The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-01

4 HEATIN 9:0f.
Acan Wins the Greatest Pacing ha'' u
the Day


the Day
o,,rvrr.,Nn OHIO July a.-Fifteen
tbousand persons saw Frank Asah VIII
the greatest pacing race OF the d"y AZ
clenvlle track. defeating Robert D. Joe
p,tcbeu and Badge, in straight nea'S.
Not only this but they saw MN lo"el
his own record twice and incident'Hy
tho pacing record Of the tfach'
an went ane heat iu zt+
rbe entries were Joe Patchen, honert
I Frank Acan Badge. ana kuDens'e'n'
-. the start President Williams al
dressed the drivers telling them mat
cash heat must be raced, ana no Iay'ns
ma would De counteuanced. heunt"7lc"'
drew the pole. Robert second, joe
Patchen third. Agan fourth. ana ba'se
an the outside Before the first heat was
half paced il was easy 10 see that some
thing bothered Robert j. lie was no'
racing. Geers drove him stearily, Dut me
peIding did not have the speed. Going
90 H., tirst ouarter Robert J and Patchen
vyero even ND. head Ia lead 81 the pole
horse Around the second turn Robert -
led going 10 the half. Patchen moved
up carving Ruherstcin at TITS HANKS.
Rubeustciu showed momcntafy squirt
and then fell behind Around the last
turn Frank Agau crept up. ana coming
up the stretch he shot forward with such
speed that the leaders appeared 10 DC
stationary. winning by length from
Pafchon. who had two lengths the pest
of Robert j. Time by quarters. 80 t.
1902 IL. 1888 ID 20J.
The second heat was the most sensa-
tional In The first half they loaied.
Agan was in the lead. bat was given "a
hard drive by Patchen. who held nus
nos. al the bay stations neck. forcing
him e. pace the last half IN 2.ul gait
and the last quarter in two-mnute gate
Coming 90 the wire Agan made great
squirt. getting a lead of more than %
length which Pitchen reduced 10 "a
neck at the finish. Time, ."l94 l.uJ
1851. 2Oi
From Tho first turn in the third heat
Acau and Patchon raced as pair.
Rounding into the stretch Geers called
on Robert j.. who responded nobly,
but the call came too late. The golding
however succeeded in passing fatchen
and finishing "a little ahead of his old
rival. and gave Agan q close call, the
latter winning hy head. Time, .3ll
l.0lA. l.52a.. 2oE..
Previous to to-day race the track
pacing record stood no 2.Oli2. made by
prfchcl her. last wear.
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-, A,-.n -, ~, Do, 'Nfistoan dan,
Flora 1NcCsrthu
ro. p.tohar % D. =
Robcrt + q . .
Rubenstcin and badge also ran.
Time. 1908. 2.Oi. -.n4 3d.
Twothirty class tfottug. purse. 5000.
Walter $. s. Oo. gl by Fred :. Wilkes.
dam by Almont Jr. GyOn). /, /, /.
slack Seth. .. p g.
Pat Watson. Z. 3. ..
Nargurite. Maud Barrett. Otto Prince.
II y-ne a~o ran
Time. 2.13 IL. 2l5 2.l5 IA.
Iwo-seVenteenth.ciass rotting purse
SO" uniinishedJ
Rife 'D. el, by Eieria dam by star Wilkes
lMcCarihy H. H. 2 j. = J.
Ahseius' b !, - 3D. IL.
I.''"e l"N".' - OBJ, - D. ''
FRANKLIN. saiinsilpper' 'olonel Dichey
is;. i tiI,, H.. "1,n
MelnHi' w imam Tell hiacAs'o"e' ana
Ouls'"sS also ran.
llnc. ~" IL IL H. ~ - IL
L. III o. ........
Al AIONlA'
LATONlA. KY July 1.-Two long
shots captured purses today ErFon Mo
Cieliand 10 the third and carrie Lyle ~
the fourth. Shverite fell in the second
race. but the jockey escaped INJURY ~
tendance light, track fast SUNNI
r.es:
First race-six furiones Judith G. O.,
Schcrer. 70 %. first. Ioilyfuse second,
Kennie Thatcher third. Time 1915 IA.
ecand race-hve furlongs- Gidlaw. Oo5,
Thorpe. 70 &c 81. first; Serb secord, Macy
third Time loo.