Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-10

1905. Certainly this group is entitled
to the comment they receive. The dis
cussion has been before the public the
last two years as to whether the great
er honor Is due Cresceus, Major Del
mar or Lou Dillon. The fastest mile
Lou Dillon has gone was in 2:02la at
regular meeting in Memphis in 1904,
but we have to concede that the Mem
phis track is a second and half fast
err than Cleveland or Columbus, so that
this record would be equal to 2.04 on
the Cleveland or Columbus track. Lou
Dillons career has been different from
any other horse l can bring to MEM
DRY. When we get down the year
book we fail to find where the mare
has ever started in any of the rich
purses that have been offered in the
grand circuit Her races have been
entirely against time, but in reviewing
the book we learn what rich purses
Cresceus and Major Delmar have won.
when Lou Dillon was sold at auc-
ton at Cleveland for $4,000 to mill
ionaire it was certainly a good thing
for the mare, because she is dollhouse
plant. 1t seems like a true confession
that Billings thinks Major Delmar the
better horse when he bought the geld
ing last November in New York, for
$4,000. I believe that at one of the
grand circuit meetings there should be
a good rich purse offered for free for
all trotters, not less than $4,000 or
$4,000, and this would give Lou Dillon
chance to participate.
"It will be a long time before the
public will see a trotter as fast as the
famous Cresceus. His mile Of 2:02A
at Columbus is just as wonderful as
2:01 on the Memphis track. 1t is sell
dom we ever see or hear anything of
his two-mile record Of 4:17 at Mem
phis in '92, but consider this perform
ance as great as the mile of Maud S.
2:OSA, to high wheel sulky, made over
the Cleveland track, and l make the
two miles in ALI will stand as long
as this record. In fact, this record was
only beaten by Major Delmar at Mem
phis last October and as mile over
the Memphis track is not mile over
the Cleveland or Columbus track, l do
not consider this great perform
ance. There is no stallion living which
has a prospect of equalling Cresceus'
mark.
Non in Cresceus' Class.
The best record made by any stallion
in the year 1904 was by Jay McGregor.
2:O7A against the watch. John A. Nc
Kerron, 2:O4A, has been retired, and
onward Silver has been shipped
abroad In my opinion that horse has
to be born that will equal Cresceus'
record Of 2:02A.
Lou Dillon does not belong in the
same division with Cresceus and Major
Demar There are at least half a dozen
horses at the present time that can
beat her in two or three in five race.
We must give her credit with going
some good exhibition miles, but she
never started in any big stakes where
there were ten or twelve horses in the
race and had to take chances on draw
Ing for position. The horses l refer
to that can beat Lou Dillon in two in
three or three in five races are Cres-
ceus Major Delmar, Sweet Marie, DR..
Strong and riverton.
"Cresceus today is just as sound as
he was the day he trotted the mile In
2.O2A at Columbus, and the two mifes
at Memphis 4:17 The last year he
raced, he was short Of work, and even
then he was as good as Lou Dillon.
When 1t comes to the second heat II
he is in condition, he can trot her IN
the ground AS I have said before,
Ccesceus has never had an equal, and