The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
CRESCEUS TAKES ALL THE
GLORY OF TROTTING TURF.
ihe Great Son of Robert McGregor Has Trotted the Fastest Mil,
Heats, Etc, of the Season-Trotting Notes and Gossip.
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR HI SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Although Cresceus is booked TO try to
break the worlds record at the Fair
Grounds on November II. and every week
from now until Christmas. there is little
likelihood that he Will beat his mark Of
2:02A. made at Columbus. He steps fast
miles in all his trials. and when his season
Is over he will have more fast miles to
his credit than any other ,trotter ever had
In one season. So far this year he has gone
but one mile slower than 2:l0. that was at
Readville. in which event he went in 2:l0..
his slowest miles in two years. A brief re-
sumo OF his record-breaking this season
would be Of Interest. There are eight OF
them as follows:
Fastest mile against time. Cresceus 2:o2A.
Fastest mile trotted in race. Cresceus.
9Ns.4.
Fastes; first heat trotted. Cresceu-, 2051..
Fastest second heat trotted, Cresceus.
2N5.
Fastest two consecutive heats. Cresceus.
Fastest three miles in one day, Cresceus.
1N3A. 2.0sh. 2:05.
Fastest first half mile trotted, Cresceus,
s5sA.
Fastest mile trotted on a half-mile track.
Cresceus, 209Ilz.
Since early July Mr.. Ketcnam has driven
him a mile around 2:Os nearly every week.
and, too. over a variety OF trackbedS. 1t IS
too bad the great horse was not Engaged 10
70 against the record at Memphis. Little
Boys mountaineering mile last Monday
would indicate that Cresceus would have
had a fine chance to lower the worlds rec
ord over this grand track. In the West, the
tracks, save one or two in California. ure
not as fast as the tracks this side Of the
Rockies, anu for this reason Cresceus has
but 4 slight chance to do any wonderful
work.
Outside of Cresceus's great .record-break-
ing there have been quite q number OF
other notable records made during the sea.
son OF 1901. Seven other records were
Gmashed. making fifteen all told. The other
records are as follows:
Fastest mile for green PAGER. Shadow
Fastest mile ever paced in a race. Ana
conda, 2:0lX.
aoonda. POI, 2.0sA. 2:04hs. 2:O1&.
Bonnie Direct. 2:06iL.
w. sasx. a:o5h. a.1S. 49,
Fastest mile paced to . wagon, Little Boy,
saMx.
SOM.
This has been q great season for pacing
mares. Up to last fall only sixteen pacing
mares had beaten 10. but this year no less
than ssven mares have beaten that time IN
d, 5S6x; Dariei. 1864; Little sauaw. s0s:
4asette, 206h, and Matin Bells. 2O6n- with
lAs exception Of Hetty g.. all seven have
eA1on new records and she has eQualed hsF
record made last year.
Aftsc the Memphis nesting is over and
vfanans ares Of the season Will be most
po1ght for by those who intend 20 inySs.
= hssyefleeh during the winter sales Ihe
q to-day wants the blood that wins at ihe
Wse. The owner Of brood mares Is Also
pa ths look out a. 70 where he shall place
Whlle be may keep tables Of statistics him
- q stallioas havs to say for them.
Psesr puyea OF the Patnhen-w llke: stock
hs1 q Lexington, KY. has returned from ON
g g n e N S;o,o 1o e; T s5eSS' & Mr. 'G Dary yas
esssss IN the East He says:
New York, and In other sections the matt.
oeo clubs are responsible for q great deal OF
h Demand for fast roadsters. A great
- North and Northwest for racing on the
3os this winter, and there are lots OF new
pn IN the racing business who are looking
Tor material to campaign next year. I could
kavs sold everything on the farm during
ihe nrst week Of the Lexington meeting.
0QS i 0eleVo they VIII OrmS UStteE piaSeS
a the Old Glory sale at Madison Square
0arden, in New York, and I will send them
hinder the hammer-a1L, with the exception
q the e-year-old mare. Miss vilo. by VIII
90. 1aeA. out Of Cora F.. 2:2ot5. oy Ken
anc1y PffncA ] have sold her Tor SlO'vW 20
RUntleman In the East, whose name I VIII
Withhold from publication for . Few days.
Ihlo mare stepped a mile over the tefm
9l1ok IN 3:14k. the last half In 10lAs eno q
0nOther time she showed US . quarter N y
Qeooodl. I've 8 t-year-old chestnut colt By
0nWar6 out OF Georgie g.. by Nutwood. and
% = out q . mare By Mambrino Pstonen.
Ssoxn ~ . ME In SaiN, The iaise haiS a
Qon.. tn compliment 70 the secretary OF the
Lexington track. We had . GOOD seAson
Nth the horses from pAtchen wilkes fafm.
bot next year We Will campaign . larger ana
.60eear string, and will Be heard nom ire
NuMn4ly down the big circuit.
lafchen Wl1keo farm - the home o6 O1-
800. now In bio tWenty-s1xxh yeeri ~
moro krofeefs and paceGy u the ~ NsS
W1lkas and . ]. Audubon. P1tchsn wilkes
sc sire Sire 9 & E 3. noted Rsss.: ySs rssc Dan
Audubon Bog. IN, 1ps lxgee moneysWtn-
~ q de pacing brigade thu year.
essaa s,ow y shs trstteet INT ~ p.
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