The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-21
Clipped Nearly Four Seconds From
Worlds Pacing Record.
STAR POINTER WAS LAME
PATcHEN DRIVEN TO a. FOUR
WHEELED SULKY.
Lowered the Track Record In An Elk
hibition Heat TO Beat His Prev
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Joliet. Ills, Oct 20-Without any
preparation for such a trial, Joe
Patchen. the black pacing stallion, this
afternoon reduced the worlds pacing
record to a four wheel sullhy by nearly
| four seconds. The record was estab-
Hshed at Ingalls, Park track, before
| ,, 700 people, who had been attracted
by the annourc cement that Star Poin-
! ter would 50 against both the wagon
and high wheel sulky records and that
Joe Patchen would try to beat his own
record of 2:91h,
| a few minor races completed the
[ programme but the attraction was the
big PAGERS, and when it was announced
! that Star Pointer was lame, and that
| Owner Murphy had refused to let him
! fulfn his engagement, there was much
dissatisfaction. But Mr. Marks, the
/ owner Of Joe Patchen, agreed to let the
/ black horse take Star Pointers place
and go against the wagon and high
wheel sulky, and this announcement
was greeted With loud applause.
a REMARKABLE MILE.
Previous to this. about 8 o'clock, the
( great son of Patohen Wilkes had gone
! a really remarkable mile in attempting
to beat his own record of 2:OiA. Driven
by Atkinson he went the circuit IN
! 2:O2A. lowering the track record The
time by Quarters was 0:31M, 1902, 1929
and 2:G2&. Several watches caught the
/ time in 2:021h.
The horse was urged great deal
in this heat. but as he did not appear
again until o'clock to make his trial
against the wagon. or four wheel Sulhy
record, he was probably in web nigh
perfect condition for the latter trial
L., Tod a a
nothing. and but for the cold atmos-
pbere and the horses unfamiliarity
with the vehicle, it being the first time
he had been hitched to four wheel
sulky this year the conditions for
great performance we're propttous- OS-
cal. Ames was in the sulky in place or
Atkinson. owner Marks having made
contract with the former trainer OF
Colonel Taylor's horse during the after
AWAY He WENT.
After scoring once Ames signalIed
for the word and away the big black
went. with magnificent stride, and with
the running mate trailing a length or
two away. Ames rated his charge
splendidly. covering the first quarter in
O.321a, skimmiug along the BACK stretch
With the stallion moving easily IN 81
Around the far turn the PAGER faced the
if was here that Ames first urged him.
Ii was here, too, that the running mate
drew along and. responding to the CAL,
the noble Patchen sped over the third
quarter in 301A seconds 1t was now
foregone conclusion that the record
would be broken. and outbursts OF ap-
plause began before the horse Was We'll
e+rairhtaned out for home Ames knew
fine Shaving power Of the horse and
never relinauished urging him by yaiee
and an occasional sharp crack OF the
whip. The result was the last quarter
was made in 0:30S4, the time of the last
of the last half mile being l:VlA, and
the great PAGER finished strong and true
nearly four seconds ahead of the rec
ord. Time-2:0494 The former record
is held by W. ". p, having been made
at st. Paul in 1885.
THE SECOND TRIAL.
Joe Patchen appeared fairly tired af-
ter the trial, but nevertheless he was
taken 10 the stable. rubbed down and
prepared for his trial against the high
wheel s1lky record The general YER
diet was he would not be able 10 repeat
his record breaking, although the wheel
held by Johnston is 2:O6A. and the
black would not need to go rs fast as
his mile to the wagon in order to win
II was 5:I5 p. IN. when the horse came
on the track hitched to the big wheeled
sulky. which had been made especially
for Star Pointer After two scores
: Ame5 signaIled for the word and they
were sent away. the runner trailing as
before. The quarter was reached in
0:3gIL the same time as made In the
trial with the wagon, but the second
quarter showed a decrease of speed,
the time being 1:03A The three quar-
ters was reached in 1:35 fiat, and the
| mile Il, 9:O62t. half a second short of the