The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-25
GREAT TROTTING
RACES AT FAIR
Minor Heir Has Some Wonder
ful Records

Hamline. Mimi. Aug 25.-Among
the star PAGERS of the season which
will appear in exhibition miles on the
Minnesota State Fair track, Monday
August 81, is Minor Heir, 200 4. who
is just now very much in the equine
limeligtt.
When Dan Patch began reeling off
miles below two minutes 1t did not
seem possible that PAGER would ap-
pear that would be in his class, but
the western PAGER Minor Heir seems
to have chance to equal the famous
black horses feats In western New
York there is feeling Of pride that
Minor Heir is a son of horse bred
at Village farm, Heir at Law, 2:0s 34
himself one Of the greatest race horses
ever produced at the once noted speed
nursery, Unlike other champion pac-
ers. Minor Heir has flashed out as a
two minute PAGER without a season
or two OF preparatory racing. Hal
Pointer, Mascot. John r Gentry, Rob
ert j.. Joe Patchen, Star Pointer and
Dan Patch. each raced two or three
seasons before getting into the cham
pionship class Minor Heir. however,
has placed himself in that class and
he has started in only three races In
his flrst race he paced 2;05 Ia, In his
second in 2:o6 "a. and in his third. at
Terre Haute. he paced the flrst two
heats in the following wonderful time:
First heat. quarter :2e la; half. 1900;
three quarters. 1880, 2:01. In the next
heat. after going to the half In 1:o2
IL, he broke and was beaten in
he broke and finished second, but In
the fifth heat. after going in second
place to the half in 1905. he paced the
last half in 1901. winning the most
sensational pacing race that has ever
been seen since the great contests be-
tween Joe Patchen and Robert j.. over
a decade ago That Minor Heir could
have beaten the worlds unpaced re-
cord of 1853. held by Dan Patch, on
i the day of his Terre Haute race, was
believed by every trainer who saw the
race, and Ed. Geers, who il certainly
q competent judge, pronounces him
the fastest PAGER the turf has known.
This new star in the pacing armament
is rather small, chunkfly built horse
rich dark bay In color, and looking
when in repose, not unlike John r.
Gentry, 1900 ga. H4 has an immense
stride, high, round action, but does not
appear to have extremely rapid ac-
tion.
He carries his head only moderately
high. has a cheerful disposition. and
when going slow takes the trctting
gait, Minor Heir wears blind bride
and has no need for those evil con
traptions which so many OF the fast
PAGERS wear. the hobbies For shoes,
he wears five-ounce bar plates in front
and two ounce bar shoes behind. In
front he wears quarter shin and ankle
boots and behind coronet boots He
has less pacing blood in his veins than
almost any other Of the great PAGERS.
being bred in trotting lines. He cost
his present owner, p. c. Tsaacs of
Stoyestown. Pa. $4,000 and that man
could probably take $4,000 for him
now IL he felt so inclined. He has won
three of his races and unless Ill luck
should befall him, win probably win
every event in which he has been
named. If an effort Is made to capture
the pacing championship with him
there is no doubt of his ability to beat
the unpaced record of 1.59. and prob
ably he could pace as fast or faster
with pacemaker and dirst shield than
Dan Patch did under these conditions.