Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1916 — OWNER OF DAN PATCH IS DEAD [ARTICLE]

OWNER OF DAN PATCH IS DEAD

M. W. Savage Lives But One Day /Longer Than His World’s Champion Pacer. , Minneapolis, Minn., July 13. —M. W. Savage, owner of several of the most celebrated pacing and trotting horses in the country, died at a hospital last night after a brief illness. He 55 years old, and had lived in Minne-’ sota since 1886. His death followed by one day that of his most noted horse, Dan Patch, the world’s champion pacer. Other horses owned by Mr. Savage and which were known the country over, included George Gano and Minor Heir, both two-min-ute pacers, and Croesus, trotter. Mr. Savage maintained a Minneapolis home, but spent most of his time at his racing stables in Savage, a small town near here.