The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-13
STUCK ON JOE PATCHEN.
DR.. johnson Stops En- Route to Admire
Fine Horses.

DR.. johnson, chief signal officer Of
this city started more than week ago
for his old home in Maine, but he ran
across a string Of horses at Buffalo
and he could not resist the temptation
of getting acquainted with them. Writ
ing from the race track at Buffalo to
a friend in this city among other very
interesting and entertaining things he
says:
while waiting in the West Shore sta
ton here for my train to make up for
Boston, 1 heard a man say Joe Patch
en- OF course that caught my ear at
once-large ears you know hear quick
ly-and / asked the man if Joe Patchen
was here. Then he told me that this
was the week of the Buffalo meeting Of
the grand circuit. Well, let my train
go, went to a hotel and waited for
morning. OF course / slept well but
was sorry that even a night must in
tervene before I could see the great
king and queens of the traotting and
pacing turf.
You may be sure that the first thing
l did this morning after breakfast, was
TO board car for the Buffalo Driving
Park. And these are a few Of the hor-
ses have seen: Robert j., Hal Pointer,
Alix, Moonstone. Carbonate. Sulphide,
John r. Gentry, and Joe Patchen. /
have been especially fortunate in fav-
ors from them all. Robert ]. Gor coin
of the realm-a silver coin, too, which
the east affects to look down upon, but
which the west believes is just as good
as gold is to L.; for a coin of the
realm, 1 say, Robert j. was uncovered
for me and while his groom held his
(Robert's) head that he might not eat
UP his visitor, / carefully examined
him and this is what he seems to me:
Bay. black points, dish faced, hollow
eyed, a trifie eve necked. clean lined.
light boned. knee sprung, nervous,
thick coated. but hair shows him in per-
feet condition.
Hal Pointer is a heavy built bay.
big feet, heavy bone. powerfully mus
cled: like Robert J he has an aversion
to visitors and seems to prefer man
meat to cured hay,-or perhaps he has
heard some preacher say "All flesh is
grass
Sweet little Alix. e:0s%. is already per-
factly described by her name. Gentle
as a kitten: glossy coat as soft as silk
a mambrino coat.
John r. Gentry. the great son of
Ashland Wilkes and Damewood. anoth-
er instance Of the Formerly of Wich-
ita' idea, is already too we'll known 70
you ia need description. He IS here
Il have just seen him-and ready 10
contest with Robert or Joe Patchen
If called upon.
Joe Patchen. the perfect. When I
came to his stall his driver said.
Would you like 20 see hirn?' Instantly
/ removed all doubt Of the fact from
his mind and was asked To step into his
large box stab. He was loose and
blanketed. The cover was taken off
and there stood naked. the perfect
horse. who came up TO me as gentle as
a colt Not sign OF nipping He is
much larger than either John r. Gent
ry or Robert J. and in comparison with
them reminded me OF the great good ma
tured man. serene OF temper but ter
r:ble If angered. I consider him the
greatest horse in the world eNamin-
ed him carefully all over leisucely He
is simply perfect in size. proportions.
bone. muscle and disposition. /. q, al
ways good natured. A hoafer II driven
alone. but a whirlwind in a contest.
He impreSseS one with his power and
gentleness. Some critics object 20 his
white markings but the color IS well
placed and 10 me not objectionable.
His head and neck are far handsomer
than the average horse
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