The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-02
STAR POINTER FAILED
PACED A MILE UNDER TWO MINUTES,
BUT MISSED THE RECORD.
Some Lively Skirmishes I'm Yester-
days Grand Circuit Card at
ReadviIIe-Other Races.


same track on which he made the record
time last year of 1894 Star Pointer to-
day again tried for a worlds record of a
mile in harness, but failed to equal his per-
Torrance by a half second. The enormous
crowd saw mile made in less than two
minutes and it is safe to say that with
slightly better conditions the record would
have again gone down before the great stall
lion. An hour before Pointer came out it
rained softly for few minutes and when
at o'clock McCleary drove on to the track
the drops were still coming down. The
track, however, was in good shape and
there was no wind, so it was decided to go
for the record.
With running mate Pointer made the
quarter in :2s14 which gave encouragement,
and with the half In 80 it looked as if he
would do something to the record. The ter
rifle pace was kept up to the three-quar-
ter pole, which was reached in 1884 and
then came the question of endurance. The
great horse was urged all through the home
stretch, but he did not quite reach the wire
in time. The afternoons sport was the best
of the week and crew the largest crowd
ever seen at Readville, fully ten thousand
people being present.
attraction of the afternoon and the crowd
saw some fine racing in the five heats.
Little Bumps fought gamely in three of
them, but each time the son of Baron
Wilkes was caught at the wire, the first
time by Roam Wilkes. the second by Planet
and the third by Frank Bogash, the latter
finally taking the race Bumps had to be
satisfied with fourth money. Chehalis was
the favorite at the beginning of the race,
but Frank Bogash carried him off his feet
In the second heat and came near doing it
again in the third heat. Anaconda did not
appear, much to the disappointment of the
talent. The 215 pace was easy for Egozen
after the first heat, although Flirt and Hal
Wilkes We're well up in the third and fourth
meats Maximillian ran away with Geers
after the first heat, making the circuit of
the track three times and throwing the
veteran over the fence Fortunately Geers
escaped with few bruises The 2:23 trot
brought out q dark horse in George who
not only faced the starter for the first time,
but took all three heats in the. easiest pos
slble manner. The unfinished Massac husetts
stake was finally won by Grafton Boy. Dur
ing the afternoon Joe Patchen and Chehalis
were matched for a race at Rigby during
the Grand Circuit meet for purse of 81. SEQ.
Albatross, the guideless wonder, made a
half mile in 1:02A. Summary:
2:l4 Class trot; Massachusetts purse, SIS. 900
Diminished from yesterday
Grattan Boy b. s., by Graft
:. tan tM11iller) :......:..:..;.. "a IL
Caracalla, br. m, by
Patron (Keys) ............ 97S 2
johnson (Spcarjj ...........12 els 1 3
Town Lady, b. M (Cheneyj 8 8 3 70.
Matte Patterson, b. m.
tSaunders) ......-..s........3 8 4 70.
Stamboulette, b. IVAN.
Boklen) .......4s. ...e.s.....n 3 8 5 70.
Tom Boy. b. m. (Marsh| ~ 6 70.
Jay Hawker, r. $. I'd. Will
Jupe b. c. Flynn). ... s 9 DIR.
Sidney McGregor, b. 8.
Red Warranoke. b. 5. (Rey-
n nsdf 3. 3. Grit.r,. s,s dr.
Spinalong, b. m Starr -. Dis.
Preston, e. G. (Murphy).. -. Dis
Battleton, b. g. (Geers). -. Dis
2:11A.
2:15 Pace; purse, $780,
Egozen, b. h.. by Egotist- Maddie,
Firt, blk. m. tRerkSfck) ! s::t. 10
Hal Wilkes, oh. h. (ctolden). :
Solavonic. or. h. Cheney. ......,. 8 s
Moth Miller, IN. g. "a. Trou)...... 4
N Nor G.: br; S E. (Bowen),......... s
Argetto. CHI. m. (Starr1. ........... dis.
Queen vitallo. b. m. Gaathbone).. 6 dis.
Time-2:C912, 2:0612, 2:09, 2:10.
2:c5 Glass. pacing; purse $500.
Frank Bogash. br h., by Allan
tic King (Bogash) .s..............5
Roam Wilkes. IN. h., by Tennes-
see Wilkes (Baggs) ..............1 3 4
Planet. b. h., BY Robert Nc
Gregor (Demarest) s..............4 4 8 /
Bumps, b. 6. (Wilsonl. ............2 8 2
Chehalis br G. (O'NeiD ...........3 2 4
Time-2:O5is, 2:O514 2:0SA, 2:O6s4. 2:O814.
2:2s Class, trotting; purse. $500.
George, b. g., by Scarlet Wilkes
tSinotD .....a.-.... .-........-..1 l
May Bloom, b. m. (Keyes). .............2 2
Guenn, b. m. (Golden).
Nation. b. 6. (Thomas) 1
Rene, gr m. F'oote) s...................5
Time-2:15, 2:13s4, 2e15. ss
Pacing against time.
1.O514
Star Pointer, b. S. (McCleary). ...............s
Time by quarters :29lz, so, 1:2SA, 1854.