Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
DAN PATCH
rs STILL FAST
GOES 1T IN 2:o1 AND "SHoWS"
CRITICS
CITATION PICKS UP RUSTY NAIL
AT DALLAS
Unlucky Frank Yoakun, the Best Half
Mile PAGER That Ever Raced
in This Country, Is
Dead

Dan Patch, the champion of champion
PAGERS, has proved that the critics were
at sea when they wrote few weeks ago
that he was "all in" AT the City Park
track, New Orleans, Dan paced a mile in
2:01 one of the fastest ever stepped south
of Memphis. The mile closed Dams cam
Dajgn for the season, and although he did
not lower his remarkable record of 1:55
he made a number of notable attempts,
and probably came nearer breaking the
record than any other PAGER will for some
time to come. 1t is now almost an as
s,,red fact that Dan will never secure a
lower record than his 1:55, and 1t is not
to be expected of him, and 1t will no
doubt be long time before any other
sidewheeler will come within seconds of
it. Dan Patch has proved himself the
most wonderful PAGER ever campaigned
and If he is permanently retired at the
end of the season, 1t will not be necessary
10 refresh the minds of the racing public
as to his racing deeds, for he has made a
name for himself that has caused Dan
Patch to become a household word
That a good trotter Is a valuable pos
session is shown by the recent refusal of
$4,000 .or the great trotting colt, Gen.
Watts, that lowered the record this fall
70 9:Os% for three-year-olds. Gen. Watts
may never race again as it is said to be
the intention of his owner, Gen. Watts,
to retire him to the stud
Citation Is Injured
Citation, 2:03 Ia, the greatest pacing
mare, met with a misfortune at Dallas,
Tex, last week that will probably end
her racing career for the balance of the
season, If not permanently disable her.
The mare picked up rusty nail, and
although immediate veterinary attention
was given she became very lame and has
since not recovered sufficiently to take
her work. Citation has proved one OF
the real sensational PAGERS of the year,
and her mile at Columbus in 2:03 IA gave
her the seasons record for a pacing mare
and also made her the fastest mare wear
ing hopples.
citation has made a wonderful cam
raign being defeated but very few times,
although she has met the cracks of the
wear and has raced over all kinds OF
tracks. mile and half-mile. Recently she
neced a mile in 2:06 in a race over half
mile track showing that her great mile
az columbus was no accident. She has
bsan a prominent figure in western rae
iro circles for several years, but her
trins east have been few and far be-
+1yaen Her appearance at Columbus was
such as to stamp her indelibly on the
minds of the racing public, however, and
thew will not soor forget her. Citation,
although Staft1HB u AACc cuIly ILLS ced-
son had been shipped south for cam
paign through the southern states, which
was to have continued until Christmas.
II is to be hoped that the mare win not
be permanently disabled, but that she
will come out in 1908 and lower her al
ready fast record.
Mediums Last, dam of the sensational
9.vear-old trotting colt, Trampfast
9:is IA worlds champion Of his age, is
g. 9.07 a fha Sirn
,ho+ made such q good showing the past
season through several colts. Jay Nc
Gregor is by Jay HawlSer, ella S-4, own
brother of the Tramp, sire of Trampfast'
Large Price for Geldine
One of the best sales of trotting geld
ings made in recent years was that OF
the trotter Jack Leyburn, 2:08k, winner
Of the Walnut Hall farm cup at Lexing-
ton and one of the most consistent trot-
ters of the year The geidipg was pur-
chased by Thomas Grady of Philadelphia