Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-23
PAGER
ORA VS. LIFE
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NASHVILLE. Tenn.--John r. Gen.
ivy the incompatible champion PAGER
winner OF the only blue ribbon ever
offered at the Madison Square Garden
horse show for light harness horse, and
road horse OF perfect manners, now.
like Alexander, with no more worlds
20 conquer. is back In sunny Tennes
see to spend the evening OF his life In
peace.
Rack at Cumberland park, the scene
of his famous victory over Robert j..
on October 26, 1897. but the wild
clamor of the 10000 voices who cheer
ed him to victory Is stilled.
Mr.. Rensselaer, Weston, secretary OF
the historic track at Goshen, ". Y,
purchased the Gentry horse In 1893 for
the late E. H. Hartman. Both Mr.. Wes-
ton and Mr.. Hartman always enter
tanned strong aversion to PAGERS in
general. but an animal like John R.
Gentry makes his appearance but about
once In a century.
Nature has blessed Tennessee with
climatic conditions wonderfully adapt.
ed to horses. and 1t was the late
George Campbell Brown. OF Spring
Hin, Tenn who persuaded Mr.. Yves
ton TO bring the famous Gentry q Dix
leland.
Y This matchless horse was years
old, January 1. and. having won on the
turf fabulous sums during his career,
1t Is but fitting that ID his declining
year he should be surrounded with
every comfort and every luxury the
Hartman estate can provide Mr..
Weston and James Thomas. trainer OF
the Hartman stable, idolize the grand
old horse and humor every within and
caprice of his equine highness.
Story Never Old.
The story Of John r. Gentry, like the
story of love, will never grow old to
followers of the turk.
Sired by Ashland Wilkes, q Ken.
lucky horse. he was foaled in 1889 at
Wichita, Kas., by II. g. Toler, the dam
being mare from New Jersey named
Dame Wood. Gentry was registered
as trotter. but trained as PAGER. He
showed 50 little Of promise as q colt
that he was allowed to run wild or
the plains. The story of the discovery
of his remarkable speed, known to
every horseman IN the country, reads
like fairy tale. -a...... j.. T. .a.
Racing through 1892 John r. Gentry
was undefeated, did not start at ali
the next year and In "a and 90 had an
unbroken chain of victories to his
credit. It was in the latter year that
Gentry three times went against the
great Joe Patchen and each time Vas
returned a winner. At Glenn Falls in
1896 he was forced to set a worlds rec
ord of 2:01h to win over Star Pointer,
and in the same year at Portland, Me-,
in an exhibition against time, john
r. clipped a full minute from the
world record.
Four Great Horses.
Four of the greatest horses of ali
time-Robert j., Frank Agan, Joe
Patchen and Gentry-met at Boston on
August 25, 1896, and John R. could
do no better than second. In Septem-
Der of that same year, John r. Gentry
was first over a field composed of
Star Pointer, Robert j. and Frank
Agan.
During 1897 so few could be found
who dared race against this great
horse that he was compelled to give
exhibitions, but after Mr.. Hartman
came into possession of him a race
was arranged at Rochester, n. Y, be-
tween Gentry, Joe Patchen and Search
light and again John r. was first to
pass the judges stand
His last public appearance came al
Lima. o.. on a half-mile track, where
John r. against Joe Patchen estab-
lished the present worlds record of
2:04A.