The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-07
Joe Patchen Defeats Star Pointer
and Gentry.
FASTEST HEAT OF YEAR
PATCHEN DOES SECOND HEAT IN
GREAT TIME OF 2:oes4.
First Heat Went to Star Pointer,
Who Was Favorite, But Patchen
Took Next Two Without Diff
Guilty, Pointer Being Distanced In
the Final.

New York, Sept. Fifteen thousand
enthusiastic spectators were at the
Empire City trotting track today to see
the great race between the star PAGERS,
Star Pointer, Joe Patchen, John r.
Gentry and Searchlight.
Three times they came down for the
word, but each time the starter re-
allied that they were not exactly on
their stride, but at the fourth they
came down like a triple team, and
when the word ''go" was given, Pointer
at once started out to win the heat. 1t
was soon seen that Joe Patchen was in
racing condition, and he hung onto the
favorite'S wheel with the grim deter
mination of a 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 be-
hind.
Around the top turn, Star Pointer
appeared to gain, but T. was simply an
optical delusion, and when the mighty
pair swung into the stretch, it was APP
parent to everybody that they were
about to witness one of the most mag
nificent 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 landing the winner by a
neck in 2:04A.
Patchen Wins Second.
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 Nc
Cleary, who was driving Star Pointer,
Patchen winning by a length, with
Gentry several lengths in the rear.
Time-2:02a4. This is the fastest mile
paced in race this season.
There was now a rush to cover
among the spectators, who recognized
that the old-time pacing king was to
be dethroned, and they made no mis-
take AS soon as the word was given,
Joe Patchen started out to complete
his victory, and he did it in a most
effectual manner. Star Pointer broke
so badly that he was distanced, and
John R. Gentry was utterly unable to
compete with the horse chat he beat at
Rochester and which beat him at Co
shen. The time of the last heat was
2:04A. 1t was announced tnaL otdT
Pointer would never race again.
Results:
Free-for-all pacing, two in three
heats, purse, S4,OOO-Joe Patchen (Dick-
erson) 2, 1, 1; John R. Gentry Can
drews), 8, 8, 2: Star Pointer CMcCleary),
1, 2, dis. Time-:3OA; 591k; 1:32A
2:O4A; :3Oal; :59%; 1:31A; 2:O2%; :32A
1:02; 1887; 2:0lA.
2:22 class. trotting, two in three
heats, purse, 81, 500-Senator L. won in
straight heats. Time-2:151s; 2:12. Lasso
second, Slipper third. Lucille NJ, Annie
Burns, George c., Fleetwood, Martha
and Richard also started.
2:10 class, trotting, one-mile dash,
purse, s60O-Alvos won in 2:091a. Louis
NJ, Corporal, Success, Dan Cupir, Di-
one, Memoline, J. B. D. and Lelah S.
finished in the order named
2:04 class, trotting, two. in three
purse, s2,0OO-Rubber won in straight
heats. Tfne-2:10; 2:10A. Little Dick
second Plimmer third. Iris, Chanty
George Carney, Konster,- Edna Cook
Timbrel, Pilot Evans and Fancy King
also started.