The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-05
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seconds. making the second quarter I'm
J 23 80 seconds.
Could he keep 10 mp? Yes. and more.
/ for the third quarter was the fastest Of
/ the mile. The distance was paced iu 20 Ia
/ seconds 157 gait.
Around the turn Pointer seemed 10
wavcr for the smallest fraction of q Sec
ond. but McCary had him right almost
/ before one could see 90. and then ass they
Strengthened into the stretch. the runner
moved uD even closer.
Both PAGER and runner were asked 10
step along Mccarthy laid the whip ON
the runner but McClary spoke only
word of announcement 10 his PAGER
Al the drawgatc Star Pointer was reef
cl little. and coming stronger. from
the distance the great pacing stallion
appeared TO frcshcn in the last few
strides. gathered fresh strength and cour-
age as ho noared the wire. and finished
like lion n the record-breaking time
OF 1:591-i
mighty shout went mp, men yelled
as though possessed. Iu the grand stand
the owner of the horse had his hand
wrunC until 30 achcd. over the fences
jumped men who knew horse and driver
or who were carried away with the cn-
thusIasm OF the moment
Hardly had McClary got the horse TO
a standsuu before they had him ON their
shoulders. and be was borne down the
stretch 90 the judges stand, and there
as the band played Hail 90 the Chief.
Dee was introduced to the throng. a tip
of the hat. and then renewed applause
for the horse, owner and trainer rang
out.
A fairer mile was never timed. not a
watch iu the stand but what agreed with
the time announced, while on the other
side of the stretch the watches I'm the
grand stand caught it equally fast or bet
ter not one slower
Since 1894 when the game little race
horse Robert T.. paced time mile In
POI 10. the horse world has been looking
for The two-minute mark TO be reached.
I'm 1896 10 looked as though the geiding
or John r. Gentry would get 20 IL, but
the season went by and last year even
some OF the more ardent I'm their belief
were inclined in the middle Of the season
10 think that it would be many years in
coming. as the candidates then did not
look promising.
But IN September Star Pointer forced
John r. Gentry to race record Of POI l-z
al Glens Falls. and then both horses
were counted likely candidates. Billy
Andrews. with Gentry. got chance at
the mark at the Rigby track, az Port
land. I'm October. but on Pointers day
rain interferred. Gentry came very near
81 and took the crown which to-day was
wrested from him.
To-day was the first time that Pointer
was really sent for the mark. His owner
has been content 10 scoop IN race hou0rs.
but after having defeated Joe Patchen
twice out OF three times and John r..
Gentry the only time he got a chance at
him. and as no other candidates were I'm
sight. the owner decided to take time
hOnOrs
star Pointer is a bay stallion. eight
years old by Brown Hal O6GO. dam
sweepstakes dam Of ual Pointer. 2.0i
1-D by knights Snow Huls; gradam. Kit
by McMeehan's Traveller Bred By H.
T. Pointer Spring lin. Tenn.
summary:
star Pointer. D. g.. by Brown Hal. dam
Sweepstakes. McClary) ]. time. go. 80
S-i, 1929 1853 Ia
Inc black pacing gciding Doubtful IS !
showing up well I'm his work over tho
half milo; track az Glenlca Farm. The
son OF yellow Jacket whose dam Is bv
Bald Chpof. worked three heats during !