The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-28
LEADERS AFTER Tx HAG NNG Of TIE STATIONS
CREsCEUs LEADS THEM ALL IN
THE TROTTENG HORSE
CLASS
TOOK THE BIG $4,000 PRIZE
Charley Herr Took the First Two
Heats and Narrowly Es-
capped Landing the
Third.

Third.
:. BOSTON. Sept. 2z.-Cresceus the star
stallion trotter, added a pearl to his
crown today by winning in five hard
! driven heats the $4,000 race on the Read
! vile track. So much of favorite was
the son of Robert McGregor before the
| trial began that the pools We're barred
against him. 1t looked for four heats as
| if the great stake would be wrested from
| the king by that wonderful little trotter.
| Charley Herr, the winner of the Massa-
| chusetts stake last year. But, game as
! was Charley Herr, his strength was not
| equal to the task, and his star set in
! the third heat, when Cresceus beat him
! at the wire. Once after that, in the
! fourth heat, the Lexington horse made a
wonderful bid for the race, dealing TO the
! three-quapters, and then being beaten
out on the stretch by Cresceus, who
seemed to have marvellous speed just
when it meant SO much to him.
| The race, as a whole, was undoubtedly
! the greatest ever seen in New England.
! 1t recalled the stallion event years ago
at Beason park, Cambridge, when Mel
son crowned himself by winning a $4,000
purse. The day was perfect for the race,
j and the track, While looking a trifie SOFT
was evidently prime footing. The crowd
the people swarming over the grand stand
at 81 a seat, filling the bleachers at 81 a
| head, the grounds everywhere around the
| stands were standing room only for
thousands
The heats of the great event were pre-
coded by one and interspersed by other
heats of the PA pace, which was finally
won by TUNA, and was in itself fine
horse race.
PARADE OF THE STARS.
The appearance of the stations on the
track called forth individual rounds of
| applause The horses announced to start
were Cresceus, owned by George H.
Ketchem, of Toledo; Charley Herr David
| Cahill, Lexington, Ky. Jupe, T. w. Law
son, of Boston: Arion, Malcolm Forbes,
Boston; Grattan Boy, r. H. Plank, Ma
con, Ga; Benton M, w. Marble, McKin-
! sonville, Pa, and Lord Vincent, George
| +. Todd, Youngstown, o.
! The eighth horse nominated, Idola, own
! ed by Hon. Frank Jones, of Portsmouth
n. IF, was drawn at the last moment.
He was not started this season, not hav-
ing been fit, and this was the reason for
his withdrawal today. Interest was add
ed to the race by an early statement from
Mr. Lawson regarding Jupe. This told
! the inside history of the purchase from
| Mr.. Smell. 1t concluded with Mr.. Law
/ sun Op1IlOH lndl Jup0 WAS not llC 10
do her best, and the owner offered s., 900
| to certain charity if Jupe came inside
| the flag in the first heat. Jupe just got
! inside the flag in the first heat but was
outside in the second.
! Grattan Boy was drawn for the post.
| Lord Vincent second, and the others in
| order Charley Herr, Cresceus, Arion,
| Benton M and Jupe outside. Six times
| they came down TO the wire and then a
short delay ensued. On the resumption
of scoring the word was given to a
| ragged start, as Grattan Boy and Lord
Vincent held back while Cresceus and
Charley Herr had their noses TO the front.
Grattan Boy, as the .favorite for second
place, started a trifle unsteady, then set
tied down, but rot quick enough to keep
Arion from taking the pole at the eight,
with Charley Herr at his heels. Jupe
was last and the others were well
punched. Around the first turn went the
horses, and until the quarter ii was not
possible to pick positions At that dis
tance Arion had an easy lead, Charley
Herr right behind him, Grattan Boy
Cresceus and Benton NJ making a fast
bunch. At the half the horses were about
the same, all moving steadily, At the
quarter the going was fast and at the
three-quarters Arion barely led Charley
Herr. Eyes were on Cresceus, who
seemed to be making Grattan Boy step
out, and for an eight, the pace was so
great, that both horses had closed up the
gap on the leaders.
HERR WINS THE FIRST.
Down the stretch they came, but
Charley Herr had gone by Arion and by
length was under wire first The fight
was for place, for Cresceus breaking from
Grattan Boy tried to put his nose ahead
of Arion, and did not succeed. 1t was a
great finish for three horses, Grattan
Boy also having spurted after Cresceus.
The second heat was somewhat similar
to the first, for 1t brought Charley Herr
again a winner. With the pole he came
stepping to the lead. Arion broke a hun
dred yards away and dropped behind
to get his feet. Cresceus was after Herr
and at his wheel the two passed the quar-
ter, Grattan Boy being third, Arion sixth
and Jupe in the rear To the half there
was no change except that Herr was
almost a length ahead Of Cresceus. AS
the horses came to three-quarters Graf
tan Boy made a great BIZ for place with
the leaders, but he could not hold his
speed. At the three-quarters Herr was
royalty fighting Cresceus with three
lengths to the good, and in a grand drive
around the curve and through the
stretch Herr won by a nose. Cresceus
looked stronger than before, and the
prophets said it would be his race, and
| flag this time.
The third heat Charley Herr lost, and as
| 1t proved, the race by nose. Herr had
| the pole but Cresceus got the best of
the start and Benton NJ the worst of it.
/ for the latter never made up the distance
! lost at he wire and was outside the flag
at the finish. Cresceus held the lead to
the eighth, was fighting hard to keep
| Charley Herr behind him at the quarter,
| Grattan Boy also had to be reckoned
! with and lost the lead at the half This
! gave Cresceus and Grattan Boy chance
to push a fast eighth, which they did,
| although Herr also stepped lively and
| was a length to.-the good
A SENSATIONAL HEAT
1t looked like Herr for a winner, but
! thus far. Coming down to the wire it
was anybody's finish. But Cresceus got
there by a nose and the crowd went
| wild. Herr looked tired, but he was still
| good choice. on his known qualities of
! dying hard. The fourth heat opened with
| Cresceus the favorite once more At the
word, Cresceus, Charley Herr and Arion
| went by the wire on even terms Charley
Herr led at the quarter and continued to
lead at the half by a length, Cresceus
could not shake Grattan Boy, while Arion
was four lengths behind, and as usual
| Lord Vincent was practically forgotten
| 1t was at the three-qGarters that Hers
| chances Of winning looked the best, for he
was a length to the good, and ii did not APP
| pear that he could lose. In a burst of
speed that carried the crowd off it's
feet Cresceus closed up and In the
/ stretch went to the front by four lengths
and Herr, tired was whipped under the
| wire a second, lust ont of Crattan Row.