Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-04
IAN PATCH ID RACE AT FAIR NEXT WEEK
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of Arizona will have what will r.,,.blv be their last opportunity of ,;ng in action the worlds greatest ss."sss Ss horse, living or dead, Dan p...b 1:55. Minor Heir l;591a, Dan 5 .,r J ,iyal will be an added attractioin. S,8 of these famous horses are under DS,r 'nt,art to appear at the territorial sO;. gt Phoenix on that date. It is iIn In,.t certain that the visitors will ', ., tbe worlds records broken and 5orsp history made.
 Dap Patch, the champion of cham ,;ars was at Phoenix two years ago, Ir5 st that time paced two miles, each I .I tbem seconds faster than any other ss,n,s, horse ever went. This year he ,oipg 10 start in an attempt to lower .iis mark which is now the state and .,,sk record. It is of especial interest :, know that Dan Pateh's exhibition ,t Phoenix may be the last start he vll ever make 10 beat the worlds ,s,ori. NJ. W. Savage, his owrer, has ,prOunced that he probably will retire b. champion at the end of the present .sss,p. which closes at Phoenix. The ,s,ple of this section, like those of srsrv part of the United States and Canada, know and love Dan Patch, and is certain that thousands of them viD take advantage of this last oppor- nBity of seeing this greatest of all -,ess horses and the idol of the Amer issn hOrseloying public.
 Minor Heir will start to beat his rec ord of l:59ls and also lower the worlds unpaced record of 1:59A, now held by Star Pointer. His owner, his trainer, and his many thousands of ad- nires, believe in his ability to cap turs the record, and it is certain that hs will be driven in an heroic attempt 10 do this at Phoenix.
 h view of the extraordinary attrae- ton afforded by the appearance of tlsse two horses at the territorial fair sn November g, a short history of their ETes and past performances is of more tan passing interest.
 Dan Patch needs no introdue tion. His name and fame have been trumpet. cd around the world. He is better known than any prince or president and of all the great horses that ever tsH the center of the racing stage, Dan Patch is the greatest favorite.
 Sired by that great race horse, Dan htehen, Dan came into the world on April 29, 1896, with a birthright of speed second to that of no other har- less horse, He proved to have more than noble lineage. He was and is perfect individual. He is the embodi. nslt of supreme power, speed, game Iess and intelligence.
 During his necessarily brief racing arser, Dan Patch met and defeated inc best of the light harness horses. He paced tfty-siX contested heats and s lever lost a race. Outelassed by his oVn speed, he was finally confined to ias1g running horses and Father Time hlhSet, In his performance against lhe never tiring watch his perform al,eeS have always been sensational. He stepped his first exhibition mile
 Columbus, Ohio, in 2:0OA and in ae SIX years that have elapsed since Ael the champion has lowered the 'oias record fourteen times. Appar. ny unhampered by the laws limiting uAef horses Dan Patch has always tsA ready for great miles and he has ole on, year after year, making horse H0y while horsemen everywhere ayt maryelei.
 ms wonderful horses record s are q equalled by the combined miles of
 'le trotters and paeeTs that have 'si nVei' He not only holds seven .g" records, but he has paced a -le ard one-quarter faster than any n% and he has gone 73 miles that .,0age I;5912. He has always been v IoiSe idol of the million and half ;OPle who have paid nf6ney to watch HnlOltlons and many who have
 ! neard of him and his wonderful iIS summer, for the first time in ne Dan Patch was forced, by an S4!, to rest. For eight weeks he ~ not go any fast miles. He has I5P"'eIy recovered, however, and is gaiE gaE to defend his titles against Minor '" or any other horse. NJ. w. Savage
 P'eNeted that in spite of his !'"'S and his recent injury, Dan r,,I5 J5 "iII be the only horse in the O go mile under ? minutes i, N;nor m Heir iS not so well known as ,i, 4,uS'tious .. stablemate, but he bids a,o.' :" become more so. His meteorie s5o VI last season attracted world g,,.- %SIlentlon. Started absolutely lS <. he paced a mile in 1:59h nas % !ne only horse that ever went ,o L ln less than two minutes dur f us hrst racing season.
 hal t'Oo . Minor Heir paced nine miles m,psS averaged 2:O0R, record only aDv L oy Dan Patch. He is univer- nyialded as the only horse that oD oI5 vuSnco to beat the world s cham hi %nu discussion of his ability t,, sof5 Is rife throughout the horse
 S v.Io nltIo brown son of Heir-at.Law M gHuugFiuI g piece of pacing maehin- oBemaSs ms mas extreme speed. A few iB rn "ho have watched him size ne U a' the greatest pacer of all be pDhaaes he may be. He may defeat |iIl b."s bUvS'en son of Joe Patehen. He he o S 'he Opportunity of doing so. reate.tt tOeS he will prove himself the Orse of anu L most wonderful pacing aysgo '"o horses are owned by M w.