Show PATCHIN mm KING OF THE TURF TUB defeated gentry in three thre e straight heats heals WAS A magnificent RACE but bat genar gentry y was tired at the outset while was in fine condition high wind prevented fast time best heat was 14 1 4 Ite feats of 0 jockeys lit at saratoga Ana condil condit races chicago aug aas 22 joe patchen today won the ahe great match race against john IL 11 gentry in straight heats beats the ahr race took place on the famous washington track but as the wind that amounted to almost ii A gale blew all afternoon a sensational time performance was out of the question tile three honts heats were covered in 2 07 nevertheless tha ills contest Is in regarded tin aa one of tile the most important that has taken place on oi the trott lne iric or pacing turf Pat latchens chens letory was decisive and seems to put ills claim to first place among harness racers beyond dispute twelve thousand people saw rely the race arid and the fact act that betting m was as prohibited did not deter the crowd from showing a degree of enthusiasm that Is seldom excelled at it a horse race gentry y w was a 9 undoubtedly a blight alight favorite in the public veil melt wishes but patchen rat clien was waa cheered just the samo same in what little betting there was outside 0 of t the track gentry also ruled a favorito favorite at about 10 to 9 at the end of the second heat old alil time horsemen pronounced it 11 the great est race in history in these two miles clentry WAS vas it a close son and so BO cons liering what was at stake the contest was waa regarded reg regal aided ded as unprecedented but tile the third heat heal went to tile the bis big black so easily that veterans were disposed to quality their opinion as to the preeminence pre eminence of the r race dee the ills start of the race advertised to be at 2 30 was delayed in the hope that the wind might die down it was blowing strong front from the western prairies which had robbed it of its in qualities so that the cc conditions adl in aery way may were against a rood good time lime performance hut but at i 3 15 the two giants of speed wele called upon the truck track although there had bad been no decrease in the arid and gale curry and mchenry McH cory the drivers stood in the center ot of the track and tossed a coin for cor advantage advant ase of position curry won and thus got the pole GENTRY LOOKED TIRED while appearances do not count for it a great deal in the case of horses latchens Pai Pat chens looks were so decidedly better that it il caused misgivings in the minds of gentrys Gent rys supporters sup portera patchen appeared full of 0 life and spirit gentry looked tired and when they scored for or the first time clearly showed more speed gentry broke on oil the attempt and acted ugly they m were ere sent away on the third score together patchen moved slightly a away w Y and tor for over a quarter ot of a mile le led da by nearly a length the first quarter being 32 seconds conda tte on the second quarter lu arler they had the wind at their backs and raced the di diblanca blance JQ in 3 seconds nearing the halt half pole gentry began to crawl up and his friends tore sections out of the grand stand when he went past patchen at the far ar turn as it if it was no trouble at all the t third hird quarter was tiras covered in 30 seconds flat the fastest of the race on turning into the stretch gentry still led by a length lenarth or more and his big supporters were buoyant list but on the way to the w wire ire the crowd was surprised to see patchen without being touched by the whip come up on the outside and on his own gameness beat gentry genar out by a good length neither horse was touched by tile the whip in this heat and it looked leaked to be a fair air test of their speed PATCHEN SET THE PACE in the next heat beat mchenry let patchen so go out and set the pace all the way around to the stretch then ensued a long ions and furious drive mchenry wing using the whip savagely on gentry who overcame all but three feet beet of the two lengths difference that had separated them at the head of the stretch but patchen had both speed and endurance and won time by quarters qu artere 33 32 ati 31 j never did a horse show greater gameness than tarry gentry displayed diso in the last quarter for 0 O a quarter of a mile he stood tho the lash a train ing iner every nere nene and being apparently lit in distress all the way yet never once did lie he show the slightest inclination to break the third heat was wag easy all the way for patchen who led and won mon by two lengths time tor for quarters 31 32 31 31 the only explanation offered after the race by driver IllI cHenry and owner scott was waa that their horse was not in condition we made a mistake they said in not sending him to C cleveland evel ancl after the freeport I race tile the other horse was on edge ours was not col taylor owner a of patchen said bald 1 I knew that my horse could beat lit him any part of it from yards to IL a mile had the race today been on th terre haute track with no wind mind tho 1110 first heat beat would have been in less lesa than two minutes 11 both horses will go eo to r Fleetwoo le etwood il park to race next week ineck an attempt la is being made to get it a match between joe patchen anti and andol here on saturday if this la is not doull done patchen may KO go against time MARIES only one race lit in addition to the special was completed i trot lir bleeders breeders Bre eders ceders baake thre year olds put durw abnet won pat fat L U second d marle marie D third best if time M e 23 alla I 1 special pacing race purse MOOD S 0 joe patchen won lit in straight heats time 2 bosy 4 2 07 2071 i 1 john II 11 gentry second 2 13 12 pricing ni purse puree 1000 unfinished susie G won mon two heats heals slumber work won one heat illa T third tommy brown fourth nest best time limp 2 1124 11 trot purse unfinished annle 1 10 won two heats hat bryson won one heat beat miss mcgregor tard margaret SIar sarec fourth rest beet time |