Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-17
WITH THE HORSES.
Dan Patch Makes New Record t Wagon.

Lexington, Ky, Oct 17.-Dan Patch, 1:59, broke the worlds pacing record to wagon in an exhiBftfon mile here yesterday and came within q quarter of a second of equaling his own slftky record. The previous pacing record to wagon was 2:011s, made by Little Boy on the Memphis track. Dan Patch clipped two and a quarter seconds OH this record, going the mile in l:59A. He was accompanied by two runners driven by Hudson and Mcguire, but no wind shields or any other speed ac- celerators were used. His time by quarters was 0:30A, 0:591a, :29, 1:5eA. His third quarter was made ln 291a seconds.
 Dan Patch had been advertised to go against the worlds wagon record or his own sulky record for several days, but owing to the weather conditions the exhtbition was postponed Lhe track was lightning fast all week ana the weather conditions yesterday were perfect. More than 4,000 persons saw the record broken and cheered Driver McHenry Justify as he went under the wire.
 The thirty-flrst annual meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breed ers' association came to close yester- day. The Kentucky take of $2, 900 for 3-year-old trotters was won by Sadie Mae, owned by E. E, Smathers, in two straight heats. The second heat was made in 2:115a, and equaled the fastest record of the year for 3-year-old trot~ ters. which was held by Sadie Mac herself. It was conceded that the race was hers before the first heat and she was barred in the betting
 The Blue Grass stake of $2,00O, for 2:19 trotters. was won in straight heats by Jay McGregor, the favorite. Me Kinley, fayorite in the race for POS trotters. won after losing the first two heats by breaking.
 Memphis, Tenn, Oct 17.-C. k. z. BiIlings's two-minute queen, Lou Dill lon, received her first real test in an actual race yesterday, in preparatlon for her meeting with B. B. Smathers Major Delmar, in the Memphis gold cup contest On account of Lou Du- lon never having faced the starter m anything but attempts to lower tune records. Major Delmar has been ia yored in many quarters, in spite of better work against the watch Dy Lou Dillon. :.
 In the presence of large crowd of horsemen, who congregated in antlcf patton of seeing the mare go to pieces when started in an, actual race, Lou Dillon started and finished like a vet eran, and paid little attention 10 any thing except her driver.
 Several mile heats were contested with fields of horses on both sides or her and more than dozen false starts were made. but Lou Dillon never made break. and when Willard Saunders her driver, alighted from the sulky ne expressed himself as highly pleased and satisfied that his protege would enter her first real race against Major Delmar without suffering any handi, cap from not having previously been to the races.
 She was Tapped on either side iH slow miles and was tested by faster horses in faster miles, but she showed no dislike to their presence. It was her first severe test, the final effort being postponed until yesterday. Alta 1 Mcdonald, who has charge of Major Delmar, reached the track from Lex 1 ington in time to witness Lou Dillon's work. and frankly expressed himself as being surprised at the performance of the Billings mare.