The San Francisco call., 1897-10-21

and this announcement was greeted with
loud applause.
Previous to this. at about o clock, the
great son of Patchen Wilkes had gone a
really remarkable mile in attemp pting to
beat his own record of 2:01L Driven bv
Atkinson he went the circuit in 2:023i-
lowering The track record. The time nv
quarters was :3lM 1:0!-1 :321& =: :02K.
Several watches caught the time IN 2:02%
The horse was urged a great deal in this
heat, but as he did not appear again until
4 clock to make his trial against the
wagon or four-wheel suIkv record, he was
probably in well nigh perfect condition
for the latter trial. The wind, too, had
died down 10 almost nothing, and but for
the cold atmosphere and the horses un-
familiarity with the vehicle, it being the
hrst lime he had been hiiched to A four
wheel sulkY this year, the conditions for
a great performance were propitious,
Oscar Ames was in the sulky in plaza of
Atkinson, Owner Marks having made a
contract with the former trainer of
Colonel Taylor's horse curing The after
noon.
Alter scoring once Ames signaied for
Inc word and away the big black went,
with magnificent stride and with the run.
nlng mate trailing a length or TWO away.
Ames rated his charge splen didly, cover
ing the first quarter in :3215, skimming
along the backstreich. with the stallion
moving easily. in :31H. Around the far
turn the PAGER faced the breeze whateye r
there was OF it, but it was Bere that Amcs
hrst urged him. 1t was here, TOO that
the running mate drew along, and, re-
spondlng to the call, the noble PAIchen
PED over the third quarter in :301!. The
time or the mile was 2:043I
1t was now foregone conclusion that
the record would be broken. and oul bursts
OF applause be .an before the horse was
wei! Strengthened out for home. Ames
Knew the aging power of the horse. and
never reiinqulshed urging him by voice
ana an occasional sharp crack OF the whip.
Inc result was the last quarter was made
IN 5JA, The time OF the last half m lie being
l:olH, and the great PAGER finished strong
anu true, near.y four seconds ahead of the
record.
The former record was held WWP
having been made at 81. Paul in 1896
Joe faichen appeared fairly tired after
the trial, out nevertheless he was Ia ken IN
the stable, rubbed down and prepared for
MS trlal against the high wheel sulky
record. The general verdict was that e
would not be able to repeat his record
breaking, although the high wheel record
hel1 Dy Johnston Is 2:06H and the black
wouio not need to 60 as las; as his mile to
the wagon in order 10 win. 1t was 5.1E
p NJ. when the horse came 10 the track
hltched to The big wheeled suiky. which
had oeen made especially for Star ,Inter
Alter Two scores, Ames signaled Tor the
WORD and they were sent away, the runner
trailing ss before. The quarter was
reached IN :32H. the same me as made
in the trial with the wagon, but the second
quarter showed decrease of speed. the
time being l:03A. The three-u quarter.
was reached In 1:35 fiat, and the mile ir
Z:o654, ha!t a second short of the record
1hl however beats the best efforts made
by John K. Gentry this season against the
| same marx.
Another feature f the day was a .trot.
ting event in winch the drivers ware
women. Toxic r, driven by Mis- Lott
Grimes. won the first and third heats and
race in 2:l4I and 2:17A. Reuben S
driven by M Waneta Grimes, won the
second heatin 2:15. There were no other
starters.