New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
STAR POINTERS TERRIFIC PACh.
DEFEATS JOE PATCHEN AND GOES MILE
N TWO MINUTES AND TWO SECONDS

n.-rEATs JOE PATCHEN AND GOES MILE
IN TWO MINUTES AND TWO SECONDS
Chicago Aug 2i.-Those who went TO the WASH
lrgton Park this afternoon-and there were
some ffccn thousand Of .hom--saw the fastest hrSt
heat eyer paced and probably tho fastest iourin
quarter.
The conditions good for fast time. The track
was sprrgy and fast. and the weather was warm:
but during the earlier part of the afternoon there
was quite a little breeze which the pacc1 had to
breast through the half mile OF the backstretch.
The chief thing the card was the match race
between Joe Patchen. with record of 2:0i2. and
Star Pointer record 2:0la.. The conditions were that
they SHOULD pace three heats and To have the inside
position alternately The toss Of "A coin gave
Pachcn The poe for the first AMI third heats. Not
withsiand.ng thi. advantage and the fact that lie
had quarter Of n second the better OF his oppo-
ncnt in the matter OF records the race demonstrated
that Star Pointer too fast for him. at least
this occasion. for the latter ali three Of the
heats hardily. outfootlng the black horse.
For The first heat they got away well together.
Rounding the first turn Patchen secured lead
of Il length The first quarter covered In SOi.
seconds a 202 gait which proved to be the rating
for the heat. Turning into the far side they faced
the Wild. bat Pointer began to come mp. tapping
his antagonist. and the pace was increased, the
half-milc being done in minute fiat. or 291 sec
onds for The second quarter. l;5s gait Then the
wind and the terrific pace began 20 tell on them,
and the timers caught them at the threc.quarter
post In l',H. 2l0 gait. At that point Pointer.
travelling the outside. had fallen open length
behind Patchcn. Swinging In tho straight. Nc
Carv called on the bay horse, and he responded
gamciy with one of the greatest bursts of speed
ever seen on trotting track Steadily. inch by
inch he cr"pt up the black stallion Curry
shook uD his horse lifted him and laid the lash
his flank He responded nobly and let out
other link, pacing without wavcr. like piece Of
well-halanced machinery. But. go he never fast,
he could not shake off the big bay Inch 10y inch
Pointer crcpt up him. The cry "Patchen
wins" AZ they ncared the wire but II met
with the answering cry. Pointer wins And lie
did win. hut II only I'm the last half-lozen
strides and only by nose. The time for the mile
was 202 and frst-heat record was marked
up. This made the time OF the last quar-
ter 29ia seconds II The fact that Star Pointer was
an open length to the bad when the judges caught
Patchens time at the three-quarter post Is taken
nave EoHe the last quarter I'm about % seconds
at a ! SO gait which probably never before
cqal,sd IN the fourth quarter of race in which
The strength with which Pointer finished In this
heat made II almost "A foregone conclusion that he
would win the second heat and the race. especially
a. he would have the poe In that heat They vent
away at evens. but Pointer WAS never headed. and
won at will by open lengths In 2:oi. The
frst quarter was covered in 30 seconds, me half in
l;M'. and the thrce-quarters in :32..
The , third heat 5 was vas repetition Of the second and
quarters in l:Sa,2
Lady Nottingham taking first honors. In the
,hira heat PIX lost his footing and fell just a.
driver Mearber benyy ,o the ground and nir
Ing him quite severely though not dangerously
Tho horse escaped with few scratches. The
summary: