The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-15
TRIUMPH OVER TIME
Won by Gentry and Patchen
Will be Shown Here.
THOUSANDS AT CHICAGO
Witness Great Three Corner
Race.

1t is fitting that John X Gentry and Joe
Patcheu, two of the greatest horses in the
world, should come back TO the locality
Of their birth and demonstrate their ri
umph over time. Not every one cares for
the races, but there is not a man, woman
or child in the county who VIII not wish
to see the great champions of the weird.
who will appear here in a race September
27. The gallant little bay stallion, John P
Gentry, left Wichita nine years ago,
green, little mischievious colt, with no
particular promise of the laurels ha should
one day win. He returns TO be hailed
with the plaudits and acclamations Of
thousands While Joe Patchen is a Seds-
wick county horse. Gentry is truly of
Wichita, and both horses excite a local
interest intensified by their celebrity.
The Horseman OF Chicago gives this ac-
count of the great three-cornered stallion
race-Star POINT Q Patchen and Gentry:
The big attendance at the opening day
which showing was increased by the
crowd naturally coming with Labor day.
was outnumbered on Wednesday, the day
of the big pacing contest in which Star
Pointer, Joe Patchen, Searchlight and
John R. Gentry were to participate. II
was reported that Searchlight was not in
condition TO enter the contest, and a vet
germany reported to the judges that this
was the case, owing, however 20 moth
ing more serious than General soreness of
the muscles. The judges consented to his
remaining in the stable, which left the
contest a three-cornered affair. When the
judges at Hartford disciplined Driver w
]. Andrews with a fine of 800, for alleged
violation of contract for not starting Cen
try at Charter Oak, Andrews declared
that the finding of the judges was so I'M
fair that the penalty would not be paid
That the amount has been turned in,
however, was evident from the fact that
Andrews was again behind the little red
horse" when the race was called. The
fine, it is understood has been paid IN
der protest and the action of the judges
will be bitterly contested. The betting
element could see nothing in the race but
Star Pointer and played him strongly at
odds of 800 to $50 against the field. There
was but little delay in scoring the first
heat. Patchen, who had been in second
place with Gentry at the pole obtained
temporary advantage by shooting to the
front, reaching the quarter in 302l sec
onds. On the back stretch Pointer
quickened his pace and when the half was
reached in :594 the champion was neck
and shoulders in the lead. The mile was
a duplicate of many previous contests be-
tween these two, when joe was at his
best and could lay alongside the rugged
bay horse. Dickerson does not spare the
rod when 1t comes to a close finish, in
driving old Joe, and In the stretch he
brought UP the black horse so dangerously |
that McClary also made use of the whip,
though but lightly and the heat was his
by half a length in 2:O4h, Gentry third /
1t was a rafting finish and pleased the
crowd nightly. As in his race at Hart
ford, Joe went the second mile better than
he did the first. Dickerson kept him right
up at Pointers side and the quarter was
again done in :30$4, the half was again
reached in :591z and from that on Diclxer-
son drove with determination to win If
it was within the possibility of a fast and
furious finish. Joe kept crawling up as
they rounded into the stretch and as the
pair came laundering down to the wire
Pointer was seen to falter. then break,
and the mile was Joe's in 2:02A. 1t was
evident that Pointer was not fit for such
race as was on. In the third heat both
Patchen and Gentry raced away from the
champion, and when McC1ary endeavored
to close up the gap that had been opened.
the big horse made a tired and ragged
break. which told the story palmer than
words. When his rival passed under the
wire Pointer was still back OF the flag.
He pulled up very lame behind and look
ed right then as though the injury might
be serious matter This developed Ia
ter to be the case. It IS not yet known to
what extent the lameness extends. He i
stood on the injured leg with evident
pain and even moderate exercise was out
of the question. It was during this race
that the authorities Of Yonkers objected
TO the selling Of auction pools and the bet /
ting on the big pacing event was not as
heavy as it would otherwise have been.
The Ladies'.