The record-union., 1897-08-22
A GREAT RACE AT
WASHINGTON PARK.
Star Pointer and Joe Patehen Again
Try Conclusions,
The Former Winning the Pace in Three
Straight Heats.
Was a Great Race, Witnessed by
Fifteen Thousand People, and
Time Was Made Never Before
Equalled in a First Heat or the
Fourth Quarter in a Race
Events on Other Tracks.

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Those who went
to the Washington Park course this
afternoon, and there were some 1900
of them, saw the fastest heat ever
paced and probably the fastest fourth
quarter. The conditions were good for
fast time The track was springy and
fast, and the weather was warm, but
during the earlier part Of the afternoon
there was quite a little breeze. which
the PAGERS had to breast through the
half mile Of the back stretch.
The chief event on the card was the
match race between Joe Patohen, with a
record of 2:011h. and Star Pointer, rec
ord 2:01&i The conditions We're that
they should pace three heats and to
have the inside position alternately.
The toss Of a coin gave Patchen the
pole the first and third heats Not
withstanding this advantage, the fact
that he had quarter of a second the
better of his opponent in the matter
Of records, the race demonstrated that
Star Pointer was too fast for him, at
least on this occasion, for the latter
won all three heats handily, outfooting
the black horse.
For the first heat they were given
the word, and went away well togeth-
er. Round the first turn Patchen Sc
cured a lead of a length. The first
quarter was covered in thirty and a half
seconds, a POP gait which proved to
be the rating for the heat. Turning
in the far far side they faced the wind
but Pointer began TO move up, tapping
his antagonist. and the pace was in
creased, the half being done in 100
fiat, of 2955 seconds for the second quar-
ter, a lbs gait Then the wind and
terrific pace began to tell on them. and
the timers caught them at the three
quarters post in 1927. a 2:01 gait for
the third quarter. At this point Point
er, travelling OH the outside, had fallen
an open length behind Patchen.
Swinging into the stretch, McCleary
called on the bay horse, and he re-
sponded gamely with one of the great
est bursts of speed ever seen on a trot-
ting track Steadily. inch by inch. he
crept up on the black stallion. Curry
shook up his horse. lifted him, laid the
lash with singing emphasis on his
flank. He responded nobly, and let out
another link, pacing without a waver,
like a piece Of well-balanced machine
ry. But, go ever so fast, ne could not
shake off the big bay. Inch by inch
Pointer crept up on him. Now the cry
was, ''Patchen winsi' as they neared
the wire; but it was met with the an
swering cry: Pointer winst' And he
did win. but it was only in the last
half dozen strides, and only by nose.
The time fer the mile was POP, and a
fast heat record was marked up. This
made the time for the last quarter
2912 seconds.
If the fact that Star Pointer was an
open length 10 tn bad when the judges
caught Patchen's time al the three
quarters post is taken into considera-
tion, it is evident that Pointer must
have paced the last quarter in about %
seconds. or at a 1:56 gait, which was
proba bly, never before equalled in the
fourth quarter of a race in which a
previous quarter had been paced at a
1:'5S gait
The strength with which Pointer fin
ished in this heat made it almost a
fOregone conclusion that he would win
the second heat and the race, especial
" as he would have the pole in that
heat. When they We're given the word
they went away at evens, but Pointer
was never headed. and Won at will by
two open lengths in 2:0414 The first
quarter was covered in 80 seconds, the
half in 1:00a4. and the three quarters
in 1:32l5.
The third heat was repetition of the
second. and was done in 2:04. The
first quarter was covered in 0:30A, the
half in 1:02, the three quarters in
3d.
1t took four heats to decide the 2:11
pacing event. Lady Nottingham taking
three OF those. Tutty Wilkes was sec
ond and Doc Archibald third Best
time-2:1012
AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The attend
ance at Brighton Beach was the larg-
est of the season. and the racing good.
In the electric handicap Hamburg was.
as usual, a pronibitive favorite. in spite
of the fact that he was carrying l32
pounds. He won with ease in the fast
time IF 1:14l4. Results:
Six furlongs. Bannock won, Rotter-
dam second, King Menelik third Time
-1:14M.
Six furlongs, Warrenton Won. Hair
pin second, Isen third. Time-1:15A.
Mile and a sixteenth, Arbuckle won.
Parmesan second. Trayant third. Time
-1:4e3a.
Electric stakes, six furlongs, Ham
burg won, Handball second, First Fruit
third. Time-1:14l4.
Brighton cup, two and a quarter
miles, The F'riar won, Sunny Slope Sec
ond, Ben Brush third. TimA3:5615.
Steeplechase, full course, Decapod
won, Erie second. Time-5:49.
AT SARATOGA
SARATOGA IN. ", Aug. 21-This
was the closing day of the summer
meeting. Results:
Five and a half furlongs, Correlita
won, Inverary II second, Chalmers
third. Time-1:04.
One mile, Leoneta won, First Mate
second, Belvidere third. Time-1 :45H1i.
Six furlongs. Kinnikinnick won. Set
Fast second, Reinstrom third. Time
1:15%.
One mile and a sixteenth. Flying
Dutchman won, Sir Walter second.
Time-2:10.
Five furlongs, Hugh Penny won. Set
Fast second, High Jinks third. Time
1:01la.
Steeplechase, about two and a half
miles. Lion Heart won, Sayonara Sec
ond, Royal Scarlet third Nme-6:091a.
AT CROSSE POINT.
DETROIT, Aug 21.-Results at
Crosse Point
Five furlongs, Our Chance won, Ed
Farrell second, Pingree third. Time
1:03A.
Five furlongs. Ma Angeline won, Bo.