The herald., 1897-09-29
Star Pointer Makes q Fast
Quarter
THE B0OKMAKERS AT HARLEM
WISH OLD PRESBYTERIAN HAD
RUN FASTER
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 2s.-The
two fastest miles ever paced over a
track in one day and the fastest quarter
yet the worlds pacing record stands as
Star Pointer made it at Readville. In
point of track and weather, the condi-
tions were just right but there were un-
both Star Pointer and Joe Patchen
speed trial today. In last weeks races
at Milwaukee between Pointer and
Patchen, the Pointer horse broke his
harness In the second heat. In steady
ing him. McCleary had to pull hard on
Pointers liberated tooth that has troub-
led him so much of late. A change from
link to snaff1e bit was made today, but
the horse showed plainly that his mouth
troubled him. He got away slow, and,
fearing to hurt his mouth, McCleary
drove him wide of the pole. From the
half on he was squared away, doing the
third quarter in 2S seconds and the last
half in 5SA.
Patchen was fit for the race of his life
today but the pacemaker failed to come
up fast enough and the first and second,
quarters were seen to be slower than
Patchen could do. He came the last
half in 59A seconds, lowering his rec
ord a quarter of second, and finished
strong and we'll within himself.
The 2:17 trot went to the favorite
Eagle Flanagan.
In the rich side-wheeler stakes, 2:1S
class, the favorite. Parker S., seemed
to have things his own way after the
first heat, which went to Sallie Toler,
who had sold for SIS in the pools of $3.50
Silver Chimes captured the fourth heat
After that the grey gelding was all out
and Sallie Toler captured the fifth and
sixth heats. Results:
2:17 trot, purse $1500-Eagle Flanagan
won, Philonides second, Mackey third
Best time, 2:13h.
side-wheeler pace. 2:1s class, purse
| $2000-Sallie Toler won, Parker S. sec
ond, Milton 8. third Best time, 2:061s
Star Pointer 10 beat 1:59A. Time,
BIN. 1:O1%, 1:2s%, 2:oO1s.
Joe Patchen, to beat 2:01h-Time,
31A, 1902; 1:S1, 2:01A.
2:2S trot, purse $780, unfinished-Pear-
line c. won first heat in 2:11A. Medium
Wood won second heat in 2:13A.
AT HARLEM
| CHICAGO, Sept 2S.-The Louisville
combination made killing at Harlem
today with Alleviate, a filly by Argyle
Peradventure. She was ba cked from 80
| to to 10 to 1, and beat Presby terian in
drive. The ring lost $4,000 to the
party. Results:
Five furlongs-Daily Racing Form
won, Judicious second, Bob Garnett
third. Time, 1:02A.
Seven furlongs-Idle Hour won, Hess
vile second, Inspector third Time,
1:2S
Mile and ne-sixteenth-Harry Nc
Couch won, David Tenny second Nor
deca third. Time, 1:47A.
Five furlongs-Proviso Stakes, $1,000
aranteed-Alleviate won, Billy Mason
second, Presbyterian third. Time,
1:01A.
Mile and three teenths-Donna
Rita won, Bing iBnger second, Evana-
tus third. Time, 2:O1%.
Seven furlongs-W. c. T. won, Glen
more second, Vitrola third. Time, 1:2S
AT WINDSOR
DETROIT, Sept. 2S.-Results at Wind
sor today:
Five furlon,gs-Hurly Burly won
Bonade second, Boquet third. Time,
1:01%.
Six furlongs-Tea Rose III won, Lady
of the West second, Miss Gussie third.
Time, 1:141a.
Six furlongs-Farm Life won, Skill
man second, Midrica third. Time.
1:15A.
One mile, selling-Double Quick won,
Tutilla second, Beau Ideal third. Time,
1:42A.
Scully purse, six furlongs-Overflow
won, Sunshine second, Stark third
Time, liza.
THE BREEDERS MEET
OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 2S.-The races
today were rather tame. But in one
heat was the result in. doubt after the
start, and that was the second of the
two-year-old pace. which, however, was
won by Klatawah, who had taken the
first. The time of the two heats was
2:1Sh, 2:191a. Dictatress was an easy
third in both heats and Sable LIE Grande
came in last each time.
There were but three starters in the
second race, the 2:25 pace. Joe Wheeler
so far outclassed the others that he was
barred in the betting. He won without
| effort in three straight heats. Time,
2:17, 2:141a, 2:16. The battle was for
second money between Hackett and
Arthur. The latter was second in the
| first, but Hackett beat him out in the
next two. The 2:30 trot went to DR..
Leek in straight heats. Time, 2:1Sk,
2:171s, 2:161a. Eureka captured second
money and Mabel w. beat Dolly Madi-