Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-16
KING OF THE TURF.
Cresceus Defeats The Abbot In Two 1
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 Cresceus Is king. Long live the king! Since trotitng became recognized pas Istime never has there been such an inn portant event decided. or even possible to arrange, as that great battle of the kings fought out over the Brighton Beach racetrack yesterday. g
 Safe it is to say that a larger crowd never witnessed trotting race in New York, and authorities say that the track never knew such gathering. Surely 15,OO0 people saw the race.
 Both looked fit to trot the race of their careers, and yet many feared that The Abbot was not ready to go his race, and that the race might prove slow one if driven on sentiment Ketcham weighed 176 pounds and Geers 174 The horses each drew q twenty-nine pound sullxy made for them especially for the race by Faber, the expert, who fashioned each of the intricate parts to exactly suit each horses action. Nothing can be said as to any advantage possessed by the winner, Cresceus. other than he pos sessed the more speed.
 What few pools there were sold were at to Cresceus, and not above $3,OOO went into the box ill the afternoon.
 Every one scrambled to favorable point of view as they came for the first heat. Three times they scored, The Abbot not having brush speed sufficient to cope with Cresceus. MT Walker finally got them in line and gave the word sgo!'
 Rounding the turn Cresceus took hold so hard Ketcham had to give him his head. Geers trailed with his star pupil, as is his wont. The quarter was trotted in 30A seconds. Up the back stretch Cresceus maintained his lead of two lengths to the half in 1:O1A. "A worlds record, sure!' said Andy Mcdowell, Ben Walker and Willis Foote as they snapped their watches.
 On the far turn Geers came fast with The Abbot and was almost at Cresceus' wheel at the three-quarters in 1924. Half way down the stretch they looked Tapped for brief second, then with mighty rush the younger champion in creased the clip and it was all over. Geers refused to whip The Abbot out, and he was doing his best surely. Cresceus won by a length in 2:03A The Abbot's official time, 2:031s.
 It was hoped that the heat would do The Abbot lot of good and that he might come back. Out in the paddock Cresceus was like a@wild horse and eager for the end. The Abbot took the heat easily and looked as fresh as pos sible; not a muscle trembled, his breathing was regular and he didn't appear the least distressed.
 As before they scored three times, then got away. The clip was fast and every one settled bacK to see great heat fought out. Rounding the short first turn a rnurn1ur of disappointment rang through the stand as The Abbot left his stride. He is notoriously poor breaker and it was all over right then and there. Ketcham had no pity and kept Cresceus trotting fast.
 The quarter was passed in 31A sec onds, the half in 1:O2A. The Abbot was one-sixteenth of mile behind. At the three-quarters it was 1: :35 and with nothing to force hint out the new champion slackened his clip some, fin- ishing. in 2:06H. The Abbot two lengths back of the eighty yard dis ldACE nt1S.
 Now came a singular complication. Many fancied that the race. being a three in five affair a third heat was necessary. To make matters worse, MT Hayt announced that Cresceus would now trot a third heat so to get the worlds "three-heat record"
 As The Abbot was distanced, not drawn, the race ended just when he was shut out. Cresceus won the money, and so this third mile, trotted in 2:05 with a running pacemaker, was but an exhibition mile Directum held the record, 2:O5A, for the fastest third heat ever trotted. but in that race distance was waived and it was actually trotted in a race.
 Cresceus is now a treble champion. He holds the record for all trotters 2:O214; the fastest first heat record, 2:03A; the fastest second heat record, 2:05; has trotted three heats by stall lion in 2:071a. 2:06, 2:06; as Swear old he took the worlds race record for trotters of the age in the eighth heat 2:11A, which is as well the all aged records for an eighth heat
 He broke going away in the 2:05 mile. Had it been q heat he would have had to go on rather than pull up, as was done. Only in time trials are horses allowed three trials. So doubt ful were many regarding this point that probably the board of review will be asked to settle it so to satisfy all
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