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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-08

gence from the center of the corn country
that Cresceus had again been crowned
king of trotters there were general ex-
pressions of doubt by the horsemen-
Down at Memphis, where were gathered
a great majority OF the leading owners
and trainers in the country these express
sions found free vent. Secretary Murray
Howe wired Ketcham that the Memphis
association would give him $500 if he
would drive Cresceus a mile in two min
utes over the Tennessee track. This offer
was not accepted.
Dick Benson increased the feeling Of
doubt by stating that at one time the
Wichita track was $50 feet short of a
mile. and this was made stronger in print
by emitting the words at one time
But undoubtedly the one thing more
than antoher that caused the feeling
of distrust as TO the correctness Of the
performance was the general absence of
knowledge as TO CTesceus true condition
Immediately after Lou Dillon had cleo
trified the world and astounded those who
had preached the impossibility of the two
minute trotter by circling in even time
the track at Readville Mass. a para
graph flOated through the papers to the
effect that Ketcham would prepare Cres-
ceus for the purpose Of regaining the
crown Then followed series OF per-
formances in the bushes and the horse
men passed it up with the remark that
that was hardly the manner a. champion
would be prepared
While Lou Dillon and Major Delmar
were holding the center of the stage with
= a
wind shield was fertile subject for
comment, the eX-champion was ,busily
engaged lowering the world record for
half mile tracks or those bull rings"
as they are sometimes styled, over which
a horse has to trot twice around in or
der 10 make a full mile At times per-
formances over the half mile tracks have
attracted world wide attention. but this
year, when horsemen and public were all
speed crazy. miles a trifie better than 200
were given little heed in comparison with
those performances in which the much
coveted two minute mark was being made
10 look common.
on occasion Cresceus had ventured into
q mile ring, but had again returned to
the bushes without having acquired added
glory LIS performance at Galesburg,
H.. strengthened the impression that
Cresceus had seen his best days. for the
Galesburg track was fast. was proven by
the performances of the other horses
during the meeting
To go a little further back Cresceus had
made his record in 1901 and in the follow
ing year his best mile was in 2:04, which
was the fastest made by a trotter. but
did not equal his own record by ia sec
onds. But Cresceus did accomplish one
notable feat, that of trotting two miles in
All
Taking these facts into consideration
the public was loath to believe that the
great race horse was ready for mile be-
low the two minute mark But in this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-08
Horse Jourpals Oh Gresce1lS' Record at Wichita

Of the association officsss and was after
thu style Of photos talsen at the time
Lou Diinn trotied n two minutes -
Readville. since that tine ~ has rnssie
statements that he caught the time IN
eol 2ss and s.6. Why he cinarged MS
opinion several days AFTER IN event may
possibly he explained when the tasa
comes before the nosr,i ot appeals. as
understand Is 10 &c the case
George Pulls. The reszaur8nt keeper. adj
rniss that he made an affidavit 70 the
eject that he caught u q mile IN 2.e5-.
he was standing absur 10 yards from.
the wire. but IN such j position he felt
sure that be was able to catch the nile
within fraction Of second
Charles Mosbacher. = jeweier, caught
the mile in s.J. After ward n tested ina
watch and declared Il At il ran accurately
He was about loo NsIras from the wiFs
bac feft sure that the time was acos-ase-
Or. J. r Oldhar1. who owns among
Others "A fun brother 10 Cheh.slis that can
trot in s:le. says ulat bis watch regis
tered close 20 thru announced by the
timeus and he has 70 douh. as 80 the
accuracy OF timins Er Norman second
trsiner for J =. Chandler. caught the
mile in s:oi from a position IN The inilela.
H. H. Hsines stood aext 70 Weideraan
and heard the latter cell the qesster.
half. three-quartsrs and mile. aad the
time agreed with THE timers.
Pop" Matsoa. aho Was ojcial timer
on the day Crescels trotte~l the last quar.
ter Of his mile In = seconds. sat in ihs
grand stand and his watch stopped at
1:5sls
No person stanis better in the commuu-
ity than r. r Murtt,ck business psan-
aser of the WI, hita Eagle. and no ems
tells more coz vinctng story despite tire
fact that he has y, stop watch lie So
cured place N stand opposite ina
Judges stand. d. the stand with him
were two men. who remarked "a they
secured place over the wire; Wen
see now just hiw fast he goes today"
One mai called n q quarters and the ether
snapped his WI Itch and the frac;fg nsl
parts OF the mile agreed with ths timers.
This was made evident. as the timers
had 10 take time 20 inscribe the figures
on a big piece -of care board which was
suspended frooa o. front 81 the Judges
stand after each auarter was passed ~
Cresceus iinisisd the mile the man look
ed al his watch u al exclaimed. He beat
two minutes u tight 4 fancy n was
a trise disappoir ted. Judging from ths
tone OF his you said NJ Nurlock
There was oths corroborative testimony
IN behalf OF both sides Of the Controversy.
despite the fad that there was such a
wide diffidenca "a the time Many -
those most pos dtive IN taeir assertions
both that the mile was IN two minutes
and also that - WIS IA the vicinity 20
20. comes from these VINO aimed tbs
mile by aid OF an Ordinary watch. as
sisted by pencil placed De- the asearf
Continued on NLneteenlh IL.
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rakiag, narrowing, brushing and float
Tuesday and Wednesday, clearing on
Thursday. Then commenced the work of
ing the track. and on Saturday, October
Il. the footing was good. But on the Sat
urday afternoon there was a strong wind
and there was a raw feeling to the at
mosphere The conditions were not those
necessary for record breaking. but as
there was a big crowd present it was ar
"a nged that Creceus should trot two
mile dash. Accompanied by a big. puff
ing automobile that acted as a wind
shield. he turned the track twice in All
The automobile, it is agreed by all who
witnessed the performance, was a hind
rance rather than help. While il may have
kept the wind OFF. the chauffeur rated
the pace so badly that early in the second
mile Ketchum pulled his morse almost at
right angles ard went around the mons
ter. How much this cost, IL is OF couTse
impossible to say, but some hersemen
think that with proper pace the mile
would have established new record for
the distance.
Then it was announced that another
meeting would be held on Monday. Oc-
tober, IS. that checks would be issued
TO all present and that an admission fee
Of twenty-five cents, with a similar
amount extra for the grand stand would
be charged the gerelal public. In the
Wichita Eagle on Sunday the announce
ment of another days racing was in
corporated In the report.
What the public expected on that event
full Monday may or may not be judged
from the fact that about twenty-five
hundred people jourlley Cd cut 70 the track
the street car company furnishing spe-
ciaI transportation A few well known
horsemen did not go out. Why? That
interrogation has become fearfuiiy i'm
portant in the eyes >o.4 some since the
rumors following the record making mile
One or two were not asked and did not
go for that reason, buc it is not on re-
cord that any one was specially invited
Cresceus had not broken the two-mile
record ON Saturday. but many an owner
remembered that quarter in % seconds.
Any way there was a pretty fair crowd
present, considering the many postpone
ments. A couple Of races between local
horses made the card for the day but
Creceus was the loadstone which at
tracted the crowd.
Now that 1t is all over the questions
have been raised: Why was Creceus ship
ped all the way back from Iowa for
this trial? Why were not certain well
known horsemen asked into the stand
as timers if it was anticipated. that a
worlds record was to be mades These
questions have been asked in Wichita.
1t has been asserted that the timer 8
were unknowns AS 10 the responsi bilty
of the timers a. c. Jordan is a resident
OF Lyons. Kan. has acted as starting
judge at scores of regular meetings and
is well known in political circ.es; Fred
Stearns. is a resident of Wichita, is a
conductor on the Missouri Pacific railway
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record OF s-eS.. He has been in the
horse business for years He states thai
I'D 10 the time he was asked Tor TIE
watch he had no idea il wss L be usea
by one OF the Official timers. that he
purchased the timer early IL the season
and that st had not been out OF his pos
session AT any time since his purchase.
that he had repeatedly tested it and
found il TO be a very accurate inner.
Mr.. Holdrich states that he had no pre-
vious information thar MS watch was
10 be required and Erwin had been using
his every day.
s. b Ami6on. a lawyer and director II
several banks and corporations. and for
two terms county solicitor and who could
had further political honors. timed Crcs-
ceus with his own stop watch and agreed
with the Official timers n every respect
His statement IN detail was contained In
the previous issue OF the Ho-senan. aad
need not DC repeated here. Tie has been
Z breeder on small scale and Is the
owner OF pair OF three-year-olds twins
by the way. which can show a 2.il
gait.
c NJ. Irwin. the secretary Of the asso-
citation. and who successfully managed
the fair returning a good profit in site
Of all the rain. discussed the situation
at length during which ne said; 4 am
aware that Secretary Knight was in town
and am sorry he Gid not call on me.
assure you l am willing 10 assist IN any
investigation he or any one else may care
10 make. / feel that We complied with
the rules OF the American association IN
every particular. The association as an
association and the members individually
have nothing 10 conceal. We court pub
LEFTY. The track is fun mile and the
timing was accurate I feel sure. | know
that Mr.. Knight raises the point that the
watches were handede the timers and
they We're. That Is 10 say they did not
have stop watches OF their own aad the
watches We're borrowed for the occasion.
That is something that has happened
time and again in the past and viii hap
pen in the future. Cresceus earned hls
honOrs honestly. and / can see no reason
FOR this talk. We have what not only
myself but scores Of trainers and horse
owners Of the highest reputS consider the
fastest track in the country On the day
Creseeus trotted IN 1894. tine track was
in superb shape for II had been carefully
and increasingly worked ever since the
rain had stopped on the Thursday pre-
viOus. IL had never been in such good
condition and no horse ever had such
perfect weather conditions. The air was
clear and warm. with scarcely "A breath
OF wind II the day had been made 10
order IL could not have been better.
know that certain persons got the mile
slower than the timers. but there are
others that declared that II anything the
time should have been I.5Siz. He had
his picture taken with two other men.
not timers. In which their watches show
! ed :5s@. or within hair Of II. This
was done without solicitation on the rart
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-08

1t Is an evident fact that the record
made here on October 10, is to be sub
5ected to an official investigation by the
American Trotting Association A great
interest is manifested throughout the
country and many are anxiously await
ing the result of the investigation.
President Irwin OF the fair association
here, says that the record made by Ores
ceus here was on the square and the
more thorough investigation made, the
better he viii be pleased
During the past week a number of the
leading horse journals have contained
much concerning the record, and what
the result would probably be-
The following is from the Horse
World. a prominent horse journal pub
lished at Buffalo. Y:
Ehe disposition of many horsemen TO
criticize and even go so far sto openly
sly that they co not believe Cresceus
went the mile at Wichita credited to him
IS very much to be regretted as it casts
a reflection on the very veracity of some
of the best men in that progressive west
EN- safe Aside from this fact it IS not
q good plan to question such things with
fo'lt the best of reasons as il casts a bad
shadow over the whole business, and the
Lord knows it does not need anything
OF that kind. Dropping Mr.. Ketcham out
OF the question, and only viewing it from
the standpoint of excellence that the stall
lion has always shown ne should not
suffer through little petty jealousies. He
has been the hero Of too many great turf
battles 10 let such things creep in 10 mar
the career of the most phenomenal horse
world has yet seen. There is no question
but what Leu Dillon can trot faster
mile than Cresceus, but there IS doubt
about her ability to have withstood the
wear and tear of such campaigns as
tresceus has gone through since his
three-year- debut on the Grand Circuit
There are few horses that under so many
adverse conditions as ne has battled under
would have at least at times lost some
of their courage. but he has ever been
the lion-hearted horse and it has never
made any difference to him Under de-
feat or victory, he was always the same.
ready 10 do his best His two-mle heat
at Memphis last fall in Ar the second
being in 2:o6,, and the final quarter in
3ol4 seconds. stamped hi mthe greatest
trotter that ever lived. if anything was
lacking to show that before and while
there was naturally some surprise over
mile in 1:59SS horsemen are bound to
believe it was trotted and trotted square,
" for all Of his turf career has been one
grand round of surprises. AS stated be-
fore. 1T is very much to be regretted that
horsemen should have been so free with
their criticism before knowing all the
facts"
The '.Horseman," one Of the leading
publications on horse topics. and one con-
sidered as authority, had the following in
this weeks issue:
: when the wires flashed the intelli-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-08
THE RICE
INDUSTRY
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The Tracy Land and Emil
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These are actual facts which are be-
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The .Horseman, one Of the leading
publications on horse topics. and one con-
sidered as authority, had the following in
this weeks issue:
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continued on Nineteenth Pass
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25

The Christmas tree at the Home OF
the Friendless was the largest ever
seen in the city. AT least Is feet tall,
it must have grown for years in the
depths of the pine forest; but there
never was tree like it before. The
46 orphan, children said so, and they
ought to know. Yes, it was a perfect
blaze of glory. The pink candles
twinkled like stars among the dark
green branches, casting fairy-Eght on
hundreds of Christmas souvenirs. No
one could begin to tell all the Won
derful things on the orphans tree.
Silver stars and gilt half moons float
ed mysteriously on the edge of the
green limbs, and as you looked and stu.
died, all sorts>o of magic gifts surprised
your eyes Blinking candles, red, blue,
green, yellow, were just everywhere,
too beautiful to be true; and the chill
dren were at times afraid that the
whole tree was dream and would
presently vanish, the way things fade
in fairy tale. The flowers of gold
on the tree seemed to exhale rare
Christmas perfume, Frightening the
eyes of the 46 orphans, who ran around
the tree clapping their hands with de-
light. One child held out her pretty
arms toward wonderful pink and
blonde doll with long, straw colored
hair; another girl was dazzled by the
sight of large ruby-eyed ornament,
that hung like an apple of paradise,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25

so near and yet SO far, among the
green branches. Shrieking with de-
light. the children romped around the
tree. Each cried out some new, Won
derful delight. One child saw q Won
derful chair OF fancy woven blue and
yellow straw; a small boy espied a
green trumpet, notified with gilt loz-
enges; and tiny girl cried for flax
en-haired Dutch doll.
Now, this was only the beginning Of
the wonderful Christmas for the 4G
children in the Home of the Friend
less. They danced around the tree
and certainly if the tree ever had any
regret at leaving the forest, all was
now forgotten. The little ones fairly
lost their wits with delight, could not
express themselves, kept up an inces-
SAINT shrek of joy, as moment after
moment new surprises greeted theiI
astonshed eyes. Around the tree were
46 tiny red chairs, and on each chair
Santa Claus had left many fairy gifts,
simply indescribable. There was some
thing magical about it, don't you know;
the like Of which never happened in
this world before. There were pink Ia
latan bags filleh with creams, bon bons
walnuts and filberts; there were books
of fairy tales, with brilliant covers, all
in fanny inks; pairs of brown mittens;
bottles of white rose perfume; boxes
Of letter paper, the color of robins
egg: art studies for children:; half
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25
STYLE
Women Must
Have Some
: M-S Before
! Judge HlnkIe

The new role adopted by the police,
that of dressing woman in proper
tsyle to appear before police mag
istrate, is something unique in the his
tory Of the police. Mrs. Mabel Spen-
Ger was arrested yesterday on the
charge Of drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. When taken to the police
station in a carriage the only robe
worn by the woman was a dressing
gown. The police were in quandary.
The court would be shocked. 1t was
finally arranged that the clothes worn
bS another prisoner be put on the
woman, and when she entered. the tn
bunal of justice no one in the court
room thought anything amiss. The
clothes were little large, but in sitting
down the mack used by the feminine
nature concealed the mis6t. A fine
of - was imposed by the court. the
prisoner taken out and the garments
returned to their owner, who in turn,
was brought before the magistrate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25
BIGGEST CHRISTMAS TREE IN TOWN
SEEN AT HOME OF FR|ENDLESS.
Today Happy Tots Are Dancing Around Gigantic Tree and
Are Wild With Delight at Fairy Gifts.

pound boxes of chocolates tied with
blue ribbons; and on one chair was a
mysterious box on whose cover was a :
beautiful angel with its arms filled with
bright flowers. All these gifts, how
ever, were only the beginning. There
were school bags, boxes of Lotto, snap
dragon and other wonderful games Of
childhood, and there were tiny goats,
harnessed to carts; and grand ropes Of
blue beads for girls; for boys, tops that
buzz for 10 minutes and go to sleep;
and wonder books; and one child, be-
side her red chair, found tiny trunk,
to be used when the doll goes travel
ing And there were lengths of fine
satin ribbons; go-car carts; harness
with bells, for small boys to play horse:
rocking chairs for dolls, with mops
of yellow hair; red wheelbarrows; base,
balls; child's purses. with long, sill
very chains; handkerchiefs; tiny blue
beds for dolls; and, oh, small gold
watches, and so many other fairy gifts
you really couldn't begin to number
them if You looked an hour. The blue,
green and the pink wax candles, like
hundreds of tiny stars, threw magic
light over the little red chairs and the;'
gigantic Christmas tree, round with.
the orphan children, danced in glee..
No wonder that the big tree was proud
and glad after all, that it had left its
forest home to make the Orphans
happv
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-In a re-
port to the state department, United
States Consul Ozmun at Stuttgart,
Germany, says that the Stuttgarter
Mit-und Observation-Disclosures Aktien-
gesellschaft. an isurance company.
has started a novel method Of insur-
ance. whereby it undertakes, upon
certain conditions. to insure machin-
cry. The company reports that most
of the large manufacturers are hold
ing policies.
This insurance is taken upon acct
dents which may happen to ma
chinery through inability of the
work1nen or otherwise. or improper
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25
PLOT TO MURDER HUERTAS,
PANAMA'S COMMANDER

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-Letters for
several military officers have been
intercepted in which plot was out
lined to assasslnate General Huer-
tas, commander-in-chief of the army
OF the republic of Panama, and take
command of the soldiers. AS this let
ter was written in Costa Rica and no
further proof could be found some Of
the officers were allowed TO continue
in the employ OF the government.
while four were deported to Costa
Rica.
1t is thought by many that this
was an act of vengeance. taken by
some person dissatisfied with the turn
affairs have taken on the isthmus. as
this is by no means the first time
such a case has happened. Whether
it be true or not, there is good watch
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25

he offered his services to a vaudeville
house. Munroe's offer was taken up
and now he and Bob Armstrong are
seen every afternoon and evening IN
a stunt, the counterpart of the one
Jeffries is giving.
Munroe's act includes q speech IN
which he Issues his familiar deh to
the champion. Munroe gives his speech
just about the same time as Jeffries
is being introduced to an audience a
stones throw from where Munroe
holds forth, as the "unconquered cham
pion of the world, who stands ready
to meet all men in his class" and tho
manager lays emphasis on the phrase
"in his class"