Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
FASTEST HEAT EVER PACED
Star Pointer Does Mile in Two Minutes at
Washington Park,
TAKES THREE HEATS FROM JOE PATCHEN
Last Quarter of the First IL Covered
In 29s Seconds - Winner
Takes First Heat by
Nose.
TAXES THREE HEATS FROM JOE PATCH6N

CHICAGO Aug. 2l,-Thosc who went to
the Washington park course this Afternoon,
aud there were some $4,000 OF them, saw the
fastest first heat ever paced and probably
the fastest fourth quarter. The conditions
we're good for fast time. The track was
3pJingy and fast and the weather was warm
sut during the earlier part Of the afternoon
there was quite little breeze, which tue
PAGERS had to breast through the half of the
back stretch.
The chief event cn the card was
jhe match race between Joe Patchen
with a record of 2,O1la, and Star Pointer.
record ofs2:Ola. The conditions were that
thcy should pace three heats and to have
The inside position alternately. The toss Of
4 coin gave Patchon the pole the first and
third heats. Notwithstanding this adyant-
age and the fact that he had a quarter OF a
second the better Of his opponent in the
matter of records, the race demonstrated
nat star Pointer was too fast for him at
least on this occasion, for the latter won all
three of the heats handily, outfootng the
black horse.
For the first heat they were given the
word and went away well together Round
the first turn Patchen secured a lead OF
length. The first quarter was covered in
O;3Oia, POP gait, which proved to be the
rating for the heat. Turning into the far
side, they faced the wind, but Pointer began
to come up. tapping his antagonist and the
pace was increased the half mile being done
in one minute fiat, or 0:29la for the second
quarter, l:5S gait. Then the wind and the
terrlhc pace began to tell on them and the
timers caught them at the three-quar
post in l:S2ls, or 2:0l gait for the third
quarter. At this point Pointer, travelling on
the outside had fallen an open length be-
hind PatchSn.
WONDERFUL sPURT
Swinging into the stretch McClary called
on the bay horse and he responded gamely
with one of the greatest bursts of
speed ever seen on trotting track
Steadily, inch by inch, he crcpl
up cn the black stallion. Curry shook
up his horse, lifted him, laid the lash with
singing emphasis on his flank He re-
sponded nobly and let out another link,
pacing without waver like piece of we'll
balanced machinery. But. go ever so fest
he could not shake off the big bay Inch by
inch Pointer crept upon him. Now the cry
was "Patchen wins" as they neared the
wire; but it was met with the answering
cry Pointer wins" and he did win, but it
was only in the last half dozen strides and
only by a nose The time for the mile was
two minutes fiat, and first heat record was
marked up. This made the time of the last
quarter. O:29la. If the fact that Star
the judges caught Patchens time at the
three-quarters post is taken into ccnsidera-
tion it is evident that Pointer must have
paced the last quarter in about 0:29, or at
q 80 gait, which was probably never before
coualled in the fourth quarter of race in
which a previous quarter had been paced at
a 1:5S gait.
The strength with which Pointer finished
in this heat made it almost a foregoue con-
clusion that he would win the second heat
rnd the race especially as he would have
the pole in that heat. When they were given
the word they went away at evens, but
Pointer was never headed ard won at will
by two open lengths in 2:04H. The first
quarter was covered in thirty seconds. the
half in 10O% and the three-quarters in
1929.
The third heat was a repetition of the
second end was done in 2:O4 fiat. The first
quarter was covered in O:3OA the half in
l:O2 and the three quarters in 1897.
1t took four heats to decide the 2:11 pacing
event, Lady Nottingham taking three of
those. In the third heat Dick lost his foot
ing and fell just as he rounded into the
home stretch, throwing his driver, Meagher,
heavily to the ground and iniuring him quite
severely, though mot dangerously. The horse
escaped with a few scratches. Summaries:
Tuty Wilkes ..........................1 3
Doc Archibald ........................3 2 2
Taptaim ma Crouch Observation-Disclosures :
Ihofhdlne ............................ .
Time: 2iOla; 2:llla; 2:l1Ia; 2:i03i