Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-12-28
KING CHEscEus.
champion Trstter Of the WerId--Hov
Ne Made tho Verde Record.

champion Tfotter Of the Wcfld-how
Ne Made tho Warld'n Record.
Tao fastcrt mile over trottod would
urally have 500 Interest for the pro
o. .Onel h0freman who would enihuro
over the result a. an accomplishment
lut 90 the lay spectator such per
formaucc has sensational features that
prove most fascinating Not one OF
the grCat throng Of people who wit
messed George Kctcham drive Ores
-cus To hts owu and the world'H record
of 2:O2it az Columbus. Ohio. on Au
gust .. wil ever FORGET the day. A
strong wind had been blowing all day
aud the trial NaB do'crrod until late I'M
ttr afternoon With the lopc that the
wind 0ull d'D and be Wa8 not until 3
o.clut hat The great horse. driven hy
hia owner arrcar, on The track and
was grcctcd by royal Welcome. The
running horse. NiEc. The Tramp who
formerly PROMPTED The king of PAGERS.
star POINTER. l.1Ji4, hitchcd 10 an ul-
binary Hulsy ANA driven " Tim Mar
U.n. trainer of OrcrCcUs. WAS the pace
mufOr CrpE rrs WAS started immedi.
Utoiy and came down in grand style
uIth Csc unuor hustliue along bCn.ud
ai tol rr0ol. Kotcham aid not rod for
/ lha word aud .IusCCua waa bIunslt to
/ % arfatu. aul takCn back 60 score
nln. Tie second att amrt Co rci
| away dId not satisfy tuo driver but
| at the third trial kDt.ham nodded anC
las the great stallion n1w ou us airIur
sweHt under ,hn wire "a LIGHTNING
| fpo, the starter shouted go and the
great struggle was on. inc RUNNING
! horse covered With lathcr urged uy
| several stn iug blows of the whip
| n0W rnran forward IA supreme NJ
! tort The nrrt quarter was reached la
| .2J4 gccouts. There was not gNiI
iu bis work and De moved along with
Ian case ali see 20 was charming
10 tho csc. Sc was truly "a superb eX
| ample 81 the trUttins horse. and Il
WAS wl,h feeling of suppressed ok
| element that the vast crowd watched
his every move and hopeu for a rec
| ord AZ the half. which was reached
| iu ;s5st seconds. q mighty roar went
up from rho 10000 spectators which
quickly subsidized. however and IN,
| crowd waited aud looked with breath
Ices expectancy for the mark for Oh,
! thrrcruaitcra uf the mile. AT the hal
| n was Joined hy second runner nut
.oth paCDmaa"rs were ON ovcn term.
With sac stallion and setting ho
pace Whcn 1904 was announce.
Fey the thrcc-quartcTs the suspense
was hroken and the pgntup excite
mcnt was relieved with tine wildcs
demonstration. IL was q two minute
clip. "Hc Will break the record Al
viii maze q In two minutes and Ike
IeXprogsions were calculated from thou
amos of thrOnis a. tho great ramcl
son OF Robert McGrcgor swung int
The stretch A. the third quarter h'
faced n wind bowing a. the rate O
Thirty miles an nour but not for an IN
! slant did tho lonAcartcd CrCsccus ial
tcr. with runner on either side anl
going WIDE with eyes flashing deter
lmiuauon nostTls dndtcd. and muutI
wide open VITA nerves OF stccl anl
muscles Of iron he came tnnudCrini
down the home stretch with speed tia
was dlgziIuE o. thc spectators with
out urging with whip or voice and wlu
% stride that was grandeur .tseii Crof
ooUs. king OF them all rushed on {,
tho WIRE sC0ring a triumph in over
step and made q new worlds trOttln
record 2.uL'4
Ihcro was a cheer. then roar an
ttcu n tremendous yolCau.c eruption
of sound as the stallion hhished ih
mtc-tle greatest performance la th
history az tho turf
4.t the fair grounds Christmas day