The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-07
FOU nth IS FASTEST
ROBERT J. WINS A GREAT RACE AT
COLUMBUS, OHIO.

Frank Agan Starts in, Considered About
the Swiftest Thing in Those Parts, But
in the Second Heat Robert Shows How
Little Some Folks Know About Speed
Greatest Race of the Year Results
Fastest Fonrth Heat and the Fastest
Four Consecutive Heats Ever Paced or
Trotted-Other Sporting News.
Columbus, o, Aug. e.-Robert j..
again demonstrated today that he IS
The greatest PAGER ever harnessed to
sulky. frank Agan was the fayorite
: a the free for-aI pace and, relying ur'n
his remarkable performance at CleVe-
land, nearly every horseman on the
track backed him ID win. Previous 20
the second heat of the great race, Ro:-
ert had few hackers in this town out
side of Haniin and the attaches OF
the Village Farm stables. Wien Ron
srt J took the sAconi heat, however,
by fine spurt at the finish. he becaTe
a hot favorite. it was evideo. from IN
first that Rober- was TO he driven to
win, and the fact that Ag4n was so
heavily backed made it certain the race
would be hotiy contested. And SO it
was. 1t WAS the grea: st race OF lie
year, the fasres. fur consecutive heats
and the greatest fourth heat ever paced
or trotted N any track being maize
In the first heat paced in 2.G2A, Agan
lowered his fecCrd half d second and
broke the track record. The SECOND
and third hears, in 0i1a, were consider
ed phenomenal, but the crowd was not
prepared for the great surprise whri
the tastes; fourth heat ever paced or
trotted was made, the time being 2:O2%.
It was about 2:30 when the first heat
of the great race was paced. The sky
was covered with heavy, dark clouds,
that foreboded a storm, and scarcely
breeze stirred. The track was faster
than any day since the races began
The immense grand stand was filled
with people and there was perfect jam
in the betting sheds. There were three
starters in the race, Frank Agan driv-
en- by Mccarthy; Robert J, driven by
Starr, and Rubenstein, driven by Laird.
Geers expected to drive Robert ], but
had not sufficiently recovered from the
accident of Wednesday. In the first
heat Agan took the lead and held 1t
all the way around with Rubenstein
second and Robe third. In the sec
ond heat, Agan took the lead and Nu-
bernstein dropped behind Robert be-
fore the first quarter was passed Rob
ert J kept a close second all the way
around to the stretch, wren he began to
move up. Just at the f;ish Agan was
pulled off his feet aud Koberr J went
under the wire a length ahead. The
third heat was almost q repetition of the
second. In the fourth heat, a pretty
start was made and Ruoenstein set
the pace, the three horses going in a
bunch almost to the three-quarters
POLE with Agan in the lead. After
hat Rubenstein dropped back and Rob
ert J, as in previous heats, Rugged
Agan's sulky until 1t turned into the
stretch, when Robert ] moved up and
passed under the wire a length ahead
IF Agan. The time by quarters in the
last heat was BOZ; 1:Ool2; Isl; 2:G2%.
There were two other races on the card
besiGo@ the 2:25 pace. postponed fcom
yesterday. OF the eleven heats pa"ei
and trottcl during the afternoon, the
slOwest was ia ID. Summaries:
Free-for-all-pace, purse $1,000: Rob
ert J won second. third and fourth heats.
Time 2:0ti6. 2:041a, 2:0224. Frank Agan
" ph bdSL iitdt All oof4 anu WIS ST.
ond. RUbenstein was third.
class 2:17. trotting. purse 81 500: Frank
Nm won in straight heats. Time 2:10k,
2l63i. 2:11lk. Satin Slipper. second;
BrysOn. third. Rifle, Clara c. Angelus
Dudan, Colonel Dfcley Cut Glass. Black
Storm. King Albert and Charlie r also
started.
Class PTS. pacing, purse $500: Dan
won in straight heats. Time 9:0S1a.
2:07A. 2.0S12. Boyach second; Bufford,
third Rully Moy. Madge D, Charley d,
Ally. Myrtle G, Bessie b. Castleton, Re
iinda. Barney Tracey, Cliffmont. Red
Eek. Z ING Lud and Mary S also started
Class 2.25. pacing, purse 81 800 post
poned from yesterday: Planet won
second, third and fourth heats. Time
?:l4h, PA 2:0915. Sherman Clay won
first heat mi 2:l0k and was second: sill |
yer chimes, third. Nutbreaker. alex, |
Rel Oak, Robert f, Maud and Silver |
Wc0dnut also started.