The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-06
W GREAT HORSES
Dan Patch and Minor Heir Will Give
An Exhibition Race at Mo. State
Fair, October 4th.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 3D.
Dan Patch and Minor Heir, the
worlds two fastest harness horses,
arrived in ST. Paul from Grand
Forks this morning and their pri-
vate palace a was at once ship
ped to Savage.
The champions gave a very suc-
ces sful exhibition at the North
Dakota State Fair where they en-
tertained the largest crowd ever
gathered in that state. Their
training will be continued without
i Interruption on the International
Stock Food Farm where they will
re main until early in August be-
fore starting out on their long tour
of exhibition aces.
The future dates already closed
by M. w. Savage for his famous
pair of horses are-Springfield,
Ohio, Aug. 10; Sterling, Ill. Aug.
25; Hamline, Mimi. Sept. 6; De-
tr oft, Mich. Sept. 8; Milwaukee,
Wis. Sept. IA; Sioux City, Iowa
Sept. 81; Sedalia, Mo. Oct. 4;
Parsons, Kan. Oct. 10; Dallas,
Texas, Nov. 1;
The season will be concluded at
Phoenix, Arizona, where it is be-
lieved the lightning fast track and
high altitude will make it possible
for one or both of the horses to
10 wer world records.
1t is expected that Minor Heir
W i'll attempt to beat the worlds
unpaced record of l:59i now held
by the Star Pointer. If Dan Patch
re taines his present wonderful
C ondition it is more than likely
that he will once more lower his
own wonderful mark of 1 :55.
The performance at Grand
F orks Wednesday was the first
p ublic appearance of the two ia
nous horses in a race exhibition.
The enthusiasm of the thousands
that crowded the stands, packed
the fence and centeIfeld and over
flowed on to the track gives an in
dication of the reception that will
be accorded the horses later when
they appear on the mile circles
a nd race in earnest for the cham
pionship of the world.
Over a bad track and handicap
ped by a terrific wind the two
horses paced a mile at Grand
F orks in 2:11a. Minor Heir nosed
the champion out in the last fifty
feet. Horsemen who were present
have different ideas as to the
reasons for the defeat of the hith-
erto unbeaten Dan. Some believe
Minor Heir is actually the superior
of Dan. Others say that Dan
Patch never liked the short turns
on half-mile tracks while the little
horse is better gated for these
courses.
The real reason seems to be the
one given by Harry Hersey, who
!. has trained and driven Dan for the
last six years and knows his every
, whim, but who drove Minor Heir
in Wednesdays exhibition.
In talking of the race Mr.. Her.
) sey said: dan was a good length
. ahead when we turned into the
!, str etch and l did not see any
chance of beating him with Minor
Heir although the little horse res
pended gamely as we'left the three
quarter. pole and came home very
fast considering the condition OF
. the track. When less than a hun
dred feet from the wire we over
took Dan almost as though he
were standing still and finished
. co nsiderably ahead of him. The
minute I saw Dan coming back tc
me Ikknew that he was stopping
) I realized:that he was doing one
; of his. old tricks about which l had
ia lied to warn ed Hall. 1t was
. the first time Mr.. Hall ever drove
D an and he did not know of his
habit snor what to do with him
! W hen he began to stop. Dan il
; as wise a horse as ever stepped 9
? track. He is also inclined to LOAF
: when he is not called upon fol
) extra exertion. He likes to stor