Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
Dan Patch, Content with His In
comparable Record, viii
Race No More
HOLDS 7 WORLDS RECORDS
Has Paced 73 Miles Under 2
MnuteS-WiII Tour the
County Fairs
lSnecial 10 The Hernldl

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 4.-Dan
Patch has been permanently retired
from the racing and speed exhibition
stage. NJ. W. Savage, his owner. is
authority for the statement that Dan
Patch Will never again be asked 20
start in attempts to lower world 5
records. He says that this greatest of
all horses has done his share of work
and that his life from this time on
will be spent in enjoying a we'll earned
rest, in watching other harness horses
struggle to lower his records and in
perpetuating his greatness through his
get
During the coming season Dan will
still be the topliner of the Savage
combination of PAGERS. and wherever
Minor Heir, George Gano, Hedgewood
Boy and Lady Maud c. race and at
tempt to get new records Dan will be
on hand to introduce them and pass
judgment on their performances. As
the champion of the world and as the
acknowledged greatest of all horses, he
will still be an attraction to fair goers.
4 GREAT RECORD
The definite announcement of Dan
Patch's retirement from active cam
pSigning will cause many a true lover
of the horse to indulge in RETROSPECT
tion. The performances of other horses
have been Judged largely by the near
ness Of approach to those of this
worlds champion. He has been the
standard of harness horse perfection.
He has repeatedly performed what eX-
perts have pronounced impossible feats.
He has paced 73 miles under two min
utes. He has lowered the worlds rec
ord fourteen times and he now holds
seven worlds records
na11'S la Of fa ct miles wore a DhOp-
nix, Arizona. last fall, where he paced
two miles in 2:03l4 and 2021a without
any fast preparation. Early in the
season Dan slightly injured one Les
on half-mile track and this bothered
him some last fall so that Hersey did
not key him up to extreme miles
These two miles at Phoenix were ac-
knowledged by horsemen to be simply
phenomenal on account of his having
no practical preparation. and many
considered them the greatest of his per-
formances.
During the past winter on the Inter
national farm Dan rested i'm his stall
more than ever before in his life. As
a result of his own intelligent care OF
himself he is today in grand physica
condition. He is jogging sound ant
many who know the horse are Willins
to venture the prediction that he WOulC
tram inns SedSOll ana ~ ili'Jit NOlItttI
full miles. His owner firmly believes
that he could do this. He has watched
Dan Patch defy all of the laws that
ordinarily govern harness horses and
he has unlimited faith in him.
Notwithstanding this fact the horse
will not be asked to try Mr.. Savage
thinks too much of the king of al
harness horses to take any chances OF
breaking him down. He will be KEEP
in good health to enjoy the many
years that are left for him.
As the peerless PAGER enters upor
his we'll earned rest we can get a bet
ter perspective of his life as a whole
Dams life story is an inspiration tC
breeders and an object lesson to peo
pie who have to do with mans mobiles
friend the horse. 1t tells of intelli
gence. strength and endurance
breaches powerful sermon on Wha
| kindness means to our dumb animals
and what it will accomplish Whel
rightly applied.
Some day in an unusual burst o
speed some horse like Minor Heir ma,
| equal some of Dan Patchs records. bu
it will take more than the lowering o
| his records to take from Dan Patel
| the glory of his long career and tn
| place he occupies in the hearts of mil
| lions of Americans