The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-09-05
TT W4S 4 FAILURE.
The Match Between Gentry and Joe
 Patchen Was Farce.

Ihlcnen was fhrces
 Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-The special race between the cracks John R, Gen try and Joe Patchen at Belmont park this afternoon was lamentable fail ure, and but for the fact that the Penn sylvania law against the selling of pools was rigidly enforced a scene would doubtless have been precipltated. Near ly 5000 people were In attendance, but over one-half of them left before the race was concluded.
 In the first heat Gentry took the lead and, though never headed, was closely attended all the way round to the dis tance flag by Patchen, where the latter broke, Gentry coming home well within himself in 2;O6A. the fastest mile ever made by harness performer on this track. In the second heat Gentry again went out in front and was never headed, although there was no evidence that Patchen, who was driven by Curry, 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 fragrant exhibition of not trying to win on the part of Curry. The pair went the quar- ter in STA and travelled as double team through the stretch. In taking the hill Patchen went to the front, but | in rounding the turn he was brought | back by Curry. But notwithstanding | all of the latter's 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 a sure winner. But to the sur prise and disgust of the spectators Cur ry yanked him off his feet and let in | Gentry a winner This was such pal pablo exhibition of pulling that the | judges declared it mo heat"
 | Before they were sent away for the | fourth heat Curry was admonished by | the judges to go out and win. Curry protested that he always drove to win.
 He said Gentry was "done" and would
 win easily. They got away to a good start and Patchen held Gentry safe all
 the way round, winning in 2:11.
 | Tn the fifth heat both horses actel
 tired, going to the quarter pole in SS1s.
 Gentry led into the stretch, where he
 was collared by Patchen. The latter,
 apparently, had the race won, but Cur
 " again pulled Patchen off his feet.
 The judges again decided mo heat" and called Curry into the stand. The judges intimated that Curry was not trying to
 win. Curry vigorously dissented, and suggested that the judges put up an | other man.
 l When the horses were called out for l the sixth heat the judges selected Dick erson to drive the stallion, The ad- vantage of the change was made mani fest at the first quarter, which Patchen
 reached in 311s The half was reached | in 1:01%, an improvement of 514 seconds over the preceding heat. Then McHen' ry pulled up for the apparent purpose of being distanced and Patchen walked
 home in 2:1s.
 The judges, however, called out, "Joe Patchen first, John R. Gentry second There was no semblance of horse race in the seventh heat, McTienry pull ing up Gentry after passing the half l and Patchen coming home by himself in 2:32 After the race the judges held a meeting, the result of which was that Curry was fined $50 and another $10( was taken out of his share of the purse to pay Dickersen for driving the last two heats. What little betting there was was on Gentry, 4 to 5.