The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-20
CROSSE POINTE PACING
DICKERsON WON THE 2:2O WITH JO-
sEPHINE, A HOOSIER HORSE.
Bad Driving of Red Seal Enabled
Patchen Boy to Carry Off the
Three-Year-Old Event.

DETROIT, Mich, July 10. - About five
| thousand persons saw John R. Gentry and
! Robert j. pace. exhibition miles at the
| Crosse Pointe track to-day. Gentry made
| the mile in 2:0412 and Robert j. was a sec
| ond slower. The track was in fine condi-
| ton, but the air was rather oppressive and
scarcely ideal for record breaking. 1t
| threatened rain, but the showers were ac-
| commodatingly held back until just as the
programme was completed, which was ear
| lier than usual, because the two class races
were won in straight heats. In the 1920 pace
Silver Chimes was the favorite, but he gave
| no indications of doing anything for his
! hackers. John Dickerson, with Josephine,
stepped off three good miles and won each
heat without having to be fully extended.
| 1t was the first race that Dickerson has
won at the meeting, and a select few of
! the Hoosier delegation had a good day, for
Josephine was an outsider in the early SELL
ing. Red Seal was the first choice in the
| three-year-old pace, with Patchen Boy sec
ond in demand Red Seal finished third in
| the first heat, which was won in 2:13 and
| second in the next heat which was made
| in 2:13A. In consideration of Red Seals
showing last week, when he demonstrated
his ability to go in 2;1O, the judges decided
| to change drivers, SO they took Erwin out
and put Geers in his place. The Kansas
colt had been going to a break on the first
turn in the previous heats, and Geers was
cautioned to go slow with him. This he
rather overdid, it was thirty-seven sec
onds to the quarter, with Patchen Boy ten
! lengths in front. GeerS drove the Kansas
colt from the half home in 1:021a but he
was a little too far back to win the heat
! This third heat about two seconds
faster than any of the others.
The time made in the specials was dis
| W n
| them, says that rain and heavy tracks at
| Montreal and Manchester prevented him
from having either Gentry or Robert j. on
edge. They leave here Tuesday night for
Chicago. President Campau says there will
never be another exhibition against time on
| the Crosse Pointe track, unless remunera-
| ton for the exhibition depends on breaking
the worlds record. Summaries:
Three-year-old pace; purse, $500:
Patchen Boy, blk. h., by Wilkes
| Boy-Lady Clay, by Metropolital
RED ss sai,' b. h. iErvin and Geersj
Yerna Strongwood, CHI. m; CWood)
Miss Margaret, blk. m. (Kelley)... 8 dis
Time-2:13, 2:1314, 2:l1A.
2:2O Glass pace; purse, $1,50O:
Josephine, b. M, by Music-Kitty
Midnight. by Kansas Wilkes
Light Star ch. g. GMarshiaiDj..
Palmyra Soy, blk. g. (Allen)...... s
Silver Chimes, b. g.. (Wilson)...... 3
w. II. G., b. g. MCCARTHY. 5 8
Wilhe Egbert, blk. g. (MotD.... 8
Lady Anderson, 70. m. (Polson). 6
Egozen, b. h. (Critchfeld). ......16 ii
Newton, br. g. Bush. ........... 8
Florence c., b. m (Nethaway). IL Il 10
Replica, CHI. m. (Pennock. .........12 dis.
Time-2:l1s4, 2:lO, 2:l112.
Robert j., b. g., by MISUNDERSTANDING by
Jay Gould (Bowne), TO beat 2:011a lost
Time-:32A 1044, 1854, 2:O5la
John r. Gentry b. $, by Ashland Wilkes
beat 20012, lost. :8l}z, 10$ls,' 1845S,
2:04l2.