The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-10-05
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money-say 81 u day-than any other
hotel in the city.
l got into Sioux City just too late to
see the Patchen-Gentry race, but think
l 1enJoyed it afterward In hearing it all
talked over even more than those who
actually saw it. On the sleeper leaving
Sioux City over tho Illinois Central, l
sat in the smoking room with several
lovers of the weed and ds usual in such
places the conversation grew free and
companionable. What place the smok-
ing compartment of a sleeper is to make
new acquaintances and open mems lips.
l could write column of such reminis-
cences from such a spot. At this particu-
lar time of which write the gentleman
with whom happened to be engaged in
conversation after time began to grow
more interested in talk of two other
gentlemen sitting next to us than in
our own conversation, and, taking
the cue. Ipricked up my ears also. They
were intently discussing the days
race, and l caught just enough OF their
talk to set me wondering who they were.
Finally the one who sat next to me
turned and asked if saw the race. 1
told him no and asked him if he did
eyes," he said. 81 saw too much" How
was that? "Well," he said, with that
peculiar accent which proclaimed him u
southerner, II don't like to see horse
driven under 2:O5 for three heats, one in
2:o32l, then shipped clear across a state
and driven out under the whip in three
almost record breaking heats the next
day." He referred of course to the race
between Patchen and Gentry at Dubuque
two days before and won by the latter.
Then he got to talking about the Free
port race. when the same two horses
went to the three-quarter pole in 1:3O
and Patchen thrOwed shoe, and where
1t is said Gentry could have beaten the
record had he been driven out. / asked
him if he saw that race. eyes" he said,
'I've seen them all; own the bay horse"
Gentry "And that gentleman" l said
-"is Mr.. McHenry," he added, "his
driver" Yes, sure enough it was Mr..
Scott, tho principal owner of John r.
Gentry, and the famous driver, Mchenry.
They were en- route TO Freeport, Illinois,
where Gentry is kept. Mr., Scotts home
is in North Carolina, where he has a
plantation of 1000 acres. should Judge
him to be a man Of about 35 and found
him one OF the most agreeable and pleas
ant gentlemen | ever met. | talked
horse with him perhaps half hour be-
fore he revealed his identity and / was
very thankful afterward that had not
in the conversation PIT my foot in it
in anyway. The only thing that came
near it was remark cropped that in
my opinion Robert j., cit and we'll, had
more speed than either Gentry or Patch
en-, in which he agreed. But l cleaned
from his conversation and from what |
overheard between him and McHcnry
that in their opinion neither Robert J or
Gentry has any business with Patchen
when it comes to series OF hard races
in all kinds of weather and on all kinds
of tracks. Judged | from their conyersa-
ton that they had a very high opinion
of Patchen-as they have reason to have
and it was amusing to hear their COM
ment upon his iron constitution and
nerve. Mr.. Scott said Patchen was
aboat as near g cast-ircn horse as he
ever saw on the track. Mr.. McHenry
told in an amusing way how Curry
(Fatchen's driyer) tried to give him some
of the gale that was blowing up the
back stretch at Sioux City. 1t appears
that in order to save his horse McHenry
pulled Gentry right in behind Curry and
Patchen and let the latter cut the wind
and Currey, catching on to what he was
up to. kept swinging his horse out Sc
that Gentry would have to face it. too
After reading so many newspaper COM
ments upon the races between the cele-
brated PAGERS this season it was very in
teresting. to me at least, tC
hear them all gone over and discussed
by the owner and driver OF John r. Gen.
try, and am free to state, after hearing
all | did, much OF course not intended
for third party's ear, am thoroughly
convinced that there has thus far been
no hippOdrome work and that these
horses are actually driven to, win in
every race. heard enough to assure
me at least thar every effort was made
to make the Sioux City race a repetition
OF that at Dubuque, but Gentry canno,
stand up under the work as Patcher
Can. ascertained also that it woult
have pleased Mr.. Scott better had Nc
Henry driven Gentry out at Freeport af
ter he made the three quarters in 80 ir
an effort to beat Robert Us record. Nc
Henry told me he did not make tho ut
tempt for fear Of making failure Of il
and eyertaa!!y losing the race besides
by exhaustlng his horse.
But as only q smaii portion Of th,
GRAPH1Cs family are interested in rae,
horses guess LII let up.
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