The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-03
GENTRY IS BEATEN
JOE PATOHEN REPEATS HIS Vic
TORY OF LAST YEAR.

Gentry the Fayorite In the Betting, Only
There is Noue-Both PAGERS Trenend-
busly Cheered Upon Their appearing
Gentry has the Advantage of the Start
i'm the First Heat Bot Fails to Follow it
Up-Goes into the Air Both Times on the
Final Effort Necessary to win-Time
2:O6 IA; 2:O5 1-2.
Chicago, July 2-This afternoon at
Washington park Joe Patchen repeat
ed his performance at the track last
August when he humpled the pride OF
John R Gentry. Today's match, their
first meeting in 1896, was two-heat az
fair and Patchen won in straights, de-
cisively. That the public likes tive
heats as well as three, if not better, was
attested by the attendance. Six thou5-
and people saw the race.
Both horses were enthusiastically re-
ceived on their appearance for the first
heat Gentry looked larger than ne did
last year. Patchen, although it was
his first race Of the season, confirmed
by his appearance Curry's declaration
that the big black was fit to race.
Joe Patchen was at slight disad-
vantage in the start for the first heat,
being a neck behind, and although hav-
ing 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 a slight advantage on the
bay. Gentry's supporters lost heart
when he failed promptly TO improve his
advantage in the start. With his sup
posed superior condition, as shown by
his mile in 2:0315 last week, Gentry
should, they argued, get away from
Patchen at the very outset But ne
did not. All the way around to the far
turn, Patchen led, the most OF the time
by length. There, however, Andrews
sent his charge along and the crowd be-
came enthusiastic. Before they We're
well Strengthened out for home Gentry
was on even terms, but the big black
steadily gained, 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 sud
denly the bay horse faltered and then
went into the air, and Patchen went
under the wire an easy winner The
time by quarters was: 321s; 1:O21s; 1:S5;
POSI-. The conditions were pretty fav-
orable for good time, the track being
very fast and the weather hot, but a
brisk breeze up the stretch had some
effect.
SECOND HEAT
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 before this heat was finished that
the race was over. Patchen travelled
the entire mile with machine-like pre-
cision. A great part of the time his
lead amounted almost to two lengths.
Andrews waited for the drive as long
as he dared in the stretch and then
closed in little, but by the time he was
within length Of his gliding opponent
Gentry once more faltered and broke
and everything was over. Patchsn
won easily. Time by quarters: :3214;
l :022z; 1854; 2:06&.
Had there been trotting, Gentry would
have been 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 |
Of 2:101a.
In the novelty trot two horses fell, !
LeteM and Baroness Marguerite. The |
latter was considerably hurt, but the |
drivers escaped without injury.
Horse review stakes-Consola.ti |
purse $500: Beatrice b. f. by Direct .
Fanny K, won in straight heats. Time |
2:5415, 2:33H, Baby c. second. Athway. /
third. No others started.
Clipper Stakes-S2. 600. PIP pacing: |
Pearl c. b. m. by Roy-Wilkes- Lincoln |
Bell. won in straight heats. Time 2:0S1a. |
? :O994. 2:121a- Nydea wilkes, second; |
Vallean, third. Nellie NJ, Sphinexetta. |
Lady Nottingham. Thomas Edison, Hal /
Crago. King Iced, Josie B and Sanger |
Boy also started.
Novelty trot-s1. 600, 2:26, 2:27. 2:2S
trotters: Porter, b. g. by BrigioCfa-
Wilkes, won second. third and fourth 1
heats. Time 2:1734, 2171z, 2:26A. Pac-
ket second; La Gratitude, third Letell !
won first heat in 2:17A. but was dis !
tanced in third heat Asmund, Prince |
ATurat, Baroness Marguerite and Pru-
dence also started.
Class PHI. trotting-S1, 900: Pat I. |
b. h. by Republican-Nen. won in /
straight heats. Time 2:1024, 2:11&4 2I1k |
Bouncer, second; BERTHE R. third. Eru-
sic and Don L also started
To beat 2:3O-ATaba trotted in 2:25Is.
To beat 2:31lL-Luna trotted in 2:2SA |
To beat 2:22j1-Fal1ir paced in 2:l92z. /
To beat 2:2S1z-Ben Nut trotted in /,
2:2S.