The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-16
SECOND HEAT WAS MORE EASY
THE ABBOTT DIsTANCED BY THE
GREAT CHAMPION IN 2sO6 II.
Exhibition Mile Later with a Running
Mate i'm 2:O5-ResuIts of. Other
Races mt All the Tracks.

ever seen on a New York trotting track.
The grand stand was simply packed. and
this despite the fact that reserved seats,
with admission. cost 81, whilo boxes hold
Ing four persons were all disposed OF at
$50 each In addition TO the regular admis-
sion. While the seating capacity is but
$500. close to 5000 persons were damned
into the structure. Every available space
between the stand and the track was
packed TO its utmost capacity, and the pad
dock, infeld and cheaper admission field
contained a legion of people. 1t was esti-
mated that fully 5000 people were present.
The weather was simply perfect for the
great trial, and the track was like velvet,
though probably a second slow. Several
times during the afternoon both horses
put In some preliminary work. and each
time they passed the crowd there was great
enthusiasm. Ii was about $3.50 o'clock when
the drivers, Ketcham and Geers. appeared
before the grand stand and obtained their
positions for a start by q flip of a coin.
Luck was with the driver of Cresceus, as
he secured the pole. giving him a decided
advantage. When, a little later, the horses
came from the paddock they were wildly
cheered, and they looked fit for the work
before them. Fortunately. too. the wind
had died down TO a dead calm, so there
was no obstacle in that line.
Each was driven up and down the stretch
for a warming up. and when they reached
the starter Cresceus was slightly in the
lead and they were called back. The next
time down, however, they were nose and
nose. Then Cresceus rushed to the front
and had a lead of a length, which he held
to the quarter, making that mark in :3OA.
This lead The Abbott had slightly reduced
at the half. which was reached In i:Ol4,
three-Quarter pole in 1:324.
THE WORLDS RECORD.
The vast crowd realized that a world rec
ord was about to be made and rose to It's
feet. while the multitude which was in the
space between the stand and the track
cheered wildly. Coming down the stretch
it was a battle, with The Abbott very close
up. but Cresceus, with his bulldog grip,
kept on, with nostrils distended, and just
managed to beat his opponent by a half
length in 2:03A, the worlds ~trotting record
in a race. To say that the announcement
created tumultuous applause only family
conveys the meaning of the expression.
A little over half an hour had expired
when the two grand horses came out for
their second trial, n were started under
the same conditions as in the first heat.
They were sent away beautifully, but The
Abbott had not Travelled a hundred yards
pcIOTe lie mdU6 Il ulSdSlIOuS DTedk, ana De-
was in front. The Abbott, once settled,
made a grand effort to overtake his OPP
was out for victory and kept on, passing
the quarter in 31% seconds, the half in
1:o2ls: the three1quarters in LBS: and came
rushing home the last quarter in 31A sec
onds, doing the mile in 2:06A, with The
Abbott back of the flag.
Each trotter pulled a acknowledgement
sulky. The stallion wore a side check,
"two-minute" harness. without breeding
or breast collar, and was protected TO the
knees and hooks with white felt boots. The
Abbott carried the old style harness. an
overdraw check. and was rugged with knee
and quarter boots forward and with toe
boots behind.
After The Abbott's break In the second
heat he seemed tired. He could not get
into his stride. AS the horses trotted down
the back stretch the horsemen in the grand
ing to distance The Abbott" That was
just what he was doing. When the brown
horse came pounding down the course in
good style, although not so fast as in the
first heat, The Abbott was four lengths
behind the distance flag. Everybody re-
GREETED such an ending of a match which
heats, which, it was believed, would have
been won, in all probability, by Cresceus,
even If The Abbott had not made that dis
astrous break.
GEERS HAD NOTHING TO SAY.
There is not anything to say" said Ed
$4,000 49, N8O 5000 was WI 40
something likely to happen to any horse
in any race. The Abbott could not get his
feet Strengthened out. and so he could not
win"
Mr.. Ketcham was all smiles after he had
finished. II would lave won," said he, lin
| any event. Cresceus is a better horse. /
could not, in justice to good trotting. pull
Cresceus in order to let The Abbott inside
the distance flag. l simply drove as l
would in any race"
AS the race was best three in five, Ketch-
am consented that Cresceus so another
heat. This he did shortly before 5 O'Clock.
by a runner for the first half.
where he was joined by another runner,
and he did the mile in 2:O5, the quarter in
:9O14.. the half in 1:o1h and the three-quar-
tiers in 1:34.
To the credit of The Abbott il should be
said that not only was this his first race
of the season, but he has also been sick
and his best mile since his recovery was in
the vicinity of 2:09.
The betting before the race was 500 to $50
on Cresceus, and 1T was lively, there being
many of the followers OF The Abbott and of
his driver, Geers, who were willing TO take
the short end
2:2O trot. which had a field Of eight start
ers. Neva simmons was backed at 500.
while the field sold for S125. The favorite
won the first heat by a length and the
second by a neck, Helen Grace being her
competitor In both, In the third heat the
bay selding All Right led around to the
~tiree-quarter pole. where he was joined by
Neva m and a rafting finish en-
sued. Ali Right winning by s. short head.
In the fourth heat IL was the same, but
In the fifth both competitors were very
tired and Neva simmons won by a narrow
margin.
Th 2:10 PACE brought out a small but
fast field. and the speculation was heavy.
with Carmine favorite and Sphynx s. sec
ond choice Carmine in the first heat won
by a head. but Sphynx s. beat him handily
in the next three heats.
TOGGLES A GOOD ONE.
The California horse, Toggles, was the
fsvorite in the 2:l0 trot at 800, with Sister
Alice and the field at SO. King Chimes
was mis- only important opponent, but. after
winning the first heat, he had to play
second fiddle for the remainder of the race.
Summary:
200 Trot: purse. 5000:
Neva Simmons. b. M. by Sim
mons-Neva, by Squire Tai
All Right. b. K. lHyde)............4 o l l =
Helen Grace. IN. m (Andrews)..2 ? 3 TO
George Smith. b. <. (Weigle) ......3 4 4 70
Queddy Girl, b. m. CKellyD.......S 3 > TO
Gen. Shafter, g. &. (Snyder)......5 5 8 TO
Lenora, b. m. (Dickerson) ......7 70
Room Mate, b. g (Rite)........6 $ dis
~Time-2:1s1h. 2:11A, 2:1ls, 2:l119, 2:l1i4.
2:l0 Pace; purse. $2.e0:
sphynx S.. $ h.. by Sphinx s.. by.