New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-13
WATCH BEATS DAN PATCH
Fails IN Trial against Time-Every
Heat of Dag in R:09 or Better.
DOBLE WINS WITH KINNEY LOU

Ten thousand admirers of the light harness horse
journeyed to the Empire track yesterday afternoon
to see the noted pacing stallion. Dan Patch. 15sI
make an attempt to lower the worlds record Of
l:SsA. held by Star Pointer. Owing TO strong
west wind the conditions not favorable for
the trial. and the gallant horse failed in his race
with the watch
Driven by NJ E. McHenry. he paced the first
quarter in 0:S0. the second in O:2S. the third in
O;Zs4 and the fourth in 0:S1%, making the mile in
z;ooA The middle half covered In o5S14. per-
maps the fastest time ever recorded for the dis
lance on a level track His performance convinced
nearly all horsemen present that he can beat the
record when horse, day and track at their best
Dan Patch will try again at Brighton Beach next
week
IT. The regular programme afforded splendid sport.
Slrcuit Every heat trotted during the day was in
than 2:oS3s Never before have horses Maintained
30 nIgn rate OF speed in all the races of days
The best performance Of the afternoon was made
and driven by Budd Doble. 1t was in the 5000
stake race for 22o trotters Jay McGregor and John
9 SSe mat h2d chance to win In the pools the
TOT $50. with Kinney Lou in the field
J3nn taylor appeared 10 have the first heat won
Kinney Lou suddenly doomed up out of the ruck.
iS sit tairy lifted the brown stallion forward and
Iaylor' put the rank outsider past the winning
The result of the heat was so much Of a SURPRISE
srat lev neleyed he could repeat the performance.
ana pools sold before the second heat KenUey
Lou 500; field SIS. Dobe hustled him to the front
az lhe start, and driving him from wire 10 wire
Won the second heat by wider margin than the
nTst In 2bi$s. Kinney LOUIS two heats in 2:O9 and
Z%,f4 We're the first he won. and are prob
winning 49, ~
An ugly looking accident occurred in the first heat
OF the 40 class for PAGERS. Don Cozine the IA
HoLIIe made break near the quarter pole, stopped
suQuenIy and was run into by Mace, the horse
Iiisht oehind him, and then Bessie C. another OF
me contestants, went into them both Biggs
AhdreWs and Clark all thrown out the suli<ies
were wrecked and the three horses ran away
Mace kept on after the field. while the others
SSuIne9 ana ran back toward the wire. The mare
CARED t INTO the paddock gate when she reached
the grand stand met the field OF horses FINISHING
the heat, and ran right through them without
touchlnS a hair On the backstretch he met Mace
;Ahother collision seemed imminent, but again the
horses passed without damage.
mace was soon stopped. badly cut about the legs
ION Cozine ran three miles before he could be
st0pPeo,,, he was not marked by a single scratch
AFTER ali the excitement was over it turned out
thdt none or the drivers had suffered any injury
ana mace was the only horse hurt.
DarleI, formerly the queen of the New-York
SopeeGWay won a fine race in the 2N5 class defeat
5g nine OF the best horses in training in 2O52t and
Rhythmic the blind trotter. that won so MANY
races IN 1917 met defeat in the 20S race after win
hlng one heat. He looked fat and big and could
not carry his speed to the end of the race. Inc