Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-29
A NEW WORLDS record.
For Pacing Established Yesterday by
Star Pointer.
The Stallion Went Against the
Worlds Record on the Track at
Readville, Mass, and Succeeded
in Chopping Of Little Over
One Second.

Readville, Mass, August 2S.-The
Chicago pacing stallion, Star Pointer,
owned by James A. Murphy. to-day
wiped out the two minutes mark and
ended the controversy which hasvbeen
going on for years as to the ADeed
qualities of the light harness horne.
Accompanied by runner, theNbig
bay Tennessee bred stallion wiped cut
the mark and had three-quarters OF "A
second 10 spare as be went under the
wire This wonderful performance
was witnessed by about eight thousand
people. Ii was the more wonderful.
for on Friday Joe Patchen, with Geers
behind him, had made a shoot at the
mark made by John Il. Gentry last
October and had failed by a second
and a half.
Because OF this il was not thought
that the greatest rival in the race line
would get down below the even time
mark. The day was perfect for rec
ord breaking. Not a breath OF air
was stirring, when at o'clock the
horse came out with a running horsG
10 make a trial for n worlds record
The first two scores were not satisfac.
tory to Reinsman McClary and hs
worked the horse way down below the
turn. The second score was even
worse than the first, for while movina
at scarcely a two-minute clip he went
TO a break right under the wire. This
made the friends OF the horse more
than trihe nervous. The horse was
acting as II a little sore and as though
not up to the task ABut the third time
down there wW 20 hesitancy. Nc
Clary nodded 10 ~ He word and of theI
pair went. !
The first qudS was at an ever
two minute gaitOiN 30 seconds. aEf
then as McClary cal (sd on his pa
10 move the second ~ ter. there
great cheer for he IS beating
minutes all TO pieces ~ got tq
half in 592i. with the NAd "a
in 29A seconds. The M
was the fastest OF the m
tance was covered In 29L4 +
Around the tuhl PointeI
waver, the smallestNractid 6 -
md, but McClary hsfs>s
most before any one col
then they Strengthened in
the runner moving up
Both PAGER and runner
step along. Mccarthy a =
on the runner, but McCl
ward of encouragement
AT the draw gate.
reefed a little-tr I'M -
from the distaI,ct1 the greaNz
stallion appeared 10 freshen ih
last few strides, gathering
strength and courage as he nearec u Z II
wire. and finished like lion
record breaking time OF l5Sk
mighty shout went up. Men ye
though possessed. In the gra9 -
the owner Of the horse had
wrung until 1t ached. o.
fences jumped men who kV
and driver or who were car
with the enthusiasm OF the
Hardly had McClary got the
a standstil before they h
their shoulders and he was
the stretch TO the judges
there. as the band played
Chief" he was introdl
thrOng. A tip OF the hd
renewed applause for the n
and trainer rang out. A
was never timed. Not VI IS
stand but what agreed W,
announced, while ot6e<
Of the stretch the Vdtches
grand stand caught igequally fasUy
better. not one slower.
Since 1894 when tlp game little race
horse Robert J. pactd a time mile In
2.O1IR. the horse world has been look
ing for the two-minute mark TO DO
reached
To-day was the first time that Point
or was really sent for mark. His own
er has been content TO scoop In race
hOnOrs. but after having defeated Joe
Patchen twice out OF three times and
John r. Gentry, the only time he got
a chance at him. and as no other candi-
dates were in sight, the owner decid-
ed 20 take time hOnOrs.
Summary:
To beat worlds pacing record,
2:OOk, Star Pointer. b. G., by Brown
Hall. dam Sweepstakes (McClary);
Time. 80, 592s. 1:29. l:59h.
Boston, August 28.-Star Pointer
and loo pafcbsr tho Darpr1 vera