The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-28
ON The TURF.


crowd saw good racing at Readvi!1e park
today the star attraction for many bsdng
the attempt of Joe Patchen, 2:O1k, to
break the worlds pacing record of 2:001k.
Owing to the brisk wird that swept up.
the stretch the trial was delayed tiE 6
O'Clock and then 1t was still stiff breeze.
The record was rot broken, but the time
was very fast, the quarters being paced
in S1A; half in 1:O1A; three quarters in
1:91 and the mile 2:O2
The two races left over from yesterday
wer'e quickly rum off, the PIG trot in two
heats and the Massachusetts states in one
heat, G. H. T taking both the former
and Rilma the latter.
The PIG pace brought out a rafting
field of starters, and the heats were all
w!all conte1ted. Louis Victor and Captain
Jack had a battle royal in the 2:13 trot,
but Victor took three heats in succession
by a small margin each. time. Summary:
PIG Glass. Trot, Purse 81, 900 (conc' GUIDED.
g. HI. F. won second, fourth and fifth
heats and race. Time. 2:12A; 2:13 1-3;
2:14A. Eagfs Flanagan won first and
third heats. Time, 2:12%; 2:1SA. Mack
Parity, Wilkes, Dexter, Long Timber,
Baldwin. Star Boy, Philodene, Gambson,
General and Newberger also started
The Massachusetts Troa,ing Race, 2:15
Clzss, Purse $500 (corcluded)-Rilma won
third, fourth and fifth heats and race.
Time. 2:1O PIP, 2:11h. The Monk won the
first and second heats. Time, 2:11A,
2:11A. Oakland Baron, Tuna, Tommy
B:Etton, Lucy Carr Tomboy and Red Will
ton also started.
2:15 Glass, Troiting, Purse 81 OOG-I1ouis
Victor wora first three heats and race
Time, 2;11A, 2:11A, 2:1O%. Captain Jack,
Katie Mack Quelch, Walter S. and Doodle
also started
2:16 Pace, Purse $2,00C-Lottia Lor. aine
won fourth, fifth ard sixth heats and the
race. Time, 2:o9A, 2;09A. PIP. Baron II.
won second heae Tine, 2:0s. Bright Re-
gent won tacrd heat. Time, 2:0S. Hail
Cloud won fiTsl. heat. Time. 2:07A. Giles
Noyos, Roam Wilkes, Directly, Vassar,
BEN D., Prince Albert and Bright Light
also started.
2:09 Glass, Pacing, Purse $1,000, unfin-
ished-Lady Golden won first and third
heats. Time, 2:11%, 2:14A. w. H. c., won
second heat. Time. 2:11A. Jane won
fourth heat. Time, 2:14k. Star Wilkes,
Red William, Miss Eleanor, Can D. and
BAY Baron also stared
Newport Results
Cincinnati, Aug. 27.-The best three
quarters of mile of the present meeting
so far was made today by the once noted
He covered the six furlongs in 1:13A and
won in a hard drive from the odis-on
favorite Whyota. Weather fine; track
fast.
First race, six furlongs-First Ward. 5
to /, won; Whyota, to 3, second; Agatha,
to l, third. Time, 1:1S%.
Second race, five furlongs-Laverna, IL
to 5, won; Essonite, to 5, second; Elsie
NJ, 8 to 1, third. Time, 1:02A.
Third race, mile and 20 yards-Mertie
Reed, 6 to /, won; Miss Ross, to 1, Sec
| ond; Belsara, IL to 1,third. Time, las. =
Fourth race, Z furlongs-Lew Anna,
to 5, wor Baron, to /, second; Joe Mus
sic, IL to l, third. Time, 1:2SA.
Fifth race, six Acknowledgements
Jane, to 2, won; Georgie c, 2 to l, Sec
ond; Eleanor Holmes. Is to 5. third.
Time, 1:14A. :
Sheapshead Bay.
New York, Aug. 27-It was cool at
Sheepshead Bay today and there was q
fair Attendance. The upset of ths. day
was inthe fourth race when Typhoon II.