The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-19
JOHN R. GENTRY
AND JOE PATCHEN
May Be Secured For the Races
To Be Held July II.
HORSEMEN IN GREAT GLEE
Over the Prospects-They Will he In
Lima on July 4th and 1t Ia Thought
They May Re Brought Here
For the Opening Day.

Canton horsemen are in high feather
over the prospect of having one of the
greatest races that have ever been
paced put on the track at the Fair
ground here at the meeting on July liz
Efforts are being made to get John r.
Gentry and Joe Patchen here for
special race. The pair will be at Lima
on July and 1t is thought they can
be secured for Canton, July II. The fol-
lowing interesting bit Of gossip about the
PAGERS comes from the New York
Herald:
At one corner of the pretty half-mile
track at Goshen, N. Y, is Z. H. Harri-
mans stable of light harness horses,
| in which is located the famous PAGER
John r. Gentry, 2:00h, and at the oppo-
site corner Is former Senator John Nc
Carty's stable where grand old Joe
Patchen, 2:O1h, is lodged like prince.
A mighty current of good natured
| rivalry ebbs and flows between these
points. If graceful black horse ap-
pears at the door of his stall, or is
hooked to sulky and driven on the
track, Immediately all the stable boys,
rubbers and trainers are agog at the
other corner of the track. Should a
saucy little bay stallion be logged away
from his corner of the track those at
tached to Joe Patchen's quarters begin
to speculate as to what BILLY" Andrews
is going to do with John r. Gentry.
Thus day after day sharp eyes from
each stable greedily take in every move
made at the other.
| These wonderful PAGERS are being pre-
i pared for their seasons campaign, and
1t is the dearest wish of those in charge
to win in the series Of races for which
they are scheduled. Both are looking
and going as we'll as they ever did in
their lives. Time touches them lightly
and their races will be watched this
year with really more interest thar
ever before.
FIRST RACE JULY
The plan to race Patchen and Search
J light in series, in company with Tom.
my Britton and Cresceus, has
fallen through, and the old time rivals
Patchen and Gentry, will again try theil
metal against each other, and the
character Of the gentlemen who owr
them is guarantee that there will be nj
hippodroming, but that in every race
the best horse will win. They will be.
gin the season at Lima, July 4; from
there go to Boston, August l. Goshen
Aug. 90; Milwaukee, Sept. 12; Allen,
town. Pa, Sept. 10, and Springfield, Ill.
Sept. 28.
Goshen has been a trotting horse
community for one hundred years, evel
since imported Messenger was there IL
1900, and became the great ancestor o.
the American trotter. There are nov
about 100 horses located at the Gosher
track being prepared for the season.
campaign. Next to Gentry and Patcher
. two running pacemakers are just nov
attracting general attention. One is tn,
famous runner Isaacs, Gentry's pace
maker, which BILLY" Andrews hooked
to a road cart the other day and sen
an eighth of a mile in 0.121s. The grea
concern of the gossips now is whethe
Patchen's running pacemaker, Hickok
can beat that time, or which could viii
in a half mile dash. Both thorough
breds have their following and feeling
Is so intense that friendly race ma!
be arranged to settle the question.