The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-21
CLIPPED -FOUR SECONDS
Joe Patchen Agsin Reduces the
Worlds Pacing Record.
RESULT WAS UNEXPECTED
Conditions for q Great Performance Were
Propitious-The First Time He Had
Been Hitched TO Four
Wheeler This Year.

Joliet. ILL.,. Oct .0.--Wthout any
preparation for such trial Joe
Patchen. the black pacing stallion this
afternoon reduced the worlds pacing
record in four-wheel sulky by nearly
four seconds. The record was estab-
lished at ingalls, park track before
2.7oo people, who had been attracted by
the announcement thai star Pointer
would go againsx both the wagon ana
high-wheel sulky records, and that Joe
Patchcn would try To beat his own rec
ord OF 2:0lh.
few minor races completed the
programme. but the attraction was the
big PAGERS. and when IL was announced
that star Pointer WAS lame and that
owner Murphy had refused 10 let him
fuliill his engagement there was much
issatisfaction. Hut Mr.. Marks. the
owner of Joe Patchcn. agreed Ia let the
black horse take Star Pointers place,
and go against the wagon and high
wheel sulky records. and this an
nouncement was greeted with loud ap-
plause.
Previous To this. about O'Clock. the
great son Of Patch.n Wilkes had gone
u really remarkable mile In attempting
To beat his own record pf 2:olL. Driven
by Atkinson he wcnt the circuit In
2:e2%. lowing the track record. The
time by quarters was :3i%. i:os. l:32,s.
2:02%. Several watches caught the
time in 2:0sir.
The horse was urged a good deal In
this heat. but as he did not appear
again until 4 o'clock Ia make his trial
against the wagon. ar four wheel sulky
l.. 10. Ia, ,f..h
perfect condition FOR the latter trial
The wind. too. had died down To almost
nothing. and but for the cold atmos-
phere and the horses unfamiliarity
with the vehicle. II being IN. first time
he had been hitched la a four-wheel
sulky this year, the conditions for "A
great performance were propitious
Oscar Ames WAS In the sulky In place
Of Atkinson. Owner Marks having
made contract with the former train
er of Colonel Taylor's horse during the
afternoon.
After scoring once Ames signalled
for the word and away the biz black
went. with mangnifc-nt stride and
with the running mate trailing n length
or two away. Ames rated his charge
splendidly, covering the first quarter
In :32is. skimming along the back
stretch, with the stallion moving easily
In :3lh.. Around the far turn the PAGER
faced the breeze, whatever there was of
IL, but II MAS here that Ames first
urged him. Ii WAS here. too. that the
running mate drew along and re-
spending To the call the noble Patchen
sped over the third quarter In :30i..
II was now "a foreg gone conclusion that
the record would he broken. and out
bursts Of applause began before the
horse was well straightoned out for
home. Ames knew the staying power
of the horse and never rclinauished
urging him by voice and an occasional
sharp crack of the whip The result
was the last quarter was made In :S0as
the time Of the last half being l;0li,.
and the grea, PAGER finished. strong
and true nearly four seconds ahead uf
the record.
The former record is held 10y W. W.
r.. having been made In 81. Paul ia
1895.
Joe Patchon appeared fairly tired
after the race, but neveriho less he was
taken 10 the stable. rubbed down and
prepared for his trial against the high
wheel sulky record. The general ycr-
dict was he would not be able to re-
peat his record-breaking. although the
high-wheel record. held by Johnston.
| Is -.obA. ana tnr MACK would not need
to 20 as fast as his mile to the wagon
In order TO win. II was 5;l5 y. m. when
the horse came ON the track hiichcd Ia
the bigwhsel sulky which had bocn
made especially for Star Pointer. After
two scores Ames signalled for the word
and they were sent away. the runner
trailing as before. The quarter was
reached In :32is. the same time as made
In the trial with the wagon. but the
| second quarter showed a decrease ~
speed. the time being l:0ss.. The three
quarters was reached In l:sj FIAT aud
/ the mile In 2;V6s. half "A second short
OF the record. This. however. beats the
best efforts made by John II. GENTRY
this season against the same mark.
During the afternoon star Pointer
/ was logged In front Of the stand. His
legs were injured at indianapolis some
I weeks ago and again hurt at st. Joe
I on Oct. Z.
Another feature Of th. day was a
/ trotting event In which IN" drivers
were women. Toxic r.. driven by Miss
/ Lctta Grimes. won the first and third
heats and race in 2:i4h and 2.i7%.
Reuben s.. driven 10y Miss wancta
Grimes. won the second heat in 2.lJ.
There were no other starters
A. Louisviiic.