The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-20
WORLDS RHGeRB BROKEN.
WONDERFUL MILEATBRreHros
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 ter of Second or the Record Held by
 Star Pointer Since isss-Ethsps Pride
 Takes s5,0o0 Kentucky Purse for
 Three ear-OIds.
 New York, Aug. 19.-Dan Patch broke the worlds record for pacers at Brigh- ton Beach to-day by pacing a mile in 1:59. It was magnificent performance and seemed an impossibility, the wind and track considered. There was stiff breeze blowing which struck the horses fairly in the face. The track was a lit- tie slow. but the effect of the wind waa discounted by sending a runnsr fn. front. while the second runner galloped along side. In view of the adverse condition the announcement was made that he would go against the track record of 2:00%. but would also try to beat the champion record of 1:59A, held since 1898 by Star Pointer.
 When the unbeaten pacer-for Dan Patch never lost a race-appeared on the track he was loudly cheered, and after few preliminary warm-ups h& got the word. With a swift, frictionlesf stride he shot from the wire and seena- ed to be determined to push his nosa into the flying sulky in front of hin1 which the thoroughbred in the sh6ft4 was steadily pulling ahead On swsp9 the famous pacer to the quarter in c9M 9M seconds, and when the half-mile pola was flashed past in 5S% seconds a great volume of cheers went from the vast crowd Then came the difficult top ts1rsf and the slowest quarter of the mile en- sued, the three quarters being done in 1:29A. But down the stretch as swift and steady as locomotive he came and stopped at 1.59.
 The new champion was not at all dis tressed and looked as if he would be able before the season is over to beat his own record The betting was even money either for or against his beating the record.
 The opening event was a dash of a mile and half for the 2.07, pacers, for (which the errasic but fast Beauzant was the choice at to 5, but LocAnda, won easily. He was a 4-to-1 shot. l For the s5,O00 Kentucky purse for three year-old trotters Ethal's Pride was the favorite at $100 to $50. Mary Gage led in the first heat all the way home, with Etheps Pride close up. The. finish was exciting, the favorite losing by a head. She won the next three heats with a little to spare.
 ! The 2:20 pace was long drawn-out .I affair of six heats. in which the fpvarsgss 4 eventually won, For the 2:.18 v .sas,,I Boy sold at even money. hsss proved 3; rank counterfeit. The Summary: l2:07 Pacing Class Purse $1, ,0oO-Mile and $
 Half Dash.
 Locanda, br Il, by Allerton- Kathrina, by
 Alcyone tBroodine) .j.s..... I oonto, D m (McDonald) 3 Sphinx s., ch lSpearl -.ss..-.... { sufreet blk m (Ecker) ... :. :. <. 5 5 q Charley Hoyt, D h. (snow) 6 Beauzant, br m (Geers) -...........i. ..... s
 Time-3:15M. Kentucky Stock Farm Purse $5, coo For 4 Three Year-Old Trotters @ in 5.)
 Ethelwyn, by Harold (Cnrry).. ? Ii i Mary Gage, br Kenney) ;-..... 2 2 2 < Bob Burdette, br (Beachy) ... 3 j Graincino, b c (Green) ....,..... dis 1 T1me-2:l612, I.l4, A:l414, z:lo12. ] Special against time to beat 2:O0s4, and
 ,500 to beat the " orld's record, 1:591a pacing
 Dan Patch, b h, by Joe Patchen-Z Zelica,
 by Wilkesberry (McHenry).
 Time .2911as, :58a4, 1:2914, 1:50.
 The Metropolitan $5 900 Purse2:20 Pacers
 Dick Wilson. br h. by Clay
 HpI King gSsf3Inl (MilsSn' Sp $ iGeers,
 Diablito, b tWalker) Mary Anna, b m (Snow) 2 3 TO Gilbert H.. blk 2 tMcDon-
 i'm Tinle.2os, POSI-, 2:os, a1oA, a:14 212. :. E2:1S Trotting Class-Purse $1.000 t2 in B. Dillon Boy, h, by Baron Dillon ], E (Hudsonl .... ..........s Ida Gray, b m Clark ............
 Grace Keller, br m (Cox) .......-.. E \ Joe N, blk g (Andrews) ......... |
 Neckette, m (Fisherl ........-...
 Crowshade, br m (Wall) .......... Dark Secret, br m lDavis) .....s.- v z 2
 Christine G, br m (Phelps) dls 6,
 He Boy, b g Scarborough and a,a Tinie-2:14ss, 2:1314. 2:13A.