Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1910 — WORLD’S GREAT PACERS [ARTICLE]

WORLD’S GREAT PACERS

Dan Patch and Four Others Coining to Indiana State FaitFive of the world’s greatest pacers, all of them belonging to M. W. Savage of Minneapolis, will make up the chief attraction in the speed department at the Indiana State Fair. This list of turf stars is headed by the champion of champions, Dan Patch, whose record of 1:55 has never been equaled, and with him will be Minor Heir, 1:5914; Hedgewood Hoy, 2:02‘4; Lady Maud, C., 2:02%. and George Gano, 2:0394. Dan Patch will never again be started against time, but he will be on exhibition at the Indiana fair. The other Savage horses, however, will show their speed on different occasions at the fair. On Monday the four will race against each other. During the week Hedgewood Boy and Lady Maud C. will race against Minor Heir and George Gano, the two teams being hitched to wagons. On one afternoon of the fair Minor Heir, with a running pacemaker, will attempt to lower the world’s mile record. Minor Heir is now the pacing sensation of the racing world. Dan Patch will at the fair have a stall in the big brick barn, where his apartment will be highly decorated with the trophies he has won. He will frequently be jogged on the racecourse for the crowds to see him in action. He has won enough fame tp retire from the racecourse, and for ten years has been without a the harness world. In manners, disposition, in courage, gameness and speed he has stood alone, find is the recognized standard of harness horse perfection. ’ He has paced 73 miles under two min* utes, lowered the world’s record fourteen times, and now holds seven world’s records, and he is to today in superb physical condition. Minor Heir seems destined to take Dan Patch’s place in the realm of pacers. Two years ago he was un-known-today Minor Heir is admitted by most experts to have the greatest flights of speed of any horse ever trained, with the possible exception of Dan Patch. Minor Heir’s chances of setting a world’s mark at the Indiana Fair is regarded as exceptionally good. Hedgewood Boy has this season been showing more remarkable speed qualities than -ever, and Lady Maud C. and George Gano are in fine fettle.