New-York tribune., 1901-08-05
CRESCEUS, TROTTING KING.
CHAMPION STALLION NOW ON HIS WAY
TO THE EAST. WHERE IMPOR-
TANT ENGAGEMENTS ARE
ANNEn EOR HIN
PLANNED FOR HIM.

PLANNED FOR HIM.
Cresceus, 2:O2li. the king Of trotters is so
successfully placing to his credit every champion
record OF Importance, and is steadily approach
ing the minute goal in his wonderful trials Of
speed. that his is to-day on every horse
mans tongue What viii he do next?" and
Where is he going 10 stop" questions which
everybody in the trotting fraternity is now asking
More impressive and significant than anything
else the peerless stallion has yet accomplished is
the fact that in his record breaking performance
at ColuTb bus last Friday he maintained what was
practically two minute clip for three-quarters Of
mile, the official timers having split 1904 as
'FesceuS flashed past the post thS head Of the
homestreteh At this point he struck a headwind
which retarded him materially in his finish and
the last quarter trotted In O.32 or at the rate
~ POS TO the mile Naturally. II was the race In
part which stopped him i'm the homestretch. but
those Nao saw thc performance say the strong
h,ui"tro was a material handicap
''h'r tF"tters, notably he Abbot. have covered
-ali mile at two minute gait but none ever be
''e carried tae clip practically To the three-quarter
pole Creseeus's time for the distance was 1.a,t.
When The Abbot made his record OF 2.o3-. ne
reached the three-quarters IN 1873. Alix 2Oas.
and Nancy Hanks 2O4 covered the distanc, IN
l.d-@. " men their records were made
All h'Fsemen are confident that Cresceus can stIu
iuTtaer .ow'r the worlds record and some OF them
expect 10 see him At she mark very close 10 tyy,
minutes before the season ends II, is uov. ON ht.
~'y (" f9ughkcepsie where his next race against
''e VIII take place next Thursday at Hudson River
'''''t l'IN- II ne does not clip another point or
TWO from his mark IL will be the first tlrna tbts
year that he has failed 10 accomplish the feat at
tempted just week later ne will p,e., rb
ABBOT. -'@'s. In race AT Brighton Beach wber.
u is expected that race record for one b,,,
ana Tor tarte heats will he established ty the
winner "
'r~sceus now has TO his credit more important
records than any trotting horse that ever lived
lie is the only trottrr since the days OF Yankee
VII" set the worlds record at SO back in lSs thar
"'7 ht'u '"ih me omen record and the stallion
record every former champion having been either
" mare or a Eelding. Here is Il list OF the most
important records now held by Cresceus:
Eas,es; 5,,ss; mill mill .rot,ed by any horse-2oal.
s,,s, 's,,sj mic mic trot'ed by s,ailon-2:o2'.
Edst"sl TWO heats tn race -064 2t5
2s S thre, heats In race by stallion-2o7l.
Fastest mile trot,ed on "a half mile track ..o,a
track-2.l3i.. VI" " ""'' mile
George II. Ketcham the young Toledo r,iIiio-o,r.
"ho bred 'resceus and who owns and drives him
eNP'''S 10 add several other champion records 10
'"'s nst before The end of the year To "a reporter
o. The Tribune Mr.. Ketcham said recent,v ma,
"iier the race at Brighton Beach he would nroba
hH start Cresreus against time To beat the wagon
record OF 2-to's. now held by The Abbot. Tho 5irb
"heel suIky record of 2.c>I4. held by sunol and
possibly the t"o-Iaie record Of 4:2c now held by
OF them is doubted by few horsemen
Mr.. ketcham - partial 10 the Empirr Cit, tr,,l,
near fonkers. believing 1t DE the fastest course
on which 'rcsccuS has yet trotted. and IL may be
that arrangements viii be made FOR the stallion
to start there I'm effort to lower some Of these
records
After his Brighton Beach. Cresceus will
probably go to Boston, where there i5 an oppor-
unlty Tor him 10 start IN the free-for-au rae. m
'"' "t"n' circuit meeting on August - About
one month later he viii trot against BoraIna 2.ut
aad charley Herr 2;01. In sweepstakes race for
$4,000 a corner. with $4,000 added by Thomas "
Lawson In October he will start AT Lrxinrton
IN race against Charley Herr for "A purse OF ,,,
Of which $1,000 IS offered by Thomas W Lawson
At the end Of the campaign In the East Mr.
ketcham VIII take his horse to California for a
series of exhibitions the Pacific Coast II IS
said that Cresceus viii be permanently retired on
ms return rom california and will be placed in the
s,Ha IN the ne'ghhorhood OF New-York.
The pedigree Of the new king Of trotters is giving
fisa , ~ Srapp controversy among students Of the
maintained that he is wen bred because none
his Llood lines trace many ancestors of upknown
PediErt", 8, ny another school It is insisted that
held the worlds record. These critics believe that
a great sll" and dam are worth more than the long
est pedigree which lacks strength in immediate
Robert McGregor. 2I7ra. the sire of Cresceus. was
not fashionabiy bred horse. but was the opinion
he was the best specimen nay w '1he % aMGh an IN a
then on the turf. He a grand ookn; chestnut
when twelve years old he was u match for any trot-
ting stallion in training. As a trottins sire he
proved TO be one of the greatest horses that ever
lived, getting more good raCehorses OF extreme
speed than any stallion of his time and oppor-
tunities.
Doritys Mabel. the dam of Cresceus produced
two greater trotters than any other In the
stud book Anderson's Nightingale of Mabel
gained record OF 2:lO2 before Cresceus was foaled
and the first trotter to win the $4,000 Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Stakes at Detroit and
the $4,000 Charter Oak purse Hartford She was
practically nvincble I'm her campaign OF 1892 Mabel
was by General r. l.. Howard's Mambrino, horse
tention, by Allie West. 2:25 son of Amont Mr.
Ketcham bought the dam of his matchless horse
when she old, and paid less than 500 for her
For Robert McGregor he paid about $1,000
The coming race between CreSceus and The All
bot will be the first contest I'm which the horse
holding the worlds trotting record has met a
former champion. Reports from Columbus last
week stated the The Abbot trotted half mile in
work in lCl, and that he would be fit 10 go the
race life before August 15 That he will have
to go the OF his life If he defeats Cresceus
goes without saving