The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-13
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HORSE MUST DIE
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Gil Bluffs that. he has little hope Of the
recovery of his horse.

Gil Butts CnaI ue HAS AGIle nope OF Lne
recovery Of his horse.
Dan Patch came to Minneapolis about
two years ago, when Mr.. Savage paid
$50 900 for him. He is insured for
about $4,000, but his owner values him
at $150,000.. He is the pet Of the big
Buckingham at Savage, Mimi, and the
pride Of every horselover Of the north
west.
The ancestry Of the pacing king goes
directly back to Hambletonian 10. He
descends in direct line thru George
Wilkes, Patchen Wilkes and Joe Patch
en-. His dam was Zelica, by Wilkes
berry, by Young Jim, and crossing into
the Wilkes strain at George Wilkes,
A Wonderful Record.
The horse made his first winning ap-
pearance on the track at Boswell, Ind,
as a,4-year-old in 1900. He won the
took the 2:35 class at Lafayette, Ind.
He captured the same class at ,Craw-
fordsville, Ind, and wound up his sea-
son with the winning of the 2:20 class
event at Brazil, Ind, on Sept. q. The
following year he made his start at
Windsor, Ont, winning the 2:l5 class,
and had an unbroken line of victories
embracing the meetings J. at Detroit,
| Beach, Readyille, Providence, Hart
ford, Cincinnati, Lexington and Mem
| phis, starting the season as an eligible
in the 2:15 class, and his last victory
| was that at Memphis, where he took
| the 1908 class in 2:O5. -
In 1902 he began his speed trials,
after wins at the first three meetings.
He followed the swing Of the grand cir
cult and made his best time of the year
at Readville, Mass, on Sept. 20, where
he put the mark to 1:59A; He wound
up the season at Kansas City on Nov; 9.
The opening Of 1903 found Dan Patch
fast mile Of the year came at Brighton
Beach, where he negotiated the mile in
1859 fat. His next arrival under the
wire in less than two minutes was at
Lexington, where he finished in 1859 Il
on Oct. 6. This was followed by the
Memphis track, where Dan shattered
the records in startling style. On Oct
% he made his mile in l:56A, and on
Oct. 81 went the half in SO fiat and
the wagon trial in 1:57A. At Birming
ham he made the mile record of 2:O3A
on half mile track, which it was IN
tended to break today y, at Topeka: Al A;
Macon, Ca, Dan was hitched to high
wheel sulxy, and went the mile II
2:O4M, and two miles to sulky in Alt
At seven years Of age. the gallant horse
had paced ten miles in 200 to .l:56A
ana naU paced IWouCy-GWO HllCS II
2:O1A to 1:56A. He was shipped 10,
900 miles during last years work, anc
paced to six world s. records. He has
the remarkable record Of never having
lost race. Summarized his records
~ The worlds light-harness record
1854.
The half-mile record, Sc seconds.
The wagon record 1:57N.
The half-mile track record, 2:03A.
The high-wheel sulky record, 2:O4A
The two-mile record. All,
to be asked of the big fellow. Hi
him the mile out in :55 or better, AM
it was believed that Dan would hav
reached the mark. McHenry hadabeel
} successful as pilot for: the pacers bu
this year a change was made. and g. L
Hershey was substituted as driver
Hershey had trained Dan. and knew NJ
every whim and peculiarity.,That tn
4 evidenced by the work SO far this sea
son.
At the Savage farm Dan was the pc
7 Of the establishment: He occupied,
: beautifully decorated stall, before tn
, night. Dan did not have mean tric]
about him, and was more of the pc
than the exhibition horse Of a breeding
} establishment To train him his owne
-. has built fine mile track in the vale
, Of the Minnesota river, and here 1t wa
3 that Dan was given conditioning for tn
: early season s work. It was the drea1
o of his owner to demonstrate that Mir
8 nesota could produce horses equal t
n those of any state in the world 70
ri speed and endurance. Dan was natura
" the head Of the establishment. -z.
: This year Dan had already made hin
\ self popular on the state fair circul
j. He appeared at Indianapolis. on Aug
v IL: Des Moines, Aug. 25; Lincoln, Aug
/ 80, and at Milwaukee on Sept. /. O
the latter track he broke the state ret
l. ord and the track record, setting tn
\ mark at 2:03A. That speed begets spec
!. was demonstrated, as the record
q broken by Dan in Milwaukee wei
:, made by his sire, Joe Patchen, and ha
}. stood ever since. Late this fall it wa
intended to send Dan to Memphis fc
l1 another round at the records. 1t We
v, Mr. Savage's intention to send til
g slate soflow that Dan could be reste'
e Even the owner was to take. a pal
,, in the work, and had arranged his bus
E ness to be present thru the trials. 8
a anticipation Of getting the Little Bio
n record, held as an owner-driving WACO
': mark, a fine speedingwagon had bee
J., built, in which Mr.. Savage announce
he would drive Dan to complete tt
i record table. "a -, T.: ..-5 I . r..
i Work Done without Straps.