The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
Cresceus Draws a Crowd of l ),
600 at ReadviIIe.
Trotted In Race With Lord
Derby and Charley Herr.
HERR WAS DISTANCED.
other Horse Made Good Showing
Against the Wonder.
Items of Interest From the
World of Sport.

ReadviIle, Mass, Aug. 23--The cele-
brated Cresceus was the magnet yes
terday that drew almost $1,000 people
TO the Grand circuit meeting here. AS
a sort of recognition of the favors
shown him in the way of applause when
he appeared upon the track, the chest
nut horse proceeded, in the second heat
Of his winning race with Lord Derby
and Charley Herr, to lower the track
record for the mile by three-quarters
of a second, and to break the worlds
record of final quarters by trotting that
distance in .293- BY this latter per-
Torrance Cresceus lowered the record
OF thirty seconds for the final quarter
which he made himself at Detroit about
a month ago when he strobe the mile in
2-05- The accomplishment of today was
mot the fastest. quarter of all kinds, for
both Peter the Great and Tommy Brit
ton did the second quarter of a heat at
Lexington, Ky, several years ago in
twenty-nine and a half seconds.
Something of the interest was re-
moved from the free-for-all trOt for a
purse Of s.. 500. when Charley Herr, who
was driven by the owner, David Cahiu,
was dtstanced in the first heat, thus
leaving the affair to Cresceus ana Lord
Derby. and there were some who saw
the big race who believed that the
Sieers gelding would have done some
thing wonderful in the second and last
heat had he not broken coming home,
IN front Of the worlds favOrite.
All OF the horses received q cordial
greeting at the scoring, and when they
were on in the first heat Charley Herr
had the pole. with Lord Derby beside
him and Cresceus on the outside.
At the quarter the pole belonged to
Cresceus, for Charley Herr had gone up
in the air. and at the half Cresceus
was about two lengths in front of the
Geers horse AT the three-quarters
Lord Derby was breathing into
far back and out of the race Coming
home Geers got all he could out of his
geldlngs but the mighty strides OF
Gresceus brought him in ahead by half
a length. The time was 2.07A.
In the second heat Cresceus drew
away from Lord Derby until at the
half. he was two lengths to the good
At the three-quarters, however, the
Kentucky horse had his nose at
Cresceus wheel and a little later he
was actually ahead of Cresceus, but
at that moment Lord Derby broke and
II was all over Ketcham drove home
dercely, nevertheless, creating the new
last quarter record The mile was in
2.o6, the first quarter in 3114. the second
In 1-04H and the third in BIZ.
Frazier, the Hubinger gelding, took
the needed heat easily in the unfinished
2-25 class pace and with it the race
The FL class pace was an easy thing
for Dan Patch, the favorite. The purse
WAS $4,000. the largest of the day
In the first heat Council Chimes chung
(1bSE To TIE chicago morse. Out Lne lat
ter won in 2-07st. Council Chimes was
finishing second, when he broke and
was set back to fifth place for running
In the second heat Council Chimes
and Armorel We're contending for the
wire, when Dan Patch, who had been
resting. walked by both of them. In the
last heat Council Chimes was a. close
second.
Dolly Bidwell, a Boston gelding was
the choice in the PIP class trot, with
Neva simmons running close in the
pool The first heat belonged to the
1avorite, winning in the home stretch.
4t was a great surprise when in the
next heat. All Right left the bunch.
passed Confessor and Dolly Bidwell
and won easily fn 2:09i4. Geers now re-
placed Price on Neva Simmons and
gave a fine exhibition of driving in the
last heat, winning second position be-
hind All Right.
The 2.07 class pace. valued at 1900,
went to Riley B., q Kansas horse
In an exhibition mile Todd, a brown
2year-old. owned by George W. Leavitt
of Boston, trotted the heat in 2.21. and
1<razaure. bay horse. son of Kremlin.
trotted a mile in 2.26 to beat the 2:3O
time.