New-York tribune., 1895-10-28
GOSSIP OF THE TROTTERs.

INCONSISTENT WORK BY JOE PATCHEN. Jot'' W.
GENTRY AND ROBERT FRANK AGAIN
NOW THE CHAMPION PAGER
Those horsemen who have clung to the belief
throughout the racing season that Robert D. Joe
Patchen and John r. Gentry were in class by
themselves. the invincible champions OF pacerdom'
experienced something OF shock last week when
Frank Agan gave them all beating In the open
class at Louisville but this race, after all. formed
a fitting wind-up for the n-and-out series Oh per
formances In which Robert, Joe and Johh nave
taken part In since the commencement OF the cam
paign. Every of them has beaten each Oh the
others. and all Of them have disclosed the most
unaccountablv inconsistent FORM First, John r.
Gentry heats Joe Pachen In n walk then Patchen
takes the measure of Robert j. and Gentry IN
turn only TO be beaten by both OF the others at
their next meeting week later 1t Is only iar
to say that the tig black horse would probably
have maintained consistent form for TWO weeks to-
gethei Just az this stage OF the game II some SUN
neckcd judges in Philadelphia had not interferea
with the programme OF Jack Curry, and substi-
tuted new driver who gave Joe Patchen MS
head for tho balance of the race. allowing him 10
win il was Robert Us turn at Louisville the next
week and then came Gentry's chance In couple
OF gate-money matches with Joe Patchen at Mill
waukee and Dubuque.
CHANGE IN FORM
Just a. the time when everybody on the outside
had reached the conclusion tnat Joe fd'Chsh
couldn't be made TO beat the Gentry horse without
judicial Interference the big fellow paced grace
fully to the front in fast time at Sioux City, and,
what surprising he won again the next
week at Lexington. beating both Gentry and Robert
J. in IA long race. This streak OF consistency seems
10 have been too much for him. however, and when
h, started tbvorite against the same horses on
the same track a week later ne danced to the rear.
while Robert j.. beaten by both OF the others In
the first race at Lexington landed the money in
straight heats. The only new turn that remained
for the wheel OF fortune TO take at Louisville, the
last stand the circuit for outsider to beat
them all and Frank Agan did this last Tuesday
without having to beat 2:09 in the final heat.
Agan In a high-class PAGER. but when Robert j..
Joe Patchen and John r. Gentry good as
they in 1894. the ive-year-old son OF Nike
Agan has no business with any one OF the trio
That he should beat them all now Is regarded by
horsemen evidence that the champions
have trained OF. and there are many who do not
expect to Robert. Joe John regain in the fut-
ure the best form that they showed in 1894. Rob
ert j. Is plainly not the horse he was year
ago. Gentry's legs have bothered him all the sea
son. and II the stories that come from louisville
are to be relied Joe Patchen has gone lame
Just after his winning race at Lexington Peter
Duryea, OF this city. who has bought a number
OF noted trotters and PAGERS FOR w. K. ID. Stokes.
made an offer OF something like $4,000 for the
son OF Joe Patchen Patchen Wilkes, but the
owner OF the horse stood out for $4,000 and the
bargain fell through. Everybody who is interested
In the welfare OF harness racing would be glad 10
see Joe Patchen pass into other hands. his pres
ent driver having shown himself to be a bunger
who is not above pulling the great black horse
Patchen is entered in the class for PAGERS at the
coming Horse Show in Madison Square Garden
Mr.. Hamin Will probably nave to be paid Tor ex-
hibiting him instead OF making an entry in the
resuiaT n hT Sose an" as S oSne OF Joe Paehen
TO os have to Pne d an best ~ tn tn the
polite sporting set. but there IS one class OF visit
Horse Show week to whom this feature OF the
exhibition will be an old story Thes. are the
Fair At Waverly last month Elmer Stevens
out there with string Of trotters from his Je-
back mare Lady Harrison. belonging to William
Hoegg, Of Harlem. Lady Harrison is big. robust
self-rsllant mare OF equine new woman
and she has blaze face and white legs Just like
the champion pacei
CAME TO SEE JOE PATCHEN.
Stevens put up card. painted Joe Patchen.
2:O4" on the door OF Lady Harr!son's box stall
one day and after that fhe couchee -couchee dane
ers and the big snake had to take back seat
among the drawing ottractons of Jerseys fair
The Fleetwood trainer spent the rest of the week
repeating to the throngs OF credulous curiosity
PAGER from Kansas. and some Of his fellow-drvers
say he told II well and 80 often that he came
TO think ne telling the truth
specaI race between the two crack PAGERS. Frank
Agan and Star Pointer. In connection with three
days' trottng meeting at Fleetwood Park. but the
Executive Committee Of the Driving club has de-
ci1ed not 10 make the venture at this late season
when there may be unfavorabie change In the
Weather eat any day, Now that the harness racing
sea son is at an end In the East the horse show and
'he annual fall sales of trotting stock VIII monopo-
Ike the attention OF most horsemen hereabous.
one OF the most important sales OF the season
IL on for this week at Parkville Farm. John n
Shuts having intrusted Peter G.. Kellogg co.
10 sell about one hundred head OF trotters. young
and old for him tomorrow and Wednesday. Mr..
Shuts has been the largest buyer in the market
for several years past and this IL the second time
that he has found 1t necessary to reduce his grow
Ing stock OF tro.ters by holding big public sale
Th,s time he Is going to dispose OF some Of his most
noted animals Susie s. 2dS1a i Esge PIT Princes ,s
dls De 2:3s and the fast young mare Mamie.
Nearly all OF the weanings by Stranger; the son OF
r, oidsmth Maid are to be sold to the highes. bid
der. Mr. Shuts having decided not to train any
M ~ go,1g "a be breeder only. selling his
iines or yearllngs annually for other horsemen 70
,rain and campaign. The sale Will be held at Park
vie Farm rain or shine as there Is covered
track on the place where the horses can be shown
her