The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
NEWS or THE HARNESS HORSES.
Much Interest Centred In the Race he
tween nmIchen and Dainty.


tween pntchen and Gentry.
President Il. u. Hook OF the Goshen Drlv-
ing Park Association has received a tele-
gram from c. w. Marks, the former owner
OF Joe Patchen, 2:OlL, stating that the re-
cent sale OF the big black stallion Will not
prevent him from keeping his engagement
to start against john r. Gentry, 2:OOi3, at
Goshen. on August 20. Although the great
PAGERS have met many times before, this
will be their FIRST contest over n half-mile
track, and all Orange County is said to be
split up over the relative merits of the
nags. According to the records, Patchen
appears to have a slight advantage, the
lion hearted son Of ratchcu Wilkes hav-
ing turned the track at combination Park
in 2;OiA, the worlds record, while Gentry j
best recorded performance around IA half
mile ring il 2 05L No other harness horse
ever equallcd either performance, 50 lhht
the race at Goshen viii bring together the
fastest two half-uilc-track PAGERS on the
turf
Gentry's mile in 9 O5& at Youngstown,
o., last week indicates that he Is in shape
to equal patChens Combination Iark re-
cord The latter's fastest work up to this
week was u mile in o.. at Cleveland, but
hc moved the last half in about II minute.
speed which, IL maintained, would beat the
record OF star Pointer. 1t is said that this
trial brought about the sale OF the horse
for 100000. when ratchen was turned over
to Trainer John Dickcrson a good many
horsemen jumped to the conclusion that Ed
Mills had made the purchase for cH- Senator
John McCarty Of Brooklyn, who is Dickrr-
sons employer. Hut those who should
know say Henry Ilaws OF JohnstOwn, Pa,
Is the new owner of the Kansas cyclone.
Thor h, Mt hn "a
PAGERS are to go West for a series Of en-
gagcments there. In September they will
come together at Wichita, Kans.. where
there Is "A fast mil" track and "A big fair.
Both horses were bred within few miles
of Wichita. and were foulcd the same year.
II. G. Tuler the breeder OF Gentry. il now
the President of the fair association under
whose auspices they are to race. Both are
representatives Of the Wilkes family, and
they are the two fastest descendants Of that
noted sire. AZ ten years old they are GO
Ing back to their nntiv" country for the
first time with records only thrrc-quarters
Of IA second apart Now that Dirkcrson has
charge OF PatChcn, each horse Is in the
hands OF the driver who EaN" him his re-
cord There Is the most intense rivalry he
tween the two rrinsm"n, and while their
training stables at Goshen are almost side
by side, there is "A wider separation IN the
feelings OF the two drivers
Fred Kohl's exhibition mile in 2:oI& at
'bIuIlbuo laoN "N'N' f7'''' ~ -
McCarty of Brooklyn IA young stock horse
whose record has been surpassed ny onlY had
dozen other trnttlhE s'aillouF III 'fL' =, ~
list, Directum. 2:O5A; Ralph wilkes. 2:O6A;
Bngcn, 2;otN; William rem. -'o''t '"a'
2:O7E.. and STEAMBOAT, = II, being the only
ones that have hcaten this mark. Senator
McCarty's new 2:lO trottrr is a handsome
seven year old black stallion of the park
horse type tnli ana strong at ali point
He is a son or Guy wilkes Z'l7'' ana MFS-
,lrt,,
Orteburn, by llerrS MaunhtinH l'atvhtn. MS
dam also produced John II Shultss last mare
Mystery. Nv PhallaS, :. IN mat T.. X. h"Wne
drove TO record OF = 'hft' year"
ago, Mystic was Shipped AT the way rom
Kentucky ~ NAlltofnln TO - hr'd 10 huF
city. owned the mare an' bred Fred Kohl
When John lltck"rsnn trained for William
torbitt or 'aIitrrnla IN 'H'h, ne brought "ut
Fred Kohl driving HIM I" ihrcr-Eear- Obj
record OF 2:l2ia IN that year. and winning
several important races the h"rS" is
natural trotter, ut nm" action ana Wnhtertul
speed lie mas sometimes shown n read
strong VIII or ms own IN SCORING ana racine.
which Kept him from beating horses that
were not his equals in p"lnt OF speed AMI
stamina. senator Mc'arty VIII place MN az
the head or his PARKWAY Farm breeding STUD.
adjoining the Goshen trottlng-tracN IN
oranR" county
Tho brooklyn tnftman has two or three
o'hcr good ones IN training mat lHck'rsoA
has not yet uncovered. On" "f them Is tn"
green trottlnr gcldinE James Shevlin, by
Baron wilkes, TINS fellow worked mile
In G:l3+2 the other day. lie iS entered in
slo" classes down the Inc nt IN" Grand CT
cut from buHalo eastward Another pro
missing one is the four ycar-old bay hlly
Helen Simmona, by Simmons. that
gained record OF G:2hlt last year,
showing trials OF 2:l' In pri-
Fate at the same time. She was bred by ].
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