The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-02

SPRINGFIELD. H.. oct. LIN a'race
that was witnessed by at least e5,oOO
people, Star POlnteron the Illinois Stats
fair grounds, this afternoon, not only
maintained his reputation as the king of
PAGERS. by beating Joe Patcheh but he
also lowered the worlds pacing record
in race by a half second, making a
mile in 2;OOls. the record In a race hav-
ing been 2;Ol. which Star Pointer made
on Saturday. September IS, at Indlan-
apolIs, when he defeated Joe Patchen
Star Pointer was greeted with tremen--
deas cheers by tho assembled thoD.
sands, as he passed under the wire in
the third heat and the announcement OF
the lowering OF the world's pacing re-
cord in q race was received with tu'
multuous applause,
The record for 1897 FOR stations, was
also broken by WIlliam Penn, in the
first heat Of the free-fOr-all trot. he
making the mile In 2.07Ss.
The great rnce between the two fast
est PAGERS ia the world had the result OF
bringing on the state fair grounds the
largest crowd ever assembled there. II
IS estimated that there were $1,000 peo-
pie on the grounds, the largest ever
known ut state fair in Illinois. In the
grand stand not even standing room
was obtalnable. Thousands OF people
lined the race track on both sides for
fully one-thlrd OF It's length. The track
was in splendid condition, and there
was fast time and sensational finishes
In several races. When tho two great
PAGERS made their appearance they were
greeted with cheers, On the first they
got a nice start, Patchen having tho
pole, but after going few hundred feet,
Star Pointer broke badly. and before he
recovered, Joe Patchen was about an
eighth OF a mile ahead Of him, Joe
Patchen finished the heat in jog in
2l4, amid cheers with Star Pointer 200
to 800 feet behind. The first quarter was
made In SOlS tho half in lO75i, the
three-quarters in tS6% and the mile In
2:1i.
Star Pointer was given the polo In
the second heat and the two horseA
started even, but Joe Patchen soon
broke and lost q dozen or moro lengths
He gained on Pointer toward the &,and
rapidly oyerhauled him, McCleasv bold
ing his horse back. Down the homa
stretch It was n pretty fight between che
two, but Pointer maintained his lead
and passed under the wire half length
ahead. Pointer made the first quarter in
80, half in 1903; three quarters In 1861.
and the mile in zoo, the hast quarter be-
ing made In :2gls
The third heat wns wildly exciting
one and was q race for blood from the
start. After three ineffectual attempts
the horses got off together. Pointer soon
took the lead and in the first quarter he
was one and n half lengths IN the lead.
The black pulled up some toward tho
half, and when that was reached Poin-
ter was but three-fourths OF length
ahead. Then PatcheD lost and gained
aqain, and at the three quarters was not
one length behind. When near the wire
Patchen fell behind, however, and Poin-
ter won by flve or six lengths, The time
by quarters, was as follows:
First, ;2ga: second 1t00; third, 1909;
mile, 2:O01s.
The weather was intensely hot and
scores of men and women Of the thou
sands who had stood in the sun along
the race track for hours with the nier-
curry at ninety-ono In the shade, faint-
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