Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-12
DAN PATCH FAILED.
Best He Could Do at Hartford Was
 Mile in 20.1.


 Hartford. Sept 12.--About 5000 per sons visited the final of the grand cir cult meeting at Charter Oak park yes terday afternoon. Besides the attempt of Dan Patch to lower the track record of two minutes, held by Star Pointer, three were three fast and one slow classes on the program.
 Horsemen conceded that if the son Of Joe Patchen turned the course in 202 it would be remarkable performance, considering the slowness of the track and the strong wind which he had to face in the backstretch. Before he started. however. the position next to the pole was scraped with the track planer, which improved the footing somewhat.
 With one pacemaker to accompany Dan Patch, McHenry nodded for the word the second score. He had the brown stallion at the quarter in 31 seconds, the half was split in 1:01 and the three-quarters in l 1:31 E. With the wind at his back he paced the final quarter in 291a seconds, making the mile in 2:01. The crowd gave Me Henry and Dan Patch an ovation on their return to the judges stand, they fully realizing the difficulties the horse had to contend against.
 Nervolo was the play for the 2:05 pace. He had a narrow escape the opening heat, as Lon Mcdonald step ped Carl Wilkes with great rush into the lead around the upper turn, and Scott Hudson, with the favorite, was compelled to resort to hard drive through the home stretch in order to make connections, which he barely succeeded in doing by nose the very final stride. The last half was paced in 1:O1 Hudson was not to be caught mapping the next heat, having the mon ey we'll in hand when he turned for the wire. winning in the end by length
 Judge Green warmed up lame for the 2a3o trot. Patchen Maid led to twenty wards from the wire, when the son or Directum collared her and she at once blew up, making bad break. The second heat was taken by Patchen Maid. Then Monroe Salisbury, mana ger of, Judge Green, substituted Ben Walker in place of Jack Curry. At the quarter Patchen Maid went to stardstill break, from which De Ryder was unable to beat the distance nag
 The fourth heat was as bad farce as has been seen on a track for long time With Texas finishing third fn , :2Ol when it is known fact that at Providence last week she made Cas- pian take record of 2:11A, beating Judge Green for second money in the race, it is easily seen how bad the heat actually was.
 On his victory oyer the Prince of '<N.- so1tS tS,<t Dan II. was selected to carry the mon ey in the 2:07 trot. His followers, though. had a couple of severe shocks of heart trouble before the son oI Crawford made good. The initial heat Ed Geers was stepping very fasr at the head of the stretch, when Dan suouen- ly took another idea and stepped on ms stride. The finish was very close pe- tween Susie J. and Fereno, majority of those in position placing the roan mare first by few inches However the officials pronounced Fereno nrst' won the fastest heat in a race tnis year thus giving her the honor or navlng by a mare--2.O .O71a.
 The second heat Geers eat them up the last quarter with the Dan T. horse and the renovated Charley Herr was second, which was great feat consid- erinr that he has been in the stud up to two weeks ago, and has not been asked to go a mile faster than 2:14 be- fore to-day
 It looked at the three-quarter pole as though Geers was in just the right place to win the race the final heal, when the cratic Dan made break. The Village Farm trainer soon had him straight and set full sail for the leader, Susie J, who was some seven lengths ahead of him turning for the wire. Gradually decreasing the gap. Dan T. dashed past the winning post halr length to the good
 Star Hal had nothing against him 1n the 2:1O pace capable of making him fully extend himself. It was very pretty race for second money.
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