The age-herald., 1901-07-21
Worlds Record Broken.
BY A. E. cAFFEE

There was truf sport of the highest type at the Grasse Point track Wednes- day afternoon. The readers of the Age Herald have been prepared to hear of phenominal contest in the free-for-all pace; they expected that a great turf battle would be waged fast and furious for they knew from these columns that the big black gelding coney, with Andy Mcdowell in the sullxey. was in rare let tie and able and willing to burn up the track when challenged for supremacy. Anaconda has also been showing in rare good form all the spring and has repeat edly stepped his quarter better than a two minute clip, while the other black whirl- wind, Connor, with Alonzo Mcdowell for a pilot, has not yielded one whit of cour- age. speed and quality to his two titonic rivals. Yes, indeed, grand race was anticipated, but who among us hoped to see Star Pointers marvellous perform ance for three heats dethroned by good half second Yet, such Is turf history this morning, and accomplished over a track that Is never superlatively fast even under most favorable conditions The dispatches say: "The big crowd out at Grasse Point track today saw the worlds record broken for the three fast est consecutive heats ever paced in a race. It was in the free-for-ail class pacing, and Coneys first heat in $202, and Anaconda's heats in 2:02% and 2,O3ls Leverage 2:02s) shades Star Pointer by just one-half second.''
 Coney, by his mile in 2:02, has the dis tinction of dividing honors with Prince Albert in holding the worlds record for hoppled pacers.
 Before the horses came to the post An aconda sold for $50 against $70 for the formidable field composed of Coney, Con nor and Indiana. In the opening heat they scored down for the word at head swimming clip, each horse well on his stride, and reaching out for the lead with those mighty strides that remind one of the regularity and momentum of the great strokes of the piston rod of a giant Corliss engine. for Coney flew down to the quarter post in 29% seconds, scarcely time for cat to lick her paw, 159 gait, and he was a scant length only to the good of the pursuing demon, Anaconda; he flashed by the half mile mark in one minute fiat, showed the three-quarter sign board in 1:31A. and like the shadow of a ghost pursued by fate he whisped along the grand stand of excited thou sands and under the noses of the wild eyeQ Ju0ReS III H.Ul, Ine ldSI ndTut ling quarter in 30& seconds.
 Second Heat-Anaconda's Terrific Hall
 Coney now sold for $1OO against $50 for the field, in spite of the fact that the mighty Anaconda had hung on to him inch by inch and tride for stride from wire to wire in the previous nerve strain ing mile, and that John Trout was be- hind him, cold and wary and resolute, a oufA if, o.,pb ato1 Ofr1 erule for superiority. where jostle in the sul- key or an excited movement of the hand, would turn the tide of victory. Click clack, click-clack, they again rushed down for the word, Coney again the pace maker, leading Anaconda down to the quarter in 9 short seconds, 1:56 gait, but now the hand of fate intervened. as 1t off, ten does when the gamblers money is in the balance, for, as the terrific pace was maintained in going to the half, Coney broke! Ye gods, how those gambling hearts in the betting shed did throb and all but burst, for the flying Anaconda
 went by him, and like a streak of oiled
 electricity shaded the half mile post dur ing an interval that the starting judge winlxed his eye, and "59A'' seconds was hung out-terrific pacing, that. .Afdy set tied Coney quickly and sent fhim after Trout and the Kangaroo ><horse," who was simply fitting by f1e three-quarteI mark like a Kansasscytlone on tear in 1:S1k, with Conrsy and the resolute Mo Donald two o;s5en lengths behind. The heart-rendsfg pace was maintained down the stretsch to the very wire on which hur.s silken purse wrought In curious Gesigns of embroidery containing twenty five hundred dollars, but the distance was too much for the black gelding to make up, and Anaconda shot across the score a winner in 2:02%.
 In the third heat in spite of the two ter rife. gruelling miles just gone, the su- perb mettle of the great racers was still on edge. Anaconda went away on the in side shade to the good and seemed to
 hold his field safe, although Coney raced him around the turn, down the back stretch and along the home road to his
 hearts content. The last struggle, from the long distance in, was superb. but Anaconda crossed the score an eyelash in front.
 Time: First heat. 0:29sl, 100, 1:31K, 2:02. Second heat, 0:29, 059A 1:31A, 2:02A. Third heat, O:31A. 1;01, 1:32. 2:0S1s In the 2:10 class trotting Dolly Dillon. driven by the great reinsman, Myron Mo Henry, was first money, Satin Slippers second, King Chimes third and Stam-
 boulet fourth.
 In the 2:17 class trotting the black geld ing Charley Nc was first and Sybil H.. Al K. and Bell Curry in the order named.