The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-01
THE MONARCH OF PAGERS
FRANK AGAN, THE NEW HAVEN
 STALLION, PROVES HIS TITLE.


 STdLLION, PROV2S HIS TITLE. Faces a Mile in 2:O4 at Cleveland-Comes From the Half f-Mile to the Three Quarter Covers in goo Time Defeats Joe Patchen and Robert J., in a Magnificent Contest pIaud the Great Bay Pacer-The Track Record Lowered One-Fourth of n Secood.
 Cleveland, July S1.-Fifteen thousand persons saw Frank Agan win the great est pacing race of the year to-day at Joe Patchen and Badge in straight heats. Not only this, but they saw him lower his own record twice and incl dentally the pacing record of the track. The big bay stallion was wildly cheer ed after each performance. Each heat was clean and hot and he won the race on it's merits. There is talk tonight to the effect that Badge did not trot to win, but this cannot lessen the great" ness of tle event.
 Agan went one heat in 2:04. The free for pace was the second on the card. The entries were: Joe Patchen, Robert J., Frank Agan, Badge, and Ruben stein. In the auction pools Robert J. sold for $100 to S200.; Joe Patchen brought $50 to $75 while the field sold at $50 down to $25. In the books Patch en was quoted at to 5; Robert J. at 8 to 5; Frank Agan at 20 to 5; Badge 30 to 5, and Rubenstein at 50 to 5.
 Before the second heat Agan sold at even money and Robert J. went at F to 5. The betting was very heavy, Frank Agan not being backed to any great extent before the first heat. Be fore the start President Edwards told the drivers that each heat must be raced and that no laying-up would be countenanced. Rubenstein drew the pole, Robert J. second, Joe Patchen thir. Frank Agan fourth, and Badge on the side. Before the first heat was half paced it was easy to see something bothered Robert J. He was not rac- ing. Geers drove him steadily, but the gelding did not have the speed. Going to the first quarter. Robert J. and lead of the pole horse Around the sec- ond turn Robert J. led, going to the half, Patchen moved up, carrying Ru- bernstein at his Hanks. Ruhenstein showed momentary spurt and then fell behind. Around the last turn Frank Agan crept up, and coming up the stretch he shot forward with such speed that the leaders appeared to be stationary, winning by length from Patchen, who had two lengths the best of Robert J. Time by quarters: S0N, 1:o2A. 1:3314, 2:o5.
 The second heat was the most sensa- tional. In the first half they loafed Agan was in the lead, but was given a hard drive by Patchen, who held his nose at the bay stallion's neck, forcing him to pace the last half in 2:O1 gait and the last quarter in two-minute gait. Coming to the wire Agan made a great spurt, getting a lead of more than a length, which Patchen reduced to a neck at the finish. Time, 31A, 1:03, 34 2:04.
 From the first turn in the third heat Agan and Patchen raced as a pair. Rounding into the stretch, Geers called on Robert J., who responded nobly, but the call came too late. The gelding, however, succeeded in passing Patchen and finishing a little ahead of his old rival, and gave Agan a close call, the latter winning by head. Time, 31A 1:01M, 1924, 2:O4a4.
 Previous to to-day's race the track pacing record stood at 2:041s, made by Patchen here last year.
 The 2:30 trot was won by Walter S.. a heavily backed favorite, in straight heats. The 2:17 trot was left unfinish- ed, Rifle and Angelus each capturing two heats and Lottie Young one In the pools Franklin sold favorite at close odds, but he was never in the race.
 The summaries:
 Free-for- r-All-Pacing-Pu $2,500, with
 $500 added if 2:04 is beaten. Frank Agan, b S, by Mikagan,
 dam Flora (McCarthy). 1 i Joe Patchen, blk S, by Patchen
 Wilkes, dam by Joe Young
 (Curry). .. ................ 3 2 3 Robert J., g, by Hartford,
 dam Geraldine (Geers). 3 2 Rubenstein, b Gaird). ........ 4 4 4 Badge, br g Jones). ........... 5 5
 Time-2:05, 2:04, 2:04%.
 2:30 -Trotting-Purse $2,O00 Walter S., b g, by Fred s.
 Wilkes, dam by Almont, jr.
 LyOnS). ...- l l Black Seth, blk g, by Captain
 Seth (Busch and Splan).. 2 3 Pat Watson, b S, by Silver
 Plate Shay y)................ 4 3 2