Dan Patch
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Dan Patch was a noted American Standardbred pacer. At a time when harness racing was one of the largest sports in the nation, Dan Patch was a major celebrity. He was undefeated in open competition, an
Dan Patch in harness
1904 Kansas State Fair advertisement
Advertisement for a Dan Patch race in Chicago (1905). Hennepin County Library collection.
Dan Patch 1:55, an advertisement from Breeder and Sportsman (1911)
Minnesota State Fair
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The Minnesota State Fair is a state fair held annually in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Also known by its slogan "The Great Minnesota Get-Together", it is the largest state fair in the United States by
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…record on any given trial was lower, but the horse's popularity remained intact. Dan Patch made his first appearance of the year in September at the Minnesota State Fair before a crowd of 98,000, followed by a crowd of 55,000 at Indianapolis and more than 100,000 in Allentown. He then shipped to Lexington, where he tied…
'Fairchild' the State Fair Gopher greets fairgoers
First Minnesota State Fair, held at Fort Snelling in 1860
Sculptor John Karl Daniels created a life-size butter sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt for the 1910 fair.
1910 Minnesota State Fair postcard