The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-23
WAS EASY FOR CRESCEUS
TAKES FREE-FOR-ALL -TROT AT
READVILLE
Charley Herr Was Distanced in
First Heat, and Lord Derby
Went Of His Feet in
the Second.

ebrated CreSceus was the magnet TO-DAY
TO draw almost 1900 people to the Grand
circuit meeting here. AS a sort of recog-
milton Of the favors shown him in the
way OF applause when he appeared upon
the track the chestnut horse proceeded
in the second heat of his winning raca
with Lord Derby and Charley Herr TO
lower the track record for the mile bv
tnree-quarters of a second, and to break
the world s record of final quarters bv
trottlng the distance in :29&. by this lat
ter performance Cresceus lowered fhe
record of 30 seconds for the final quarter
which he himself made at Detroit about
a month ago, when he strobe the mile in
2:O5. The accomplishment of today was
not the fastest quarter of all kinds for
both Peter the Great and Tommy Briton
did the second quarter of heat several
years ago in 29A
Something of the interest was removed
from the free-for-all trot for purse OF
$500 when Charley Herr, who was driven
by his owner, David CahiH, was distanced
In the first heat. thus leaving the affair
to Cresceus and Lord Derby, and there
We're some who saw the big race who be-
ieved that the Geers gelding would have
done something wonderful in the second
and last heat had he not broken coming
home, for on the last half OF the bend he
was in front of the worlds faVorite All
the horses got a cordial reception at the
scoring, and when they were off in the
first heat Charley Herr had the pole with
Lord Derby beside him and Cresceus on
the outside. At the quarter pole Cres-
ceus was in the lead, for Charley Herr
had gone UP in the air, and at the half
Cresceus was about two lengths in front
of the Geers horse At the three-quarters
Lord Derby was breathing into Ketcn-
ans back. The Cahill horse was far back
and out Of the race. Coming home Geers
got all he could out of his geIding, but
the mighty strides Of Cresceus brought
him in ahead by half length. The time
was 2:07A.
In the second heat. Cresceus drew away
from Lord Derby until, at the half, he
was two lengths to the good. At the
three quarters, however, the Kentucky
horse had his nose at Cresceus' wheel,
and little later he was actually ahead
of Cresceus. but at that moment Lord
Derby broke and it was all over. Ketch-
am drove home fercely, nevertheless,
creating the new last quarter record.
The mile was in 2:06; the first quarter in
:SlA the second in 1:04A, and the third
in 1864.
Frazier, the Hutchinger gelding, took
the needed heat easily in the unfinished
2:25 class pace and with it the race.
Patch, the favorite. The purse was 5000,
the largest of the day.
Dolly Bidwell was the choice in the PIP
trot. with Neva Simmons running close
in the pool. The first heat belonged to the
favorite winning in the home stretch. 1t
was a great surprise when, in the next
heat, All Right left the bunch, passed
Confessor and Dolly Bidwell and won
easily in 1904 Geers now replaced Price
Aon owl
bition of driving in the last heat, win
ming second position. behind All Right.
The 2:O7 pace. valued at $1,000, went to
Riley B, a Kansas horse.
In an exhibition mile, Todd. a brown
two-year-old owned by George w. Lea
witt, of Boston, trotted the heat in 2:H,
and Krakaure, b h, son Of Kremlln,
trotted a mile in 2:26 to beat the 2:SO time.
The summary:
2:25 class. pacing, three IN nVe, purse
$1000 Concluded
Frazier. oh g. by Sphynx, dam I'M
known (McHenry) .................l ! l
The Grazer, b Qyons) ...........4 .
Tommy Nc. b m MCCARTHY ........4 z
Time, 2:12A. 2:14, 2:11h.
2:14 class, pacing, three in five. purse
81 Coo
Dan Patch. b. h, Joe Patchenzei-,
lea. by Wilkes Berry (McHenry)1 | ]
Council Chimes. blk h Snow ......5 2
Laconda. br (Brodbin) .............2
Time 2:0T24, 2:0SH, 2:1012.
Free-for-all, trotting. two in three
Cresceus, CHI h, Robert McGregor-
Mabel. by Mambrino Howard
(Ketcham) $50. .................,......d /
Lord Derby, b (Geersl :...........-...2
Fine by Quarters. BIN. LOLA 1894,
2:O7A; BIZ, 1:O44. 1854, 2:O6.
(Time for the mile is track record
Last quarter in :f924, fastest last quarter
in public trotting exhibition).
PIP c.ass, trot.ing, two in three, purse
S15G0-
Alright, b g. by Enright, Untraced
Dolly Bidwell, blk m (Carpenter). L
Neva Simmons, b m price and
Geers) ...::.....:;...........2
Time, 2:1O1k, 2:O5A. 2:11K.
POT pace three in five, purse $l,5O0-
Belle B. Johnny Harris OErvin)2 l L
Major Muscovite, b h. by Musco-
vite (MeMah an3lo,;;o ;;;;i;n...'.'.f .
Time, 2:O9A, 2:0714, 2:08A, 2:1o