The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-19
MAKES new RECORD
CRESCEUs LOWERS TIME FOR A
MILE HEAT In ACTUAL.
COMPETITION
CHARLIE HERR A BAD SECOND
Ketcham's Chestnut Stallion, Driven
by Himself, Does the Trick in
2.O5 Flat at the Crosse
Point Track.

DETROIT, Mich, July 1S.-Cresceus.
the chestnut stallion, owned and driv n
by George II. Ketcham, of Toledo, won
the 1ree-for-all trot on the Detroit Driv-
ing clubs track at Crosse Point this after
noon and incidentally trotted the fastest
neat and won the fastest race record
ever made. Charlie Herr the brown
stallion, owned by David Cahill, OF Lex
ngton, KY, and driven by Kelly. was
the only opponent in this race. and he
was a slow second. Cresceus won the
first heat by five lengths in 2:O6A. break
ing the racing record for this wear on any
track. and in the second heat by any
where from five to ten lengths, and fin
ished easily in 2:05 fiat, breaking the
worlds racing record. This announce
ment by Starting Judge Barnard was re-
ceived with tumultous huzzas. The sun
was setting just as Cresceus skipped I'M
der the wire.
tiresome and the big bunch of starters
in each event proved unsatisfactory ones
to get off,
In the 2:27 trot it required six heats
to decide the winner of first money, and
he was CoXey, a bay gelding, owned by
). Mathers and Shraf, of New York, and
driven by Spear. Meta Arthur, who fin
iShcu THRU III the ldSC neat and lust
capped being distanced by a change Of
drivers from Rutherford, who the talent
thought was doing some Jockeying, to
Noble, took second money. Springdale
won third money and Vic Smaller fourth
In the fit race all non-winners of
heats were sent to the barn Four hea.s
for the field and then two heats for the
winners Of heats was the game in the
second race, namely, the 2:O9 class pace.
After SiClnnxy Ton 1oI
credit, Argetta one, George two and
Sphinx s one the non-winners were sent
TO the barn and the heat winners paced
TWO embarrassing heats before Sphinx S
was declared the winner of first and
fourth money
Cresceus drew the pole for the first
neat of the free-for-all and the word was
given as they scored down for the second
time. Both were steady as clockwork
Cresceus drew ahead Of Charley Herr
until, as they flashed by the quarter.
the brown horse was three lengths be-
hlnd With skip Cresceus increased
MS lead until 1t was five lengths at the
WIRE The Toledo horse was greeted
with great applause as his grooms led
him to the paddock after the heat. The
pair was sent off to splendid start for
the second heat and Ketcham immedi-
ately began putting daylight between his
sulky and Charley Heirs nose. The
breeze had practically died out and all
conditions were perfect for a record
breaking performance. The quarter and
half were each a quarter of a second
slower than in the previous heat; but at
the three-quarters Cresceus was a half
second under the preceding heat Then
came the fastest quarter of the after
noon. Turning up the stretch and trot-
ting like a machine, the chestnut went
the distance In thirty seconds fiat When
hetcham dismounted from his sulky he
was congratulated on every hand by
those in the judges stand and about the
track AS CreSceus was led back to his
stable he was greeted with cheers from
all parts of the crowded grand stand Fol-
lowing Is the time by quarters
First heat, :3014, 1:02A, :35b, 2:O6%.
SECOND heat, :9OA. 1:G21s, 1876, 2:O5.
2:Zl class trot, purse, $500
GG 9Sy, by Judge Cox, b g.
(Spear) .-....................4 2 3 l 1
Meta Arthur, br m (Ruther-
sPringd dale F 6r d. wison9 i 7$s 3
Vic -, shaller br Wan
p, Bokkellen) ....t.............2 2 4 4 dis
Toledo Bee, CHI Nock-
Wood) ........................7 5 2 dis
Retsey Ross, b m (Notha-
way .........................3 5 8 3 dig
Capt Bracken, b g ERWIN s. 8 6 Z 8 dis
Lady Jurash, Patchie, g
(Munson) .................6 s G dis
Ruth Ardelia, m (Mc-
IiNenzieD -........,........d dis
The King, b & (Marsh) -. dis
Time, 2:16, 2:14a4, 2:19, 2:161a. 2:1734, 2:2O.
2:09 class, pace purse $500
Sphinx S, CHI g, by
:, SPHINX (speap 800. 6 2 Ill /
Gorge, br g (McKen-
ney) ...;......;... 6 3
Areetta, CHI m Der
ryl .i;.:........,.... 8 8 2
Sidney Pointer, b
Moffatt) .,.......... 10 4dis
Garmine b G (Fros) dis
Arbuteskan, b S OF.
James .......;.....2 5 9 5 Ids
White Hose, CHI m
: (Mqnson2 ....;.....5 2 6dIs
THOMPSON 20 . 7 dis
{cecin e'' ..... "in 7 10 10 dis
Annie Thornton. m
? Tlme ao74. sos4 70 a:ds' sla 4 a:5s4
2:10A, 2:14%.
Frec-for-all trot, purse $500
Cresceus, CHI s, by Robert McGregor,
George H. ketchaIm) ................I
Time, 2:06%, 2:05.