The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-29

had failed by second and half. Be
cause of this it was not thought that
his greatest rival in the race line
would get down below the even time
mark.
The day was perfect for record
breaking Not a breath of air was
stirring when at 4 o'clock the horse
came out with a running horse to make
a trial for worlds record. The fist
two scores were not satisfactory to
Reinsman McClary; and he worked the
horse way down below the turn. The
second score was even worse than the
first for while moving at scarcely
two-minute clip; he went to break
right under the wire. This made the
friends of the horse more than trifie
nervous The horse was acting as if
a little sore and as though not up to
the task -
The third time down there was no
hesitancy. McClary nodded for the
word, and off the PAGER went. The first
quarter was at an even two-minute
gait in thirty seconds, and then Nc
Clary called on his PAGER to move the
second quarter. There was a great
cheer, for he was beating two minutes
all to pieces, and got to the half in
:59%, with the second quarter in 29&
seconds The third quarter was the
fastest of the mile. The distance was
covered in 29A seconds, a 1:57 gait.
SEEMED TO WAIVER.
Around the turn Pointer seemed to
waver the smallest fraction of sec
ond, but McClary had him right al
most before one could see it, and then
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runner moving up even closer. Both
PAGER and runner were asked to step
along. Mccarthy laid his whip on the
runner. but McClary spoke only
word of encouragement to his horse.
At the draw gate Star Pointer was
reefed a little. and, coming stronger
from the distance. the great pacing
stallion appeared to freshen in the last
few strides, gathering strength and
courage as he neared the wire. He
finished like lion in the record break
ing time of 1853 Ia.
A mighty shout went up. Men
yelled as though possessed. In the
grand stand the owner of the horse
had his hand wrung until it ached.
Over the fences jumped men who knew
horse and driver and who were car
ried away with the enthusiasm of the
moment Hardly had McClary got the
horse to a standstill before they had
him on their shoulders and he was
borne down the stretch to the judges
stand, and there, as the band played
Hail to the Chief" he was introduced
to the throng. A tip of the hat and
renewed applause for the horse owner
and trainer rang out. A fairer mile
was never timed. Not watch in the
stand but agreed with the time an
nounced while on the other side of the
stretch the watches in the grand stand
caught it usually as fast or better, not
one slower. c. w. Marks, also of Chi
cago, and owner Of the greatest rival
of Pointer, looked at his watch earn
estly and then remarked: 'If any
thing, the mile was faster rather than
slower. My watch barely got over to
the fifth of the second. 1t was a 1:59
performance. I knew Patchen was up
against a good one when 1 raced the
Pointer horse, and he is a tough nut
to crack"
TWO-MINTUE MARK.
Since 1894, when the game little race
horse Robert j paced mile in 2:011R,
the horse world has been looking for
the two-minute mark to be reached.
In 1895 it looked as though the gelding
or John R. Gentry would get to it, but
the season went by, and last year even
some of the more ardent in their be-
lief were inclined, in the middle of the
season, to think it would be many
years in coming, as the candidates then
did not look promising. But in Sep
tember Star Pointer forced John r