The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-28
HAS CORNER ON
2-MINUTE PAGERS
m. w. SAVAGE OF MINNEAPOLIS
HAS HAD REMARKABLE suc.
CESS WITH HORSES IN
HIS STABLE.

NJ. w Savage Of Minneapolis. con-
spicuous at the present time as the
man who is running a corner in two
minute PAGERS, is Unique i'm the his |
tory of the harness horse racing game.
lie enjoys the distinction of being the
man who has paid more "long prices"
for famous horses than any other two
men, and he has not yet bought
gold brick" Every one of the great
horses that Mr.. Savage has bought
has "gonc on and most of them are
still going
When the Minnoapolitan bought
Dan Patch for 100000 his friends
shook their heads and it was whis-
pered that another good church MEM
Der had gone crazy over fast horses
In fact it is thought that the men
who sold Dan were not entirely sure
but that they had "unloaded" some
thing.
At the time of this purchase Dan
Patch had a record of 1853 1-2. He
showed improvement the first year Of
the new ownership, and his success
sive reductions of worlds records un-
, til he has placed the harness horse
mark at 1855 is too well known his
e tory To need repetition. Besides Dan
? paid for himself the first two years
r and since that time has earned many
c times that amount. His owner has
refused an offer of $4,000 for tho
c horse and will not part with him foi
i any price.
c Minor Heir came next His meteori'
G career of 1908 made him the mos
r. talked of horse I'm the world, next Il
10 Dan Patch. Mr. Savage bought hin
II for 100000. He then had record o
4 1853 IL and many thought he hat
c reached the limit of his speed. Ate
p. "A careful wintering the great son o
q Heir-at-law showed Improvement. /
e 1909 he reduced his record to 1853 l.
IS and was the only horse to place
= mile under two minutes during ia
n season. This year his performance
e. have put him i'm class by himsel
He has not only reduced the world
unpaced mile record of 1:5S 1-2. thu
going a faster mile, in the open, tina
any other horse ever went. but ne n;
= lowered the worlds record four time
and has won three races, the TIN
= of which average better than Nv
In minutes. If horse ever went on IN;
e horse is Minor Heir and he mas
l. ready paid for himself
as George Gano was the next star az
rs dcd TO the Savage stable. He was u
IS. champion money winner OF l9oo'
n had n mark Of 1908 "a when NJ
A. Savage paid $4,000 for him last VIII
es ter. Although he has been performli
Us under the Savage banner but IN
es ,veel<s he has already lowered his re
n ord one second and a half and w
separately timed in race in 2;oo'
al will surely be in the two minute II
he before winter.
g. Hedgcwood Boy is no eNcepuo
We Mr.. Savage took possession Oh inc =
,p nous Chitwood stallion ana MS II
ks sister. Lady Maud c. in February y
RS ready Hedgcwood Boy has lower
ed his record from 2:O2 IA to 2;ol al
ne Lady Maud c. has won the "ori'
T. race championship for mares over
n half mile track.
nj Mr.. Savage has also owned al
r still owns other champions. ohiii
Arion Buttonwood, Roy Wilkes al
at Directum have all been prohtaple j
n vcstments for Mr. Savage Orcs''
to Is the only horse that came near pt''
re an exception. Shortly after Mr. "a
age paid $21 600 for the cha''p''
trotter. his former owner drove III
and the result was strained tehu'
while the injury was cured II pr
st vented any extremely fast WorN o.
Mr. Savage sold him to Russia" j
e. $4,000 thus making a proht on !
We noorest horse investment he CIV