The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-09
dan PATCH SELLS FOR 100000
W. ". SAVAGE PAYS THE RECORD
PRICE FOR 4 PAGER.
The tnbeaten champion Goes From New
York to Minneapolis VIII
Continue 20 Train Horse Who Eaual'e'i
star Pointers Record Of l:B8 Ia.

MINNFAPoIIs, Dec. s.-M W Sava re, OF
ills city. has bought Dan Patch. the famous
unbeaten PAGER. of T.. NJ Sturgis. of New
York. for 100000. NJ. T. McHenry. who has
driven tie horse many fast mile. and scored
1891. with him, signed a contract with MIR.
Savage to handle the horse for the racing
season OF 1904
Dan Patch Is to be brought here and win
tered. The price is the highest ever paid Tor
PAGER.
The negotiations that finally eliminated in
the sale of Dan Patch began at the Providence
Grand Circuit meet. when the famous horse
paced the fastest mile M to that time of his
career and crossed the two-minute line.
Dan Patch has had the most successful
career ever credited to Il harness racehorse.
lie has met the best the country could produce
week after week for two successive cam
paigns and has yet to meet with his hrst
defeat. After he had proven how invineibe
he Was in open contest he was sent TO beat
all former records against time, ana sue
ceeded in enualling star Pointer figures
His campaign OF 1901 made II PLAN to al
that he was the coming champion. In that
year ne was started IN twelve contests with
out losing one and IN only one heat dld lie
allow another hors" 10 lead him at the wire.
This WAS at the Brighton Bench meeting ana
Martha Marshall won the first heat on suffer-
ance just TO show how much the horse
outclasssd every COMPETITOR TIE ,ralhrr
heat and gave him record Of ?O+I.. which
was his fastest move for that year
During the c.implign Just closed Dan Patch
was IN n class by inssh. 80 he was sent 10
cross the two-rniuUt" mark and put lis ma me-
beside the only one In the two-nlinute list.
His first start was at Columbus Oh Aug. ,
TO beat the record OF lis sire, Joe Pat chen.
2oii,, and la was successful. pacing the
mile In 2:pO'. NJ Brighton Beach on
Aug. u he repeated III, performance" Vt
l"adville on Aug. ~ he paced tie mile in
? op', and the following week AZ Providence"
he crossed TIE dividing line and lowered lis
record 20 5ni
on Sept Dan Patch was NJ Belmont Park
Thilad lphia, and paced n mile in 200 Then
Mt SyraCu-.' on the nth he covered tie dis
tAnce IN 2OOi. The supreme effort came at
Readvile on Sent % when the judges hung
ont for the second time In harness horse his
tory n record Of i.iH',. A. matter of TACT
the watche, recorded i:5o 10, but A. only
tional Trott!ng Association the time had to 10
so recorded
Thi, was practically the close OF his cam
paign At the Empire city track mceting
the weather conditions were bad. and the
same conditions prevailed at every attempt
made during the remainder Of the season.
Dan .Eh i a black hore- nearly ~ hands
fonled iNs6, by Joe PatChen. 2Oii.. dam
Iciica. by Wukcsberry, lie was bred by
J.. 4. Mesner. oxford. Ind Myron J..
McHen-y has trained and driven Dan Patch
tons when Mr. SturgIs bought IL" horse last
March FOR s9OOr1 Mcii"nrv had charge
also OF the present negotiations and his con
tract with tue new owner places tn" horse
IN his training stable for the seasons OF 1908
and 1904