The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-08
SATURDAY EVENING,

ton Beach for the last two years, was ono
OF the remedies actually tried. but like
others it failed to remove the evil. and
1T had many other defects Another
remedy proposed, but never given real
trial, was the elimination of heat betting,
allowing pools to be sold only on the re-
suit Of the race itself. It has been recog-
nized that the substitution Of dashes for
heat races would be the most effective
means Of eradicating the evil, but the
system Of heat racing has been sacred for
so long that horsemen shrank from so
radical a STEP ~
Just what effect the action Of the Mem
phis association will have Is difficult to
predict, but it may prove the opening
wedge in a movement that will result In
replacing heat races by dashes all over
the country. Without the heat system.
Of course. heat could not be laid up
without losing the race.
cresceus' Wonderful Work.
The wonderful work Of Cresceus in his
record breaking two-mile trial at Mem
phis. Oct. 81. had removed all doubts Of
his right to wear the crown among trot-
ting horses. Against strong wind, Cries.
ceus reeled off the two miles in AIT, a
rate Of 2:0S1a. The first mile was made in
2:1O1a, and the second in 2:061a, lowering
Onward Silver's American record Of 4:2Sh
by 1142 seconds, and cutting 10A seconds
off the worlds record of 4:27N. The lat
ter mark was made by the American horse
Caid at Vienna, Austria.
A remarkable feature Of the trial was
the way In which Cresceus finished. His
second mile in 2:06h Is remarkable; his
last quarter one second faster than the
first quarter Of the first mile is really sem
sat1onal. Monroe Salisbury, Budd Doble
and other noted horsemen pronounced
Cresceus' performance a feat that would
not be duplicated for years to come.
When Cresceus was a 3-year-old colt
his owner, George H. Ketcham. first
realized that he had great possibilities as
race horse. With the idea of condi-
tioning him to carry q good clip for a
full mile, Ketcham worked the young
horse out in mile and half heats, con-
tinuing this course of training for some
time. To this fact, and also from the
reason that he was never campaigned to
any extent as years old, Cresceus I'M
doubtedly owes his wonderful stamina
and If he were trained specially for the
two-m1le record, he might clip some Sec
onds off his new mark. Ter
Great Elght-Heat Race.
Speaking of Cresceus' stamina recalls
the fact that as a 3-year-old he estab-
lished worlds record for an eighth heat.
1t was on Aug. 10 and II at Fort Wayne,
Ind, In a race with twelve high class
trotters, that the son Of Robert McGresor
set this mark, and first won a place among
the great horses Of America. Five heats
were trotted on the opening day, Eagle
tlann1gan winning two, The Monk two
and Shadelan Norward one. Cresceus
finished seventh, second, second, second
and tenth. The next day it was all Cres-
ceus, the colt winning three straight
heats, and having something left at the
finish. The times of the race was 2:15K,
2:13A, 2:12A, 2:12A, 2:12A, 2:12N, 2:11K,
2:11A.
Hudson Has Good Horses.
Scott Hudson ought to have some great
prospects for next seasons early closing
events. The green PAGER, DR.. Madara, by
Simmons, that he raced at Lexington and
Memphis. was second to Direct Hal this
week in 2:041I, and that ought to do in
the way of showing what to expect from
him next year. It Is said that for next
| seasons slow trotting classes Hudson has
just secured the racing qualities of the
bay horse Eddie Connors, by Letcher,
2:18A, son of Director, dam by outbreak
err, a horse that has no record but that
| has shown his ability to step in 2:10.
Hudson will close this season the largest
| thousands Of dollars, and 1t looks as
though he is preparing to repeat his sue
| cessful campaign next year.
Promising Three-Year-oI
A couple Of three-year- in training
at Lexington, KY, that look like good
prospects for next season, recently
| showed miles in 2.lS1s and 2.1s respec-
lively. The first was sired by Oakland
Baron, 209A, out Of sister to Delmarch,
2:11A, by Hambrino, and the other was
sired by Axtell, PIP, out Of mare by
Gambonito, 2.19, son of Gambetta Wilkes.
The aforementioned one has been half in
1861 and a quarter in BIN seconds.
When youngsters show this kind of speed
it becomes evident that one must have
something unusually good to Justify max
ing entries In the big early closing
purses.