The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-22

Chicago, Aug. 21-Those who went
to the Washington park course this
afternoon, and there were some $1,000
of them, saw the fastest first heat ever
paced and probably the fastest fourth
quarter.
The conditions were good for fast
time. The track was springy and
fast and the weather was warm, but
during the earlier part of the afternoon
there was little breeze, which the
PAGERS had to breast through the half
mile of the back stretch.
The chief event on the card was the
match race between Joe Patchen, with
a record of 2:O115, and Star Pointer.
record 2:01A. The conditions were that
they should pace three heats and to
have the inside position alternately
The toss of a coin gave PaIchen the
pole the first and third heats. Not
withstanding this advantage and the
fact that he had a quarter of a second
the better of his opponent in the mat
ter Of records, the race demonstrated
that Star Pointer was too fast for him
at lease, on this occaSion-for the lat
ter won all three of the heats handily,
outfOoting the black horse.
FASTEST FIRST HEAT.
For the first heat they were given
the word and went away we'll together
Round the first turn Patchen secured a
lead of a length. The first quarter was
covered in 3015 seconds. which proved
to be the rating fer-the- heat. Turn
ing 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 fat, or 291k seconds. for
the second quarter 1:5S gait Then
the wind and the terrific pace began
to tell on them. and the timers caught
them at the three-qu post in
1:3216-a 2:O1 gait for the third quar-
ter.
At this point, Pointer. travelling on
the outside. had fallen an oven length
behind Patchen. Swinging into the
stretch, McCleary called on the bay
horse and he responded gamely with
one of the grandest bursts of speed
ever seen on a trOtting track Steadily,
inch by inch. he crept up on the black
stallion. Curry shook up his horse lifted
him and laid the lash with singing
emphasis on his flank He responded
nobly and let out another link, pacing
without waver, like a piece of We'll
balanced machinery, but go ever so
bay.
INCH BY INCH.
Inch by inch Pointer crept up on him.
Now the cry was "Patchen wins as
they neared the wire, but it was met
with the answering cry, Pointer
winse' And ne did win. but it was only
in the last half dozen strides and only
by a nose.
The time for the mile was POP, and
a, fast heat record was marked up.
This made the time for the last quarter
2915 seconds. When the fact that star
Pointer was an open length to the pad
when the judges caught Patehens time
at the three quarters post IS taken
into consideration, it is evident that
Pointer must have paced the last quar-
ter in about 20 seconds, or at 1876
gait, which was probably never De
| fore eauaIled in the fourth quarter OF
| a race in which previous quarter had
| been paced at a, 1:5S gait.
FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
The strength with which Pointer fin
ished in this heat made it almost a
foregone conclusion that he would win
the second heat and the race, and eS-
pecially 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 and Won at
will by two open lengths in 2:O4A.
| The first quarter was covered In ~
I seconds, the half in 1:OO& and the
! three-quarterS in 1:3212.
The third heat was repetition OF
! tbe second. and was done in 2:04. The
| first quarter was covered in 3O18 sec
onds. the half in 1902 and the three
( quarters in 1889.
It took four heats to decide the 2:11
pacing event, Lady Nottingham TAX
! ing three of those. Tuty Wilkes was
second and Doc Archibald third. Best
| Time -2.1O11