The herald., 1897-09-23
Loses Just a Quarter of a
Second
]. R. GENTRY AND ROBERT ].
BEAT THE WORLD AT TRoTTIN0
DOUBLE
The Warmest Hind Of Sport at the
Stockton Fair-other Results.
Ball Games
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22-The
famous pscers Jno. r. Gentry and Rob-
ert j., hitched together this afternoon
lowered the worlds double team record
for mile to 2:0S on the track of the Bel
mont Driving club.
The previous record was 2:09A, held
by Mrs. w. E. D. Stokes Miss Rita and
Josie B. With the exception of light
breeze, the weather conditions were
good for the trial. The track Itself was
also in good condition although 1t is
rated two seconds slow by expert turf
men. AS preliminary the two PAGERS
were given a warming up in sulkies.
During the preliminary work, Gentry
was sent q mile in 2:14.
1t was 4:30 o'clock when the 25OO people
present greeted the famous pair as they
came up the stretch for the paddock.
Robert ]. had the pole. They were hitch
ed to a pneumatic-tired wagon which
weighed just siXty-one pounds. The
reins were held by E. R. Bovine, who
tipped the scales atN155 pounds.
Bovine took the turf champions twice
around the mile track for warming up,
and then started for the wire. AS the
team came down the stretch toward the
wire. Gentry, who was the near horse,
broke, and they were taken back to she
three-quarter post and again started.
As they neared the wire second time,
driver Bovine gave the nod to Starter
Marshall and they were off amid the
cheers Of the crowd. When the watches
recorded SO seconds for the first quarter,
the crowd almost lost hope of the team
lowering the record. They were going
beautifully. however, and the next
quarter proved to be the fastest OF the
four. This was made in BIN. or 1:04A
for the half mile AS they passed the
half mile post Gentry's near front knee
boot came, down, and every time he step
ped he would hoist his leg in an effort to
free himself of It. Bovine had the pair
we'll in hand, and the three-Quarters was
made in 1887 AS they came down the
stretch the pair for some distance kept
nearly in step and they were pacing
beautifully as they passed under the
wire There had not been a misstep
during the whole mile. When the off1c-
ial time, 2:09, was posted, the cheering
crowd swarmed over the track and gath
cred about the handsome PAGERS. Cen
try's leg was slightly cut where the
loose boot had rubbed it.
Mr.. Bovine, after the trial said the
team would have made the mile in 2:07ia
or better had not Gentry's boot become
loosened.
STOCKTON RACES
STOCKTON, Cal, Sept. 22.-The hot
test race Of the circuit was seen here to-
day, and old horsemen say nothing on
record equals 1t in interest. 1t was
five-furlong selling dash for two-year-
olds, and was run in two dead heats,
when darkness came on and prevented
the third to decide the contest The
pool money was divided, and the people
went home to talk of one of the most ex-
citing sprints in the history Of racing
Then race was between Glenn Ann, by
Imp. st. Andrew, and Bottlewasher, by
Silver iKng. The boys, Holmes and
Mcdonald, rode the race of their lives
their speed In the first heat the bunch
was sent away to a fair start, with the
st. Andrew filly two lengths in front
She opened up gap Of three lengths at
the half, but Bottlewasher closed up, and
was almost on even terms when they
Strengthened away from home. At the
seven-eighths pole the pair hooked up
and both caught whip and spur. Down
the stretch they came, but do what they
could neither Of the boys could land a
winner, and the five other horses fin
shed three lengths back. The time was
1903 Glenn Ann was the favorite in
the betting, at $40. IS for Bottlewasher
and "a for the field The judges called
the two horses out for second trial af-
ter twenty minutes. They went away
to a perfect start, and raced as a double
team the entire distance. At no time
was there over three or four inches diff
ference between them.
The boys rode hard. but neither horse
could get in front The judges decided
it dead heat, and divided the money.
The other events were of a high order,
ard were won by hot favorites Keat-
ing laid up the first heat in the 2:15 trot,
and burned up considerable moMey.
Summaries:
Trotting, 2:15 class
T. e. Keatings Antrima. by An
trim-Meredith (Keating).. 81 /
Conn, by Inca (Kelly). 1928 2
Chico. by Monroe Chief (Sullivan).. A 8 2
Native State, by Star Sultan (Ma-
Den) ................ ..................
Time, 2:l7A, 2:17h, 2:17. 2:17A.
Running, seven furlongs, selling-F
S. Warwick's Mollie R., 100 (McGinn).
won; Lady Hurst, 107, (Holmes), Sec
ond Elmer F., 107, (McNichols), third
Time. 1:2s. Riot. Cheridah and Tom
Clark also ran.
Trotting, PIT class
A. B. Spreckels' Dione, by Eros-Gra-
Gle S.-Speculation (Keating). )........ II !
Margaret Worth. by Alex Button
(Franklin) .........................3 So
Daisy Wood, by Silkwood (Maben).. "a
DR.. Leek. by Sidney Donathan).... 5
Clay S., by Grover Clay (Garman)... 1 3
Bonner N. b., by Daily (Norton)..... dis
Time, 2:l5h, 2:i4. 2:17h.
Five furlongs. selling, two-year- -olds-
Glenn Ann, 106, (Holmes), and Bottle
washer, 100, (McDonald), ran a dead
heat twice; Kylee, 1os. (Glover). third
Time. 1903 and 1908 Amasa, Atom
ga baoth Bright Mars alao ran