The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-01
CRESGEUS, KING OF THE TURF,
SETS MARK AT 2:024.
The Great Stallion Trots Mile Easily
Half Second Lower Than The ABB
bolts Best Time.
RECORDS OF oRESoBUs.

Fastest eighth 2:114
Fastest two-heat .2:0611. 2:O5
Fastest three heats by a stallion...2 :O7k, 1;06
2:O6.
Fastest 6ve-heat race-Cresceus winning
last three 2:0714. 2:O7l4. 2:O714, 2:0716. 2:Oss4
Fastest eight-heat race-Cresceus winning
second, seventh. and eighth. .2:l514. 2:1314
1:1214. 2:12II4. 2;l44.' 2:12l4. 2:1114. 2:1l14.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 81
When, to the surprise of every
body, the chestnut son OF Robert
McGregor flashed under the
wire in 2:O24, it was simply a
case of the greatest .rotter
America has ever produced as
Stunning his rightful title of king.
For over a year he has been
king in deed, if not i'll name, and
if the long-dreamed-of two
minute trotter is to put in his
Cresceus is likely to
be his name.
The circumstances connected
with this remarkable perfor-
nance were anything but con-
ducive to fast time, as, owing to
the heavy rains the track was
not in the best of condition yes
terday, and it was about $50 p.
m. before the track was deemed
to be in sufficiently good shape
to warrant making the attempt.
At that time the suns heat had
been replaced by cool breezes.
Even then there were but very
few horsemen that looked for a
mile better than 2:05.
After going a few preliminary
miles, George Ketcham came out
with the stallion to attempt what
seemed an impossible feat. He
nodded for the word on the third
score, the horse trotting true
and strong.
Accompanied by runner, the
chestnut stallion fairly flew to
the quarter, the timers watches
registering just thirty seconds
fat.
AS Cresceus swung into the
back stretch he was joined by a
second runner, and. although
many predicted that the footing
was such as would retard his
speed, he reached the half in
1:O1. AS the time was hung out
the immense crowd broke out in
cheers, as it was evident that
the mile would be a fast one,
The three-quarters pole was
reached in 1914, and as the
great stallion trotted into the
stretch. a runner on either side,
his frictionless, machine-like
stride was fairly eating up the
distance.
Never once faltering, notwith-
standing the terrific clip, he fair
ly flew to the wire, being sus-
tanned only by his indomitable
courage and almost human intel
ligence, not being touched once
by the whip, his sole urging be-
ing the drivers voice and the
whacking hoofbeats of the &C
companying runners.
AS the time for the mile was
announced-2:024-an the i'm
mense crowd realized that a new
worlds record had been estab
lished, Ketcham and his favorite
stallion were rendered an ovation
such as has been but seldom wit
messed on a race track. Thou.
sands of enthusiastic people
rushed out on the track, ant
Ketcham was lifted from the
sulky and carried to the grand
stand on the shoulders of admir-
ers. Cheer after cheer was giveI
while shouts of "Cresceus.." an(
ssKetcham.' "Ketcham,' rem
the air. The owner of the stur
dy stallion was almost carried t.
the Judges stand, where he de
livered brief address.
George H. Ketcham deserve
much credit for the remarkabl
achievement of the great son Q
Robert McGregor, as he has tn
proud distinction of not onl
owning the worlds champio'
trotter, but also having bre'
him and driven him in all of hi
races from the time he was
3-vear-old.