The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-05
4 MrsEaAnLE RACE.
Jockey Curry Held Up Pntchen in ~"
grant Manner.


grant Manner.
PHILADELPHIA. PA, sept. f-i"e
special race between the crack PAGERS
John II. Gentry and Joe Patchen AZ D''
mont Park this afternoon resulted IN
isnentable failure, and but for tue iao'
that the Pennsylvania law against 'no
selling OF pools was rigidIy enforced. /"
! scene would doubtless have Deen prec'pi'
tatcc. owing 10 the character OF the o.
| traction nearly 500 people were In AZ
tendance. over one-half OF whom LETT De-
lore the race had reached conclusion.
IN the nrst heat Gentry took the ledu'
ana though never headed. was ATTENDED
an the way round TO the di,ance nag ny
fatchen. where the latter broke, Gentry
coming nome well within himself In
-'o It, the fastest mile ever made oy
harness performer on this track IN
the second heat Gentry again went out
in front and was never headed. although
there was never anything in evidence 10
snow th3t Patchcn. under Curry's skill
iui guidance Was doing anything TO push
out the station. In fact Gentry seemed
10 De pretty wei used up. while Patci.en
showed no signs OF being in trouble.
In the third heat there was as Migrant
an exhlb-tion OF not trying TO win OH
the par OF Mr.. Curry as Was over seen
Il IA, and travelled as a double team
through the back stretch. Ia nego,ia-
tipg the hill. Patchcn went 10 the front.
but In rounding the turn he was hrougn,
back .by Curry. But n0twithstansfn,
all of the latter's efforts Patchon vs.
fun of go. and I'm the journey down tna
stretch to the wire he made up the los,
daylight. and fifty yards from nome ne
looked Ike sure winner But 20 the
an
Curry yankcd him of his feet. ana LET M
Gentry winner This was such a pai.
pable exhibition Of pulling that the Judges
declared IL no heat" which decision
was received with applause by the spec
tatOrs.
Before they were sent away Tor the
third heat Curry was admonisfod by the
Judges to go out and win. Curry protested
that he always tried TO win. and incident
ally offered 10 bet a good round sum
thing else.
Al the same time he volunteered tne
conviction that the Gentry horse ,eas
zone, and that he would win. and win
easily al that They got away 10 a gooa
start IN which Patchen held Gentry safe
an the way round winning out I'm 2.l.
!" 'he mth heat both horses acted
tired' gong TO tho quarter pole in .Il-2
|yntry lea INTO the stretch. where he was
eo.iarSu Dy Patchen. The latter appar-
nus "au the race won. bat Curry again
p"'ieu Ialcheh on Of his feet I'tls Vas
awkardly done, and the Judges scas, Je'
clued NO heat and called Curry into
the stand The judges iutimated mar
curry was not trying. an intmation TO
when Curry vigorously dissentos ,rd
went so far as TO suggest that the iudt.os
put up another driver when the horses
were called ont for the sixth heat tho
Judges concluded TO act on Currv's sua-
sesuon and selected Dickerson. who had
plotted Fred. keohl 10 victory I'm the
80 class. to drive the stallion.
Inc advantage OF the change was made
manifest at the irst-quarter which
Patchen reached In 81 H. two seconds
faster than the preceding heat. The half
was reached in LOLA.
Then McHenry. who evidently did not
want to make too much use of his horse.
pulled up for the apparent purpose OF
being distanced, and PatchcE walked
home IN 2.i3.
Inc judges, however, called out: "JOe
Patchen first. John Il. Gentry second"
There was no semblance Of a horse.
race In the seventh heat. McHenry pull
ing up Gentry after passing the half. and
Patchen coming home by himself IN 2.32
After the race the Judges held "A meet
ing the result Of which was that Curry
was fined 500 and another 500 was taken
out Of his share Of the purse 10 pay
Dickerson for driving the last two heats
While there was little betting the odds
on Gentry were four TO five
Lynn Belle had no trouble IN taking the
big end Of the money IN the 20 class
Larabie was supposed 10 have the second
race at his mercy but he broke badly
In. I. f~af h..
not reach Fred. koehl, who won N
straight heat.
First race-2.25 class, purse $500:
Lynn Belle, blk. z, by ST. Belle
tBythersl ........ Observation-Disclosures. | / l
Suburban Farm, b. m. by Etiquette
'Baluwin) ...-.-.-.-..-.. ..-........
New Farms. br. h., by King Albert
CTyson) ...-...... .-........ ....... ) 3
Boston. b. &. clayton. ............. dis.
Julia. O.. blk. m. Bcntom .......... dis.
Time. 2.l6 II, 2:l6 -. PIG 81.
Second race-2.35 class. purse 5000:
San Mateo FARMS blk. b. Fred
Kohl, by Guy Wilkes Dicker-
som .......... ......... ............. l
G. II. Leayitt's b. c. Larabie CWn-
som ............ .......... ........ , ,
Stackhouses b. T.. Menlo Princess
iStackhouse) .-........ ..--........ . dis.
Time. 2.ls IA. 2:l4 IL. 2I6i-i.
Special race-purse 1900.
Joe Patchen. blk. s., by Patch
en- Wilkes Curry and Dick
erson) ........... ......... / i02022
John X. Gentry. b. s.. by Ash
land Wilkes McHenry)
Time by quarters:
First heat-:So IL. 1:ol 1-2. lO3 II.
2:O5 IA.
Second hcat-:soi-e. 1929. iss.
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