The age-herald., 1901-05-12
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0OCOCCCOCCCCo0cCOCCCCC are to judge by the past performances and the quality and class shown by these Tour horses, that the Abbott and Cres- ceus so far outclass Boralina and Char ley Herr that a contest between The Alp pott and Boralina as arranged for the LeXington meeting. or a race between Cresceus and Charley Herr (Creseeus de- feated him handily last season. as ar ranged would furnish but little real in- terest to the trotting world. On the other hand the match between The Ab- ooSe and Creseeus to come off at Bright on Beach is fortunate for the racing pub lie.
 ketchum Was Wise.
 Ketchum did a wise thing when he re- considered and agreed to race his cham pion stallion against the champion geld Ing. Now that three great races have been arranged, 1t Is to be hoped that carping critics will cease their clamors and all hands look on the best side of racing and shout for the best horse to win These great events that could only have been brought about by men of large wealth are of supreme importance to the entire breeding industry. Never in the history of racing the light-harness horse has such feast of sport been in store for the public. Whatever may be the result of these three important events, there can be little that can not rebound to the credit of the sport of racing the American trotter. Trotting associations make many mistakes no doubt, yet they are so frequently the vic- tims of the slings and arrows of outrag- eous fortune that the least that can be done by the press Is to back them up in their endeavors to promote frst-class honest racing
 
 When The Abbott and Boraina meet at Lexington, if Boralina has improved as his owner thinks he has, the public will expect that the winner will make sensational time, and should The Ab- bolt be defeated in slower time than his record many will be disappointed Be- ralina has shown great flights of speed, although his record Is only 2:07, and If he has improved, as they claim, and the good son of Boreal comes to the post fit and right and is able to carry his greatest flight of speed we'll into the stretch 1t will doubtless cause Ed Geers to ride faster behind the son of Chimes than he has ever been in a race, for Geers will save his horses best efforts for the final quarter If Boralina Is entitled to the form and speed claimed. I would eX- pect to see Boralina rush off at the word and endeavor to race The Abbott in the ground In the first half mile, for 1t would pc WOTS6 lHd1 IOlly OI tIS pat Ol ohN- camb to make the pace to suit The Ab- bolt and try to beat him through the home stretch. Should Gatcomb pursue these tactics I expect to see the silent, astute Geers trail with The Abbott to the three-quarter pole and then eat his rival up in the stretch with the incom- parable flight of speed that the Chimes gelding is always known to have. The silent Geers will never allow his horse to be carried too fast for the first half, as he knows full well The Abbott's abil- ity to out-brush any horse that lives, and he also knows that to win from stout hearted horse like Boralina or Crescens he must out-brush him in the stretch. If Boralina and Crescens were possessed of as much speed as The Abbott. l would expect then to win over him. as they could then forestall the champions mar vicious flight of speed to its best advant- age. Our prophecy is that Ed Geers and The Abbott will defeat them both.
 The Toboggan Handicap.
 The Toboggan is popular and pretty little handicap. It was, run by 3-year-elds and upwards yesterday and the dis patches inform us that 1t was won fairly easy by the Metropolitan winner Banas- tar Voter was scratched, which some- what lessened the interest, but Banastar was a well-played favorite. There were
  give him a harder race than he had in the Metropolitan on Saturday, especially as Banastar carried 130 pounds. The To- began was won by Banastar in 1899, when the late William H. Clark owned him, and was captured again by him Tuesday for his new owner, Clarence H. Mackay. The news comes that Banastar was never in trouble at any stage of the race, for Odom kept him in hand all the way and had reserve speed at the end. When they shot away from the starter King Lief was the pacemaker with Un- masked trailing for the furlong and then Unmasked took Up the running. Henry attempted to get away from his field as soon as possible in order to tire Banastar. Banastar however, seemed not in chasing mood, but Lady Uncas was, and she went after Unmasked. When the field reached the dip Banastar was trail- ing behind and Odom then began to move him up. He took him across the track to the inside rail and then loosened wrap on him. He immediately shot up to the leaders. Unmasked and King Pepper went to the whip but could not keep pace with the winner of the Metropolitan, who went on and won by two lengths from King Pepper, Unmasked third, half a length away. Judging from the dis patches the Toboggan has retained it's popularity as one of the charming events at Morris Park.
 A most attractive writer on turf topics has said that 1t is hardly in accord with the true spirit of the turf to award any particular high niche of fame to the sprinting division of our thoroughbreds, and at first glance it may seem not a little risky to attach any special impor- In raN l<a "a