Arizona republican., 1909-11-10

How strong one may safely draw on
 his reserve supply of superlative de-
 scription and still have something left
 for an emergency is the delicate ques-
 ton that confronts every reporter. but
 if yesterday was not the best day the
 Arizona fair eyer saw, there were suf-
 ficient grounds to at least justify an argument. The attendance was larg-
 CT than on any previous day. The racing time, with the exception of the Dan Patch event. was not quite so fast as on some occasions as the faster classes were not shown, but it was all fast enough to be interesting A class of young Arizona horses also made a good showing. all things considered. and this is an Arizona fair primarily And when Minor Heir stepped an ex- hibition mile in 2:01A Arizona wit messed the fastest track record ever made here, save and except the former exhibitions of Dan Patch. Then there was the parachute jump by O. C. Odell, beautiful flight: the firemen's hose race in the morning. the comedy work of Patrick and Francisco. who aroused such great interest the day
 
 good running races. A strong wind was blowing in mid afternoon, just at the time the exhibition races were scheduled and caused the postpone ment of the complimentary effort for a lower record by Copa de Orc. It also interfered with the efforts of Dan Patch and Minor Heir, but otherwise all was serene.
 Today should be equally as good as yesterday. None of the exhibition horses are scheduled but Copa de orc will be started whenever the condi- tions warrant That might or might not be today. The card, though. calls for three of the fastest purse races of the meeting. the 2:05 pace. the ?: 10 pace and the 2:o9 trot. There are also other interesting events in the racing line as seen by the program. and then. too. irzis4Indian day. always a big feature of the fair. The Indians are all admitted free and many of them will participate in the racing events prepared especially for the tribesmen. Indian day is now an institution and a fair here without it could not be the genuine Arizona sort. Today will also bring an exhibition drill and enter tainment by the soldiers of troop G of the Fifth cavalry. now camped on the grounds. Another parachute jump will be made and numerous small in- cidents will occur of an interesting nature. The newness having worn off it is now important to all visitors to make a careful examination of the exhibits in all the departments. for such an employment of time will be found very profitable. Yesterday Commissioner White of Benson got his display from Johnson and Dragoon camps well in place in the mining building and is anxious to tell the whole world about it if 1t will only ask him. Today therefore will also be a big day at the fair No one should miss it for there are only three more of the big days to follow.
 The major attraction yesterday. that which drew more people than any oth- CT one event. was the scheduled per formance of Dan Patch and Minor Heir in a race to beat the worlds pac- ing race record of 2:00k. Their fail ure to do so was a disappointment but hardly a surprise. Though the track had velvet finish and Dan Patch was in better condition than he has been ] for months. the wind was quite strong | just as he started. And under the | very best conditions, the ability of the i horse, now thirteen years old. to outdo | his past wonderful achievements. | hangs on hope rather than faith It | was up to Dan to do the making good | in the matter of time. for there are | few people who would expect to see ] Minor Heir win that race even if he | could travel like an automobile The | purpose of it was to give Dan Patch | new record and Minor Heir will be | given an opportunity to show what he | can do without discourteously throw ing his heels in the face of the ven erable dean of the racing stables that has spent the past year teaching Minor Heir the game. When the time comes Dan will probably be allowed to hand over the belt without taking a chance of losing it.
 The horses took the word on their second effort to score and were off at a pace that looked promising. How ever when the quarter pole was reach ed and 31 went up it was evident the record was safe for yesterday. They travelled evenly, smoothly. beautifully, l all the way round, Minor Heir back just far enough to keep his eye on Dams driver. They passed the half mile post in 1:01A. The next quar- ter was the fastest and they passed the pole in :32 flat. entering the stretch almost together. It was beau tiful drive down the stretch. both horses coming like clockwork and both finishing under the whip. The sign board said 2:03k The people said. "Oh pshaw." and then clapped their hands
 Last evening Driver Hersey said that conditions considered, he believed the performance of Dan Patch yes terday was a wonderful one and that only for the wind he would have if not excelled his best record.