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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
HORACE OOBBINS
LANDS In JAIL
ALLEGED BooTLEeeER PICKED
UP BY DEPUTY eoAD-ExAMI
NATION WAIVED.

Horace Dobbins. alias Nellie" is
in durance vile and can lay his fall
from grace to bad liquor. Horace
was gathered in Wednesday afternoon
BY Deputy Goad while meandering
near the depot. and the specific charge
against him is selling liquor without
license. It looks as if Horace is in
bad, as one witness claims to have
purchased a full pint for fifty cents"
from him and another witness claims
to have seen the transaction.
Horace was arraigned before Esq.
Guest and waived examination. He
was sent to jail This is not his first
acquaintance with the county lookup.
He has been confined before and serv-
ed term on the road-improyement
gang for petit larceny.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
In ohio.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 15.-One Oh
the most severe sleet storms expert
enced in several years Sunday para
lived the telephone, telegraph and troi-
lev wires and seriously interferred
with railway traffic throughout North
ern Ohio. Trees were loaded down
with ice and hundreds of telegraph
and telephone poles are down. Com
munication by wire with many towns
in the northwestern part of the state
is completely shut off, At sandusky
the trolley wires were down and the
city was without street and tnterurban
car service.
The steam lines were hampered by
the dispatchers being unable to com
municate with train crews.
Many villages are in darkness as
result OF the damage to the illumina
ting wires.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
DAMAGE at vicksbure.

VICKSBURG, Miss, Feb. 15.-The
most severe storm of wind and ram
exnerienced here in years prevailed
for a half hour Sunday afternoon
causing a property loss estimated at
$40 900 The office of the Vicksburg
Herald was unroofed and number OF
business houses sustained minor dam
AGE while in the suburban section OF
Vicksburg property was compieteiy
wrecked in some instances. Several
negroes are reported to have been In
iured when their cabins were demon
ished.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
PREACHER LOST;
GONE TWO WEEKS

LEXINGTON, Tenn, Feb. 1S.-The
whereabouts of Rev. l.. N. Pankey, or
Parsons, a reputable and highly re-
spected Baptist minister, is giving his
wife, family and friends much con-
Germ. Mr.. Pankey left his home on
an early morning train few days
ago without stating to his family his
destination. Nothing was thought OK
it for a while, as he frequently took
the train and went to nearby villages
to spend the day, but his absence has
awakened apprehension. For two
weeks no word has been heard from
him. His home life appeared excep-
tionally happy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
HAWKINS GAME
MAY BE CANCELLED
Special to The Herald:

Special to The Herald:
SPRING HILL, Tenn, Feb. H.
Branham G. Hughes has been compen-
ed to cancel two basketball games al
ready on account of the lighting appa-
ratus in the gymnasium being out OF
commission. The engine of the plant
has been shipped to Cincinnati for
repairs and if 1t reaches here in time
the game scheduled between Hawkins
School team, of Gallatin, will take
place Friday night, but If the engine
does not reach here in time the game
will have to be postponed or cancelled.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 1S.-Re-
eeipts 21O head; the market was
steady on choice cattle and slow on
others; good demand for feeders and
stockers. Quotations are as follows:
Shipping steers. $4.5Oq$5.75; beef
steers, s3.OO@s5.25; fat heifers and
COWS, $3.O0d$465; cutters $1,000
$500; Gamers, $lOO@$2.OO; bulls,
.s2OOd$3.75; feeders, $3.00Q$4.75;
.stockers, $2.00Q$425.
Hogs-Receipts SS3 head the mar
ket was &c lower on tops and roughs;
others were steady; closed weak and
lower. Tops, $685.; lights, s6.35; pigs
$5.25@$5.5O; roughs, $6.O5 down. Hogs
from doubtful sections selling only
under guarantee; 1c off on all soft or
oily hogs.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts SS head.
the market was qniet Quotations are:
Best lambs, 5c@6c; culls, 3c@5c;
sheep, 31zc down.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
WIND STORM AGAIN
RAVAGES PORTIONS
OF FAIR SOUTHLAND
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
TOWNS VISITED BY EMBRYO
CYCLONES ON SUNDAY.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE STRUCK
Breeze Blew Hard over Ohio And
Illinois. Telegraph Wires Out Of
Chicago Were Nearly All Down.
Heavy sleet And Snow

LEARNED. Miss, Feb. IA storm
struck this place from the northwest
about 2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon with
terrific force, blowing down negro
church, killing Dick Harris wife and
one child of Maggie Bennett and In
turing eight or ten. About seventy
five persons were in the building at
the time. If it had not been for the
arched ceiling all probably would have
been killed.
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In West Tennessee.

HUMBOLDT, Tenn, Feb. ia
severe wind storm. accompanied by a
veritable cloudburst, struck this sec
ton Sunday morning No great dam
age from the wind has yet been re-
ported, but bridges, fences and levees
were washed away by the downpour
of rain. The highest streets in Hum
boldt at daybreak were a network OF
gullies washed by rains and the lower
sections of the town were completely
Hooded. Many culverts and small out
buildings were washed away.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
For Sale at Auction

80 extra good coming two year old
mules, all mares, well mated ana
matched.SaIe Monday, February %,
at YokIeys Stable, Columbia. Tenn.
viii sell on September time with good
notes. HAYES & MOORE. 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
HIDES, GINSENG. FEATHERS. ETc.

HIDES, GINSENG. FEATHERS. ETC
Quotations BY L Barker)
Hldes-Greeu. Sc d: cured ss
n. dr. salt hides. lie n; nint
&c n. Horse hides-No- 1 large.
La No s. ydsl-y9. mules hides
Large. $50: small. sI.Oo
Goat skins. zoe: lamb skins, 2oc0
Z5c. clippers skins. 15c: WOOL skins.
25e9S5c
Ginseng-Dry. s4.75: green, s1.Oo;
yellow root. s1.25.
Feathers-New goose feathers. 40a
NJ; old goose feathers .25c935c ~;
mixed. 15c025c 10: duck feathers
20cd Sc 10.
Beeswax-25e626e n.
Tallow, 41kc 10; caked tallow. SC.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
WHOLESALE PRODUCE.

Quotations furnished by 8. e. Cal
lender & Coz
Cabbage-Southern grown STOCK
1915 per crate.
Second Crop Irish Potatoes-s2.7b
delivered.
Bananas-Jumbo, per bunch, $1.1O0
$3.50.
Inconsistency, $4.75.
Onion Sets-Wholesale, 1925 per
bushel. Retail at 3594Oc gallon.
onions-From farmers hands, soc
bu.
Navy beans, S275 bu.; Lima beans
6hc 10.
Cheese-White Glover, 17hc 10.
Country Sorghum from farmers
hands. CSC.
Country Sorghum at Wholesale, 45c
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19

LAW PROBABLE

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 1S.-The
House Committee on Temperance has
unanimously decided to report for pas
sage the Ditmars anti-cigarette bill,
forbidding the manufacture or sale OF
cigarettes in the State. A new sec
ton amends the old tobacco law, and
makes 1t crime to sell tobacco OF
any kind to a minor under IS. The
present age limit is 16.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
FIELD SEED.

(ouotations by Calender & Coz
Oats-From farmers hands, SIC blu.
Clover-From farmers hands. new
crop. $4.O0@$5.0O. Northern seed
from stores, $7.OO@$7.50.
Alsyke Clover-From stores, $1,000
Cane Seed-From farmers hands
9Oc per blu.
Blue Grass-From stores, $1.40 per
bu.
orchard Grass-$2.20 per bu.
Timontny-$2.25; Red Top, 16c 10
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
F. C. WHITTHORNE
TAKES NEW PLACE

Frank c. Whltthorne, who has been
with the Montgomery Advertiser for
the past three years, has accepted a
position with the Times Union, OF
Jacksonville, Fla. and left for that
place this morning. Mr.. Whitthorne
Is well known in Columbia and his
friends here will watch his new jour
nalistic venture with interest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
fatalities at West Point, Miss.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 15.-lnfor-
nation has been received that two
were killed and seven badly injured
at West Point, Miss, Sunday after
noon as a result Of a heavy wind
storm which passed over that section
of the State.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
DAILY LOCAL
MARKET REPORT
EGGS DROP FOUR CENTS IN NEW
YoRK-LocAL MARKET AZ
FEcTED.
Some Buyers Have Bought High and
Heavily and Will Sustain
Losses.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, Feb. 1S.-The
egg market broke in New York this
morning and went OF four cents. Co
lumbia market dropped from 24c to
221ac per dozen. Further decline is
looked for. Conditions completely de-
moralized. Shippers refusing to buy
except that they have under contract.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
Stock Men

If you want flrst-class stock bills
come to The Herald Office Good cuts,
excellent work and fair prices can be
found here. II you have any stock
news tell us. Our stock department
during the season will be the best OF
any country paper In the State.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
WHOLESALE GROCERIES.

Quotations furnished by J.
Sloan Coz
Sugar-Best Boston graduated SUI
gar, 100 MS, $50; brown sugar, Nv
lbs, $4.85.
Coffee-Bulk roast, 12027hc;
green, 9hc@14kc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
FLOUR AND GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by Columbia
Mill e. Elevator Co., and Ashtons
Mills.)
Flour-Best Patent, $500; second
grade, $500; Bran, per ton, $24.OO.
Meal-SOc loose; sacked SIC: old
corn. per Dbl, $3.50. Wheat delivered
at mills, $1.20.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
BACON AND LARD.

(These quotations are furnished by
Calender & Coz
Bacon-From farmers hands
Hams, lie per 10; sides, loo ID;
shoulders, &c No.; jowls. &c 10.
Lard-Pure country, lie 10. In tins.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. IS
rr7er mystery surrounds thee find
of the pistol scabbard of Senator
rnacl, in his overcoat pocket when
i garment was produced in court
sctardav Finley Doris, the under
or who handled the body, was posi-
> that he carefully examined the
Athes If the dead Senator on two oc-
sions and would have found this
shbard had it been there. 1t fur
pr developed that Will Murray, the
L.. keeper of Mr.. Doris, had been
-4senf about January LIST when the
bthas we're examined by Washington
Il AIeeks. counsel for defense, and
ar Mr. Washington had put Senator
krmacks overcoat on and running
hands in the pocket had drawn
brb This scabbard. From the line
1 cross examination it is evident that
q defense will lay great store by
is scabbard. They will insist that
|enator Carmack had his pistol in his
|y-rcoat pocket resting In this scao-
bard and that when he drew 1t out
h. scabbard remained on the end OF
h. barrel and that it was this scaD-
ard that Mrs. Eastman mistook Tor
h. butt of the pistol when she said
he saw Mr. Carmack draw his gun.
The defense viii further contend
ba. II was the scabbard that caused
h. Senator to draw his left hand
,rord to the right and not the inter
erence of which Mrs. Eastman spoke
The crowds today were not quite
In tn those of the past two days. The
bubble evidently felt that the mos
features Of the States
proof had been offered. But with tne
closing of proof in chief for the State
todar and the placing of defendant
pn the stand tomorrow interest viii
be as intense as ever.
Mrs Carmack was again In attend
anca this morning, being accompanied
as g4aal by little Ned. This boy Il
the oEfect of much tender care AM
soltc'tude by the friends of his ia
Their. Every day when the court ad
j0urns for the noon recess the peopi
in Ill walks of life come to the raj
Of the bar to shake hands with tn
little orphan. Mrs Carmack bore u
vel r,nder the ordeal today, but wa
very much affected when witnesse
were testifying to the clothes OF IN
Pp.ceman Vaughan exhibited tn
r.s.n, turned over to him by hoot
C00aer. It an automatic Colts gui
The members of the jury handled th
pistol very gingerly, none of them ma
ing seen such gun before. IL a.
galo5ad that this gun had been nre
three times, that is six of the MN
bullets were unfired.
D- Fort testified to the WOUNDS
Robin Cooper which he dressed. IN
wound was in the right shoulder. n
j not extract the bullet and assume
was still there. DR.. Fort testlne
That Just after the killing, Col. Coo
- phoned Mrs. Burch, his daugnte
saving: Daughter, it is all Over
Robin has killed Carmack."
The State will close in chief this
moon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19

''Doan's Ointment cured me OF &c
zema that had annoyed me a long
time. The cure was permanent
Hon. s. w. Matthews, Commissioner
Labor Statistics, August, Me.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
WOOL.


Quotations by L. Barker)
Wool-Tubwashed. 26c ID.; IN
washed spring free from burrs, 1sc
~; slightly bury, 13c@16c fb.; me
dunn bury, sc@12c rb.; hard bury
&c 10.
Fall wool free of burrs, lac ID.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
MULES FOR SALE ON TIME

Extra good lot Of three year old
mules. A. E. GREENLAW, Spring
nm 19.2t
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NV J, /. FlNNEY.)

,s#, Herald STAFF Correspondence.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 1S.-At
.toe. the State closed in enief'
~, then adjourned until satur-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
PRODUCE.

Quotations furnished by VIM. Bar
kerr
Eggs and Pouitry-Eggs, per dozen
straight, 221hc; hens, 1015c 10. chick
ems. 1O1sc 10; turkeys, 16c 10; ducks
10 c ID; geese 40c each.
Butter-Choice country, Ice 10.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
JUNK, RUBBER, ZINC AND LEAr

JUNK, RUBBER, ZINC AND LENU'
Quotations furnished by Louie
BAKERY
Old scrap iron-15c to 23c per hun
dred. Brass-Heavy brass, &c D.;
light brass, &c ID. Copper-Light cop
per, &C ~; heavy copper, &c 10.
Bones-2Oc to Csc per hundred.
Rubber-Rubber tires, sc fb.; No.
shoes, 4c ~: No, shoes, &c 10.
Zinc-1Ac 10. Lead-2c 10.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19

ward the scene Of the tragedy. and
the tragedy occurred Miss Lizzie
sort. who occupies an apartment on
the front side OF the Polk fats on the
fourth floor. testified as TO what she
saw ~ the actual tragedy. She was
sitting in her front bay window, facing
north. when she heard the shots. faced
around and looked down as quickly as
possible. She saw Mrs. Eastman in
he shanklin gate. with her face
turned toward the Polk and with her
cousin beside her, and saw Robin
Cooper just stepping up onto the pave
ment out Of the street. south Of the
poles. and Col Cooper on the north
side of the poles walking down to
meet him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19
IYSTERY SURROUNDS
FINDING OF SCABBARD
IN CARMACKS POCKET
,,,r1 OPED THAT COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE
MADE THE DISCOVERY AFTER
OTHERS FAILED.

zy ooRRls EXAMINED OVER AND SAID PISTOL COVER
LAS NOT rAERE-THEN WASHINGTON CAME ALONG
M FORT TEXTILES TO WOUNDS OF ROBIN COOPER
EVIDENCE Es TODAY.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19

The state Wednesday for the nrst
lime gave a glimpse OF the reai
-angth of the case that it is surely
citing against Duncan B. Cooper
J6in j. Cooper and John u. Sharp'
trial for the assassination OF sen,
up Carmack. Those who heard ana
ai the evidence on the preliminary
a. FOR bail knew that the State mao
"a rowerful case; but the PROOF tna'
RS been developed on the trial Is iar
1.e powerful and more convincing
The course of the two Coopers on
day OF the murder, beginning carry
The morning, was taken up ana was
E lowed until the shots were nreu'
afterward. The links that were
ing on the first day were supplied
"a new testimony Of the most damag'
character was brought forward.
The proof of the state brought for>
n#.t went back into the past, ana II
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
A VERY WELL-KEPT DAIRY
Which Should SerUe as a Model and an HSpira-
lion to Those Who Would Have Pure Mix

the bottle. A separate room IS de-
voted to the sterilizing process.
While a large quantity of milk IS
sold to New York city. the Morton
household and all who live upon the
estate are literally supplied with
milk. as is Holiday House, a nearby
Institution, supported by the Mortons,
where convalescent children are sent
from New York hospitals and are
helped back to health by the excel
lent milk and other food and fresh
air which they enjoy there.
No butter is made at Eilerslie for
the market. but butter is made for
Holiday House and the Morton fam
lily. +. Every pot being marked With an
E. this letter might we'll stand for
excellence, but does, in fact, stand
for Ellerslie. IS, -
The COWS Of Elferslie herd are
housed in a barn 296 feet long, and il
a splendid bu lding for the purpose.
Ventilation IN light are amply pro-
yided for by numerous windows:
The floor is of >concrete and th5e4r best
equipment. for feeding the COWS has
been installed.
Mr.. BARNES believes t~hOrOughfy in
outdoor p~asturing for dairy cows, con:
trarN to the opinion af many uairy-
men. largely because. of --the effect
upon the calves. "
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
HON TO LIVE.
ONE-THiRD LONGER.
Seven Health Enles-Retluce Medical
Biils-Tiaerc Will BE Fewer Graves
in the Ieme:ery-E>cilcW Drnos
and intoNiIant~.
|PrOeypssiye Farmer

- ISL < L Ci I =
All America IS waking up to the
Importance OF better health condi-
t ons, and State and National Gov
ernments are taking deeper interest
in the subject thar eyer before. Re
CARELESS OF what State or Nation may
do however, every individual by fol-
lowing q few simple rules Of hNgene
for himself may greatly increase the
length and che happiness OF his own
life. Seven such young and old. men
and IL would be immeastrably
increased, doctors bill reduced. and
the rules We give herewith. and if
they should be followed this season
Ey the $4,000 farm families who will
read these lines. the health and eff
ficiency Of general tone of life made
notably brighter and happier-to say
moth ng OF fewer graves in the bury
fairgrounds and cemeteries at the end
Of the year. Here are the seven rules:
Cd Have q properly planned and
properly cooked diet. Make a study
of this question. and have Your wife
make a study Of it. We eat too much
meat II too much hot. paSty food.
We do not eat enough fruit vege-
tables. eggs, butter. and milk. There
s no excuse for any farmer not hav-
ing enough Of these nourishing.
health-giying foods. and with them,
one a set q table fit for a king.
60 Chew your foo three times
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
Among the Chicks.

Avoid feeding the little chicks I'M
til 4S hours old. Il is hard to resist
the vociferous demands for something
but it is a great deal easier than to
check the inroads of indigestion a few
days later.
Give fresh water and grit before
food, n let the first meal be not
more than they will pick up in five
minutes, including the learning how
to eat.
Five times a day for meals, and
five minutes at a meal, should be Ii
rule for the first two weeks. Then
lessen to -four and soon to three meals
daily. Clean the feeding board after
every meal. n if milk is given the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06

sells at no fabulous price, although it
brings a little more than does ordi-
nary Mil on accoun of its eputa
ton. Ellerslie milk sells for 70
cents a Quart as a minimum. and at
times the price reaches s cents.
Many men who eat an inexpensive
quick lunch in dairy restaurants in
New York nay enjoy the luxury Of q
glass Of pure EllerslIe milk at a mod
crate cost.
The mix is Slipped direct from Mr..
Morton's farm TO a lunch company
which makes a special attraction Of a
good quality OF milk.
Milking time begins early in Ellers-
lie. long before sunrise, but electric
flights make the great barn as light as
day.
The second milking comes at half
past ; in the. afternoon. Clean white
garments are daily provided for the
mixers. and cleanliness is insisted
upon.
AS soon as the milk comes from the
COW it is taken to the dairy. which is
nea by, but does not JOIN the barn.
Here. it is at one cooled. by being
poured over iced tubes.
Part OF it is then bottled by ma
chinery N is ready for shipment.
The remainder is put into cans, which
have been carefully sterilized, rs have
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
WORLDS GREATEST PAGER
Marvel of Speed at Twelve Years of Age in 19O8--Ex-
pected to Lower His Own Record This Year
BY NJ. w. SAVAGE.

During the past few months | have
noticed h various comments printed
about Dan Patch and his 1908 per
fOrmanceS. Some OF these nave been
written in all fairness to the fastest
horse that has even lived, and have
been based on facts. Others seem to-
have been written under pressure Of
prejudice or based on absolute ignor-
ance. .~~4--~
We have man truly great and fast
horses in this country, and new ones
will develop from time to time. As
a horse breeder I certainly believe.
this or | would not continue in the
business. / do not wish to appear as
trying to detract from the greatness
of any horse, but simply to state facts
about Dan Patch. p:
Early in the summer I stated hat
Dan Patch was faster than ever, and
that, although he was II years Old,
he would pace the fastest mile in his
aife. Dams first fast mile last year was
the last week of August, when he
paced a mile in 900, with every
eighth in 10 seconds.
At that time ] old Hersey that
his first mile proved my statement
and that it was the easiest and best
mile I ever saw Dan pace, and | saw
his miles in 1:55 ii and 1855.
Dams second performance was a
mile in 1:57 "a. finished where a
liCIlCiioo'S wv IN pSeSNS
sion of the track. with just room
enough for Dan to pass between the
crOwding people. His third mile was
i'll 1853 and his fourth mile was paced
in 1877 IA.
On October II, at Lexington, Dan
paced the first quarter in % seconds
and the second quarter in 81 II sec
onds, a 1:50 clip. He was at half
in IS II seconds, a 1:53 clip, and
at the thr~ee-quarters in 1925 Il.
At the seven-eights the pacemaker.
driven by scot Hudson, broke q blood
vessel and slackened down enough to
shorten Dan tremendous stride of
twenty-five feet, and yet Dan Patch
finished that mile in 1:56 IA. which
all fair-nlinded men must ~acnknOWl-
edge was by far the fastest and great
est mile in the life Of the fastest har-
ness horse in the world.
Hersey states that when this hap
pened Dan was going easy and was
not firing, and that barring the &C
cident to the p~acemaker, Dan would
have surely beaten 1:55.
In no other year Dan eve start
ed out with a mile in 200 n ther
reduced it at every performance. His
last mile is absolute proof that Oar
Patch in his twelfth year was faster