The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
FASTEST HORSE
IN THE WORLD
Sketch Of the Career Of the Famous
John R. Gentry.
MADE A WONDERFUL RECORD.
What the Man Who Bred Him Has to
Say-Somethin. About the Great
Joe Patclcn, the Celebrated
Pacing Stallion.
MADE A WONDERFUL RECORD,

The horse world has heard much Of the
pacing stallion John r. Gentry. who, with
his record of 2:oO1., stands before the
public as the fastest horse in the word
on the active list. What may be cons!d-
cred his official autobiography. briefly,
has been written at the request OF Sec
retary F. d. Coburn, of the Kansas Board
Of Agriculture, by the man who pred
him, Colonel H. G. To!er, and it is pub
listed in the boards quarterly report Tor
December, 1899. as follows:
He was foaled en- my farm near wien
tia, Kan, May II, 1889, sired by Ashland
Wilkes. e:17 IA. and his dam was Dame
wood, a daughter OF Wedg ewood, zig.
When / engaged in the business or
breeding horses in 1887, tried to buy the
stallion Guy Wilkes, 2:15, by George
Wilkes, then owned in California. but was
unable to get a price put on MN. ssnen
heard of q young stallion owned oy ".
Beaner, near Blackburn. Mo-. that was
said 10 be q race-horse and the making
Of good stock horse So I went 70 MIS-
souri to see this horse, liked him and
bought him This was Ashland Wilkes,
Z then a four-year-old. with race record
of 2:33 1-2 put him into tn, go list
the next year with record Of - Ii
which ne successive:y reduced TO -. L.
a:19 ii and finally Eli IL, ana was tnen
retired to the stud
In the spring Of 1sss bought two car
loads of brocd-mares in Lexington, Ky,
and among them was sorrel my,
Damewood, by wedgewood, 2:19. bought
this filly because 7 liked her general con-
formation and as T had seen her sire
race, to my mind she would make a good
cross with the Wilkes .b'ood.
THE LITTLE RED HORSE
Danewood bred to Ashland Wilkes pro-
| record
o.15 IL as her first foal. The next sea-
son she fca!ed to the same sire small,
chunky, bay colt, with black points and
without any white on him, which afteI-
wards led to the name 1.-The Little Red
Horse applied to Gentry. Cor TINS colt
was Gentry. or rather Nelly Iodo was
what we named him, and the name was
changed afterwards by James Raines-
who was tt en- trainer In my employ
Ramey broke Astland Wilkes and wanted
to own a colt by Mis- ret sta! ion. SO y
advised HIM to buy Nelly Todd but n
thought he would be too small 1osf
him he would he large crouch and tn =
re could have him at hat price. or ssss .
Jarres F. ERauey ard his brother Iee an0
John r. Ge.t.y, of Hughesvlsfe. MO. TN
sal,y BOUGHT him at one ye1r old Rame..-
severed his conr e ton with our farm arr
took his colt TO HUI h.sville. where TIE
youn gsterz received hts early education a.
a tV-o-year-od. Fe was worked as a trot
ster. but didn't make speed fast enough t.
suit the tra'rer. and hey put the hob
hes on him for couple of times to Sc
him to pacing, and along In the spring 9
HIS three-year-old form 7 BEGAN TO se
a letter twice aweek from u I'm kasre9
fun Of ..the great young PAGER. :. astes'
horse on EARTH. ETC.. etc, but as an
! originally from Missouri T did not place
"a great deal Of confidence in this talk.
although II had to ..acknowledge the
corn. when Gentry won five straight
| races and took the world three-yearlold
race record pacing. and never was beaten
heat
PERFECT MODEL s
81 A,5Sa Sfnur-year-oId he was laid aup and