Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-12-21
KING ~LrEscEus.
Champion Trotter OF the WorId-How
He Maids the Worlds Record,


The fastest mile wei trotted would
naturally have Its interest for the pro
fessional horseman who would entnuse
over the result as an accomplishment,
but to the lay spectator such a per
Torrance mas sensational features that
prove most fascinating. Not one OF
the great throng OF people who wit.
messed George Ketcham drive Ores.
ecu TO his own and the worlds record
of 2:02h at Columbus, Ohio, on Au.
gust 2, will ever forget the day. A
strong wind had been blowing all day
and the rial was deferred until late in
the afternoon with the hope that the
wind would die and II was not until 5
o'clock hat the great horse, driven by
his owner appeared on the track and
was greeted by a royal welcome. The
running horse. Mike, The Tramp, who
formerly prompted the king of PAGERS,
Star Pointer, 1:59h, hitched to an or.
binary sulky ana driven y Tim Muir
nan trainer of Cresceus, was the pace.
maker. Cresceus was started immedi.
ately and came down In grand style
with the runner hustling along behind
at top speed. Ketcham did not nod for
the word and Cresceus was brought &c
a s~tandstiIi, and taken back to score
again. The second attempt to get
away did not satisfy lne driver, but
at the third trial ketcham nodded and
as the great stallion. now on ms stride.
swept under the wire at lightning
speed the starter shouted go" and the
great struggle was on. The running
horse covered with lather, urged vy
several singing blows OF the whip,
now sprang forward an a supreme eff
tort. The first quarter was reached In
:29% econus There was not n SKIP
in his work and he moved along with
an ease and grace lat was charming
to the eye. He was truly a superb eX.
ample of the trotting horse, and IL
was with a feeling of suppressed ex'
element hat the vast crowd watched
his every move and hopeu for a rec
ord. At the half, which was reached
in ;OJSi seconds. a mighty roar went
up from the 1 10000 spectators, which
quickly subsidized. however. and the
crowd waited and looked with breath.
less expectancy for the mark for the
three-guarters of the mile. At the half
he was Joined by a second runner and
both pacemaners were on even terms
with .Ae stallion and setting q hot
pace. When 1909 was announced
for the three-quarters the suspense
was broken and the pent-up excite
ment was relieved with the widest
demonstration. 1t was a two-minute
clip. "He will break the record" he
will maze t In two minutes" and like
expressions were calculated from thou
sanus of threats as the great. gamey
son of Robert McGregor swung into
the stretch. At the third quarter he
faced a wind Blowing at the rate of
thirty miles an hour, but not for an in.
slant did the lion-hearted Cresceus fal.
ter. With a runner on either side and
going wIde, with eyes flashing deter
minalion, nostrils diialed, and mouth
wide open, vita nerves OF steel and
muscles OF iron he came numbering
down the home stretch with speed that
was dazzling to the spectators. With
out urging with whip or voice and with
a stride that was grandeur itselI, Cres-
ceus, king of them all, rushed on to
the wire, scoring a triumph In every
step and made q new worlds trotting
record, 2:Uzh.
There vas a cheer. then a roar and
then a tremendous volcanic eruption
| Of sound as the stallion finished the
mne-the greatest performance in the
history OF the turf.
at the fair grounds Christmas day,