The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-28
rIonarchs of the Track, Joe Patchen
and John r, Gentry Draw
Enormous Crowd.
PATCHENWONIN2:02 I-2
beats the Worlds Pace for Season of I8oo-Crowd
Stands Up Cheering Wildly for
the FaVorites

I favorites came back again. It was evil
dent that the excitement was intense.
| When the PAGERS came out again they
were in good trim and got the word at
the third score down The second heat
was closer than the first up to the half
mile. Gentry Rugged Patchen's off wheel
till the crowd began to murmur Gentry
! viii get thisheat" At the haIf-miie post
Patchen pulled out little The stretch
was more exciting than in the first Cen
try spun for the wire like a current and
Patchen responded. Down the track they
came, nostrils distended. ears whipped
back, every muscle strained and clipping
! the dust like a gale. The excitement was
at fever heat On the track old men and
young men and boys jumped up to get a
glimpse OF. the stretch. 1t was like the
boooing of corks. As the racers approach
cd the break ran through the crowd and
II was evident that Patchen had the best
OF It. He led under the wire more than
length ahead. As he turned about for
the nag hundreds damned around him.
Men fought to get up to where tbev
could rub Patchen on the nose or GET
shook hands with Nh. Dickerson. Hands
stuck out to him from behind. at the side
and in front. Patchen was impatient
he threw out his head as if he would
nose the crowd away and make an effort
TO start to his stall. Gentry came can
tering back spry as a breeze and looked
pleasantly at the crowd as much as 10
say, "Patchen couldn't do it again" The
greatest pace Of the year in America
was over
Starter A. c. Jordon said It was the I'm
est race he ever saw.
B. H. Kerfoot of Kansas City said
Wichita would not in a quarter Of
century see such another race.
Secretary T. J. Cooper of the F.-edonfa.
Kansas, Racing association, said the
races were all the best the state had
ever seen.
Drivers Dickerson and Andrews said
the time would have been reduced prob
ably a second If it had not been for the
wind The horses had to fight a stiff
wind all the way down to the half turn. !
and on the ends it was a worrying side
blow. This constant blowing had dried
out the track leaving it a little crusty |
when the sprinkling was done.
The PAGERS viii be shipped to Los An
geles probably about Saturday. where
they race on October list and 18th.
The time by heats was:
second neat .....-.....-................. .2:0212
Totals by quarters:
First heat
First quarter ..e:31l5
HAIR .............-...... ...................1:0S |
Three-quarters -.................. .,...1:33A
Nile ..................... .................2:l35
Second heat
Half-..--....... .......... ..............1 :02l5
AhFee- an&rters-.......... ..............1:35
Nile --.....-.- --....-.:.... .2:0212
The unfinished pace Of Tuesdays pro-
gram was called at 100. Lizzie won.
WalNIt B, second; Baby Bloss, third;
Virgie Truce, fourth; Aeropone, fifth.
Time. 2:11A.
The race was good, Lizzie winning the
second, third and fourth heats. though
she finished out the first at sixth place.
The first heat closed in the following or
der: Walnut B. first; virgie Truce, sec
ond; Phyllis S. third; Aeroplone, fourth.
Time 2:124.
The second heat was wone by Lizzie S.
Walnut B. second; Baby Bloss. third;
Phyllis S. fourth. Aeroplone, fifth; Virgie
Truce. sixth Time 2;1L
Third heat was exactly the same order.
Time. 2:1S14
The fourth heat was the same. Time.
2:t5
There was a purse of s., 600 In the 2:25
pace, and the contestants went after il
hard. They got the word on the fourth
score. Lennie Sears. daughter OF Ash
and Wilkes, won in three straight heats.
leading from the first. Three Of the
money getters IN this race were colts o.
Wilkes. That fact needs no comment.
Louise Middleton was second, Wakeena
third. Ed Toler fourth. The finish by
heats was;
First heat-Lennie Sears. first: Wa
Seena. second; Louise Middleton, third
Barney l.. fourth; oak Grove, fifth.
Time. 2:14lz.
Second heat-Lenniei Sears. first: Louise
Middleton. second; Barney L. third Ed
Toler. fourth; Wakeena, fifth Time.
.14lz
Third heat-Lennia Sears. first: Ed To-
er. second; Oak Grove. third; Louise Mid
lleton. fourth; Wakeena, fifth.
The three minute trot:
The second heat of the three minute
rot was outside Of the Parliamentary
I'm, the most exciting finish OF the day.
Anna. Cash Henderson's mare won the
rst heat easily bug al the stretch on the
aish Of the second both pulled whips and
vent under the wire lashing. ~ as a
Gene Of wild enthusiasm. Anna ~ ding
o Mr.. Jordan was the fastest ..srse in
ne race for she led out 70 the haIf cas-
y. everytrae. The last three heats OF
his race were won by Harder Master.
.nua. second: Clay Wilkes. third: Che .
ute fourth The order OF finish in the
eats waR Anna won frstand came out :
lose second in the ether three. Harbe- l..
faster came ont third II the frs, and
-oa the other three. lady 2uth fzrae
fth and fourth but was 6lstauced in the
1ird Chenute fourth. nth and fourth
iay leaf vas diStanced sri he second heat
lay Wilkes so second IN the first heat
nd held third in the other three. Time
"a IA. 2:1S -. PIG - e.la
Wichita ought TO support Loyalty such
.ronE racing rs this. Today win in a gen
raj way. b. the good OF the meeting and
Wichita should turn out in masses.
The meeting 50 far has already pat W.
lIta in the lead OF the west and WI
hita people will not let it lack fo<sup-
OFT or appreciation.
Following is today's program:
2.s5 trot. stake 81 coo. Cash. Jr. Cash |