| Show PATCHEN A WUNDER i Clipped Nearly Four Secogcls From Worlds PaciiIRecdFd L 2 STAR POINTER S TAME r f PATCHED DRIVEN ta f OUR WHEELED SULKY1 Lowered tho Track Record In An Es Mbitioa Heat to Beat His Previous Prev-ious Kecord Dogs and Hues Prize Fight Talk Rrces and College Col-lege Football and Other Spores Joliet Ills Oct 20 Without any preparation for such a trial Joe Kitchen the black pacing stallion this I afternoon reduced the worlds pacing record to a four wheel sulky by nearly four seconds The record was established estab-lished at Ingalls Park track before 2700 people who had been attracted by the announcement that Star Pointer Poin-ter would go against both the wason and high wheel sulky records amI that Joe Patchen would try to beat his own record of 201 A few minor races completed the programme but the attraction was the progamme big pacers and when It was announced that Star Pointer was lame and that Owner Murphy had refused to let him fulfill hiS engagement there was much dissatisfaction But Mr Harks the owner of Joe Patchen agreed to let the black horse take Star Pointers place and high and go against the wagon wheel sulky and this announcement was greeted with loud applause A REMARKABLE MILE Previous to this about 3 oclock the great son of Jatehen Wilkes had gone a really remarkable mile in attempting to beat his own record of 20Ui Driven by Atkinson he went the circuit in 202 lowering the track record The time by quarters was 031 102 1321 tme and 202jt Several watches caught the I time in 2021h The horse was urged a great deal I in this heat but as he did not appear again until 4 oclock to make his trial I unt wagon or four wheel sulky record he was probably in well nigh perfect condition for the latter trial The wind too had died down to almost nothing and but for the cold atmosphere atmos-phere and the horses unfamiliarity with the vehicle it being the first time he had been hitched to a four wheel sulky this year the conditions for a great performance were propltous Oscar Os-car Ames was in the sulky in place of Atkinson owner lars having made a contract with the former trainerof Colonel Taylors horse during the afternoon after-noon AWAY HE WENT After scoring once Ames signalled for the word and away the big blkck i went with magnificent stride and with the running mate trailing a length or two away Ames rated his charge splendidly l covering the first quarter in 032I skimming along the back stretch with the stallion moving easily in 31 Around the far turn the pacer faced the breeze whatever there was of it but it was here that Ames first urged him It was here too that the running mate drew along and responding to the call the noble Patchen aped over the third quarter in 30i seconds I was now a foregone conclusion that the record would be broken and outbursts of applause ap-plause began before the horse was Well straightened out for home Ames lthew I the staying powerot the horsei and never relinquished urging him by vtrice and an occasional H sharp crack ofthe whip Tne result was lit iasc iiuurner I was made in 030 the time o thelast I of the last half mile being 10114 and the great pacer finished strong and true geat nearly four seconds ahead of the record I rec-ord Time204i The former record is held by W W P having been made at 8t Paul in 1S35 I THE SECOND TRIAL I Joe Patchen appeared fairy tired after I I af-ter the trial but nevertheless he was I taken to the stable rubbed down and i prepared for his trial against the hIgh j wheel sulky record The general Verdict sUIy I dict was he would not be able t repeat I his record breaking although the wheel I held by Johnston is 2OPtml and < the I I black would not need to go va las as 1 his mile to the wagon in order to win It was 515 p m when the horse came on the track hitched to the big wheeled I I sulky which had been made especially i I for Star Pointer After two scores Ames signalled for the word and they were sent away the runner trailing as before The quarter was reached in 032JA the same time as made in the 1 trial with the wagon but the second I quarter showed a decrease of speed the time being 10lt The three quarters quar-ters was reached in 1S5 fiat and the mile in 206 half a second short of then the-n ord This however beats the best efforts made by John R Gentry this eIorts season against the same mark During the afternoon Star Pointer was jogged in front of the stand His leg was injured at Indianapolis some weeks ago and again hurt at St Joe on Oct 7 THE OTHER FEATURE Another feature of the day was a trotting event in which the drivers were women Toxic R driven by Miss Lottie Grimes won the first and third Lotie heats and race in 214 and 217 Reuben S driven by ISles Waneta Grimes won the second heat In 215 Grme There were no other starters Stnrbuck and Michael Matched Philadelphia Oct 20 Frank J Star buck and Jimmy Michael have been matched to ride 25 miles paced at Madison Square Garden New York on Thanksgiving night The terms of the race arc that Michael is to get a guar ree antee of 1000 and Starbuck a guarantee guaran-tee of SOO and 50 per cent of the gross receipts over that amount Starbuck is under suspension but I notwithstanding that fact will commence com-mence training for the race at once I is understood that in order to get him out of his difficulties with the L A W the New York promoters will pay the claims of pacemakers in the Lesna race Dogs and Hares Goodland Kan Oct 20The Altcar Coursing clubs first annual meeting commenced here today The plains are I in prime condition owing to recent rains the weather is perfect hares are plentiful and strong runners Basil Hayman o Chicago the premier pre-mier judge is in the saddle and Ralph Taylor the wellknown Denver slipper Is slipping so the meeting is under favorable fa-vorable auspices The puppies running in the Altcar produce stakes are a capital cap-ital lot and the coursing was of a corresponding cor-responding high quality Louisville Races Louisville Oct 20The postponed programme of yesterday furnished the sport for the 5000 people at the Louisville Louis-ville Driving Fair association today The heavy rainsof yesterday only improved im-proved the going for the track was fast as indicated by the time in the first race The three heats fell to Sally Toler who won as she pleased v The 228 trotting was won by Alyes who captured the last three heals t Happy Jack the lone pacer covered cov-ered a mile in 213 Maher and Armstrong MSt 1d M-St Louis Oct 20A elghtrojind contest between Peter Maher the Irish 1 champion and Bob Armstrong i the negro giant is being arranged by 111 t St lidtUfr Press club through Parson JIJavi sJArmstrong has accepted and IfiMhhm agrees to the proposition will go into training at once The contest will be pulled off about Nov 17 in this city if ultimately arranged |
