The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-11
SMASH RECORDS in
TR0TT|NG AND PACE c [:
George G. Goes Mile in Race in
Fastest Time Ever Made
Al in State.
WILSON'S FINE WORK
Great Pacing Mare Covers Mile
in 200, Half Second Faster
Than Trot.

Yesterday was Notwithstanding day
The crowd witnessing the fastest trot-
ting and pacing ever seen In virginia
& nr in the South, and some of the great
39rst ever seen anywhere In a race. me
record of Major Delmar III his eXnl-
hilton mile trotted against time on
Wednesday was beaten In race py
George g.. q great buy gelding by
Homeward. entered and driven by Alta
5G won the second mile in the free
for-all trot in 2:o61-2. thus beating
DelInar's mile and every other ever
1rotted in this State. Just to Keep up
Wilson Dick wilson's great Indiana
pacing mare. reeled off a mile in FOG
in the third heat of the 2:l0 pacing
class, and Went the first heat In 2.09
was waived in the third heat, and
Wilson was asked by the Judges 70 let
the mare go at her best clip. He did
80. and when the result was announced
erred the circuit in zoo fiat. heating
the record Of Joe Patchen some years
s5ngo and of Bad News which paced
d mile in Virginia last year in 81 I;
three heats OF the race, and Finch,
which ran second in the third heat,
equalled, IL not eXcellcl, the tfue or
Joe Patchen and Bad News here. 1t
+
these two premiers of the grand circuit
in their styles of going
fT The running races were interesting
ms such events go, but were of small
Importance compared VIVA theSe two
great harness races.
George G. Premier rrottcr.
The surprise of the day. however,
was the marvellous mile OF George G.,
though those familiar with the recent
races on the grand circuit knew the
49, 49,
ward. and were aware that he was one
of. If not the fastest. of the worlds
itrotters to-day. In recent issue OF
Sports Of the Times, Il correspondent
the result of the EOS trotting class
there. which was won in straight
heats by George c.. the first heat be-
ing trotted in ZOOS Ia. and the third
Major De,si1ar endenvored TO beat the
columbus track record of 2:02, but had
difficulty in finishing the mile In
22:1iIi.
suggests that pelmar SHOULD be put in
q special class with George G., Som
for,a Girl. High Bail and one or two
other fast ones, and adds that it is
by no means certain that he would
win At this same Columbus meeting
IN September Angus Pointer paced {,
mile in race in 2:o3. and another in
zoe 3-s which IS but 3 and 2 La sec
sonds faster than Aileen Wilson went
on the new Richmond track yester-
day.
In the free-for-all trot yesterday
were brilliant quartette of contend
crs for the purse, but not one which
could hope to win from George G..
when he was allowed to go his best;
There We're Namah, a, bay mare owned
by b. A. Buckley, of Southport. Conn.
a daughter of Peter the Great; bay
gelding by Nitrogen. and Colonel Pat
rick, bay gelding by Conqueror. The
first heat was reeled off in 2.12 Ii.
George G. WIN so With Kid
Shea second and Namah third.
A Magnificent Exhibition.
5g When the horses We're called for the
second and final heat of this, the free
for-all trotting event, the Judges
agreed to waive distance on the other
strotter go. He agreed. and when the
squartette got away George G. was in
front with Kid Shea, Colonel Patrick
and Namah fairly well punched, but
!. in the order named.
Before the first furlonE George c.
struck his gait and began to widen
the interval between himself and his
i nearest competitors. If any can be tru-
Ii. so called. At the quarter lie was
Z five or six lengths. ahead of the field
\ covering the distance In .33 1-2. Nov.
4 Ing like perfect and well-oiled piece
) of machinery, the magnificent horse in.
! creased his speed and moved with
1 perfect rhythm and without apparent
effort The timers gave the time fol
the half at l:o<.' .As..he continued his
great trot without break or with.
out the slightest sign OF weakness any.
where. the time was announced 70,
the ihree-quarters as 1887 1-2. Then the
z Judges began to realize that the hea.
d would certainly break all records fol
4 Virginia tracks. Going faster ever,
rod he stepped the great gclding came
{ Into the stretch with a terrific burs
i of speed, and. leaving his field fa
c behind, he passed under the wire in
break in ZOOS IL. He went up in tn,
mir in The last ten wards of the mile
and but for this break would almos
certainly have finished the mile in 80
Hat.
There was wild applause as the mag
nit1cent gelding finished, for thong
1.-The crowd had no idea of the time h
was making. they knewsit was wonder
fully fast ,trotting. AS matter o
s. fact, George G. finished the last hal
mile at a 2:02 clip. The last half wa
II officially announced ut 1901 LIZ. Til
& utmost enthusiasm was aroused anon
y horse experts over the performance,
S which was destined to be divided wit
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