The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-22
Fastest EVER PACED
Star Pointer Beats Joe Patchen
by Nose.
THE LATTER HAD THE LEAD
Conditions Were Three Heats With the In
side Position Alternstely-S,ar Pointer
Won Them All Handily. outioot-
ing the Black Horse.

Chicago. Aug. 9l.--Thosc who Nent
10 Washington park course this af-
tcrnoon. and there wer iJ.ooo of lhrih.
saw the fastest first heat ever pacrd
and probably the fastest fourth aGa.-
ter The conditions We're good for fast
iiue. The track Was springy aui
fast and the weather was warm. Li.t
during the earlier part of thc after
noon there was quite n brceze. whica
The PAGERS had Ia breast through i,lr
half mile of ,ac back stretch.
The chief eN,nt of the card Was the
match race between doe Patrhen. vi y
a record Of 2:olls. and star Pointer.
record 2:oia. The conditions were that
they should pace three heats and To-
have the inside position alternately.
The loss of the coin gave Paichen III,
pole the first and third heats Nni-
withstsnding this advantage. the fac
that he had a quarter of second the
batter Of his opponent In the matter
of I-cords. the race demonstrated that
star Pointer was too fast for him, AT
least ON this occasion, Tor the latter
won all three heats handily. outl"n'-
ing the black horse.
For the first heat they were given
the word and went away well to-
gether. Round the first turn Patchs Il
secured lead Of length. Thc first
quarter was covered in 3ois seconds.
which proved To he thu rating for the
heat. Turning into the far side they
faced the wind. hut Pointer hcgan Ia
ccme up. tapping his antagonist, and
the pace Was increased. the half milo
tting done In one minute Hat. m "a,
seconds for she second quarter. a i:5s
gait Then the wind and the terrific
pace began 10 tell Ca them. and the
timers caught them al the three quar-
iers post in .S2is. a 2:"l gait for In.
I third quarter
AT this point Pointer. travelling IA
the outside. had fallen a length 4, .
hind Patchen. Swinging into the
stretch Mccleary called on the hay
horse and he responded gamely MAI:
one NJ the greatest bursts of speed
ever seen ON n trotting track. stoac-
lily. inch by inch. h. crept NJ on the
black stallion. Curry shook ~ his
horse. lifted him. laid an. lash niih
singing emphasis On hts flank. iic
responded nobly and let uul ano,hsr
link. pacing without wayer. Ills "a
piece of well balanced machinery. but
GO ever 80 fast. he could nos shak /,
IN the big bay. Inch by incn Pointer
crcpt upon him. Now the cry WAS
'Patchen wins" ss they neari IN
wire. but u was met with the answer
ing cry Pointer Wins" and hr lid
win. but IL was only la the les, half
dozen strides and only by "A nose. The
time for the mile was zoo and the fast
heat record Was marked up. This
made the time for the last quarter
2sis seconds. The fact that .atsr
Pointer WAS an open length Ia The Dad
when the Judges caught Patch,I!' =
time al the three quarters post, II
taken into consideration. II IL .,i-
dent that Pointer must have paced
the fast quarter In about ~ seconds.
or at a SO gait. which was prplah y
never b.. fore epualled in the fourth
quarter of race In which a pie, ious
quarter had heen paced at "A i'ds GAIT.
| The strength with which p,iaier nm
/ ished In this heat mad. I Amos ;,
! foregone conclusion that n. wo.io " In
the second heat and the race. and cs-
pecially as he would have the pole
I In that heat. When they We're given
/ the word they Wen, away al evens.
hut Pointer was never headed and Non
at viii by two open lengths IA 200.
| The first quarter was coycr,d IN 70
seconds, ihc half in l:00s anu the
/ three-quariers in l.S2is. The third
htat was "A repetition of the sc'oui
and was done In 2:0i. The FIRST quar-
/ ter was covered In 30ie seconds. tnJ
haiti In i:o2. and the three-quarlers Ia
| l:33is.
II took four heats Ia decide tho 2.li
pacing event. Lady nottingham taxi
] inp three If those Tuty Wilkes MAS
second and Don Archibald third byst
] time lob