The Washington times., 1902-09-21

Elaborate Harness in Which
the Champion Cresceus
VIII Make An Attempt
to Reduce the Worlds
Record = Confidence In
spired in Ti,,id Trotters
by the Protection Of Boots.
Better | irne Made Because
Of New Apparatus Invent
ed in Recent Years. y =

THE majority of the trotting and
pacing stars on the Grand Cir.
cult are racing in outfits of har.
ness and boots manufactured il
Cincinnati. This may not be general.
known, but It is nevertheless fact. The
equipment is supplied by a firm which
has been established in this city since
1855. and which is today doing greater
business than any four houses in Amer
~ combined.
Harness for Cresceus.
This firm, on the order of George H
. ketcham. manufactured. and shipped
last week to Cleveland the harness in
which the champion trotter, Cresceus,
Will make his attempts this year to re-
duce the worlds record to 200. The
harness is extra light in weight and
without collar or breeching. The sad
die has very small tree and the shaft
tugs lead from 1t. The bride is fitted
with binders and q side check and also
has lopps for an overcheck. The bit is
. snaflie, with small, medium size rings
end combines a straight overcheck bit.
There is a safety strap over the saddle
and safety girth, also. The terrets.
hooks and buckles are of gold and the
lines are Of fair leather. very light in
weight. but very strong. Cresceus'
girth rs feet inches, and his bride
measure from bit to bit is feet S1s
inches. His height is Is hands and Y
inch. and he weighs 1,060 pounds.
The unbeaten Dan Patch (2:03%); Di-
year; The Monk. the rejuvenated trot-
ter, likewise Boralma and The Abbot, as
we'll as scores of other topnotchers are
WEAVING leather which was made up
for them right here in Cincinnati.
Speed Developed by Devices.
81 see that Budd Doble. the noted
driver of Dexter (2:17A), Goldsmith
Maid (2:1I. and Nancy Hanks (2:0D.
which at different periods since 1867
have held the worlds trotting record,
says that the attainment to extreme
speed is due almost wholly to improved
appliances said one of the
members of this firm to the Enquirer"
a few days ago. In this l agree with
him.. but do not share his opinion that
the pnuematic- tired sulky has done more
than all things else to aid the trotter in
his flight to the twosminute goal. The
bike of course. has had much to do
with it, but to the maker of boots rather
than the builder of sulkies. in my opin-
ion. belong the greater credit. 1t is the
device which protects and balances the
horse in his flights of speed more than
anything else which makes possible the
wonderful resords of Cresceus t2:02k),
The Abbott (2:03N), Alix (2:03&), and
the others. In the face of the argument
Of the breeder that extreme speed comes |
slowly from scientific nicking of the
blood, am forced to the conclusion by |
reason of observation and study that the |
trotters of thirty or forty years ago were
Just as fast and as stout as the trotters |
Of today, and they would have been able
to go miles in the time of today had they |
but had the advantages of the appli-
ances of today.
Boots Inspire Confidence.
'sThe equine is a timid creature, and
Il trotter strikes himself in speeding
be is apt to remember it long time,