Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-08
RACE WAS POOR.
Gentry, Being Unused 10 HaltMlle
Tracks, Was Easily Beaten by Patchen.
DRAWN AFTER THE SECOND HEAT
The winner Paced the Third with
q Running Mate and Made the Mile
In 2s1f-Attendance Very SMALL
Baronet Trottcd Against Time.

The race between the great pacing
horses. Patchen and Gentry. took place
at the Exposition Grounds yesterday az
ternoon. under the auspices OF the Rich
mond Riding and Driving Association.
but in no way could 1t be considered a
success.
The attendance was quite small, and the
racing was more in the nature Of farce
than OF bona-fide' race. This, however.
was no fault OF the Riding and Driving
Association, but was due to the fact that
Gentry. being unused to a half-mile track,
was clearly outclassed. He paced two
heats with Patchen, and in both finished
some distance in the rear. The race was
mile heats. best 3 in 5. and after the
second heat IT becoming apparent TO Mr..
Scott, Gentry's owner and driver, that he
could not hold his own with Patchen on
half-mlle track, Gentry was withdrawn,
and Patchen went the third heat with a
running mate. In this heat he eclipsed all
previous records here, and made a mile
in the astonishingly low time of 2:l1.
CHEERED WHEN THEY APPEARED.
Promptly at O'Clock the horses came
to the pole for the first heat. Both were
cheered as they made their appearance
on the track and the compliment was
acknowledged by their drivers who lifted
their hats.
The PAGERS got away together and
moved neck and neck around the first
eighth. when Patchen forged ahead, and
gradually increased his lead Mr.. Scott
urged Gentry onward. and the little bay
left his feet. He soon got down to bust
ness. however. but Patchen having kept
steadily onward was too far in the lead
TO admit Of his being overtaken, and
Patchen won easily. He made the first
quarter in 80 81, the half in i.06 81, the
third quarter In 1:42, and he finished in
2:l5 "a.
KEPT IN THE LEAD.
Patchen got away I'm the lead in the
second heat. and went further and further
to the front as he moved around the
track. Gentry's driver apparently pulled
him at the quarter, and he Jagged behind
while Patchen moved away ahead, and
finished full eighth of a mile In the
lead. The heat was about as great a
farce as could have been seen. Mr.. Scott
asserted that Gentry had never been on a
half-mile track before, and was there
Tore, unused 10 tne turns. III struck the
wheels TO his sulky several times with his
rear hoofs, and this, his driver claimed,
scared him.
The time OF the heat was PA. Patchen
made the first quarter in "a. the half in
1:07 Ia. and the three quarters In la IL
HAD A RUNNING MATE.
Gentry was withdrawn and Patchen
went the third heat with Greenway as a
running mate. He moved around the
course beautifully, without break.
though the runner kept abreast OF him all
the time. The first quarter was made
in 80. the half I'm los "a. the three quar-
ters in 1888 "a, and the finish was made
in 2:il.
This concluded the great pacing race.
The next event was race Of the bay
horse Baronet, 2:li IL, against Virginia
time. Baronet is owned by Holt &
Scott. OF Alamance farm. and is an ex-
ceedingiy handsome animal. He also had
Greenway as a running mate He made
the first quarter In SO. the half In 10 Ia.
the three quarters in AS ii, and finished
in 2:l9.
Messrs. II. Clay Chamblin. William +.
Wickham. and George Med. Blake were
the judges Messrs. Preston Belvin and
Joseph station, the timers, and Mr.. W.
j. Carter. the starter.