Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-22
CRESCEUS VICTOR.
Broke Worlds Trotting Record
For a Race in First
Heat.
THE ABBOTT DISTANCED.
test in First Heat-Trotted Mile in
2O3 1-2-Bad Break in Second
Heat Defeated the Gelding-
Great Crowo Enthusiastic.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE trotting inter
csts of the Empire city have not received
such a boom in a quart Of II century as
was developed to-day at the Brighton
leach track, when under the auspices Of
the New York Trottlng Association the
champion stallion and champion gcldins,
Creaceus and The Abbott came together for
purse Of &l2,v0 The Abbott with his
record of 2:O3ta Of last season and Crescrut
with his mark OF 2 ON mace at Colum us
were to decide the question of which was
the one to go down in history as the last
est trotting horse now living.
There was larger or ,wd present than
ever seen on Il New YORK. track under the
old conditions and this has been only ex-
ceeded few times since the existence Of
the old track by the seashore. The grand
stand was simply packed and this despite
the fact that reserved seats with admlS-
sion cost "a. while boxes holding four per-
sons were all disposed Of at So each in ad-
dltion to the regular admission. Will"
the seating capacity is nut 3NN II WAS un-
doubtedly the fact that close to 500 per
sons we're iammed into the structure.
Every available space net we"n the AZ nd
and track was packed 10 it's III most capa-
city AS was the lawn at the west and The
paddock inhcld and cheaper a1mis ION
field contained a leaion of people. II was
estimated that fully loNOv people were
present.
The weather was simply perfect for the
great trial and the track wss IKE velvet,
though probably secoud SLOW. = v"ral
times during the afternoon both horses
put in some preliminary york and each
time they passed the crowd there was ch-
thUsiasm galore.
It vas about $40 p. m. when the drivers
hotcham ana Geers appearcd before the
81 and stand ana obtained their positions
for start by the flip Of q coin. l. ICk
was with the driver of Creeceue as he s.
cured tho pole d decided advantage. win 4
two horses SO nearly equal i'll point OF
record are considered. When a little lat 7
the horses came from toe paddock th"y
were wildly checred and they looked I'
for the work before them. FOrtunatolY
too, the wind had died down to Il doa'
CalIl, so there was no obstacle in thai
Inc.
Each as driven up and down the stretch
for a warming UP and when they reached
Tho starter, CresCeus was slightly in thu
leud and they were called back. The mex
tm' dow II, however, they were nose dn'
noS' and skipping along Ike birds oVel
tho fields. Then like a shot from a gur
Cresccus rushed to the front and had
lead of "A i.ugth which he held 10 III,
qAafter in ioa,. This lead the Abbott haC
slightly reduced at tho half in l:Oli4, anc
he was a very close second at the three
quarter pole in ;32i4
Tho vast crowd realized that a world,
record was about to be made and The
grand stand arose to its feet, while the
multitude. which was in tn" space be-
tween the stand and the track cheereC
wildly. Coming down the stretch II was &
battle royal with Tho Abbott very close
mp. but CreSccus With his bun dog srir
kept on with nostrils extended and Just