Patch was more than a sports star; he was a cultural icon in the days before the. Born crippled and unable to stand, he was nearly euthanized. For a. while, he pulled the grocer's wagon in his hometown of Oxford, Indiana. But when. he was entered in a race at the county fair, he won - - and he kept on winning. He eventually lowered the mark by four seconds. America loved. Dan Patch, who, though kind and gentle, seemed to understand that he was a. He became the. first celebrity sports endorser; his name appeared on breakfast cereals, washing.
At a time when the highest- paid baseball. Ty Cobb, was making $1. Dan Patch was earning over a million. But even then horse racing attracted hustlers, cheats, and touts. Drivers and. owners bet heavily on races, which were often fixed; horses were drugged with. Dan's original owner was intimidated into selling him, and America's.
But the automobile cooled America's romance with the. Dan was all but forgotten. His last. owner, a Minnesota entrepreneur gone bankrupt, buried him in an unmarked grave.
He lived in Minnesota from the time when M. Savage bought. him in 1.
Dan Patch only lost two heats in his career and never lost a race. At. the top of the poster, you can see the words . He spent most of his active career running against the clock.
- Dan Patch's official record of 1: 5. His 1: 5. 5 unofficial record for the pacing. Minnesota State Fair but not officially.
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- MemorialsThe City of Savage, Minnesota was renamed for Dan Patch's owner, Marion Willis Savage, in 1904.
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Billy Direct became the official 1: 5. Savage was so indignant about Dan Patch's 1: 5. International Stock Food Farm to the International 1: 5. Stock Food Farm. I have been told that there are a few. The outline of. the racetracks can still reportedly be seen from the air. You can still. see some of the grade of the .
The land is ringed with . There is no. historical marker or anything at the site that would indicate that. Benton Co - IN
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