The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-03
HUMBLED GENTRY.
JOE PATCHEN REPEATS HIS LAST
YEARS = oRII.
Wins in Straight Heats Although He
Was at Il Slight Disadvantage at
the Start.

CHICAGO, July 2.-This afternoon at
Washington park Joe Patchen repeated
his performance at the track last
August, when he hunbled the pride of
John R. Gentry. Today's match. their
first meeting in 1896, was a two heat
affair, and Patchen won in straight
heats decisively. That the public likes
two heats as well as three, if not bet
ter, was attested to by the attendance.
Six thousand people saw the race. Both
horses We're enthusiastically received
on their appearance for the first heat.
Gentry looked larger than he did last
year. Patchen, although it was ms
first race of the season, confirmed by
his appearance Curry's declaration that
the big back was fit to race.
Joe Patchen was at a. slight disad-
vantage in the start, for the first heat
being a neck behind. although having
the pole. But the big fellow was on
even terms at once and really there
was no time in either heat WHEN he
did not seem to have slight advan-
tage over the bay. Gentry's supporters
lost heart when he failed promptly to
improve his advantage in the start.
With his supposed superior CONDITION,
as shown by his mile in 2:0312 last
week, Gentry should, they argued, get
away from Patchen from the very out
set, but he did not. All way round to
the far turn Patchen led the most of
the time by a length. There, however.
Andrews sent his charge along and the
crowd became enthusiastic. Before
they were well Strengthened out for
home, Gentry was on even terms but
the big black drew steadily away again
until nearing the eighth pole, where
Andrews began to drive, and in few
strides Gentry was head and head with
the big fellow. and the crowd shouted
Gentry wins but suddenly the bay
horse falfered and then went into the
air and Patchen went under the wire
an easy winner. The time by quarters
was :S215; LOB; 1:35; 2:0515. The con-
dltlons were pretty favorable for good
time, the track being very fast and the
weather hot, but a brisk breeze I'D the
stretch had some effect.
The crowd anticipated that Gentry
would not break the next heat The
black at once set out the pace. and the
majority of old horsemen present. OBJ
serving the action of each horse. con-
cluded long before this heat was fin
ished that the race was over Patchen
travelled the entire mile with machine
ike precision. A great part of the
time his lead amounted almost to two
lengths Andrews waited for the drive
as Ions as he dared in the stretch and
then closed in little. but by the time
he was within a length of his gliding
opponent. Gentry once more faltered
and broke and everything was over.
Patchen won easily. Time by quarters
;32L; 1:0224; 1861: 2:06s4
Had there been betting Gentry would
have been the favorite before the first
heat. There is no doubt that Patchen
is in great form. After the race Curry
said that if the big black did not go
wrong this year he would beat Robert
Us mark on 2:0115. Summaries:
Horse review stake. consolation purse
S500-Bea h'ice. b. f., by Direct Hannv
K. Won in straight heats. Time-2:341b;
2:3314- Baby c second, Athway third
No others.
Clipper stakes. $4,000. PIP pacing
Pear. c. b. m, by Roy Wilkes-I.incoII1
Bell. won in straight heats. Time
2OSl2: 2:0994; 2:121s. Nydia Wilkes sec
ond, Nallean third. Nellie NJ. Snhinx
etta, Lady Nottingham. Thomas Edison.
Hal Crago. King Iced. Josie B and
Sanger boy also started
Novelty trot. $1,000. 2:26. 2:27 and 2:2S
trotters-Porter. B. 2. by Rrieiola-
Wilkes. Won second. third and fourth
heats. Ti1ne-217sz; 2:1715: 2:26K
racket second. La Gratitude third.
l.etell won first heat in 2:17Ht. brt was
olstanced in third heat. Asmund. Prince
Murat' Baroness Marguerite and Pru
dence a. so started.
To beat 2:$o. MAZDA trotted in 2:251b.
To beat 2:31H. Luna trotted IN o.9siz
To beat 2:221,. Fakir nac4d in 9.1oa
TO beat 2:2S1s, Bell Nut trotted in