Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08
But Star Pointer Could Not
Come Within One-half Sec
ond of His Record.
MADE A MILE IN 1853 81,
The Great stallion Failed in the Last
Quartcr-Franli BoEash Wins the 2.O5
Pacing Race after u Five Heat Con-
tcst-nis Rest Time 2.O5 a An
Immense Crowd Present.

Rcadvillc, Mass, Sept. lon the same
track on which he made the record time
last year, i:J9h, Star Pointer to-day again
tried FOR II worlds record of mile in
harness but failed TO equal his perfor-
nance by half second.
Tho enormous crowd saw Il mile made
in less than two minutes, and it Is safe
to say that with slightly better condi-
tons the record would nave again gone
down before the great stallion.
An hour before Pointer came out 1t rain
cd softly for Il few minutes and when at
10 o'clock Nc Clearly drove on to the track
the drcrs were still coming down. The
track. however, was in good shape and
there was no wind so 1t was decided to
so for the record.
With a running mate Pointer made the
quarter in 29la, which gave encouragement
and with the half in 49, 1t looked as if he
would do something TO the record The
terrific pace was Kept up to the three
quarter pole which was reached in l:2Si4,
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 although only IL
short half second behind.
The afternoons sport was. the best of
the week ana drew tho largest crowd ever
seen at Rcddvillc, fully 1900 being pres
cnt.
The 2:cj pace, after Pointer, was the
great attraction of the afternoon ana the
crowd saw some fine racing summary:
2:li class, trot, the Massachusetts,, purse
5000 unfinished yesterday.
Grattan Boy, b. $. by
Grattan (MilleD ........2 .
Caracalla, br. IN. by Pa
iron (Kcyes) ............ l 0 S . 3
Belle j., b. m, by Ben
Johnson (SpeaO .........12 G / l 8 .
Town Lady b. IN. Che
ncD Observation-Disclosures. . TO.
Matte Patterson, b. m.
Saunders ...,....,.,.,. 3 1 S 4ro.
Stamboulettc, b. (Nan
BOklcn) ...............ll D D TO.
Tom Roy, b. m MARSH 4 I 8 no.
Jayhawkcr +. 5 %. Will
som ..................1O II I c TO.
Jupe, b. G. G'lynn) .......7 S DIR.
Sidney McGresor, b. $.
tConley) ................. 6 10 10 DR..
Fed Warranoke, b. s.
tRcynolds) ...............5 S DIR.
Nlco, b. g. CTiter) ...... II DIR.
Spin Along, b. m. (starr dis.
Preston. &. &. (Murphy).. dis.
Battlcton. b. &. (Gccrs).. dis.
rime, 2:lo, 2:loia, 2:ll, 2:ll2i, 2I3i. 2:1i%,
2:1lh.
2;l5 pacing, purse $3.50.
Egozcn. b. h., by cgotist, Made
by Dictator (CrutchfclD .....2 ! l
Flrt. blk. m. Qenniclo. 10 . .
Hal W likes. en-. n. tfOldcn)...... 10
Solayonic. gr. h. (Chcncy)........ 8 4
Chelsea gr. <. Dorc).
Moth Miller, RI. 9. "a. TrouD... 4 )
Norvin c., br g. (Bowom........ > 4 G
Trio. b. m tNilcs) .................
Mazcttc. b. f. Q3ailey)............. II 7dr.
Argetto g. IN. (Starr) e. ........... dis
Queen Nitalo, b. m. tRathbun).... dis
Macmillan, b. h. (Gcor) ........l2 DIR.
Time. 2:02ia, 2:C6ia, 2:c9, 2:l0.
2:Gj class. pacing, purse $500.
Frank BoRash. br h.. by Attain
tic King Q}oGash .............5 I
Roam Wilkes, I'm. h., by Ten
nessec Wilkes OBaGgs) .......1 4 3
Planet. b. h., by Robert Nc
/ GreEor DcmaresO ............4 3
Bumps. b. &. CWilsom. .........2 > . .
Chchalls. br. &. ONeiD .......S
| Time, 2:O5ia, 2:054. 2:0S'4, 1854, 2:oSi4.
2:23 class, trotting purse $500.
George, b. g., by Scarlet Wilkes,
(SinotO ..,........ ..................l
May Bloom, h. m. Weyes). ...........2 . >
Gucnn, b. m Golden. ................3 3
Nation. b. &. CThomasJ. 4
Rene, or. m, GEoote).
Time, 2:1j 2;l3'i, 2:l5.
Star Pointer b, h. McClcary) to beat
1;59i4: 2os, -, i;2Si4. 1894.