The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
FRAUD FROM START TO FINISH.
CURRY's ROTTEN BEHAVIOR IN A
RACE BEFWEEN GREAT PAGERS.

Many Heats in which no sembIance
of a Race Was to De seen-His
Pulling Up of the Noble Animal He
Drove, IA Most FIagrant Exhibition
OF .sTrying Hard Not to Win," That
Cost the Jockey All Told 5000 I'm
Fines Imposed by the Judges.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-THE special
race between the two crack pac-
ers John r. Gentry and Joe Patchen at
Belmont Park this afternoon resulted in
lamentable failure. and but for the fact
that the Pennsylvania law against sell
ing pools was rigidly enforced a scene
would doubtless have been precipitated.
Owing to the character of the attraction
nearly 5000 people were in attendance,
over one-half of whom left before the
race had reached a conclusion. In the first
heat Gentry took the lead and was never
headed. He was closely attended all the
way round to the distance flag by Patch
en-. where the latter broke, Gentry coming
home well within himself In 2:0e&, the
fastest mile ever made by a harness per-
former on this track.
In the second heat Gentry again went
out in front and was never headed. al
though there was never anything in evi-
dence to show that Patchen. under Cur
rvs skillful guidance, was doing anything
to push out the stallion. In fact. Gentry
seemed to be pretty well used up. while
Patchen showed no signs of being in
trouble.
In the third heat there was as fiagrant
an exhibition of not trying to win on
the part of Mr. Curry as was ever seen
anywhere. The PAGERS went the quarter
in :3lh, and travelled as a double team
through the back stretch. In negotiating
the hill Patchen went to the front, but
in rounding the turn he was brought back
by Curry. But Notwithstanding all Of the
latters efforts, Patchen was full of go
and in the journey down the stretch to
the wire he made up the lost daylight and
fifty yards from home he looked like a
sure winner. But to the surpries and dis
gust of the spectators, Curry yanked him
off his feet and let in Gentry a winner.
This was such a palpable exhibition of
pulling that the judges declared it mo
heat" which decision was received with
applause by the spectators
Before they were sent away for the
fourth heat Curry was admonished by the
judges to 90 out and win. Curry protested
that ne always tried to win, and incident
ally offered to bet a good round sum that
he was never known TO try to 90 anything
else but win. And at the same time he
volunteered the Information that the Cen
try horse was done" and that he would
win, and would win easily a that. They
got away to a good start. in which Patchen
held Gentry safe all the way round, win
ming out in 2:i1.
In the fifth heat both horses acted tired.
going to the quarter pole in 33lR. Gentry
led into the stretch. where he was col
Jared by Patehen. The latter, apparently
had the race won, but Curry again pulled
Patchen off his feet. This was awkwardly
done and the judges decided mo heat"
and called Curry into the stand. The
judges intimated thar Curry was not try
ing to win, an intimation to which Curry
vigorously dissented, and went so far as to
suggest that the judges put up another
driver.
When the horses were called out for the
sixth heat the judges concluded to act on
Curry's suggestion and selected Dicker-
son, who had piloted Fred Kohl to victory
in the 2:35 class to drive the stallion. The
advantage of the change was made mani
fest at the first quarter, which Patchen
reached in 31ia, two seconds faster than
the preceding heat, The half was reached
in 1:01A, an Improvement of 51s seconds
over the preceding heat. 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
Patchen walked home in 2:13. The judges,
however called out Joe Patchen first John
r. Gentry second
There was no semblance of a horse
race in the seventh heat, McHenry pulling
up Gentry after passing the half, and
Patehen 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 to pay Dicker-
son for driving the last two heats.