The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-27
GREAT FEAT BY CRESCEUs. CHAM
PIoN TROTTING STALLION OF
THE WORLD
HALF A SECOND CLIPPED OFF
The AbbOts Mark of 2 .O3 II IL
Lowered by George Ketcham's
Chestnut Beauty to
2.O2 3-4.
OVATION FROM THE CROWD

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 26.-Amid the
enthusiastic cheers Of nearly 10000 people.
Cresceus, the worlds champion trotting
stallion, again demonstrated that he is
the peer OF all trotters by going a mile
this afternoon over the Glenville track
In 2:O2A. This establishes a new worlds
trotting record for both sexes, replacing
the former worlds record of 2:03A, held
by The Abbot.
The circumstances connected with this
remarkable performance were anything
but conducive to fast time for owing
to the heavy rains of last night the
track was not in the best of condition
today, and 1t was about $50 p. m before
the track was deemed to be in sufficiently
good shape to warrant making the at
tempt. At that time the suns heat had
given away to cool breezes.
Even then there were but very few
horsemen that looked for a mile better
than 200. After having given him sew.
eral preliminary miles, George Ketcham
came out with the stallion TO attempt
what seemed an impossible feat. Ketch-
am nodded for the word on the third
score, the horse trotting ike a machine
Accompanied by runner, the chestnut
stallion fairly flew TO the quarter the
timers watches registering just thirty
seconds
AS Cresceus swung into the backstretch
he was Joined by a. second runner. and
although many predicted that the foot
ing was such as would retard his speed
he reached the half in 1:01. AS the time
was hung out the immense crowd broke
out in cheers, as 1t was evident that
the mile would be a fast one
The three-quarters was reached in
1:3l&. and as the great stallion trotted
into the stretch, runner on either side,
his frictionless, machine-l ke STRIFE was
fairly eating up the distance.
Never once faltering, Notwithstanding
the terrific clip, he fairly flew to tae
wire, being sustained only by his indom-
| liable courage and almost human intel
ligence, not being touched by the whip,
his sole urging being the drivers voice
| and the laundering hoofbeats Of the ac-
/ companying runners.
CROWD WENT WILD.
AS the time for the mile was an
! nounced 2:C2s4, and the immense crowd
realized that a new world record had
been established, KetcEam and his IA
Vorite stallion We're tender an ovation
such as has been bat selacm witnessed
| on a race track. Thousanis Of enthusi-
| astic people rushed out on the track and
Ketcham was lifted from the sulky and
| carried to the grand stand on the shoul-
ders of his admirers Cheer after cneer
ISIlL lH6 ar, ana the name or CTeSceuS
was upon the lips of everyone present.
''Ketcham! Ketchamv yelled the
crowd, and the owner of the sturdy son
Of Robert McGregor was almost carried
to the judges stand where he delivered
q brief address.
Cresceus now not only holds the worlds
trotting record for both sexes, but last
week, at the Detroit grand circuit meet
ing, by trotting in 2:06% and 2:05 IN his
race against Charley Herr secured the
worlds record mile in Z:05, that being a
new worlds record for the fastest mile
ever trotted in a race, and also the fast
est second heat ever trotted 1t IS said
by prominent horsemen that c. II.
Ketcham deserves much credit for the
remarkable achievements of the horse,
as he mas the proud distinction Of not
only owning the worlds champion trot-
ter but a'so having bred him and drv-
en- him in all of his races.
The former trotting queen, Maud s.,
made her record Of 2:0SA to a high-w wheel
sulky over this famous course, which
time has never been equaled to a SINH
lar hitch.
Since that time numerous minor records
have been established, and last Septem-
ber Cresceus trotted to the worlds stall
lion record Of 2:O4 over this track