The age-herald., 1900-09-28
CRESCEUS IS THE
 KING OF STALLIONS Captured the $2O,OOO Purse at
 ReadvilIe Track. GREATEST RACE EVER SEEN Game Little Trotter Charley Herr Was Not Strong Enough for the Task
 of Wrestling the Stakes
 from Cresceus
GREATEST RACE EVER SEEN

Boston, September 27.-Cresceus, the
 king of stallions, added jewel to his
 crown today by winning in five hard driven
 heats the $20,0O race at the meeting of the
 New England Trotting Horse Breeders Association, at the Readville track. So much of favorite was the son Of Rob- ert McGregor before the trial began that the pools were barred against him. It look
 ed for two heats as if the great stake would be wrested from the king by that wonderful little trotter, Charley Herr the winner of the Massachusetts stake race 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 Gre sceus beat him at the wire. Only after that in the fourth heat, the Lexington horse made a wonderful bid for the race, leading to the three-quarters and then be- ing beaten out the strength by Gre sceus, who seemed to have marvellous speed just when it meant so much to him. The race, as a whole, undoubtedly the greatest ever seen in New England. It recalled the stallion event years ago at Beacon Park, Cambridge, when Nelson crowned himself by winning $10,0O0 purse. | The day was perfect for the race and the track, while looking a trifie soft was | eventually prime footing. The crowd must | have been over 2O,0O0
 l The horses announced to start in the
 stallion race were Cresceus, owned by | George H. Ketcham of Toledo Charley l Herr, David Cahill, Lexington, Ky; Jupe, | T. W. Lawson, Boston; Arion, Malcomb Forbes, Boston; Grattan Boy, R. H. Plant,
 Macon, Ga. Benton M, B. w. Marble, | George Todd, Youngstown, O.
 Interest was added to the race by an early statement from MT. Lawson regard ing Jupe. This told the inside history of purchase from MT. Shell. It concluded with MT. Lawson's opinion that Jupe was not fit to do his best and the owner offered | $l 900 to certain charity if Jupe came in- side the flag in the first. Jupe just inside | the flag in the first heat, but was outside | in the second.
 six Times to the Wire
 Grattan Boy was drawn at the pole, Lord | Vincent second, and the others in order, | Charley Herr, Crescceus, Arion, Benton | Nj, and Jupe outside. SIX times they came | down the wire, and then short delay en- 1 sued
 l On the resumption of scoring the word | was given to a ragged start as Grafton | Boy and Lord Vincent held back, while
 l Cresceus and Charley Herr had their noses {
 l | for second place, started a trifie unsteady, 1 then settled down, but not quick enough | to keep Arion from taking the pole at the eighth, with Charley Herr at his heels. Jupe last and the others were well punched At the half Arion had an easy lead, Charley Herr right behind him, Grat- tan Boy, Cresceus and Benton M. making fast bunch. At the three-quarters Arion barely led Charley Herr Cresceus seemed to be making Ora titan Boy step out and fAr oier1,t1 H. both horses almost closed up the gap with the leaders. Down the stretch they came, but Charley Herr had gone by Arton and by & length was under the wire first. The was for place, for Cresceus, breaking away from Grafton Boy, tried to put his nose ahead of Arion, and did not succeed. It was great finish for three horses, Grattan Boy also having spurted after CFesceus. The second heat was somewhat similar to | the first for 1t brought Charley Herr again winner. At the pole he imme dia tely step- ped to the lead. Arion broke when 100 yards l away and dropped behind to get his feet. l Cresceus was after Charley Herr and at l his wheel the two passed the quarter. Grat- tan Boy being third, Arion sixth and Jupe l in the rear. To the half there was no change except that Herr was almost a length ahead of Cresceus. At the three quarters Herr was royalty fighting with his rival a length to the good and in a grand drive around the course and through the stretch Herr won by nose. Cresceus Held the Lead In the third heat Charley Herr lost another race, as it proved by a nose Cresceus held the lead to the eighth was | fighting hard to keep Charley Herr behind | him at the quarter with Grattan also to b reckoned with and lost the lead at the | half to Herr. This gave Cresceus and l Grattan Boy chance to brush a fast | eighth, which they did, although Herr also | stepped lively and a length to the good. It looked like Herr for a winner but there was speed in the king not seen thus far. Cresceus got the heat by a nose and the crowd went wild.
 The fourth heat opened with Cresceus the favorite once more. At the word Cresceus, Herr and Arion went by on even terms. Out went the first named, pulling Herr after him and the latter a trif1e better off at the quarter, while Grattan Boy had displaced Arion as third Charley Herr continued to lead at the half by length, and Cresceus could not shake Grattan Boy, while Arion four lengths behind. With an ease that carried the crowd off it's feet, Cresceus stepped out and in the stretch went to the front by four lengths and Herr was whipped and crossed the wire second just out of Grattan Boys way. The fifth and last heat was a simple af- fair, Cresceus leading all the way around. | In the last hundred yards, Grattan Boy | beat Herr for place. The race was ended | and Cresceus was crowned again.