The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-07
DAN PATCH DAY WILL
Be MADE A BIG EVENT
Indianapolis Racing Association
Deyoting Time to Its
- Meeting.
CHAMPION AFTER MARK
Efforts Will Be Made to Lower
the Record of so Ia on
IT Local Track.

Ii. Local Track.
Secretary Holt, of the indianapolis Racing
Association, is making extensive prepara-
tions for the two meetings to be given in
Indianapolis the coming summer. He has
assurances that the meet in July exclu-
sively for runners will be a big success
and that the best stables in the country will
be represented in the entries. He is now
devoting most of his attention to the har-
ness meet to be given in August.
Mr. Holt has received letter from NJ. W.
Savage, who owns Dan Patch, / 56A, that
he Will give his assistance to make Dan
Patch day in Indianapolis the most notable
event I'm the history of harness racing in
this country. The contract has been signed
whereby Dan Patch will attempt TO lower
his record in Indianapolis Aug. IL during
the harness race meet TO De given by the
Indianapolis Racing Association. Mr.. Holt
says that the association will do everything
in its power to have the track in the best
possible condition for the exhibition and
Mr.. Savage has written that every effort
will be made by him and his trainer to have
Dan Patch in shape for his trial against
time. The terms Of the contract call for
in case Dan Patch should lower his record
,On the Indianapolis track.
While interest will center in the champion
Will be interesting, as the best class of har-
ness horses In the country will be entered
here The indianapolis association will Of
Ter large purses and stakes, which will at
tract the owners. From the way things
look at this time of the year Indianapolis
race lovers will enjoy two good meets the
coming season.
OF the hfty-nine stations that have
trotted a mile in 2:l0 or better, forty
five. or a little over 70 per cent were
produced by sires having standard records.
1t. therefore. follows that the development
theory, as ordinarily understood, is sup
ported by more than three-fourths Of all
cases when the horses considered are very
fast trotting stations. 1t will be interest
ing to investigate the other 2:lO stations
so as to see how many exceptions there
may be TO the theory when IL is expanded
so as TO include the sex relationship and the
development acquired by age. AS prelm-
mary TO this, the theory holds that the good
qualities of a stallion come much more
from his sire and his two grandsires than
from his dam and his two grandams. BY
the same rule the good qualities of a mare
would come more from her dam and her
two CANADIANS than from her sire and her
two grandsires- The theory also holds that
when a horse is not developed by racing ne
acquires development by age, provided he
gets reasonable amount of exercise at the
trot- A table follows:
Stallion. Sire. Age Of sire
Tommy Britton 2:O61A Liberty Bell 2:24.....
Crescent Route 2:OS24 Cresceus 1889. ......
Fat L. 2:O9A -.......... Republican pig -.
Rhythmic 2O6%t....... Oakland Baron 2:09A
Benton NJ 2:lO. Gov. Benton 2:29L..
Sald z.0tA..-. 5000. HighwoOd. 2:2i1R -.
DlllOn Boy 2:U94 Baron Dillon 2:lZ....
Ellard 2:o9S4 ........... Charlie Wilkes 2:2l2t
Clayton 2:06A ...... -. Allerton 209A ........
Grattan Boy gus. Grattan 2:l3.
Nelson zoo. Young Rolfe 2:21A.
fam4lco z.lV........... Meander 2:2612
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IL is a rare thing for two horses IN he
shod alike, particularly with champions
Star Pointer wore a seven-ounce shoe in
front. calked I'D because he used to hit his
knees badly. The right fore shoe was larg
er than the other, and curved out at tn,
toe. The great PAGER, as is the usual Gus
tom, wore his heaviest shoes In front tn,
set which he carried behind weighing bu
eight ounces.
Cresceus wears seven-and-one-h alf-ounc,
plain shoes in front and four-Ounce swedg'
shoes behind, the latter being used 10 pre-
vent the stallion from slipping as he il
inclined 10 do with a smooth shoe other
wise there is nothing peculiar about tn,
shOeins OF the former record holder. unles:
IL Is the general leveling up, which is nee
essary when shoes are being shaped for hi
feet.
Lou Dillon. the trotting queen, wore six
ounce plain shoes IN front and three-ounc,
swedge shoes behind when she travelled tn
nrst mile ever trOtted in two minutes Tn,
SWedge shoes have helped the mare mater
tally. They have a sharp corrugation en-
c1rcllng the outside. which cuts into tn
turf and prevents the animal wearing then
from slipping when going at top speed.
Dan Patch wore seven-ounce plain shoes
In 'front.' and hVe-Ounce shoes behind. JOIN
A Mckerron has as heavy shoes in from
as any OF the champions the plain fore
shoes weighing eight ounces The stallion
wears four-ounce swedge shoes behind.
Joe Patchen at his best wore eight-ounc
bar shoes in front and three-oUnce swedg
shoes behind. Ahx was the only trotte
who wore plain shoes both In front and be
hind The former weighed eight ounce
and the latter four.
Dissatisfaction with the supervision o
the governing bodies of the trotting turf
the National and American trotting asso
citations. has become deepseated amonI
the Grand Circuit managers. For severa
years past the feasibility OF the formation
OF an independent circuit organization ha
been the subject OF much earnest considera
ton aud debate by them. Recent events
which nave brought out with renewed sal
ienee the incompetency and time servinl
methods OF the parent associations, have :
increased this feeling OF dissa tisfaction tina
At Cleveland the nrst step toward independ
ence vas taken by the stewards a commit
tee being formally appointed TO canvass m
subject OF independent Organiza ton and re
port the subject at an early date III thi
organization Is perfected il is practicaII
certain 10 develop into something IA
broader in scope. The managers of tn
vi h1 SASuAt are NOIhluB not merely 70
themselves, but for the best interests OF IN
entire turf-for the Improvement of th
national sport and its clean and progressiV
administration upon every track and a
every meeting, large and small, in Ameri
ca In this object they will deserve m
support OF every individual association h
the country whatever their present affilj
alton, and they Will very probabl receiv
their suffrage. For the Grand Circuit no
only. but the trotting world at large hn
submitted 10 the yoke and borne with m
degenerate methods OF the governing bod
les with growing Impotence and disapproy
al for years past. The officials Of thes
bodies, however, have gone on blindiy Wit
their feet upon the necks of their bonds