The sun., 1900-10-02
WITH THE HARNESS HORSES.
Cresceus to BE Driven for a New Stallion
Record at Cleveland.

George Ketch1m, the Toledo millionaire,
who trained and drove Cresceus, 2041.. 10 the
worlds stallion record, was in the city yes
terday on his way to Cleveland, where he will
drive Cresceus TO beat his record on next Satur-
day:
The horse is looking great he said, and
II all conditions are favorable, il would not
surprise me to see hun shade his own record
a little"
What do you think OF Cresceus's chance
OF lowering the best trotting mark, 2u3l.,
held by The Abbott he was asked.
That's a mighty hard mark to shoot at"
was the reply. Il would not care 70 say that
the old horse has speed enough to reach that
notch. After the Cleveland exhibition, | will
take him TO Toledo and trot him an exhibition
mile there on the following Saturday, and
IN New York and exhibit him in all the classes
70 which he Is eligible at the National Horse
Show in November"
which the champion stallion will be taken 70
BennyscLTe W. tasigs farm IN Putnam
S2fn' n,st about s5rn Eso Ehess he S reHa9
attempt TO beat Maud SIS worlds record,
2Osi. to that hitch. before the snow flies.
{. X g. Billings. the Chicago road rider
lie horse that defeated his fast trotter Trantcr
u
to g. naTt%on Of thiosSo, Msht%ood S HSrsf
has won many races at the Cleveland matn6es
on one occasion trottng TO wagon in 2l5i,
ana "a MIR. Billings will be in New York about
Fred Gerken has decided to give Fred s.
NedgewOOd, his fast PAGER. a rest until next
season, II he could have made match with
The Private. 2O7ll. for $1,000 a side. the horse
would have been sent TO Lexington. IL has not
yet been decided whether he will be wintered at
Macon Ga, where he came from last spring, or
Mt the Jewettville covered truck. lie is pretty
well acclimated now and rs he. will be raced
mainly in the kast next season the chances are
that the covered track will be favored
4 new 220 performer Is credited 10 Pat chen
Wilkes in the PAGER Merry Pat. 2l7j., out OF
Merry Bird, by Swigert,
NJ. NJ. D., that made record Of 222'.. pacing.
last year, has campaigned this season as a
trotter with much success. He has won five
successive races and has a record of2Isi, at the
rev gait, He Is by Conductor dam Sophia Nc, by
Robert McGrcgor, and Is owned by A. NJ. keene,
LAWYER Of Fort Scott, Kan.
kas .ckers, the well-known driver n nd trainer.
who left col Isaac L. Cons campaigning stable
at the beginning Of tho Grand Circuit season at
Detroit On account Of the manner in which Lady
Geraldine was taken from him in the NJ, aud NJ
Stake, Is now attached 10 the Lawson stable OF
Boston.
The bay geIdins vyzsnt star. that has shown
great speed AZ the pacing gait on the Iowa
tracks was an ordinary horse on a farm until
last Nav lie worked all OF last year on a three
horse binder and last Apr!l he was bought by
him afew days and sold hun 10 his pre- sent owner
G. j Lent Under the latter's handling he
learned 10 pace fast and was started at several
country fairs He won races without getting
into The 230 list lie also showed his ability |
10 stay In fast company at the regular meetings.
and Mr. Lent says he is able TO pace in 2lO lie |
will be laid up until next season lie Is four |
yodr-old by Nyzant 2l7., dam by Abdallah |
Star lie wear honpleS
LExGNGroN Oct. l.-Kentuckys great meet |
ing OF the harnes- horses will begin here to- |
morrow, the Futurity for three-year-old trot- |
ters bring the chief event on the card Ii is |
predicted that this will he OF the best meet
ings IN the history Of the association. To- |
day the track has been crowded with horses |
getting their final exercises. All Of tho Fu-
turlty candidates were out and several Of them |
were sent fast trials. For tho second time /
In the history Of the association the night pools
of the moral wave which has swept over the |
city and which ended in the closing Of all gam
bling houses and pOolrOoms. Fully five hum
dred persons journeyed T. the track About |
SIS OcO went into the pool box on the FtIturity |
with fcreno as the regnnR favorite The |
horses brought the following prices: Fereno |
500 Dreamer. s.. Iva Dec. tlS: Major Delmar |
$40. Susie D., IS, Lady Thlsbe 80, Porto Rico |
Boy. 81 each
For the Tennessee stake, for 900 PAGERS, Com
nor, 2;03.. sold hot favorite, opening at $50
while the field went for $50. The field when |
eoTd out brought the following prices Connor,
500; Admiral $40 Bonnie Direct, SIS. Major |
MuscOyite. sl5, FANNY billiard, IS: VIII Lev burn,
s2b; Johnny Agan, Sidney Pointer and Colbert |
SO each. Eight are earded 20 start In the 2ie |