Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-22
STAR POINTER WINS.
TOO FAST FOR PATCHEN IN THE
CHICAGO MATCH RACE.
FASTEST FIRST HEAT EYER PACED.
Probably, Also, the Fastest Fourth
Qunrter-Thc "Guideless PAGER"
Sent Against Her Record, I'm Vain
Other Turf Events.


| CHICAGO, August H.-Those who
went to the Washington Park course
this afternoon.-and there were some
| 1900 Of them-saw the fastest first heat
ever paced. and probably the fastest
fourth quarter.
The track was sprlngy and fast, and
the weather was warm, but with stin
breeze up the back stretch. The chief
event on the card was the three-heat
match race between Joe Patchen, with
a record OF 2:0l IL. and Star Pointer,
record. POI 81. Star Pointer was too
fast for the black horse, and won all
three Of the heats handily
For the first heat they went away
well together. Rounding the first turn
! Patchen secured a lead of length.
The first quarter was covered in 80 Il
seconds, a 2O2 gait, which proved to be
! the rating for the heat. turning lnto
the far side. they faced the wind. but
/ Pointer began to come up. The half
mile was done in one minute. fiat, but
with the wind against them in the
stretch. the pace dropped to a 30 clip
at the 81. where Pointer had dropped a
length behind. Then came sensational
finish.
NcClary called on the great bay, and
| he responded gamely, with the great
est burst of speed ever seen in mar
ness race. Inch by inch he crept up on
| the flying black, who was going IKE
beautiful piece Of machinery. stride by
stride the wonderful bay cut down the
! stations lead and showed his nose
ahead in the last hundred feet from
the wire. The time for the mile was
| two minutes and two seconds, nat ana
! a ney 0rst-heat record was marked up
| This made the time OF the last quar-
tor 2g1-2 seconds. II the fact that star
! Pointer was an open length TO the Dad
| when the judges caught Patchehs time
at the three-quarter post Is taken INTO
consideration, it Is evident mat FOlhler
must have trotted the last quarter Ih
| about % seconds. or at 1856 gait.
In the second heat Pointer was never
headed. and won at will, by two open
lergths. in 20i1-4. The first quarter
was covered I'm 30 seconds the half IN
100 "a. and the three-quarters IN l'5- II
The third heat was repetition OF the
second. and was done in 2:Oi, nat. Inc
first quarter was covered in 30 LIZ Sc
conds. the half in 1902, the third quar-
ter in :33 IL.
Pacing. 2I1 class-Lady Nottingham
won the second, third, and fourth heats
Best time, 210 "a. Tutty wines won
the first heat. Time, 2lO L. Doc.
Archibald, Captain CROUCH 1horhuihe'
and Dick also started.
After the first heat OF the POINTER
Patchen race, the guideless PAGER
Marion NILS, was sent against her re-
cord-2.O4 "a. She paced steadily to the
ouarter. in 50 seconds, a 2DS gait, KEEP
II I'D TO the half in / :Oi, and theh sllpPeu.
Later she was given another trlal, pu'
loafed through it. The first quarter "1S
done in 321-2 seconds; the mar h
1.O51-2: the third quarter in lAl' ana the
mile in 212 ga
BRIGHTON BEACH TRACK.
NEW YORK, August 21.-The attend
ance nj Brighton Beach was the larges'
of the season, and the racing good. Ut
the Electric Handicap, Hamburg was 81.
ueraI a prohibitive favorite. In spite OF
the fact that he was carrying lS2 POUNDS
and giving pounds away TO al the others
He gave another exhibition Of his ability
TO win. III, ~
First race-six furlongs, selling-Ban-
mock q TO / and TO 81 won, ROTTERDAM
~ To and to u second. King Menelek
r. 10 u third. Time. 1894.
Second race-slx furlongs-Warrenton
(even) won. Hairpin q TO and EVEN
second Isen 90 to and to j third'
Time, 1:l5 "a.
Third race-mile and a sixteenth-Ar-
buckle g to / and g TO j won, fariheSa a..
Is to 8 and TO u second Trayane "
to / and to y third. Time, l:49 Of
Fourth race-Electric Stakes, SIX Iur-
longs-Hamburg 90 TO @ won' HAND ga,
q. TO l and 2 10 81 second, First Fruit
05 70 Z and 8 to y third. Time, ia II
Fifth race-Brighton Cup, two and
ouarter miles-The Friar g 10 p won
sunny Slope Is to ! and EVEN second
, Rem Brush q to o. third Time $3.50 IL
sixth race-Pink Coat Steeplechase, oyel
: the full course-Decapod won, Erie OIL e
81 second. Time. 5:49.
CLOSE AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA, y. y, August IL l li
u,os the closing day of the summer meet
ing The weather was fine; the traci
fast. and the attendance large. sum
mary: g..
longs-Corelli g to ] and EVEN won, III
] verary II. a to / and 10 81 second Chdi
mers g to y third. Time, ia.
} second race-one mile-Leonta 90 TO
! and even) won, First Mate even and Out
second. David q TO u third. lime lao.
{ Third race-six furlongs-Kinnikinnlci
p 10 II won, Set Fast g 10 and Out
I second Rheinstrom % TO u thlrd. lime
. 1I5 IA. -,
e Fourth race-Spencer Handicap, S-year
D olds. one and one-sixteenth miles, y ~
Dutchman co to 81 won, Slr waiter
81 second. Time. 2lO.
z sixth race-Getaway purse, all ages nv
furlongs- Hugh Penny Is to ana our
won Set Fast &c to 1 and even) secone
High links q to 81 third. Time l:Jl Il
3 Sixtb race-Beaverwick Steeplechas'
r about two and half miles-Llonheart
20 and TO 81 won, Say on q to and
- 10 81 second, Royal Scarlet (eVeM 'iii'
- Time. 6:O9 1-2. Trillion fell.
4 MOUND CITY COURSE.
ST. LOUIS, MO. August A.-SiX event
\ ~ a hieh-class order were run off at III
= FAIRGROUNDS to-day, before Dig crow.
e The Ozark Stakes, worth $500, Tor
,,ear-olds. was the principal event. Trac
p, fast. VT.
\ First race-selling, seven furlongs-His
e Noon q TO u won, Little Bilee Oil TO an
y 4 70 i second. Bridgeton % TO j third
I Time, 1:29 Ia.
Madeline I'll TO 30 won, May Gallop q I
. and 3 TO 81 second, Truxillo q TO
third Time, 1AS.
,rbird race-six furlongs-Horse-Sho
q Tobacco a TO 81 won, Bridget q to an
a eyen) second, Nicholas e TO u third. Time
o l:l4
) Fourth race-the Ozark Stakes, value
. nj $500. for 2-year-olds, six furlonss-
> Eitholen 6 to y won. L'baton q 70
y and 7 TO - second, SIT Rolla 90 TO u thirc
/ Time. 1:l6.
e Fifth race-purse, six furlongs-Harr
/ mike (eyen) won. Laureate q to and
n 10 81 second. Eva Rice Is TO 81 thir-
Y Time. 1I3 IL.
n sirth race-one mfle-Jane q 70 3D. woI