The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
Fastest Mile Ever Paced in n Race,
Half q Second Being Cut. OFF the
Record Made at indianapolis.
PATCHEN BADLY DEFEATED
MILE TROTTED BY THE STALLION
WILLIAM PENN IN 2:O7 "a.
Close of "A Successful Meeting at Terre
Haute-Average Time of Seventy
Seven Heats Less than 2;I1 I-2.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct LIN a race
that was witnessed by at least sixty-five
thousand people, Star Pointer, on the Illi-
nois state fair grounds this afternoon, not
only maintained his reputation as the king
of PAGERS by beating Joe Patchen, but he
also lowered the worlds pacing record in
race by half a second, making a mile in
2:O01s. the record in a race having been POI,
which Star Pointer made on Saturday. Sept.
IS, at Indianapolis, when he defeated Joe
Patchen. Star Pointer was greeted with
tremendous cheers by the assembled thou
sands as he passed under the wire in the
third heat, and the announcement of the
lowering of the worlds pacing record in
a race was received with tremendous APP
plause The record for 1897 for stations
was also broken by William Penn in the
first heat of the free-for-all trot he MAX
ing the mile in 2:0724.
The great race between the two fastest
PAGERS in the world had the result of bring
ing on the state fair grounds the largest
crowd ever assembled there. 1t is esti-
mated that there were sixty-ffve thousand
people on the grounds, the largest ever
known at state fair in Illinois. In the
grand stand not even standing room was
obtainable. Thousands of people lined the
race track on both sides for fully one-thrd
of it's length. The track was in splendid
condition and there was fast time and SEN
sational finishes in several races.
When the two great PAGERS made their
appearance they were greeted with cheers.
On the first attempt they got a nice start,
Patchen having the pole, but after going
a few hundred feet Star Pointer broke bad
ly, and before he recovered Joe Patchen
olA Afer If xf
him. Joe Patchen fin shed the heat in a.
jog, in 2:14, amid cheers, with Star Point
er two to three hundred feet behind. The
first quarter was made in :3012, the half in
1:02A, the three-quarters in 1:364 and the
mile in 2:14.
Star Pointer was given the pole in the
even, but Joe Patchen soon broke and lost
a dozen or more lengths He gained on
rapidly overhauled him, McCleary holding
his horse back. Down the home stretch it
was pretty fight between the two, but
Pointer maintained his lead and passed I'M
der the wire half a length ahead. Pointer
made the first quarter in 80, half in 1903
three-quarters in 1862 and the mile in 2:06,
the last quarter being made in :291a.
The third heat was a wildly exciting one
and was a race for blood from the start
After three Intellectual attempts the horses
got off together. Pointer soon took the
lead, and in the first quarter he was one
and half lengths in the lead. The black
pulled up some toward the half, and when
that was reached Pointer was but three
fourts Of a length ahead Then Patchen
lost and gained again. and at the three
quarters was not quite one length behind.
When near the wire Patchen fell behind
however. and Pointer won by five or six
lengths. The time by quarters was as fol-
lows: First, :2934 second, l minute; third
1:30A; mile, 2:0012.
The weather was intensely hot and scores
of men and women of the thousands who
had stood in the sun along the race track
for hours, with the mercury 81 degrees in
the shade, tainted. Results:
Special match race; purse $1,000:
Star Pointer (McCleary). ........,......2 1
Joe Patchen (Dickerson). ..............1 2 2
Time-2:14, 2:06, 2:001s.
2:35 Trot; purse $500 Unfinished Thurs
day.: Miss Logan won first second and
fourth heats in 2:21%, 2:2312, 2:2O12. Streator
Boy won third heat in 2:20A. Billy Bird
Cutting, Captain Bright, Wilkes Roe and
Illinois H. also started
2:30 Pace; purse $500: Little Jokes won
first, fourth ard fifth heats in 2:14, 2:13A
and 2:l41z. The Bishop won second and
third heats in 2:13 and 212A. Gazelle, Dan
dy Jim, Sterling r. Holt, Make H., Ide-
mont, Daisy K, Don Nations, Valiant and
Ruth Raymond also started.
Free-for-all trot purse 500: William Penn
won in straight heats. Time-2:07%, 2:09
2:07$4. Pilot Boy, Dandy Jim and Fox Mont
also started.