The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-19
And seven to Dispose of the 2soe Pace,
which Finally Was Captured
by sphinx =.
RICH HYDE PARK STAKE
WON By SIR OLIVER, COMING
GREAT THREE-yEAR-oLD.
Abe Frank, the Favorite. Third at the
Finish-His weight Too Heavy
For N sticky Track.

DETROIT, July N.-Cresceus. the chest
nut stallion owned and driven by George II.
Ketcham, OF Toledo, in winning the free
for-all trot on the Detroit Driving Clubs
track at Crosse Pointe this afternoon, went
the second heat in ,:05 fat, the fastest time
ever made in trotting race. Charley Herr,
the brown stallion owned by David Cahill,
of Lexington, Ky, and driven by Kelly.
was the only opponent I'm this race, and he
was slow second. Cresceus won the first
heat by five lengths in 2:o6s.. the fastest
heat trotted this year until he broke the
worlds race record for trotters in the next
heat.
Cresceus drew the pole for the first heat
OF the free-for-all. and the word was given
they scored down for the second time.
Both were going steady as clockwork.
Cresceus drew ahead OF Charley Herr until.
as they flashed by the quarter. the brown
horse was three lengths behind Cresceus
increased his lead until il was five lengths
the wire The Toledo horse was greeted
with great applause as his grooms led him
10 the paddock after the heat. The pair
sent off TO splendid start for the sec
ond heat and Ketcham Immediately began
putting daylight between his sulky and
Charley Herrs nose. The breeze had prac-
tically died out and all conditions were per-
feet for a record 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 Sec
ond faster than the preceding heat. Then
came the fastest quarter of the afternoon,
Turning up the stretch and trottsnE- lil,T q
machine the chestnut went the distance IN
thirty seconds fiat. When Ketcham dis
mounted from his sulky he was congratu-
lated 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 Following is the time by quar-
ters:
First heat-:3Olz. 1:0eL. 1851, 2:osN.
Second heat-.30s4, l021z, LBS. 2:05.
The other events were drawn-out and
tiresome. and the big bunch of starters In
each event proved unruly ones 10 get OF.
In the 2:27 trot ii required six heats 10 de-
eide the winner of the first money. He was
Coxey. a bay gelding ownei by Smathers
& Shaffer, of New York. and driven by
Spears. Meta Arthur. which finished third
in the last heat and just escaped being
distanced by a change OF drivers, from
Rutherford-who the talent thought. was
doing some jockeying-to Noble. took Sec
ond money. Springdaie won third money
and Vic Shaller fourth. In the ffrh heat
all nonwinners of heats were sent TO the
barn.
Five heats for the field and then two
heats for the winners OF heats was the
game in the second race-namely, the z:e
class pace. After Sidney Pointer had one
heat TO his credit, Argetta one, George two
and Sphinx s. one, the nonwinners were
sent TO the barn and the heat winners
paced two uninteresting heats before
Sphinx S. was declared the winner OF first
and fourth money Summaries: