Show MILE IN TWO MINUTES Dan Patch Attempts to Lower His Record THE WEATHER WAS IDEAL Great Pacer However Did Not Beat His Time Showed a Magnificent Burst of Speed in the Stretch I Quarter Being Made in 29 12 St all Minn Aug 31 Sixteen thousand thou-sand people saw Don Patch unsuccessfully unsuccess-fully attempt to lower his worlds record at the State fair grounds today Despite the fact that the great pacer had gone against time at Readville Mass and had been almost continuously on the cars unlll today he went 1 mile In two minutes today The weather was Ideal being warm with scarcely I breeze stirring and the track was In firstclass condition I 1 After being sent A warming up nille In 210 > 4 Dan Patch accompanied by his running mate Old Mike appeared for bin trial against tlm At the second scoring Alttllenry nodded for the word and the talon was off covering the ground In long easy strides The first quarter was gone in thirty seconds the next hi twentynine and threefourths making the half In fiftynine and three fourths Around the far turn the runner run-ner slackened his speed a trifle and Patch did the third quarter in thirty and tim Ieefou Ith Coming into the stretch Patch showed a magnificent burst of speed and with McIIenry fairly lifting him along the last quarter wait 1 done In twentynine and onehalf seconds and the mile In two Int mie minutes |