The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-31
Charley Herr, the Lexington
Colt, Is a Wonder.
David CahiII and His Frotter a
Unique Pair.
A HARD CAMPAIGNER
Yields Only To Cresceus For
Remarkable Performance.
Offer of $4,000 Refused Yet
Horse is For Sale.

Lexington, KY. Oct. 31-David Cahill
and his grand trotting stallion, Charley
Herr, make probably the most unique
pair on the trotting turf today There
is no man on the grand circuit with
more eccentricities, no horse that has
made a greater record for hard cam
paigning. David Cahill. the owner Of
this horse which is conceded to stand
next to the great Cresceus, is g. poor
dairyman. and it is not so many years
ago, and even now it is no unusual
sight to see him driving his dairy
wagon to his customers in various parts
of Lexington and delivering milk and
butter.
He owns a little patch of land, con-
tanning about thirty acres, ust enough
to grass his cows. On the farm is a
never failing spring which supplies the
water that gives different brands or
whisky its own popularity of flavor. and
should the spring go dry 1t would mean
the loss OF thousands of dollars to the
distiIlery- From this spring Cahil re-
ceives an annual revenue of $500 from
the Pepper company
From his dairy Cahiu could make a
good living, so that the money from the
spring was profit every year. He mad
the Kentuckian's love for a horse and
bought two or three mares from time to
time, but developed nothing that was
sensational. Uncle Davy'' attended the
trotting sales regularly, however, and
finally for the sum of $25 picked up Bes-
sic Huntington, then in fOal to Alfred
G. The foaI was Charley Herr, a horse
that won for Cahill in stakes and purses
alone this season SIP, 500.
Uncle Davy'' does not back his horse
to any great extent, few small pools
being all that he takes on the chances
of his horse to win, so Charley Herr has
been worth to him this season just
about the amount mentioned above.
Cahil loves the horse like he does a
child, and when he is seen on the track
working the great stallion the railbirds
make it a point to call out as he passes,
.Well. Uncle Davy, how is the pony
TO come, He's feeling fine. boys Was
never better in his life will give him a
red apple when he gets to the barn
Charley Herr at another mans Valua-
5iOn was worth S27 500. At least that is
what Cahi1l was offered for him, but the
old man declined with the remark, He
ought to bring fifty Afterward he
said that even if Charley Herr had been
accepted at that price he would have
parted with him reluctantly. Just what
valuation Cahill really puts on the
horse is not known. He is for sale,
though, and the owner has resorted to
a peculiar method of disposing of him.
Until Dec % he will receive sealed bids
on Charley Herr, reserving the right to
reject any and all of them if he sees
fit This win accomplish one result at
least 1t will show what horsemen in
general think the stallion is worth.
Charley Herr is one of the finest look
ing horses that ever raced in harness,
and in spite of the fact that he is re-
ferred to as "Cahilrs pony he measures
sixteen hands in height. He is an iron
horse and has done more heart breaking
racing than any other horse of his class
on the trotting turf today. His feats
of endurance are remarkable and he
has shown himself to be consistency it
self in his performances.
His work in the stallion stake at Read
vile, when he was nosed out at the
finish in the third heat by Cresceus af-
ter winning the first two, created a sen
sation throughout the country. There
are hOrsemen who still maintain that
Hers head was first under the wire in
that now famous third heat. Charley
Herr has won nine heats this year in
time ranging from 2:07 to 2:1O, was sec
Dnd in nine others and third in the fast
est three heats ever trotted. Cresceus
has won eighteen heats in 2:10 or better
but six of them were against time.
Sresceus has but a second the better Of
Herr as regards race records Cresceus
started in five races, while Herr went to
the post in fourteen, being outside of
the money but twice and being a close
contestant in every event