New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-02
POINTER SETS A NEW MARK
WORLDS PACING RECORD IN A RACE
LOWERED.

THE GREAT HORSE COTS MILE IN 2'o"A AND
PEATs JOE PATCHEH ~ SENSATIONAL
coNTEsr-CHEERED BY C5ocO PEOPLE
Springfield. H. Oct. In n race witnessed by
At least eixty-fve thousand people Star Pointer,
on the Illinois State Fair Grounds. this afternoon.
not only maintained his reputation as the king OF
pacera by beating Joe Patchen but also lowered
the xorlds pacing record in race by half sec
cnd making the mile in 2:o0]3. the record In race
having been POI. which Pointer made on Saturday
September IS. at Indianapolis when he defeated
Patchen. Star Pointer was greeted with treineh-
deus cheering by III, assembled thousands ns he
pa,ssd under the wire in the third heat. and the
announcement OF the lowering OF the worlds pacing
record in a received with tumultuous
applause
The record for 1897 for stations was also broken
by William Penn in The first heat OF the tree-ior-
ali trot. he making the mile in 2Ol2..
The greatest race between the tw, fastest PAGERS
In the world brought TO the State Fair GROUNDS
the largest crowd assembled there In the
erandstand not even standing room was oo'ahao'o
Thousands OF people lined the track on botn sizes
for fully one-thlrd OF its length The track was IN
splendid condition. and there were fast time ana
sensational finishes in several races Nheh INC
two great PAGERS appeared they were greeted VITA
cheers. the first attempt they got nice start
Patchen having the pole. but after gong le"
hundred feet Star Pointer broke badly ana De-
fore he recovered Patchen was ABOUT an eleh'' VI
a mile ahead OF him. Joe Patchen nnisheu inc
heat In Jog in 2li amid cheers with star foin.ef
two hundred or three hundred feet behind Inc
hrst quarter was made in 0SOla, the half IN IVA
three-quarters IN 1855. and the mile In 2Ii'
Star Pointer secured the pole in the second heat'
and the two horses started even but Joe falcheh
soon broke and lost dozen or more iehg'hs ne
GAINED or Pointer toward tho threc-quarters ana
rapidly overhauled him. McCleary holding MS morse
back Down the homestretch Il was pretty ls"'
between the two, but Pointer maintained his lead
and passed under the wire hai icns'h "n.'u
pointer made the frs; quarter in oSo. the half IN
1903 the threequarters in 1861 and the mile IN 100
the last quarter being made IN O:2sls.
The third heat was a wildly exciting one, ana was
a race for blood from the start. After three inef-
tec,ual Attempts the horses got of together POINTER
soon took the lead, and In the first quarter ne was
s sS a toward the half and when that was
reached Pointer only three-quartefs OF Ie'ss
ahead Then Patchen lost. but gained again s a,d
behind When nea- the wire Patchen feii nen iha'
however AMI Pointer won by HXG or E FIX o.oaa
second. 100 third. 1901: mile. 2:o0i2;
The weather was intensely hot, and scores OF men
and women OF the thousands who stood in the sun
along the track for hours with the mercury VI oe-
Srees in the shade tainted. Summaries
SPECIAL MATCH RAcE-PURsE $500
Star Pointer (NcClearv) ........................
Joe '''''' Time~2;l4. 2oe. 2:oOn.
ass c1Ass-TRoTT1 EH Ry5 $500 UNFINISHED
Miss Logan first. second and fourth heats and
Time-22lS. 223h. 2:2o's
$50 CLAss-PACJNG-PURsE $500.
Little Johnny fourth and nth heats and tire
rm.-2I4 a1a4. 2l4n
FREE-FoR-AL1 TRoTr1NG-PURsE 500,
Time-2:o7%. 200. 2:o7s.