The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-24
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The runner was beside him and then
began rush for the start.
starter Walker leaned out from the
stand 10 send him Off But the little
PAGER was tiptoeing and McHenry shook
his head vigorously
McHenry logged him back for sec
ond trial This time he squared away
like an arrow. Never a skip and Nc
Henry's white-capped head nodded as
sent as the paced neared the wire.
The runner kept well in the rear so
that the little brown horse could hear the
hoofbeats behind him to spur him on
Once around and the quarter pole the
first indication OF the mile flashed In
sight
Thirty and a quarter" shouted the
timers.
But the little horse was tearing up the
backstretch In his race for the half-miIe
post.
"Forty-nine and three-quarters," called
the timers.
He hadn't touched Star Pointers time
| yet.
This was slower than his record hair
| at the last meeting.
From the half-mile post home came the
struggle. A half well below a minute was
needed 10 beat the record. McHenry
knew he must pace a faster half-mile
| than ever yet the Patch horse was forced
| TO go.
| 10 the three-quarter pole.
"Three-quarters In 1:29A."
Here was a quarter in 2912 a forerun-
ner or at least a close approach to the
| record.
The stands then woke up TO the fact
| that the record was In danger and that
| the little brown figure just turning the
| stretch had the worlds record within ms
| grasp.
McHenry heard it and knew what II
meant. He drew his whip TO make Que
last effort, the rush down the home
stretch.
McHenry yelled to the runner to make
the last effort. Like a whirlwind down
the dusty stretch. yards each second.
came the pacing champion.
Keep still till he finishes" shouted
Starter Walker to the stand.
final effort, last hoarse call.
switch of the whip and unfaltering still.
Dan Patch shot under the wire
n hundred watches caught the time as
1853 fiat. and out on the track surged the
cheering, shouting crowd.
When the official timers announced the
time as 1853 Ia howl of dissent went
up.
Major Delmar. winner OF the big Mas
sachusetts stake. again captured a big
purse In the 2:11 trot. defeating the SEN
sational trotter Amelia, conquerer of
The Monk.
to Nutbearer, winner OF the Roger VIII
liams stake at the Providence meeting.
but had no difficulty in keeping to the
front in the others. reducing his record
to 2:0s.
George Spear had an easy thing with
Gold Brick in the 2:18 pace and didn't
need TO approach his record to DO 1t.
The Oratorio flly, Ecstatic, took the
pacing futurity for 3-year-olds In easy
style The summaries:
Gold brick. CHI g.. Hal Parker
Sally Dodd. by scipio tspear).. !
Legalwood. blk. &. (GosnelD.... 3
olivewood. br. G. CHayden) ...... 8 2
Deacon. ro. G. (Riley). ............ s
Kavalli, b. h. (Young) ........... 4
Time-2:lo%, 2:os&, 2:lo
2:11 trot, three in Ave. purse $4,000.
Major Delmar. b. h., Del Mar
Expectation, by Autograph
(McDonald) ......"......... 1
Nutbearer. br. g. Foote).... 2 4
Wentworth blk. g. (McHenry) 8
Amelia b. m. (Saunders). 3 2
Idolita. b. h. (Tozier) .......3 8
Poindexter. b. h. (Paige)..... 5
Autezella, b. h. (Spear)......
Kwanon, CHI h. (Knapp). s
Miss Whitney, b. m. IL. Nc
DonaldD ,..........,....... dis
Border. br. h. (Lydiard) ... dis
Time-210A. 2:0s%. 2:os1s. 2:os.
New England Futurity. foals of 1899.
pacing, TWO IN tnree, purse SiVuO.
Ecstate. b. T.. Oratorio- Ethewyn.
by Harold .....................
May H.. ch. z. Lyons). ........... 2
Tobin. b. g. (walD D............... 3
Time--2:l7. 2:15%.
Against time--The heat. 1:59A.
Dan Patch b. h.. Joe Patchen-Zeliva, by
Wilkesberry (McHenry).
Quarter. Half. Three GUAR. Mile.
:30A. :59& 1:29A 1894