The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03
LOVERS HIS SIZES RECORD.
Dan Patch PAGES Mile at Columbus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 2-The fea-
ture of the closing day of the grand
| circuit was the successful attempt of
the undefeated pacing stallion Dan
Patch to beat the record of his famous
SIRE Joe Patchen, 2:01A Driven by
his trainer, .Myron McHenry, the hand
some brown horse circled the track in
2:00% half a second faster than his
sire's record. The quarters were as
follows: 81, 20, BOZ, 1904. The
horse finished pulled up, and it is the
opinion that he could have made the
mile in two minutes fiat or even faster
if McHenry had driven him out in the
last quarter.
The track was lightning fast and
weather warm when McHenry brought
outsathe great gelding for the trial. He
scored down once, and the next time
was sent away accompanied by a run
ner. The first quarter. around the turn
was paced in 81 seconds. When he
turned into the back stretch McHenry
let him fly, and the half was reported
in 1 minute fiat. The third quarter
around the upper turn was paced in
/: 30A, and the horse was going so
easily when he straigl tened away for
the wire that it was evident that he
could not fail to break the record.
About fifty yards from the wire Nc
Henry began to pull Dan Patch and
succeeded in partially stopping him be-
fore the mile was finished McHenry
made the following statement to the
Associated Press after the trial.
my intention was to drive Patch a
mile close to 2:01 Il, but not quite
reaching that mark, thus escaping the
penalty of the record and leaving the
horse in the 2:04 class. He was so
good, however, and raced so easily that
we made faster time than I intended.
Mt1N
old Joes mark l tried to stop him, but
could not slow him UP in time I am
sorry now that did not drive him out
for | am sure that he could have come
the last quarter in 20 seconds or better,
equaling or lowering Star Pointers
record of 1:59A. He will do this be-
fore the season is over
The races were tame and uninterest-
ing, the only redeeming feature being
Rhoame's victory in the Pill pace in
the second heat of which he reduced
his record to 2:O9A
Summaries:
w The 2 GsBo class pacing purse $1,000:
Berby, dam Directress (Pen-
pr; Hammond Ian ch Cwelisj.4 2 ! 2
Haster, b m (Flemingl ;..:..,...2 3dr
Time Time, 2 ): I'M 2:I4&. 20 s:s5.
s11ONie1I W U6dI AsU114 pacing.
Dan Patch, br h, Joe Patchen (McHen-
ry) won
Time, 81, 100, 1904, 2:ooM.
The 2:27 class, trotting, purse $1,000:
Poteen, br h, by Patron, dam Fa-
vorita (French) .....5.........1 1 /
Dachelb gr m (Middleton) ........2 4
Roam Wilkes, no e (Gearl ......3 2
Ashland Cassell, b hi(Walker) ....4 8
Valwood, b (Coxl ~. o.........5 5 Z
Astrolite, b m (Lake) -. ......7 5
Daisy Direct, br m 5tCurrent) ....S s
Time, 2:15A, 2:1414. 2:14A.
Inc III class, pacing, purse 81, 200 (two
in three heats): go
Roamer, br G.. by Moquette, dam Ida
pi nuns Ig toLa1i1 49,; ............... Il l
Dona McGregor, b mn (Kirby) ........8 2
Don Riley. (Hudsonl ..........3 4
Frank B, b g (Penneck) ...........4 6
Pinchen Wilkes, b (Estes) .......5 5
Pat Wilkes, b 6 (Wright) ...........6 Z
Ghallie Downing, CHI I'M (Preston) ...7 8
Cu ms. m (Prltz) .sa....1-...........d dis