The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
Breeding FarmC
 In Alabama.
BY SQUIRE BROWN.

trained to go to the quarter very slow. This left h1m only that last part of the mile in which to make up all his time.
 Now we are going to change that and have him go down to the quarter at his own clip. There is no reason why he should not go the full mile in fast time when he Is educated to 1t. Once Lord Derby settles in his stride he sails over the ground like a whirlwind and never seems to tire.
 That was shown conclusively in his race at Memphis with The Monk.
 He trotted that last three-quarters in t:30 was going fast at the finish, and was still strong. Barring accidents. I expect Lord Derby to do some great work next season."
 bought Dan Patch. the famous unbeaten pacer. from M. F.. Sturgis of New York tor $6O.00O M. E. McHenry. who has driven the horse many a fast mile and contract with MT. Savage to handle the horse for the racing seasons of 19o3-4 The price is said to be the highest ever paid for pacer
 Dan Patch, famous on the turf as Che inbeaten pacer.' and the only harness horse that ever equaled the worlds rec ord of Star Pointer q :5s 1-D. is a brown Gose soi l sx zeiea rSe % aed through his career on. the turf has been trained and driven by M. E. McHenry. in whose name he raced. Dan Patch was pred by M. Messlnger of Oxford Ind. who owned him until about January of ool, when he sold the horse at private , sale to M. E. Sturgis of this city. who is best known through his connection with the trotting turf, Mir. Sturgis having raced stable of horses. among them the sem sational mare Georgeanna, and Chester, with Fred Noble as his trainer. The price paid by him for Dan Patch has never been made public, but 1t Is said to
 
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 The new owner. M. W. Savage. is the President of the International Stock Food Company. a rich corporation of the Wes- tern cattle and horse raising States. That he secured the horse for breeding pur- poses is probable. but Dan Patch almost certainly will be raced through one or two more seasons. as in his exhibitions against time he proved one of the best drawing attractions of the harness-racing circuit in 1902. The horse has been a con spicuous performer since his first year on the turf, but he was first recognized as coming champidl in 1901, when as a byear-old' he won twelve races straight in thirty-six heats, losing but one heat in the course of the season. That was at Brighton Bearch, when McHsnry, his driver. having been interfered with pre- ferred to lay up for the heat and then went on and won the remaining heats and the race. Hayfg made a sweep of the free-for-all races in 1901, Dan Patch last season was unopp6sed in his claim to the pacing championship. and did about all his ra cing against Eme his greatest achievement being to equal the Old Worlds pacing record. He finished the racing season at Memphis and it was arranged for him to winter in Kansas City. but under the plans of his new owner he will be sent to Minneapolis
 In Birmingham tomorrow occurs the meeting of the Southern League an event that if the peace agreement of last Wednesday is lived up to will be robbed of much of its interest There Is no doubt of the fact that two baseball clubs in the South next season would have killed the game in this part of the country. As has been demonstrated one good club In a town will pay handsomely but with two rival clubs in the same town both of them will be pretty sure to lose money Tcmorrows meeting will be interesting however, to all lovers of the national game in this part of the country. Again has a MontsAnery boy been made captain of football team-Henry Siebels of this city. was captain of the fastest football team ever turned out at Sewanee and Jim Paterson was last week elected captain of the 1903 Auburn team. Having most of this years team as a neuclus for next years Auburn prom ises to have an unusually fast team, and as the Auburn-Sewanee game will be played in Montgomery next November the local interest is greatly augmented.