The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-10

home, and it muscled him up for long races.
Shortly after this he was started in the
20 class at Columbus, o., and was sec
ond in a field Of aged horses, Pat Wat
he (CresceusD would have won that race
had ] possessed little more confidence
in him.
From there he went 10 Fort WAYNE. Ind.
and trotted the memorable eight-heat race
against The Monk, Eagle, Flanagan and
ten others. winning the sixth, seventh and
eighth heats and obtaining the record for
his age-2:l1A. From the way in which he
lasted in this race he convinced me that l
was right i'll my method OF training,
viz, giving him his work in mile
ted successfully at Syracuse, Boston,
and New York, winning al all these
places against the flower of the land
but We met defeat at Portland, Me, in the
last race of the year, being beaten by
American Belle in slow time. He won the
hrst heat in 2:l2. and while he did not go
heat. and | oontented myself with second
money. The trouble was caused by small
curb that had been threatening him for
some time. shipped him from Portland
TO the farm and logged him all winter.
Just before | started active training In the
spring | noticed that he was still troubled
with this curb. l had him cross-hred very
thoroughly, and without laying him up AT
all started in active training at Columbus,
but l do not think his four-year-old per-
formances were any credit TO him. ana L
attribute tnat IdCt TO TWO reasons. FIRST,
he had very large stud season, and sec
ondly it was very hot at Columbus, eSpe-
cially at night, so when he started the sea-
son he was not In proper order.
WON THE 2:1O CLASS.
IT raced him at Detroit, Cleveland, Co
lumbus and Buffalo, and as 1 had no fur
Their engagement for him 1 then sent him
TO Boston, on the advice OF Jack Curry,
in the hope that the weather there would
tone him up. 1 was rewarded for my pains
by winning the 2:10 class for stations over
the Readville track, defeating Bingen, Gay
ton and all the crack stations of the year.
That ended his four-year-old season, and
he was again returned to the farm.
learned one thing while training him as a
four-year-old-that l could not continue
working him in heats Of mile and hall
each and get all the speed out of him in
races that wished. He would always save
too much reserve speed TO go the extra
half-mile, and he would not come from the
three-Cuarters pole home al winning gait.
SO. as a five-year-old, / Stopped working
him further than a mile, and when L
reached the wire would say Whoa to him
and stop him at once. After doing TINS
several times he would then trot the mile
as fast as l wished. Since then have con-
tinued that way Of training, but L have
probably given him less tast work thah mas
ever been given horse of his class. He re-
quires quite little slow work TO get him into
condition. the fastest workout | ever gave
him before ne was started in the campaign
was one mile in 2:16iz, and that happened
last year before he was sent TO Plttsourg
Pa. to go his race against Tommy Brltton
on July 4. The fastest workout mile he
had this year before ne was shipped 10
Detroit was in POS. and but one mile that
fast He had not had another faster than
PIP and but three or four miles as good as
that When he was racing L never gave
him fast workouts.
THE pECORD of :. 02L
"As a five-year-old Cresceus started in
seven races, winning at Glens Falls, n. Y.
Readvile. Mass, New York City, where he
won the stallion race from Charley Herr.
Bingen. Dare Devil, etc. IN 2:10H and 2:0i4.
and Indianapolis. That year he lost TO
EIloree. Tommy Britton, Captain Jack and
The Abbott.
"As six-year-old he won every race in
which he started. including the $4,000 stall
lion stake. when he defeated Charley Herr,
Grafton Boy. Arion. Lord Vincent. Benton
M and Jupe He was started against time
seven times. At Hartford Conn, Sept 8,
he lowered the stallion record of 2:05H,
then held by Dircctum, trotting in 2:O4%4.
At Cleveland, o., Oct. s, starting against
his own stallion record, he trOtted his mile
in 2:O4.
In his first start in Detroit Mich, he
defeated Charley Herr. trOtting in 2:0634
and 2:O5. thus trotting the fastest two heats
| In a race. and in his second mile reducing
| the worlds record of 205A formerly held
| Jointly By Alix and CirectuTn. His famous
| mile at Cleveland in 2:0-Si followed
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