The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-30
NOW 1T Is ROBERT ].
HE CAME OUT THE CHAMPION
OF THE PACING BRIGADE
AT FLEETWOOD.
AND GENTRY HELD SECOND PLACE


Some Bad Breaks and, in the Third
Heat, Stepped Into Gentry's Wheel.
Tearing: Off the Tire--But the Tar
Heel Stallion Came On With Wab-
bling Sulky aud Won Second Place.
New YORK, Aug. Fleetwood
vaunted itself to day and the thousands
who came thronging through its gates
witnessed the most inspiring exhibition
of speed of which the records of the his
toric old course bear any witness The
day was sultry, the sun shining with a
fervency surpassed by no day Of the
summer, but the crowd that came out to
see the card was the largest that has as
sembled at the track siuce the day ten
years ago, when Jay Eye See and St.
Julien settled the issue between them
The number present to-day is conserve
lively estimated at 10000.
The attraction was the contest be-
tween the champions of the pacing brig
ade, the second race on the programme
There was quite lively speculation, the
prevailing odds being Joe Patchen, to
5; Robert J. Ito 5, and Gentry to /.
Mascot drew the pole, and they went
away the first heat at clip that took
them to the quarter in 81 seconds, Rob-
ert j., good length in the lead. The
halt was reached in 1 :02, the positions
being relatively the same. Going
up the hill in the third
quarter, Joe Patchen, who had
been trailing easily in second
Ia l.
Curry was preparing to make his drive.
Robert j now looked to have the heat
safe, but second later he, too, went up,
and Mascot came on and assumed the
lead, gaining an advantage of at least
five lengths. Then Robert j. recovered
and came ike meteor, rapidly over
hauling Mascot, passing him a hundred
yards from the wire and winning amid
great applause.
In the second heat, Joe Patchen dash
ed the hopes of his supporters by bad
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 grip that he could not
shake eff. They reached the quarter in
80 seconds, quarter of a second
faster than the previous heat
Down to the half the pace was quick
ened, the timers announcing that that
post had been reached in / :00 8 4, show
ing the second quarter to have been
passed in two minute clip Still the
two PAGERS were clinging to Robert Us
side. The three quarter post was reached
in 1888 1 4. As they turned into the
stretch McHenry shook up the bay stall
lion, 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 j. under the wire
first by an open length in 2:04 12. It
was the fastest heat ever paced or trot-
ted on Fleetwood.
The race was now conceded to Robera
j. The first part of the third heat was
much like the others, except that Joe
Patchen seemed to be an element, and
the clip was even faster. Robert j. again
assumed the lead, the others close up,
and the first quarter was reached in
80 12 seconds, quarter of a second
better than the same quarter in the
second heat. The horses went well
punched to the half in one minute. At
the Point of Rocks, Joe Patchen stepped
into Gentry's wheel, tearing the tire Off
The former went to bad break and
was out of it. Gentry came on with
wabbling sulky, and beat Mascot for the
place. Geers pulled Robert J. to mere
jog to let Patchen in, and finished ia
2:04 4. Had he been driven out, the
mile might have been paced in 2:04 or
better.
The other events on the card were
minor ones, and devoid of special in
terest.
Summary.
Free for all, class; pacing, purse S5,-
Robert j., b. G. by Hartford, dam
Geraldine, by Jay Gould. (Geers) 1 1.
John r. Gentry, b. $. by Ashland
Wilkes, dam Dame Wood by Wedgewood
{ (McHenry) 2.
Mascot, b. e., by Deceive, dam Miss
Delmore, by Austin's Messenger (An-
drews) as.
Joe Patchep, blk. 5. by Patchen Wilkes,
dam Josephine Young by Joe Young
Curry A 4.
Time: 2:06 1-2; 2:04 1-2; 2:04 ga
Germany Buying Fine Brood Mares.
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 29.-An agent
of the German government has bought
of Mike Bowerman, the great Martha
Wilkes, 2:08, twelve year old, by Alley
one, dam Ella by Clarke Chief. He is
also negotiating for the purchase of a
number of other brood mares in foal to
Red Wilkes, and other leading sires.
The Kentucky trotting horse market is
owingato the many inquiries
from abroad.
Valuable Horses Burned 20 Death.
CUPEPpER, Va Aug. 20 The breed
ing establishment at Castleton, Va, Of
Messrs. James r. and f. z. Keene, was
burned to the ground yesterday and
number of valuable horses, including the
imported Killirates and Hyberda, per
ished IN the flames. The origin of the
fire is unknown. Loss $4,000.