The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-06
DAN PATCH ID GO FOR RECORD TODAY Great Pacer Will Go Mile at Fair Grounds Track HUNDREDS WILL 60 0Ul Champion Horse Will Try to Go a Mile in Less Than 2:o2 on
 Half Mile Trsck-Other
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HUNDREDS WILL GO OUI

Dan Patch, 1;56h, the greatest paeer which was ever born, will this afternoon race for the worlds mile record ,al a half mile track at the fair grounGs, and 1t is expected that not less than 4OOO peo- pie will witness the race.
 The great horse is in excellent condl- ton, and Driver McHenry, who has been in the sulky every time the horse has made a worlds record, says that if the weather is favorable today the horse should pace the mile in less than 2;02, which will be second and a half be- low the present record. MT McHenry would not be at all surprised if the horse paced the mile in two minutes flat, which would be q most wonderful record
 For the past two days Dan Patch has been jogging some easy miles at the fair grounds track. and hundreds of peo- pie have been out there to witness the working out. The managers have in- vited any one who wished to see the horse to come out and look at him, and it would be surprising to see how many people have gone to the fair grounds just to catch a glimps of the horse.
 There will be quite an interesting rae- ing programme this afternoon besides the trial of Dan Patch. The people who go to the track will witness some of the best trottng races they have seen here in a long time and there will be a three fourths mile dash for runners. thus giv- ing an entire afternoon of pleasure and sport.
 Mayor Drennen will give the word "go' to Dan Patch about 3:30 o'clock and then the people will see an attempt to break record, with every condition favorable. There is nothing of the fake about this race, and the managers are not even after money. They merely want this horse to be the champion of the world, and the only record which stands be- tween him and the championship is the mile record on a half mile track. Birmingham has one of the fastest half mile tracks in the country, and is known the world over as a good town, therefore, the managers thought they would make the great trial here When it is consider ed that thousands of people will watch this race here with interest, and hun
  importance can be obtained
 | J. w. Flynn and Lou Banty who have charge of all the business end of the horses career. and MT. McHenry, his driver, have issued invitations to every veteran who is in Birmingham this af- ternoon to see the race free of charge. Memoi's band has been engaged for the afternoon, and from 2:30 when the first heat of the trotting race is called, unti. after Dan Patchs trial there will not be minute when there is not something doing
 The entries for the trotting and pacing race are as follows:
 Running race three -fourths of a mile dash-God Star. J. B. Smiley, owner; La mont, Ed Holingsworth, owner; Tom Pedan, Sam Daniels owner; Cherry Prince. ] c. Orr, owner; Jack Johnson, Will Johnson, owner; Denial, Dote Will | Hams. owner.
 | Free for all trot mile--Tom Boon, Jack 1 Watson. owner; Annie b, w. A. Jones, | owner; Benigne, J B. Smiley, owner; Harry Duke, w. S. Moughan, owner.