Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
THE PILL THAT WILL,

wheel sulky records and that Joe
Patchen would try to beat his own time
of 2:01A. A few minor races COM
pleted the programme, but the attrac-
ton was the big PAGERS, and when it
was announced that Star Pointer was
lame and that his owner refused to let
him go, there was dissatisfaction.
The owner of Joe Patchen agreed to
let the black horse take Star Pointer S
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 8 o'clock, the
great son of Patchen, Wilkes, had gone
a really remarkable mile in attempting
to beat his own record of 2:01H. Driven
by Atkinson he went the circuit in
2:C2%, lowering the ingalls, Park rec
ord. The time by quarters was: :31%,
1902, 1924, 2:O2A.
Several watches caught the time in
2:o215.
The horse was urged a great deal
in this heat, but as he did not appear
until 4:15 o'clock to make his trial
against the wagon, or four wheeled
sulky record, he probably was in we'll
nigh perfect condition for the latter
trial. The wind, too, had died down
to almost nothing, and but for the I'M
familiarity with the wagon, the con-
ditions for great performance would
be propitions. Oscar Ames was in the
sulky.
After scoring once Ames signalled
for the word and away the big black
went, with the magnificent stride now
so familiar to the followers of the
harness horse in the vicinity of Chi
cago, and with the running mate trail
ing a length or two away. Ames
rated his charge splendidly, covering
the first quarter in 321a seconds, skim
ming along the back stretch with his
horse moving easily in 31H. Around
the far turn the PAGER faced the
breeze, whatever there wa sof it, but
it was here that Ames urged him
while the running mate, too, drew
alongside and, responding to the call,
the noble Patchen speed over the
third quarter in 301a seconds. 1t was
now a foregone conclusion that the
record would be broken and outbursts
of applause began before the horse
was well Strengthened out for home
Ames threw the staying power of his
horse and never relinquished, urging
him by voice and an occasional crack
of the whip. The result was the last
quarter was made in 3034 seconds, the
time of the last half being LOLA, and
the great PAGER finished strong and
true, nearly four seconds ahead of the
record.
The former record is held by w. w. P,
having been made at Terre Haute The
announcement of the time by starting
judge Newton elected prolonged cheers
Joe Patchen appeared fairly tired after
the trial, but nevertheless was taken to
the stable, rubbed down and prepared for
his trial against the high wheel sulky
record, also according to agreement. The
general verdict was that he would not be
able to repeat his record breaking, al
though the high wheel record held by
Johnston is 2:06A and the black would
not need to go as fact as his mile to the
wagon in order to win. 1t was Sis when
the horse came on the track hitched to
the big wheeled sulky that had been 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 made in the trial with
the wagon, but the second quarter showed
{ decrease of speed, the time being 1:033t.
the three-quarters was reached in 1:25 fiat
and the mile in 2:06A, half a second short
of the record. This, however, beats the
best efforts made by John r. Gentry this
season against the same mark During
the afternoon Star Pointer was logged in
front of the stand. His leg was injured
at Indianapolis some weeks ago, and
again at St. Joseph, on October It'll.