The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-07
Star Pointer, LOttie Lorraine and
the Free-for-AII at Columbus.
STRONG WIND WAS BLOWING
BUT FOR 1T THE TWO-MINUTE MARK
MIGHT HAVE BEEN REACHED.
of the Other Racing Events
Were Passing Belle, John Durrett,
COu~rier-JOurnaI and Tuna.

COLUMBUS, o.. Aug. 6.-To-day was re-
plete with surprises at the Columbus
Driving Park, there being a reversal OF
the order of the previous day, when favor
ties won in a majority of events. The
greatest surprise was the free-fOr-all pace.
There were four starters-Joe Patchen, Star
Pointer, Lottie Lorraine and Badge-and
last night Star Pointer sold in the pools
at 100 to 20 against the field. 1t was the
judgment of nearly every horseman that
Pointer would win in a walk. and few were
willing to buy the field, even
at the odds offered. But Pointer
did not win. The much-lauded conqueror
of John R. Gentry and Joe Patchen was
vanquished by the great son of Patchen
Wilkes in one of the most exciting races
ever witnessed. Patchen not only won the
race on it's merits, but paced the fastest
mile ever made in the Grand Circuit, equal
ling the worlds record of 2:011a, made by
John r. Gentry at Glenn's Falls. The
track was in superb condition, having been
thoroughly dried out by the wind and the
sun and worked down until 1t was as
smooth as a floor. Had it not been for a
strong breeze that blew across the track
a new worlds record would undoubtedly
have been established, as otherwise the
conditions were perfect.
In the first heat the four horses were
started without a skip, Joe Patchen having
the pole and Pointer being on the outside.
McClary did not push Pointer in the first
half, but moved up in the third quarter
and came down the stretch with Patchen.
1t was a driving finish, but Patchen came
under the wire a neck ahead, the time be-
ing 1904. In the second heat the four horses
were started abreast, but Patchen and
Pointer went ahead and moved ali the way
around the track like a team. 1t was evil
dent from the start that the heat would
be a fast one and the possibility of a
worlds record being made intensified the
interest. Patchen and Pointer came down
the stretch neck and neck and as Patehen
poked his nose under the wire a few inches
ahead of Pointer a great shout went up
from the 1906 people that filed the grand
stand. The time by quarters was: :3OA,
1:O01a, 1:31, 2:O11a. Pointer broke badly at
the start in the third heat and trailed far
behind, while Patchen and Lorrain went
all the way around with the latter hang
ing on to Patchen'S Sulky. Pointer made a
great rally and paced the last half mile in
loo fiat. The time for the heat was 2:0S.
In the two-year-old pace Manella was ia
vOrite, but John Durrett, driven by the vet
eral Fuller, won after four Stubbornly con-
tested heats. Elsinora and Courier Journal
were equal favOrites in the 2:30 pace, but
Elsinora was distanced in the second heat
and Courier Journal and Jacks Brother
were the only starters in the last heat.
In the 2:17 trot Valence was picked to
win. but did not have the staying quail
tiles, and after taking the first two heats
Tuna won the race. The two remaining
events will be run off tomorrow after
noon. Summaries:
2:24 Pace; purse, 1880; postponed from
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