Patchen Defeats Gentry., Daily Racing Form, 1896-07-03

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FATCHEN ATHENA DEFEATS GENTRY Joe Patchen Patch beat John R Gentry at Wash ¬ ington Kingston Park yesterday on a fast track before 6500 people Had there been betting Gentry would have been favorito favorite and the wise ones would have fallen He came here fresh from his mile in 2 03V at Eed Deed Oak while it was Patch ins first appearan appearance e of the season Naturally everything pointed to Gentry on condition while ho needed no speed The race showed that he lacked both Andrews was not sure but that his Red Oak mile might have hurt him although ho had not evidenced it The inference is that it did for he was far from himself His speed was wanting he acted footsore and did something unprecedented for him broke at the finish in both heats Joe Patchen Patch drew the pole and paced one of his oldfashioned olfaction but wonderful races He had the foot of Gentry at all times and could not have lost unless he fell down The time was not up to expectations 205l 206K The speed bits were the second quarter of the first half in 305 seconds the last quarter in 30J4 seconds and the second Quarter of the second heat in 30 seconds flat Gentry made his effort in the stretch in both heats in the first he was outpacing the black horse at the long distance when he broke and was beaten by four lengths In the second al ¬ though he was groggy all around the upper turn he responded to Andrews call in the stretch but again left his feet at tho thou last sixteenth and the black horse won by a length and a half eased just at the win There was never more than a length of daylight between them except at tho thou finish of the first heat the black horse was never headed although Gentry was on even terms when he broke in the stretch in tho thou first heat heatFour Hartford Four other events were decided The first a 5UO consolation for unplaced starters in the Horse Review stake for twoyearolds toeholds trotted Tuesday was won easily by the Direct filly Miss Beatrice in 23454 233l Baby G second Ath Kath way third Tho Theo Novelty trot went to Porter whom Starr Star laid up in the first heat and then cut loose La Gratitude gave him a hard tussle for the second heat but was unsteady in the last which he won easily Packet trotted a good race for a lame horse Liutell Luella who won the first heat fell on the lower turn in the sec ¬ ond bond in company with Baroness and Marguarite Marguerite both being declared distanced distancedIn distanced In the clipper stakes Pearl C simply paced her field off their legs Valloau Aloha fought her in the first heat but she shook him off and won so easily that it was evident that she could have beaten the mares pacing record 2 07 had it been necessary while she stepped to the half in 1 03M in the second which completely choked her pursuers Valleaus Aleuts separate time in the first heat was 2 08M 08MThe The great fouryearold foretold Pat L simply out ¬ classed his aged field in tho thou 2 11 class Ho cut his mark a full second in the first heat and could have beaten 210 Bouncer and Bertie Betties R had a hot fight for the place Andrews mare getting it by a strong finish in the last heat She will be hard to beat in two weeks The summary Novelty Purse 1000 2262728 class trot ¬ ting Porter b g by Brignoli Crinoline Wilkes dam by Commander Starr Star 7111 7111Packet Packet ch g by Pactolusdam Acetous by byHonest bayonet Honest Abe Bocock Book 2332 2332La La Gratitude g m by Marabout Marabou Vic Loomis 3423 3423Asmund Asmund Asunder br h by Red Wilkes WilkesChristine Christine by Hambrmo Ambrose Burnett Barnett 4644 Prince Murat Maura blk balk h by Onward Siren by Dictator Van Sant Saint 8755 Leitell Levite ch m by Axtell Atoll Amy Lee Leeby Blebby by Bay Star Nuckols Knuckles 1 2 dis dais Baroness Marguerite b f by Baron BaronWilkes Baronial Wilkes Scarletta Scarlet by Mambrino Bambino MambrinoRussell Membranous Russell Coleman 6 5 dis dais Prudence disPrudence disburdened B b m by Princeps Princes dam by Walcingham Waling Miller 5 dr Time 217J4 217 217 2234 2234Clipper Clipper Stake 2OuO 212 class pacing Pearl C b m by Roy Wilkes Lincoln LincolnBelle Lincoln Belle by Aballah Cabala Bruce Whitney Ill Nydia India Wilkes b m by Baron Wilkes dam by Nutwood D Thomas 323 323Valleau Valleau Vale b h by Sentinel Wilkes dam damby dab by Cuyler Culver Kelly 269 269Nellie Nellie M ch m by Butlers Bashaw Bash BashawPalmer Palmer 892 892Sphinxetta Sphinxetta Sphinx b m by Sphinx Spear 935 Lady Nottingham b m by Nottingham Tempest Miller 444 444Thomas Thomas AttorneyThompson Attorney Edison b g by Attorney Thompson 757 757Hal Hal Crags b h by Prince HalMcCall Helically 578 King Lud Lund ch g by King Herod Fuller 686 Sandy Boy ch h by Sphinx Swanbor Sandbar Swanborough Scarborough ough Hough dis dais disJosie disjoined Josie B b m by Chatterbox Hickok Hick dis dais disTime Sistine Time Iq 2q 3q 4q Mile MileFirst Milepost First heat 32 31 32i 3l 2084 Second heat 32K 31 326 34 2095 Third heat33 2 31 32J 35 212 212Match Match pacing 3000 1800 to first 1200 to second Joe Patchen Patch blk balk h by Patchen Patch Wilkes Josephine Young J C Curry 1 1John John R Gentry b h by Ashland Wilkes Damewood Deadwood by Wedgewood Wedgwood W J Andrews 2 2Time Time 1 q 2 q 3 q 4 q Mile MileFirst Milepost 2054Second First heat 3254 30J 32 30J 2054 Second heat 32S 30 394 31 2065 2 11 class trotting purse 1000 Pat byPat bypath L b c 4 by Republican Nelly by Pat McMalion McMahon Lash Ill IllBouncer Dillon Bouncer byMamb byname b m by Hummer Musette Unsettle by Mamb Mamba Patchen Patch Andrews 232 232Bertie Bertie Betties R b m by Wilkomont Wilkinson McKin Mocking McKinnoy McKinney noy nosy 323 323Ernsie Ernsie Ernie b m by Wilkes Boy McCarty McCarthy 444 Don L b g by Col Cool Tom Hills Time 1 q 2 q 3 q 4q First heat 34 32 322 32J4 Second heat 3454 315 321z 334 Third heat 332 324 33J4 324


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