The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
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PATClIEN THE GREAT.

INGALLS, fAiNhi '
~ lac pntchen has broken the
,ld,s wagon record. pacing the mile
rngal5 Park in 2;OiE, which re-
Sn,ss the record S& seconds.
rnbout any preparation for such
,4,l Toe Patchen reduced the record
Ts, record was established before 300
'ooDIe who had been attracted by the
',,oupsement that Star Pointer would
% against both the wagon and high
1,o.l gulky records and thlt Joe
p,,chan would try 90 beat his own
,rTre OF 2.Ol4. A few minor races com
listed the programme, but the attrac-
Ian was the big PAGERS, and when II
MAS announced that Star Pointer was
lame and that his owner refused to let
KIN 60. there was dissatisfaction. The
"wner OF Joe Patchen agreed to let the
SIock horse take Star Pointers place
and 20 against the wagon and high
,rbasl sulky records,and this announce
rre1t was greeted with loud applause.
Previous 20 this, about o'clock the
great son OF Patchen WILKES, had gone
a really remarkable mile In attempting
IA beat his own record Of 2;Olh. Driven
BIZ Atkinson he went the circuit IN
962&. lowering the ingalls, Park record
The time by quarters was: BIN, LOO,
i51u, 2.O2G. Several watches caught
the time In 2O2ls.
The horse was urged a great deal In
this heat, but as he did not appear until
Il5 o'clock to make his trial against
the wagon or four wheel sulky record,
ne probably was In well nigh perfect
condition FOR the latter trial. The wind,
Too, had died down to almost nothing
and but Tor the untamillarity with the
wagon, the conditions for a great per-
ormance would be propitous. Oscar
Auies was In the sulky.
After scoring once, Ames signalled
for the word and away the big black
vent with the magnificent stride now
r, familiar to tho followers OF the
harness horse in the vicinity Of Chlca-
70. and with the running mate trailing
length or two away. Ames rated his
charge splendidly, covering the frst
quarter in 32i5 seconds, swimming along
the back stretch with his horse moving
easily IN 3lH. Around the far turn the
racer faced the breeze, whatever there
was Of IT, but II was here that Ames
urged him while the running mate too
drew alongside and responding 20 the
call, the noble Patchen sped over the
third quarter In 30lh seconds, IT was
roV n forcEonc conclusion that the re-
cord would be broken and outbursts or
applause began before tho horse was
well stralghtened out for home. Ames
threw the staying power OF his horse
and never reilnqulshed, uring him by
voice and an occasional crack of the
whIp The result was the last quarter
was made In 30g seconds, the time OF
the last half mile being l:Olh. and the
great PAGER finished strong and true,
nearly four seconds ahead of the re-
cord.
The former record Is held by w. w.
P. having been made at Terre Haute.
The announcement Of the time by start
In0 Judge Newton ELECTED prolonged
cheers.
Joe Patchen appeared fairly tired
after the trial, but nevertheless was Ia
ken to the stable, rubbed down and pre-
pared for his trial against the high
wheel sulky record, also according to
agreement. Inc HtneIul Ne'ulSb was
that ne would not be able to repeat his
record breaking. although the high
wheel record held By Johnston Is 2:O6h,
and the black would not need to go as
fast as his mile to the wagon in order
to win. 1t was 5l5 when the horse
came on the track, hltched TO the big
wheeled sulky that had been made es-
pecially for Star Pointer. After two
scores, Ames signalled Tor the word,
and they were sent away, the runner
trailing rs before The quarter was
reached in 32lS. the same time made in
the trial with the wagon. bIt the sec
ond quarter showed n decrease OF
speed, the time being l:82T, the three
quarters was reached in 1885 fiat and
the mile IN 2:O6H. half second short
OF the record. This. however, beats the
best efforts made by John II. Gentry
this season against the same mark.
During the afternoon, Star Pointer
was logged In front OF the stand. His
leg was injured at indianapolis some
weeks ago, and again a. st. Joseph,
on October II.