The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
TWICE MADE TO BREAK.
In Spite of His Driver the
Horse Finally Won the
Race.
JUDGES IMPOSED a FINE.
Curry's PaIpable Effort to Throw
the Race Resulted in a Dis
graceful FiaSco.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 4.-The
special race between the crack PAGERS John
R. Gentry and Joe Patchen at Belmont
Park this afternoon was most lamentable
failure and but for the fact that the Penn
sylvania law against the selling of pools
was rigidly enforced trouble would doubt
less have been precipitated. Owing to the
character of the attraction nearly 5000 peo-
pie were in attendance, over half of whom
left before the race had reached a conclu-
sion.
In the first heat Gentry took the lead
and though never headed, was closely at
tended all the way round to the distance
flag by Patchen, where the latter broke,
Gentry coming home well within himself
in 2:06L, the fastest mile ever made by a
harness-performer on this track.
In the second heat Gentry again went
out in front and was never headed, al
though there was never anything in evil
dence to show that Patchen, under Curry s
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 trou-
BILE.
In the third heat there was as fragrant
an exhibition of not trying to win on the
part of Mr.. Curry as was ever seen any
where. The pair went to the quarter in
31I and travelled as double team through
the backstretch. 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 latter 8
efforts, Patchen was full of go. He made
up the lost daylight and fifty yards from
home looked like sure winner. But to
the surprise and disgust of the spectators
Curry yanked him off his feet and let in
Gentry a winner.
This was such palpable exhibition of
pulling that the judges declared it "no
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 go out and win. They got away to a
good start in which Patchen held Gentry
safe all the way round, winning out in
Oil.
In the fifth heat both horses acted tired,
going to the quarter pole in 1871. Gentry
led into the stretch, where he was collared
by Patchen. The latter apparently had
the race won, but Curry again pulled
Patchen off his feet. The judges again de-
cided 'no heat"
When the horses were called out for the
sixth heat the judges selected Dickerson
to drive the stallion. The advantage of
the change was made manifest, but Nc
Henry 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 horse race
in the seventh heat, McHenry pulling up
Gentry after passing the half and Patchen
coming home by himself in 2:32. After
the race the judges held a meeting, the re-
suit of which was that Curry was fined
$500 and another $500 was taken out of his
share of the purse to pay Dickerson for
driving the last two heats.
2:25 class; purse $4,000.
Lynne Bell blk. h., by st. Bel (Bithers)......1
King Albert (Tyson) ..........................3
Boston and Julia distanced.
Time, 2:1614-2:161@-2:16A.
2:35 class; purse $4,000.
Fred Kohl, by Guy Wilkes (Dickerson).. l
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Time, 2:1614-2:1414-2:16A.
Special pace; purse $4,000
Wilkes Curry and Dckerson). 2 K K
John r. Gentry, b. s., by Ashland
rl Mtlkes SsfaeaG
2:32.