TIME,
SECOND HEAT OF THE GREAT
EVENT IS COVERED In
2.04 1-2. -
GENTRY WINS SECOND MONEY.
Hopes of Patchen1s Admirers
Dashed to Earth Early in the
Contest.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Fleetwood
vaunted itself today, and thousands
who came thronging through it's
gates witnessed the most inspiring
exhibition Of speed of which the
records Of the historic old course
bear witness. The day was suItry,
the sun shining with a fervency sur
passed by no day Of the summer,
but the crowd that came out to see
the card was the largest that has
assembled at the track since the
days ten years ago when Jay-Eye-
See and st. Julien settled the issue
between them. The number pres
ent today is conservatively estimat-
ed at $4,000, and some enthusiasts
placed it as high as $4,000. The ca
pacity Of the club house and amphi-
theater was fully taxed, and hum
dredS crowded the quarter stretch
and infield. The attraction was, of
course, the contest between the
champions Of the pacing brigade,
the second race of the programme
There was quite a lively speculation,
the prevailing odds being: Joe
Patchen, 4 to 5; Robert J, Z to 5;
Gentry, 8 to l. Mascot drew the
pole, and they went away for the
first heat at a clip that took them
to the quarter in 81 seconds, Robert
] a good length in the lead. The
half was reached in :02, the positions
being relatively the same. Going up
the hill in the third quarter Joe
Patchen, who had been trailing cas-
lily in second position, made a dis
astrous break just as Gentry was
preparing to make his drive. Rob-
ert now looked to have the heat
safe, but a second later he, too, went
up, and Mascot came on and as
sumed the lead, gaining an advan-
tage of at least five lengths. An
drews went to bat early on the horse,
hoping by a furious drive to stall off
the defeat that would be inevitable
unless he should gain enough by
the mistakes Of his opponents. 1t
was useless, however. Robert J
quickly recovered, and as he felt
the electric touch of Ed GeerS along
the reins he came like a meteor,
rapidly overhauling Mascot, pass
ing him a hundred yards from the
wire and winning amid great ap-
plause 1t was characteristic
Geers drive, and created great en-
thuSiaSm.
PATCHEN OUT OF IT.
In the second heat Joe Patchen
dashed the hopes of his hackers by
a had break just after getting the
word. When he recovered he was
hopelessly out of the hunt, and Curry
wisely gave him an easy mile. Again
Robert J. swung out in the lead, both
Gentry and Mascot hanging to his
fanks with a grip that he could not
shake off. They reached the quar-
ter in 30A seconds, a quarter of a
second faster than the previous heat,
the intense interest of the crowd be-
ing manifested by. a subdued mur-
muir as the time was announced.
Down to the half the pace was
quickened, the timers announcing
that that post had been reached in
1:00A, showing the second quarter
to have been passed in a two-min-
ute clip. Still the two PAGERS We're
clinging to Robert Us side. The
three-quarter post was reached in
1881. AS they turned into the
stretch McHenry shook UP the bay
stallion, but the little champion
stalled him off. At the distance flag
he resorted to the whip, but he could
not reach, and Geers guided Robert
under the wire first by an open
length in 2:041a. It was the fastest
heat ever paced or trotted on Fleet
wood
The race was now conceded to Rob-
ert j. The first part of the third
heat was much like the others. ex-
cept that Joe Patchen seemed to be
an element, and the clip was even
faster. Robert again assumed the
lead, the others close up, and the
first quarter was reached in 301b sec
onds, a quarter of a second better
than the same quarter in the second
heat. The horses went we'll punched
to the half in one minute. At the
Point of Rocks Joe Patchen stepped
into Gentry's wheel, tearing the tire
OIL. The former went to a bad
break, and was out of it. Gentry
came on with a wabbly sulky and
beat Mascot for the place. Geers
pulled Robert ] to a mere jog to let
Joe Patchen in, and finished in
z:o4&. Had he been driven out the
mile might have been paced in 2:04
or better.
Inc other events. on the card
were minor ones, and devoid Of spe-
cial interest.