The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-30
ROBERTJ. THE WINNER
IN Three Straight Heats From
Gentry, Mascot, Patchen.
arETwooD's GREATEST DAY.
rhe Track Record Brokcn-One of the
finest Races Ever -een-The
Champions History.

80 records OF the historic Old course bear
.s,ness. The day was sultry. the sun
.h1ring with fervor surpassed by no day
- re- summer, bat the crowd that came
- sc the card was the largest that has
~esutled a: the track since the DAYS ten
.-asrs ago when Jay-Eye-See and ST. Ju-
- settled the issue between them. The
sranl,er uresent today is conservatively ea-
,sroeted al f7.Dp, and the enthusiasts
raacfd II as high as 5000. The capacity
- re club house and ampFftheater was
an, taxed and hundreds crowded 10 he
snarter stretches. The attraction was OF
sas,rse the contest between the champions
~ the uacsng brigade. the second race ON
ia rrogramrae There was quite "a lively
srersslatlon. the odds being Joe Patchen
lto 8 Robert j. to 5. and Gentry TO i.
sfssesf drew the pole, and they went
.~s~ tho first heat al clip that took
.sesa 10 the auarter IN 81 seconds, Robert
good length in the lead. The half was
reached In ia1. the positions relatively the
same.
Ia patchen who had been trailing easily
4 second place. made disastrous break,
last as Curry was preparing To make his
sriye. Robert J. now looked to have the
hsat safe 4 second later he, TOO. went
10 and Mascot came on and assumed the
Ea4 gaining an advantage OF az least
4ve lengths. Andrews went to bat early
az the horse hoping by furious drive
"a stall of the defeat thai would be in
sxitabie unless he should gain enough by
The mistakes OF his opponents. II was
useless. however. Robert j. quickly re-
covered and as he fell the electric touch
~ Ed Geera aione tho ribbons re came
like meteor overhauling Mascot pass
ing him hundred yards from the wire,
and whining amid great applause. IL was
e Characteristic Geers drive, and created
great enthusiasm.
In the second heat Joe leatchen dashed
the hopes Of his hackers by bad break
Sast after getting the word. When he re-
covered he was hepeIessly cur of the race,
and Curry wisely gave him an easy mile.
Again Robert j. swung out in the lead.
both Gentry aud Mascot being close to his
flank with grip that he could not shake
of They reached the quarter In 30a4 sec
onds more than a quarter of a second
faster than the previous heat. the intense
Interest OF the crowd being manifested by
subdusd murmur as the time was an
nounced. Down 10 tho half the pace was
oaekened. the timers announcing that the
post had been reached In .00a. showing
The second quarter TO have been paced in
q 2-mirute clip.
Still the two PAGERS were ciinging to
Robert is SIDE. The three-quarter post
was reached in 1884. AS they turned into
the stretch McHenry shook up the bay
stallion. but the little champion stallion
held or. At the distance Nag he started
70 whip. but could not reach. and Geers
brought Robert j. under the wire by a
length In 2.0ps. II was the fastest heat
ever paced or trotted at Fleetwood
The race was now conceded To Robert T.
The first part of the third heat was much
Ike the others, except that Joe Patchen
SEEMED 10 be an element and the clip was
FAR vfg IT, a
the lead, the others close up. and the first
Quarter was reached in 3ois seconds. a
quarter of second better than the same
quarter in the second heat The horses
went well punched to the half I'm 100. At
the point Of rocks Joe Patchen stepped In
% Gentry's wheel, tearing the tire off
The former went TO n bad break and was
out Of II, Gentry came on with wab-
bling sHky. and beat Mascot for second.
Gesrs pulled Robert j. TO a mere jog TO let
Patehen In, and finished in 2.0i4. Had he
been driven out. the mile might have been
paced in 9.0i or better.
The other events on the card were minor
ones and devoid of special interest. sum-
naries. 2.a5 class trot purse 5000
Lynne Bell. best time. gig: free-for-ail
class, pacing purse 5000. Robert j. won,
John X. Gentry second Mascot third. best
uine. z.eiis. 2.2i trot, purse s2.00o. King
Harry, s.is,s
Robert j Was quite unknown TO fame
vhen Champ Brown started him in the
~ class az Fleetwood tn June 1892. for
nc race was hts third appearance in pub
if. and he had been distanced In slow
TINE only week before at Belmont Park.
Philadelphia. Those who saw him pace
n fleetwood will long remember how be
pnehed c. J. Hamlin's Glendennis so hard
ny driving atm cut In 2tst4 the first heat,
tp 49, i l. III.
f2tt hefse collapsed. got the flag in the
ffta roaad. and finally died from the Of
feets % the ETuellirg contest. which only
served 70 pat Robert J or edge T.. e.
NatEer- tho Eastern editor Of the Horse
hssn. was SO Impressed with tho 4-year-
eids performance that ho then proclaimed
MN new star IN tho pacing armament.
shs AF Hamln and his trainer, ia Geers.
Aksd tho youhssfev 50 well that the Ruf-
,alo breeder. who had then as now. 2ao or
=" harness horses Of his own. paid champ
Brown something like Sl0o0 for Robert and
a's dam afte~ the speedy young PAGER had
pulled of another race at Albany one week
iate-
Browns ownership Of the future cham
lsaa car1o about in All unusual way.
ieN YEAR earlier tho Hon Robert J. c.
wake had founded a breeding farm at
Msisiamse oi, PA. purchasing from Alley
heaner. ~ New York. the stoutlv bred
ue'Nhg stallou Hartford 2.ssta, by Harold
Nsf 81 judith hV NaWhrino chief. - place
= inc Bead OF his stud and putting Brown
2 charge ef his horses. In 1891 AR. Wal
81 held an Auction sale, ana among the
aietlnss was 2 hloodlike l.ttie bay geld
.ag that nobody seemed - want. The 8
f.ar-ola was out of Geraldine. a daughter
JAY Gould. s2l'. that was raised by
10Y tart ltoltoD of Maryland, ard he
.7ela pace - GAIT Brown liked the
sfiaae and bought him fnr S2Sa When nc
sme y settle With his employer Mr.
Walker tad Brown that hc would make
I'm present cf the s-year-ol3. and out
y gratitude d The eiver Champ named his
faeos Robert
The Hamljn stable Won't home from Al
any 10 await the opfuioa - the Grand
HFatl. ara Robert accordingly made his
@,@ start i9 Gevrs hands i'm Detroit
49, he defeated san Pedro and son.c
.s.eFs Wtfh great ease iu s.i1t4 e.t6'. ani
Monroe Salisbury started Fiying Jlh
'tFAnd Circuit company for tho first
-" At this meeting and me relative uaer-
- g THESE TIVE speedy green ones at once
sae a r0ueh-m0Hte1 question among
,Af followers Tbs pair came together
~ hanalo i9 the 2gT class on August 5
- ne fastest nve-heat race then on rec
- ehs@e3. Robert wo0 the frs; and third
s ~ an evelsSh tn g.it and s9sss hut
se'lE-ho5}e6 Californian heat him the
-, ~ -1'at. = and Ia. the faur-Year-
ee'Ng coudctelv done up az the end
Ssahd R9p3ts q week later. and sEain
a'eaSo. fhc Ilh who was then with
sto0ot tae hest PAGER on the turf took
- measure tn straight heats. although
tear-year-oi8 forced him 10 beat 2-Ta
- N94aestfr vas ~ high society during
c.. esaaInder - tire season. eotnE against
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