The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-07

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 6.-Robert j
again demonstrated today that he is
the greatest PAGER ever harnessed to d
sulky. Frank Agan was the favorite
in the free-for-an pace, and relying
upon his remarkable performance at
Cleveland, nearly every hOrseman on
the track backed him to win. Pre-
vious to the second heat of the race
Robert j had few hackers in this town
outside of Hamlin and the attaches
of the Village Farm stables. When
Robert ] took the second heat, how
ever. by fine squirt at the finish, he
became a hot favorite. 1t was evil
dent from the first that Robert J was
driven to win, and the fact that Again
was so heavily backed made 1T certain
the race would be hotly contested And
so it was II was the greatest race OF
the year, the fastest four consecutive
heats, and the greatest fourth heat
ever paced or trOtted on any track
being made In the first heat, paced
in 2:0334, Agan lowered his record nall
a second and broke the track record.
The second and third heats in 2:O41a
were considered phenomenal, but the
CROWD WAS NOT PREPARED
for the great surprise, when the fastest
fourth heat ever paced or trOuted was
made, the time being 2:02%.
1t was about 2:30 when the heat Of
the great. race was paced. The sky
was covered with heavy dark clouds
| that foreboded a storm. The track
was faster than any time since the
races began. The immense grand
stand was filled with people and there
was a perfect jam in the beutinS-
sheds. There were three starters In
! the race-F'rank Agan, driven by Nc
Carthy; Robert j, driven by Starr, ana
| Rubenstein, driven by Laird Geers
expected to drive Robert j, but had
not sufficiently recovered from the &C
cident of Wednesday.
In the first heat Again took the lead
and held it all the way around, with
Rubenstein second and Robert third.
In the second heat Agan took the lead
and Rubenstein dropped behind ROBERT
j before the first quarter was passed.
Robert J kept a
CLOSE SECOND ALL THE WAY
AROUND
to the stretch, when he began to move
I'D. Just at the finish Again was
pulled off his feet and Robert j went
! under the wire a length ahead me
third heat was almost a repetition OF
the second. In the fourth heat pretty
start was made and Rubensteln set
the pace, the three horses going In
bunch almost to the three-quarter
pole. with Agan in the lead. After
that Rubenstein dropped back and
Robert j, as in the previous heats,
Rugged Agan's su1ky until it turned
into the stretch when Robert j moved
I'D and passed under the wire length
ahead Of Agan. The time by quarters
| i'm the last heat was: :3O12, l:OU12, 1.51,
2:O22l. There were two either races on
the card. besides the 2:25 pace post
poned from yesterday. OF the eleven
heats paced and trotted during the
afternoon the slowest was 21412.
SUMMARY.
Free-for-aM pace, purse $2,OOO-Robert
] won second, third and fourth heats.
Time: O41a. 2:0415, 2029z. Frank Agan
won first heat in 2:03A and was second
Rubenstein was third.
/ 217 trct. purse $1.500-FrankHn won
in straight heats. Time-2:1OH, 2:lO74,
2:111h. Satin Slippers second, Bryson
| third. Rifle. Clara G, Angelus, Oudan,
/ Ccsl1uel Dickey, Cut Glass, King Albert
and Charlie r also started.
| 216 pace, purse $1,5OO-Dan L won
i'm straight heats. Time-2:0S14. 2:07A,
| 2:O81b. Boyach second. Bufford third
Bully Boy, Madge D, Charley D, Ally,
| Mvr-tie G. Bessie B, Castleton, Redin-
| da. Barney Tracey, Cliffmont, Callente,
Red Fox, King Lud and Mary also
started.
2:25 pace, purse 1,5OO postponed from
vesterday(-Planet won second, third
and fourth heats Time-2:141s, 21O,
| 2:O91h. Sherman Clay wen first heat
in 210A and was second. SILVER
| Chimes third Nut Breaker, Jack, Red
! oak. Robert F, Maud and Sflkwoodnut
also started.