The herald., 1897-09-20
SADDLE AND SULKY

Star Pointer, the greatest of modern
race horses. and the first light harness
animal to legitimately get below the
two minute mark, will soon retire for the
season. The great PAGER will go to his
winter quarters with an unbroken list
of successes and the honor of putting the
.nacing mark where it will probably
stand for at least one season. Before
he is sent home some enterprising rae
ing association should get Joe Patchen,
Robert j., John r. Gentry and star
Pointer together in one field and pro-
vide a race that would be the greatest
event in the annals of the turf. AS
matter of interest to lovers OF light mar
ness races, the following table OF records,
showing the approach of the trotting and
pacing horses to Pointers wonderful
mark, is apropos:
Drover, b. g.. 1S3-Beacon course,
New Jersey, Oct. 8. 1SS9........ ..2:2S
Fanny Ellsler, gr. m. 1SS-Albany, N.
Y, Aug 2, 1874. ..............'..'.....z' 1s
Unknown, ch. g., 1SS-Beacon course,
New Jersey, Aug. 2, 1s44..........2:2S
Pet. ro. e., 1S4-Union course, Long
Island, N. Y, Aug. O. 1S51.........2:2lA
Pet, 70. g.. 1s4-Union course, Long
Island, n. Y, Sept o. 1882. .2;1sla
Pet. no. G., 1S4-Union course, Long
island, N. Y, Sept. 1852. ..2:1sh
Pocohontas, ch. m, 1s47 by Irons Cad
mus, dam by big Shakespeare
Union course Long Island, N. Y,
-In1rc-et -is5s-~. -~.r~-.>~~'....-e~~ ~ 2
Yankee Sam, dn. g., lS6--UrlcnsVllle,
O., Oct. 81, 1869. 9.....................2: .2:l61a
Sweetzer, gr. g., 1868, by Tom Crowder-
Lady Farlow. by Gray's Tom Hal
-Cleveland O. Oct. g. 1877
Sleepy George. b. g., 1856, by Belmont
Bill-Rochester, NY, Aug. I. 1879. .2:15
sweetzer, gr. g., 1868 by Tom Crowder-
Lady Farlow. by Gray's Tom Hal
Oakland, Cal, Dec. %, 1S7S........2lo
Sleepy Tom, ch. g., 1868, by Tom Rolfe,
dam by Sam Hazard--Columbus,
O., July l6. 1879. .2:141S
Sleepy Tom, ch. g.. 16S by Tom Rofe,
dam by Sam Hazard-Chicago. ILL.,,
July %, 1879. .2:l2M
Little Brown jug. br. g., lSI6, by
Gibson's Tom Hal-Lizzie. by John
Netherland-Hartford. Conn, Aug.
"a, 1871. .............z ..z'll1z
Johnston, b. g., 1877, by Joe Bassett-
Carey Mauve, by Sweeting's Ned
Forrest-Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 8, 1888. .2:10
Johnston, b. g., 1877. by Joe Bassett-
Carey Mauve, by Sweeting's Ned
Forrest-Chicago, H., Oct. Q, 1894. .2:06i4
Direct, bl. h.. 1885, by Director-Echora,
by Echo--Independence, Ia, Sept.
a, 1891. .......................2:0
Mascot, b. g., 1855, by Deceive-Miss
Delmore-Terre Haute, Ind, Sept.
3, ls92 2.................. ................ .2:04
Flying Jib. b. g., 1884. by Algona-Mid-
dletown Mare, by Middletown-
Chicago, ILL.,. Sept Is, 1898. ...........2:N
Robert j.. b. g., 1888. by Hartford-Ger-
aldne, by Jay Gould-Fort Wayne,
Ind, Aug. 81, 1894. .2:03sl
Robert j., b. g., by Hartford-Geral-
dine, by Jay Gould-Indianapols,
Ind, Sept. 5, 1894. .2:03k
Robert j. b. g., by Hartford-Geral-
dine, by Jay Gould-Terre Haute.
Ind, Sept. IA, 1924. 94....................2:01 2:011.
John r. Gentry, b. h.. 1889, by Ashland
Wilkes-Dame Wood. by Wedge
wood-Glen Falls, N. Y, Sept. 10,
1896 ......................... ..2:01H
John r. Gentry, b. h.. 1889, by Ashland
Wilkes-Dame Wood, by Wedge
wood-Portand Me-. Sept. "a, 1896. Z: :0o1k
Star Pointer b. h., 1882 by Brown
Hal-Sweepstak by Knights
Snow Heels-Readville Mass,
Aug. 2S, 1897. :59lI
In connection with this it should not
be forgotten that Flying Jib, who once
held the mile record, was the first horse
to get under the two minute mark, max
Ing the mile in 159 quarter OF Sec
ond under Pointers time. Flying Jib
however, had a running horse hitched
up beside him and was literally pulled
around the track. The great merit Of the
Performances consisted In doing the mile