The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
CRESCEUS.ABDOT MATCH.
Ketcham Accused Of UnspOrismanl Ike
Act in Distaaciag Ex.ClIampion.
GEtRs is NOT At ALL DISHEARTENED
SAYS His Horse VIII Vet Make the
New Champion Break q Record to
Hold the Title.

New York. August le.-Intervewed con-
cernlng the Cresceus rhe Abbot race,
george H. Ketcham Of Toledo, Onto owner
OF Cresceus, said:
.sCresccus did Just what expected him
10 do. He Is the greatest horse In the
world aud he has not yet reached his
limit. This is his last season on the turf.
and viii retire with a record as close to
two minutes as possible. | tried to dis
lance The Abbot. aud consider the feat a
fenther IN Crescens cap. BY doing 80.
however, got only $500 the regular hrst
money, and The Abbotts owner receives
S5OOc.p
Asked why he drove to distance The Alb
bot, AIR. Ketcham said;
'Ihat's horse racing. brought cresceus
here to beat The Abbot and wanted to
finish no the job as quickly and effccually
as possible. TO have taken my horse back
and allowed Geers to get instlu the nag
would have sayored OF hippodreme racing
AS IL was everybody on the grounds went
away knowing he had seen genuine horse
race Many were somewhat disappointed
perhaps that It ended so suddenly and un.
expectedly, but this was much better
s sFaie 3 longer race = H"''A 'l va
Fit was unspcrtsmanlike IN Kstcham to
distance me, when he saw that Ihe Abbot
was on his feet. After The Abbot broke,
he could not have caught up with Creseeus
and had l been in Ketcham's place l would
have pulled up enough 10 save Inc ADOot
helne distanced Ketcham knew my horse
was not in condition aud saw thar he was
on his feet and then went on anu dlstuueea
n expect to win many races with The
Abbot He Is a grand horse and is lln'
proving rapidly now; Ae VII nst ~ s1 tras.
ting king There may be another match
In the near future. nope SO. 60.
sioner scanneiis gelding, The Abbot, who
was beaten by George NJ. ketehnm's great
suailon Cregceus, on the Brighton Beach
Track yesterday, made the above statement
We do not intend to retire The Al.
Not" continued Geers 81 VIII tAke nlm
TO Boston, then 70 hartford anu 70 LeA'ilk,
con. / drove The Abbot this morning. ne
Is the best horse ever pulled 9 nne over.
" no ever meets Cresceus again the iatest
viii have TO do more than beat the record
a. beat him. The Abbot was not In con
dition for a race yesterday. Up to the
first heat he had not been mile IN pettgr
broke In the second heat because the patent
catch OF his checkrein gave away, letting
the check down suddenly ana heaflS
Georee Ii Ketcham. owner and driver of
Cresceus said the champion was In me
fettie today and was NJ to 10 anothet inst
Cresceus" said 6r keteham. "Creseeusi
will 20 In the lree-fOral at Readylle next
week lie will meet Charlie Herr and
When told tyat Geers had said mis- driving
yesterday gnspor bigs W5eb N Stsassg
ne became angry aud refused to Talk.
by far the majority OF the 10000 specta'
TORS at Brighton yesterday, would nave nay,
greatly preferred to. see, a longer contest.
II proved costly break on The Abbot !
part almost at the outset Of the second I
heat, because when Geers managed 70 ge'
the former Village Farm gelding back Int
mis- stride Ketcham had hustled Crescent
along so as 10 open up CUP OF nearly
SHe is out Of 1t this heat" said nearly
every veteran present, arter inc AnhqPl
went into the. air, but moment later tnell
when X occurred to them that the Eeldinf
would In oil probability be distgnced. DRY
after reacalng the haif he Sent his horse
along ct top speed. The effort proved ~
tile for ketchhm kepi CTes9eni goiihhs
Judges stand The Abbot was Just outside
The flag. A good many still had hopes thnt
distance would be waived, but shat was
not In the agreement, and Retcham acted
IN q perfectly sportsmanllke manner N 60
ing on rs he did. Ther Is an added glory
IN shutting the riyul horse out, anu then
again Ketcham did well not to take any
unnecessary chances, for there was no
telling what accident might have happened
There was not as much money wagered
on the outcome OF the rice as might have
been expected for an event OF such I'm
portance This was due TO the fact that
.'resceus WINS held an overwhelming IA
rnritc On the outcome Of tho race his
admirers were compelled to lay 80 3, 50
nat good deal 0f money was wagered
N the chances of The Abbot securing q
leat
Had Ketcham forced Cresccus right IN
Q the last stride lie MIGHT have gotten !
shade under 2:o3, but as It was he smashed
Y the records made under those condi
ions. When the stallion made his 2;02ii az
Columbus short time. ago It was IN an
exhibition mile. spurrpd on by running
mate. These speed trials are generally adj.
nitted 10 be more conducive to record
breaking than whom horse IL In an actuq'
race, where he frequently has 30 make his
own pace, as was the case yesterday.
The time 10 tho first heat broke the race
record by q second and three quarters, AMI
when u Is remembered that the stallion
was not driven out to the limit ana that
the track WAS not as fast as the one Over
which he made his record,n nj Columbus tn,
performance easily stands out MS the mosi
sensational ever given by q trotting hors,
In this country
Fire Commissioner Scannell hought Th,
Abbot some months ngo for 500 500 from
the Village Fslrm stable The geldng is
wears old and his race yesterday provet
thar he Is as fast as at any previous tim
In his career. He can not however. IN ex
pected 10 lower his mark after another sea
son.
Alix still holds the worlds three.hca,
record, Cresceus hns the fastest mil,