The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-27
DAN PATCH MAKES
new WORLDS RECORD
Pacing King Clips Quaster of
a Second on Memphis
Track

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 26-With a
pacemaker, carrying a wind shield in
front and accompanied by a runner at the
side Dan Patch, driven by<Ifersey, paced
the fastest mile at the trotting park to-
day ever made by a horse in harness, cir
cling the track in $50 fiat. The trial was
scheduled merely to beat 2:0014. 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 and to the quarter
in % seconds. Turning down the back
stretch Scott Hudson, who drove the
ward, as Patch was crowding him. The
pacing marvel fairly flew to the half in
Sc Y seconds. and when the time was an
nounced a great cheer came from those
present.
Faiters for Instant
On the far turn Dan Patch seemed to
falter, but only for an instant, and on
passing the thfee-quarter pole the timer 8
board showed 1861. When fairly
Strengthened out for the fight to the vile
the brown PAGER seemed to gather renewed
courage. and coming on at a terrific clip,
passed the stand in 1:56 fiat. Cheer after
cheer greeted the performance. and Her
sey was almost carried from his sulky
on his return to the stand The wind
shield used was the same as that en-
pioyed when Lou Dillon trotted a mile in
1:5S14. 1t consisted of q strip of can,
vas about four feet square, attached to
the suiky of the running pacemaker.
Another. sensational performance was
that of Major Delmar, e. E. Smathers
trotting champion, when he tretted a mile
TO a high wheel sulky in 2:07 fat. 1t
was announced by the judges before the
trial that the sulky was non-bal bearing
f1ld weighed fifty-four and half pounds.
i nYnlainn6 "A EahiPla
was the same pattern as that used by
Maud in her memorable race against
time in 1884 when she trotted a mile in
2:0SA
Major in the Game
Major Delrnar was driven by Alta Nc
Donald and started off at fast clip. He
went to the quarter in 301a seconds, and
without falter passed the half-n1ile in
1:02A. At the three-quarter mark the
timers board showed 1:34. Turning for
home Mcdonald urged the horse to his
best efforts and the son of Delmar passed
the wire in 2:07 fat, clipping IL seconds
off the mark set by Maud S twenty years
ago.
fortunate accident. Edward GeerS the
veteran driver and trainer, was exercising
Joymaker, a local trotter, and on turning
into the stretch at a fast clip ceilided with
one of several track wagons on the
grounds. His sulky was tilted high in
the air and Geers was thrown heavily to
the ground. When assistance reached
him it was found he had sustained severe
injuries, one leg being broken and the
other badly injured. Geers was taken to
a hospital where tonight it is reported
he is resting easily. His injuries are re-
garded as serious.
1t was announced by the judges that
w. o. F'oote. driver of Ed G. had been
suspended for one, year for failing to win
the first heat of the 2:25 pace on Oct 81
Summary:
2:21 pace, $1,000; two in three
Funston, 70 G. by Dictatus Snow. 1
Emil d, b g (RafferD ...........2 2
Finch, b 6 (Whitehead) ........... dis
Time, 2:131a, 2:171k.
PIP trot. $1,000; two in three
Van Zandt b m, by Chimesbell
(DeVefeauX) j.
Mainland, b h (HudSon) ...........4 2
EuXenite, CT m CThomas). ........... 2 4
The QueStor b g (Geers) ....... 3 8
Invader, b g (Demarest) ..... s
Time 2:101a 2:09A.
2:25 tfot, 81 600; two in three
Tom Axworthy, 70 G, by Axworthy
(SanderS) ...................... /
Maud Maxine, m (Snew) ...2 3
Miss jeanette blk m (Ecker) 800. 3
Oak Blossom, b m Dodge. ..-.... 3 4
Get Way, 70 (Stetson) ............dis
Baby Fred, blk m (Rea) ........... dis
Ode G (Newman) observation-disclosures dis
Time, 2:091s. 2:1014
Major Delmar, br g, by Delmar (Mc-