Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
.JOE PAICHEN IS KING
Fastest Mile Of the Season Made
At the Empire Track, New
York.
John R. Gentry Outclasssd and Star
Pointer Easily Bsaten--A
Great Race
Star Pointer to Retire From the
Race Track BASE Ball
Other Sports.

New York, Sept big and black,
sturdy and strong, almost to the verge
of coarseness, Joe Patchen, the famous
pacing stallion, yesterday at the Empire
City track cut down Star Pointer and
John r.. Gentry in such q fashion that
he must in common fairness be hailed
king of the harness turf.
The race between the greatest PAGERS
IN the country was the drawing card
that brought the biggest crowd of the
week to the Empire track; that fur
nished one of the best heats and fin
isbes on record; that resulted in the
fastest miles in harness of the present
racing season, and that incidentally de-
posed Star Pointer from his position of
the last two or three years of champion
PAGER.
10 come down to details, Searchlight
was to start. Searchlight was to make
things unpleasant for the other three,
but Searchlight was lame for all his
fast Workout on Monday, which in
GUIDED haif-mile in Loo And SO the
race narrowed down to match be-
tween the champion, Star Pointer, and
Joe Patchen, for the third horse, John
X. Gentry, struck himself at Goshen
two weeks ago and is only now round
ing to.
Three times they came down for the
word, but each time the starter realized
that they We're not exactly on their
stride, but at the fourth they came
a vi too n
word go" was gwen Pointer at once
started out to win the heat. 1t was soon
seen that Joe Patchen was in racing
condition. and he hung on to the favor
lies wheel with the grim determination
OF veteran who never knows when to
stop.
Around the back stretch the conflict
was close and exciting and the public
almost lost sight of John r. Gentry, as
he was several lengths behind Around
the top turn Star Pointer appeared to
gam but 1t was simply an optical de-
fusion, and when the mighty pair swung
INTO the stretch 1t was apparent to ev.
erybody that they were about to wit.
hess one of the magnificent races of the
century. On they came. Star Pointer on
his courage and Joe Patchen desiring to
beat his old and mighty antagonist, but
try as he would he could not quite get
there, Star Pointer being winner by a
neck in 2:Q4A.
Joe Patchen and Star Pointer were
both together. with John r. Gentry
about length back as the word was
given in the second heat. and the posi-
tons remained practically unchanged
to the quarter. where Patchen assumed
the lead and held it clean to the wire
in spite of the determined effort OF Me-
Clary. who was driving Star Pointer.
Patchen winning by a length, with Cen
try several lengths in the rear Time,
2:02&. This is the fastest mile paced in
a race this season.
There was now a rush to cover among
the spectators, who recognized that the
old-time pacing king was to be de-
throned, and they made no mistake. AS
soon as the word was given Joe Patch
en- started out to complete his victory.
and he did it in most efrectual man
ner. Star Pointer broke so badly that
he was distsnced. and John r. Gentry
was unable to compete with the horse
that he beat at Rochester and which
beat him at Goshen. The time of the
last heat was 2:04A.
1t was announced that Star Pointer
would never race again.