The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-28
GRESCEUS Is WINNER
Of the Big $4,000 Event at
ReadviIle.
THREE HEATS IN FIVE
Charley Herr Second in a
Hard-Driven Race.

the $4,000 race at theh meeting Of tn
New England Trotting Horse Breeders
association on the Readville track. S.
much of favorite was the son of Rob
ert McGregor before the trial began tina
, the pools were barred against him. L
/ looked for two heats as if the grea
stake would be wrested from the king bj
that wonderful little trotter, Charley
Herr, the winner of the Massac husettE
stake race last year. But game as wa:
, Charley Herr, his strength was no
equal to the task and his start set il
the third heat, Cresceus beating him a
the wire. Once after that, in the fourth
the Lexington horse made a wonderful
bid for the race, leading to the three
quarters and then being beaten out II
the stretch by Cresceus.
The horses announced to start were;
Cresceus, owned by George Ketcham OF
Toledo; Charley Herr, David Cahili, Lex
ington, Ky; Jupe T. w. Lawson Bos-
ton; Arion, MaIcomb Forbes, Boston;
Grattan Boy, R. H. Plant. Macon, Ga;
Benton NJ, B. W. Marble. Wilkinsonville
and Lord Vincent, George +. Todd,
| Youngstown, Ohio. Grattan Boy was
drawn for the pole. Lord Vincent second.
and the others in order, Charley Herr.
| Cresceus, Arion, Benton NJ, 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 trifie
unsteady, then settled down, but not
quick enough to keep Arion from taking
| the pole at the eighth, with Charley
| Herr at his heels. Jupe was last and
| the others well punched
| Around the first turn went the horses
and until the quarter it was not posi-
| bic to pick position At that distance
Arion had an easy lead, Herr right fbe-
| hind, Grattan Boy, Cresceus and Benton
! M making fast bunch. At the half the
| horses were about the same, all moving
steadily. On the next quarter the going
was very 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
eighth the speed was so great that both
horses almost closed up the gap with the
leaders. Down the stretch they came,
but Charley Herr had gone by Arion and
by length was under the wire first
The fight was for place, for Cresceus
breaking away from Grattan Boy. tried
to put his nose ahead of Arion but did
not stay.
The second. heat was somewhat similar
70 h. E,--+
again winner. With the pole he imme-
diately took the lead. Arion broke when
hundred yards away and dropped be-
hind to get his feet. Cresceus was after
Herr and at his wheel the two passed
the quarter, Grattan Boy 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 the three-quarters
Grattan Boy made great bid for a place
with the leaders but ne could not hold
his speed. AT the three-quarters Herr
was royalty fighting Crecceus with his
length TO the good and in a grand drive
In around the curve and through the
stretch Herr won by a nose
The third heat Charley Herr lost bv a
nose. Herr had the pole, but Cresceus
got the best Of the start and Benton NJ.
the worst of 1t, for the latter never made
up the distance lost at the wire Cres-
ceus held the lead to the eighth. was
lighting hard to keep Charley Herr be-
hind him at the quarter. with Grattan
Boy also to be reckoned with, and lost
the lead at the half to Herr. This gave
Cresceus and Grattan Boy a chance to
brush fast eighth, which they did al
though Herr also stepped lively and was I
a length to the good. Coming down 10 /
the wire it was anybody's finish. But
Crescelis got there by a nose it seemed. /
and the crowd went wild.
The fourth heat opened with Cresceus |
the favorite once more At the word
Cresceus, Charley Herr and Arion went /
by on even terms Out went the first +
named, pulling Herr after him and the
latter trifle the better Of II at the
quarter. while Granttan Boy had displsc-
ed Arion as third. Charley Herr con /
tinued to lead al the half by a length. /
Cresceus could not shake Grattan Boy. /
while Arfon was four lengths behind. II
was at the three-quarters that Hers
chance Of winning looked best. for witb.a
whole length to the good. il did not an
pear that he could lose. BUT with an ease
that carried the crowd OF is fe7t C-as-
,eus stepped out and IN the stretch went
to the front four lengths. and Herr
tired. was whipped under the wire a sec.
md. just out OF Grattan Boys wy. Tn
others were well behind.
The fifth heat was simple araf-
C7esceus led the way around in 4 sjr7r.a
way. The feature was in the last hun
fred yards when Grattan Boy beat Herr
or place Summary:
Stallion championship. free-eor-au
purse $4,000. trottng:
Cresceus C2Iss.l. CHI h. BY
Robert MacGreror Mabsl.
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