The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-27
DAN PATCH MAKES
MEMORABLE FLIGHT
Famous PAGER Circles Memphis
Track in l,56
OELMAR Is ALSO A HERO
Trotter Makes the Mile In High-Wheel
sulky in Phenomenal Time
of 2:o7-other Rae
ing Events.
DEL MAR is ALSO A HERO

Memphis, Tenn, Octobe 26-With a
paee-maker carrying wind shield In
front, and accompanied by runner at
the side, Dan Patch, driven by Jersey,
paced the fastest mile at the 1rotting
park today ever made by a horse in har-
ness. eircling the tack in one minute and
fifty-six seconds, fiat. The former record,
1:56A. was made by Dan Patch In 1902
The son of Joe Patchen warmed up in
splendid shape, and after scoring once.
Hersey nodded for the word With clock
like precision the brown horse stepped
around the first turn to the quarter in 20
seconds. Turning down the back stretch
Scott Hudson, who drove the pace-maker,
had to urge his horse forward as Patch
was erowding him. The pacing marvel
fairly flew to the half in 571A seconds, and
when the time was announced a great
cheer went up from those present. On
the far turn Dan Patch seemed to falter,
but only for an instant, and on passing
the three-quarter pole, the timers board
showed 1;26A. When fairly Strengthened
out for the flight to the wire, the brown
PAGER seemed to gather renewed courage
and coming on at a terrific clip, passed
the judges stand in 1856 fiat.
Cheer after cheer greeted the perform
ance, and Hersey was almost carried from
his sulky ON the return to the stand. he
windshield used was the same as that
employed when Lou Dillon trotted a mile
in .hS1A n p etrin IF
vass about four feet square, attached
to the sulky of the running pace-maker.
Another sensational performance was
that of Major Delmar, E. e. Smather' $
trotting champion, when he trotted a mile
to a hfgh-wheeled sulky In 2:07 fiat II
was announced by the judges before the
trial that the sulky was non-bal bearing,
and weighed 541a pounds 1t was also
explained that 1t was the same as was
used by Maud S. in her memorable fign,
against time in 1884 when she trotted a
mile in 20SA.
Major Delmar was driven by Alta Nc.
Donald and started off at a fast elm
lie went to the quarter in 3015 seconds
and without falter passed the half mile
post In l:O2A. AT the three-quarter mark
the timers board showed 1874 Turnine
Tor home Mcdonald urged the horse tC
mis- best effort and the son of Delmar
passed the wire in 2:07, fat, clipping 1R
seconds off the mark set by Maud s
twenty years ago
The days sport was marred by an IN.
fortunate accident. -dward Geers, tn,
veteran driver and trainer, was exercis
ing JOY Maker, a local horse and or
turning into the stretch at a fast elm
coIlided with one of several track wa
cones on the ground. His sulky wa,
tilted high in the air, and Geers wa.
thrown heavily to the ground Wher
assistance reached lin it was found thai
the popular driver nd sustained sever,
INJURIES one leg being broken, and tn,
other badly bruised Geers was taken +,
a hospital where tonight 1t Is reported
that he Is resting easy. His injuries ar,
regarded as serious. 1t was announced
by the judges that Ed. c. Foot. driver fol
I'd. C., had been suspended for one veal
Tor falling to try to win the first heat
Oh the 2:25 pace on October 21.
2:2l pacing; $1,000; 2 in heats:
Funston, IN. g., by Dictatus, dam
not given (Snow) ...............1
Emil D., b g., by Capt Cook Graf
~ -. ......................
Finch b. g.. by Bona Prince, (White-
Time 2:13; 2:121s
2;12 trot $1,000; in heats:
Van Zandt, b. M, by Chimes Bell,
dam not given Devereaux). 1
Mainland, b. h., by Axtell (Hud-
SOM ........ Observation-Disclosures.
Euxintte, or. m, by Expedition
NIhonas) .................
The Questor, b. g., by Mambrino.
King, (Geers) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
invader, b. g., by Jaybirdy Oemar-
est -. -. .......Y ............ 5