New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-14
horses. leaving no further honors for him to aim

horses. leaving no further honors for him TO aim
at except the two-minute mark
Having beaten all OF the champions John r Gen.
try will be trained and fitted with a special
view TO making exhibition trip against tho watch
and placing his record In the annals or
harness racing the pioneer two-minute PAGER
That he car do the trick when ~ and right with all
conditions favorable. few horsemen longer doubt
With only one or two exceptions. every champion
;roter and PAGER OF the last twenty years has made
his best record against time. and 1t is well under<
stood that nearly all horses are capable of going
faster in such exhibitions than in actual contests
with other horses. Gentry having now cut his
record down to within second and a half of the
minute mark in the second heat of A race ex-
pert horsemen agree that ne should pace in even
time when turned loose for a trip against the watch
The surprising brililancy of his Glens Falls per-
Torrance Is not fully shown by the mere time Of
his mile 2:0li2 In order to get a line on what the
great side-wheeer may do when specially pointed
for single exhibition heat II must be remembered
that his sensational show Of speed at the North
ern NewYork track followed closely after the grue.-
ling contest a; Fleetwood Park whore he had taken
the measure of Frank Agan and Robert ] in the
fastest harness record. Such bitter three
hea, struggle over fleetwood was calculated 10
duh The fine edge Of any PAGERS speed and that it
did so in the OF his two great opponents is in
diclted by the fact that when Frank Agan and
Robert J. came together as, week the fast track
al Providence, the average time Of their heats
Gentry n,, on he other hand went to Glens Falls
and paced the greatest mile on record. according to
report II was In the second heat of race, com
ing only twenty minutes after the bloodlike little
world-beatcr had stepped off the opening mile IN
203si, the last half of which paced in l:0) and
the last quarter in o:2St4. according to the official
time. The pace was Comparatively slow in the
first half of the second heat the stations going
TO the quarter pole in 0:Sl and to the half In :02.
2:Oi gait Then the pace quickened. and Gentry
came home in 0:59l2 Stepping the third quarter In
80 ana the last qu'rter in o:292, 1:59 gait From
the quarter-rOle to the wire ne paced at rate of
speed which. If maintained throughout the mile.
would have set the record at 2:0l@,.
The most surprising feature of the race was the
fact that in this record breaking heat Star Pointer
finished within length Of the winner. The Boston
stallion had been distanCed at Fleetwood In 203i.
were disposed doubt the accuracy OF the press
port from Gers Fails stating that Gentry had paced
a second heat in 2:ola and that Star Pointer had
been beaten less than length. his individual time
being given 2:Cla. II Star Pointer does not lose
his high form suddenly as he gained 1t he ought
to dispose of Robert j. and Frank Agan with ease
when he meets them in the pacing frcc-fOr-all at
Mystic ParA;. Boston next Thursday. The followers
Of harness racing looking forward to tins race
with unusual interest Although John r Gentry
will be in Boston this week. he will not start IN the
race his owner. William Simpson. having decided
not to give the stallion any more races until the
close of the campaign. Trainer w. J. Andrews Will
take him TO Rigby Park. Portland Me. next week
for an exhibition against time after which he may
to Terre Haute some other faS; Western track
for another attempt to lower his record.
1t is probable that effort Will be made to bring
John r. Gentry and Robert j. together in New
York at the end of the season. special race
being talked of rs d feature Of the October
meeting. which is likely TO be held at Fleet
wood. Another special race IS proTosed for the
Van Xandt. 2:l2. while the owner Of the pacing
eeldng. Blue Sign 2osi4. Is anxious to arrange 4
third special in The iom Of ,sweepstaSSesS , for ny
horse, Newsboy. 2l3%; Touch Me-Not 2:l2'4; VAT
lcau PIP and other local SIDE WhcclerS.