The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20
HE WANTS DAN PATCH
BILLINGS ANXIOUS TO HAVE An
OTHER CHAMPION IN HIS STRING.
Little Chance of Offers for Lou Dill
lon Being Accepted-MajOr Del
mars HistOry-Notes.


worlds champion t%rotter, could easily be
doubled without the slightest chance of be-
ing accepted, and it is probable hat other
horsemen, fired by example, will offer far
more money we'll knowing they are safe
in so doing. 1t is questionable whether c..
X. G. Billings, the owner of Lou Dillon,
would entertain any offer, no matter how
much it might be. He is a lover of horse
flesh, and as he has ample means to satisfy
the most extravagant ideas in this direc-
ton he does not wish to dispose of any
Of his stable. His ambition is to possess
the fastest harness horses in the world, and
after securing them it is not likely he would
dispose of them. IL he can secure Dan
Patch 1T is not improbable that he will add
the worlds champion PAGER to his stable.
Dan Patch is a remarkable horse. Indiana
appears to be the home and birthplace of
PAGERS, and it was, therefore, only natural
that the champion of the new century
should have been bred there. He was bred
by Dan A. Mesner, OF Oxford, Ind, and
was born in 1896. He began his racing
career as a four-year-old in the autumn of
1900. on the half-mile tracks of his native
State, and won four races, all he started
in, winning in straight heats, except at
Lafayette, where he was second in the first
heat, winning the next three and taking a
record of 2:16. In 1901 his career was a
grand series of victories. He started twelve
times, all the races were on the three-in-
five plan, and he won them all. losing only
one heat, in which, owing to a poor start,
he was laid up at Brighton Beach.
In the second heat he paced in 2:O412,
which was his record for the season. SO
easily did he win all his races that the
best judges confidently predicted he would
become the champion the following year.
In 1902, from July s to Oct. 81, he paced
in seventeen races, three against COMPETE
tors and the rest against time. On July
%, at Cleveland, he cut his race record to
2:O3A, and by that time so far outclassed
all competitors that the remainder of the
season was occupied with exhibition miles
against time. In the accompanying table
these are given irrespective of whether they
are losing or winning performances, and
they stand simply on their merits as the
most wonderful series of miles ever per-
formed IN one season by any horse. AT
Readville, Mass, on Sept. %, 1902, he paced
in 1884, but did not get the record, as
he meant to beat that figure. If a horse
| makes a dead heat with another in a race,
the National Association gives both horses
the record made, but in a trial against time
the rule denies the record to the horse
which only ties the mark he tries to beat.
The followin table tells the story of Dan
Patch's career up to the end of last sea-
son:
IN 1900.
Boswell, Ind, Aug. 30, st. hts. .2:241a 2:22A 2:24A
Lafayette, Ind, Sept. 5, 2,1,1,1..2:16 PISA 2.1612
Charlottesville, Sept. IL, st. hts. 2:l9A 2:204 2:30i2
Brazil, Ind, straight heats......2:16A ELSA 2:17%
IN 1901.
Windsor, Can, July 10, st. hts. .2:07iR 2:10 2:09
Detroit, Mich, July IL, st. hts. .2:0Sh 2:0S 2:O9A
Cleveland, o., July 20, ST. hts. .2.1012 2:l1l9 2:l1l2
Columbus, o., July 20, st. hts...2:l0A 2:1l2 2:12%4
Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. s, st. hts...2:17A 2:10a 2:1412
Brighton Beach. Aug. 16, 4,1,1,1.2:04l2 2:O74 2:0oA
Readville. Mass, Aug. %. ST. hts. 2:0I& 2:OSA 2:l0la
Providence. RI, Aug. 30, st. hts 2:04A 200 2:061a
Hartford, Conn, Sept. 5, st. hts. 2:0sA 2:0SA 2:1214
Cincinnati, o., Sept. Il, ST. hts. .2:O9l2 2:G 2:11
Lexington, KY, Oct s. ST. hts.-.2:0II2 2:05 2:014
Memphis Tenn, Oct. q. st. hts.2:o5 2;06A 2:0s15
IN 1902.
Windsor, Can, July 8, str. heats.....2:06k 2:10
Detroit, Mich, July IL, str. heats.....2:05 2:05l.
Cleveland, o., July p, str. heats. ...2:03& 2:0514
Columbus o., Aug. 2, against time.......... 2:0O2.
Brighton Beach, Aug. IL. against time...... 2:O0&
Readville, Mass, Aug. %, against time..... 2:OGA
Providence, r. l., Aug. ~, against time..... 1881.
Philadelphia, Sept. 3. against time.......... 200
Syracuse, Sept. IL. against time............. 2:00i1
New York, Sept. 10, against time ............. 2:021.
Readville. Septa 20, against time. ............ 1884,
Terre Haute, Oct. 8, against time............ POL
Cincinnati. Oct. 8. against ime 2:03
Davenport, Ia, Oct. 16. against time........ POI
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. %, against time...... 2:0l
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 2S. against time....... 2:01L
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 81. against time...... 2:00$
At the recent Brighton Beach meeting