The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
DAN PATCH LOW.
Continued from Page one.)
Records Held by Dan Patch.


The worlds light harness record
1854.
The half-mile record, Sc seconds.
The wagon record, 1:5714.
The half-mile track record, 2:O3A.
Il The high-wneel Sulxy record, 2:O4A.
The two-mile record, 4:17.
l. Dan Patch the champion harness
/ Dan Patch, the champion harness
ancestry. His sire. granddam, grand
sire, great granddam and great grand
sire were all Kansas horses.
/ He was sired by the famous Kansas
horse Joe Patchen, the Iron Horse, "
who was raised at Burlington. Patcnen's
sire was Patchen Wilkes, born at
Cheney, Kansas, and his dam was
Lille Young, raised by the veteran
Kansas horseman, Charles E. West
brook, of Peabody, Kansas, who also
raised the great horse Joe Young, the
sire of Lille Young, who was the
greatest horse in the west in his day
and VINO with only 80 days training at
10 years of age went mile in 2:18.
That was nearly 20 years ago and was d
great feat which has not yet been
! eQualed.
| Dan Patch's dam was zelica, owned
in Indiana. His granddam on the same
side of the family tree was the famous
Kentucky mare Abdallah Belle.
DIR. Moore Is Here.
DR.. Robert Moore of Kansas City ar
rived at half-past ten o'clock. With Dr.
Pritchard and DR.. Kniseley. of this city,
an hour was made.-Dr.-Roberts was
then asked for a statement, and gave
the following: 4 \
Dan Patch is very sick horse. He
has a fighting chance. His sickness is
an impaction of the bowels. From his
attendants / learn that he was sent an
extra mile at his workout on Monday
afternoon because the regular move
ment of the bowels did not occur. That
indicates a deranged appetite of some
standing. 1 think that his appetite be-
came ravenous and that he probably
ate quite a, good dear of the oat straw
bedding in the stall. That did not di-
gest and caused an impaction. We have
medicated him, but must go slowly, for
if we do not, we will kill the horse at
once. Superpurgation must be avoided
by all means. The change for better
or for more serious results will not
come before tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. But a horse sinks rapidly when
he goes. / should say that Patch is
very sick, but that there is a chance"
The famous PAGER is being cared for
like a sick baby. Three veterinary sur
geons, three attendants and the trainer
are watching him every minute. He is
kept in motion, by being walked about
the stall. Early this morning he was
dangerously restless, kicked and reared
viciously, but by noon he was mucn
Quieter. That the horse was in pain he
showed by his grooming and labored
breathing. Charles Plummer, who
never leaves the horse, has practically
had hold of the strap attached to
Patch's halter since after the work out
Monday afternoon. He said over and
over again: Il don't think he'll get
over it, Don't believe Dan will live till
the eyes of this faithful attendant. He
patted the horses neck lovingly and
put his arms about his mead, speaking
to the animal all the while.
Harry Hersey, the trainer and driv
err, is much worried. He never was
sick a day before in his life" said Mr..
Hersey. mot a bit of food is given
him that is not screened, nor a wisp
of hay that is not carefully first looked
over. I cannot imagine what caused
the trouble. We have cared for him
every minute And the trainer went
back to care for his horse, his face
traced with deep lines of worry, and
his eyes hollow from lack of sleep.
NJ. w. Savage, the owner of Dan
Patch, will be here tonight at o'clock. |
AS soon as the horse became sick on
egraphed him. He replied that he
would come at once Mr.. Savage's |
home is at Minneapolis, Mimi, where |
he owns the International Stock Food |
Patch will not exhibit in Topeka to- |
morrow. and if he RECEIVERS it is ques- |
tionable whether he will go back on
the track again this year Both |
Trainer Hersey and DR.. Moore ex-
pressed themselves along the lines of /
the latter statement.
1t was planned to have the famous 4
racer try to break his own worlds /
record again this year, at Memphis, |
Tenn, where he sent it flying last fall |
by getting a mark of 1855 "a But his
present Illness, if he RECEIVERS there
from, may cause his retirement from
the track for the year
The Topeka Fair association con-
tracted to pay 50, 500 for his appear
ance here this week Some sort of
on that figure will be
contaminated.
Dan Patch was bought two years
ago from NJ. E. Sturgis of New York
by Mr.. Savage for $4,000.