. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 16 <&lte gveebev emit *j?poxt*tnttti lDecJsmber 23, 1906 FOUR GREAT CHAMPIONS. Never before in all the history of the standard bred horse has such a group of champion stallions been owned on one stock farm as are now stabled at the International Stock Food Farm. Dan Patch 1:55%, champion of all pacers, Cresceus 2:02%, the champion ttlng stallion, Directum 2:05% whose record made ac four years has never been equalled by a trotter of thai age, and Arion 2:07% whose two-year-old record of 2:10% £tin stands unapproached, even though it was made with the old
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 16 <&lte gveebev emit *j?poxt*tnttti lDecJsmber 23, 1906 FOUR GREAT CHAMPIONS. Never before in all the history of the standard bred horse has such a group of champion stallions been owned on one stock farm as are now stabled at the International Stock Food Farm. Dan Patch 1:55%, champion of all pacers, Cresceus 2:02%, the champion ttlng stallion, Directum 2:05% whose record made ac four years has never been equalled by a trotter of thai age, and Arion 2:07% whose two-year-old record of 2:10% £tin stands unapproached, even though it was made with the old fashioned high wheels. Two present day champions, the ex-champion trotter that holds the four-year-old championship, and the holder of the record for trotting two-year-olds. Each stallion is not only a king by performance but each r,- lifferent family of trotters. Dan Patch sanies the pennant of the great tribe of Wilkes, - eus that of the McGregors, Directum upholds the banner of the Dictators and Arion that of the Electioneers Mr. M. W. Savage, president of the International Stock Food Company, is the man whose enterprise and great business ability has built up one of the largest establishments of the Mississippi val- ley by just such daring enterprise as led him to buy Dan Patch for a large amount and follow it in suc- ceeding years by the acquirement of the three addi- tional champions. The history of Dan Patch is known to all horse- men. He was sired by the mighty Joe Patchen 2:01% and his dam is Zelica by Wilkesberry his sec- ond dam by Pacing Abdallah. No stallion that ever lived has approached his performances. He has paced thirty-six miles in 2:-01^ to 1:55%, and has paced nine miles that average 1:57%. He paced six miles this year that averaged 1:58. and wound up his campaign by starting against the record of Star made with no runner in front and reduced it a second and a quarter. This year he left stud service on June 15th, up to which time he had be
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