The sun., 1901-08-16

a hay Griiing by Chimes Netiie King. by
sfambrino King, until rcceltly had the
best time. .0sE. TO his credit ,rcsccus
had this sea.Du r,sduced the worlds tr0tting
rarc record from ?06A, 10 2tS, and as he
haf been working steadily. u was confidently
believed that ne would eater the race abso-
luiely Nc. Tho Abbot. on the other hand
had no, erca aI ssS ssi" ,.o,v ali ne s..r "SSn S,,
of shsJr In fact II Was whispered about
that a. late as la-t N,-'k he was ailing,
but the report could not - confirmed.
Whether ho was q, o, not tIeoodN 80, rsI'ns'i s
"a know. hut when Mt. Scannell told his
friends not 20 bet on The Ahip' y Vas
readily seen that Cres,ruS would ls an
overwhelming fayorite. And so u turned
out for when the auction pools opened
Il was found that Cresceus was demanded
by nearly all the wise ones.
Figured out on form and with AL az =
tending circumstance. tresceu- loohed
the winner II was believed that h.s stamina
would pull him through and that " tAe rso,,
hsrame = gruelling anair he would wiz u
by sheer strength and pluck Nobody
belieyed The Abbot incapehl" of trotting
IN splendid shape, bu' merely u-'t I've was
up against q greater hor~e. possessing inefe
power and SUPERIOR lasting qualities. lhc
record. Of the two hor-e- were gone over
with minu,ene~s and care. Zach ole OF
their races was looked up and u VAS Thought
to be a notable fact that in all preViou.
meetings lrtwcen them The Abbot had
10 be an improvement over what I've wa-
last year. he WAS an immensely popular
favorite.
Down in the betting ring when they he
gan to sell pools on the race trerces-
brought sspO a. uuick as a wink Only
500 was first bid for the Ablot ana the
price dwindlcd a. that until he was quoied
at $3.50 H. the books th" letting on IN"
first heat was always io o. resceus;
with first ? to against The Abbot and
then & TO s. II was the plungv OF unsSiu-
Gated money that reduced The Abbo, =
price. and perhaps the policy 81 many
h@;..rs to avoid odds an favoriies with
q pfeferetbc- for the Se,'ond cholc" Iher"
was plenty of betiing on the result Of the
frat heat. and the six iSo"knakers had
money hags bulgng with the coin untii
. they could get no more into them ana had
90 Use their pockets
tho track carly IN the afternoon for warm
inr-up spins They v"p' immediately
fcCognized 10y the experts ~ the crowd
and A. the information spread Ike Wild
fire about the track that tho starr OF the
day had appeared there was rush Tor
vantage points that rrseinhicd panic ~
n fire
that few from mouth 20 mouth.
That's The Ahl,ot dragging the 'ncvc'e
sulky With the whit" whcc-' va waN
Mr.. Scannell's horse was de-Crib"i. IN"
Abiot c~rtaiul, hooked =" u" in superb
shape when h- walked ou' - the paddock
gate III CeeiS was 'he driver. a- he AT
vays ha. been and when IN. g"lding was
seen there was a burst of applause that
starting down bv tho rail swept up through
the multitude clear to- the toy o' the S;a11.
With glossy coat arrh,I neck. magnificent
shoulders and limbs that d"noi"t swift
ness of foot. The Abhnl logged N, Will"
every eve Watched him Ia his preliminary
work CrsrS did not begin hy extending
the gelding AZ top sp,s-t, hui let him work
along easily for inil-. NJ attempt MAS
made a. ste-.ding but II was evidently
the drivers intentlon to break the crack
Rslding In gradually.
The Ahhuis action was highly COM
plimented by the experts. and there Was
feeling Of cnnhdence among the public
at large that. while Cre-'cu~ was such an
overwhelming favorite, h. might have
harder task set for him than was a. first
expected. When Ire-ceus Appeared ther"
was an even greater recepiinn awaiting him
than that accorded Ia The Abbot. ketcham
wearing n green and gold cap with very
high crown and a big visor held the reins.
and the moment the stallion stepped out
IL was seen that he was ready for the race
Of his life. The son of Robert Mct'regor
cannot be called n handsome animal by any
means In fact, some Of the slarps said he
looked like a hackney. With flowing name
and tail he did not APPEAR 10 ie A. triin As
come racehofEs-s are. hut with his big hat
rel huge chest development and muscular
legs, ne wa indeed "A combination Of speed
and power and marvellous example oi
what u possible In the d"veicpm"nt ot
horse he~h. just a. The Abbot had done
Cr-~ceus worked a mile easily and then
went hack to III" padd' ck
I, had been arranged for the irst heat
70 be called at $50 o'clock, and promptly
st that hour man with a Tug camera
planted himself In tho middle Of ia" track
In front of the judge stand. Before him
stood Ketcham and G.-rrs. who. after their
pictures hal besi. taken, tossed for posi-
lions. kctcham VA, stcC, ~-ful m calling
tho turn Of tho coin a1d OF Cu,ir-" selected
tho pole. This A. u turn"i out wa-an adNan-
tagc that did much toward helping tre--
ceus TO win tho frst heat A. they cam"
out Of the paddock again, this time Tor
real test. II vas noti~ed thn' both hor-rs
wore quarter and knee b"ots Driver
GeerS had an n pair of long gray trousers,
a black coat and a cap, wnil" ketchams
costume was an ordinary grayish business
suit with the gorgeous cap described above
Slowly they logged up 10 the head ot the
strr,ch and th.n turned. Down toward
the judgcs' stand they came, both trotting
srnartly but a. Crssopus was length
shead The toll rang a. a signal iha, u was no
start They Whc.rd about and again went
to the head vf the stretch, and q -econd
tirsr thcy moved swiftly down past III"
rails that we're groaning under the weight
os thousands uf spectators. Ihl~ time A.
they shot pot the iude-- -tand on even
terms they GOT tho word 10 60. u was
b.autif,h heginning. b,U in les than twenty
five wards Cr,.~,rus dart.i nu' IN front. aud
irotiinR with stlprrb action and not tn"
slightrs, sign e brgak ~ rounded the
lower turn ~ least 'hrec lengths IN trunt.
For tho uom"nt tho crowd was surprised
Nobo,iv had eNpe-trl Cn.-osu- tn max"
such a runaway II u. hni soon " WIS ~.rn
that G~rr. wV PLAYING = waiting game
with the ioca that possibly ~" stallion.
hy SITTING such furious paJ-'. might tire
Va the latter stage ~ the struggle The
quar,er was recled or IN Ni. ,cconds
Al that Tsnifr Crs,ctt- was thr~e lengths
10 the good and h- was trayrllns -
smoothly and ", - swiftly that th"rr
were MANY cri,- ls 'Nu.'ctioI and ~
pre~sions - admiration from tho~e Who
nevcr had -ssn .G,h au exhibition ief1rn
Siraishisned uut in The i.acl ~tr,tch. The
Abboi hogan To- show li- jfue CulorS
Urged along hy encouraging words from
his driver. Nr S-anucll . grlding slowly
bui surely cut down the advautagr ~ flir
chamrsion until. n they uoarcI tho half
mile Ipol~ thene was only i-ugih AMI a
half tsrt~cssn them Pas ia. mark Nr,---
c~us flashed In ioi =. and still lsr WAS 'rof-
ting A. " hIs leEs wrw ,oni irnlled bv vrr-
f~ct m.'rilAnssm and a. II within hin il,crr
eai heart ~ ifpn that would carry him
to tho gal without a brakdssn
A. they prccs~-,i~i he Ah.ot c,utIuu-d
20 M fauf he I..fa