The Washington times., 1905-12-18
CRESCEUS AGAIN
TO !TACK MARK
Savage Thinks He Can
Lower 2:02 IA.
OTHERS WH0'VE COME BACK
Dan Patch Notable Instance of Old
Horse Developing Speed After
Apparently All In.
OTHERS WH0'VE COME BACK

When NJ. w. Savage, of Minneapolis,
paid $4,000 for the trotting stallion
Cresceus, the champion was booked
for the stud The famous horse s
owner has changed his mind. however,
and Cresceus Will be trained again.
after brief season in the farm, and
prepared for an effort to reduce his
trotting records.
The possibility of Cresceus reducing
his record at his present age is not of
the brightest, but Savage thinks there
Is better than 2:02A in the stallion
even now. Dan Patch came back"
argues Savage. Why can't Cresceus? p
Cresceus and Dan Patch are now sta
bic companions, and these two of the
greatest harness horses in the world
How Patch Came Back.
After Myron McHenry had driven
Dan Patch to a record of I:56H be-
hind a pacemaiSer IL was the general
verdict that the fast son of Joe
Patchen was all in for life and
ready for retirement from the rae
Ing turf. Savage. however, being sat
isfied that Dan had not reached his
limit of speed, turned the stallion over
TO the trainer at his farm. H. c.
lively unknown TO the trotting world
Dams most ardent admirers gave up
hope of seeing him pace to a lower
record, as they did not believe Hersey
would be capable OF preparing him prop
erly for such an extreme effort, or drive
him TO such performance.
Hersey is n lightweight, weighing 1f0
pounds, and after he had driven Dan
Patch 10 a new record of 90 in 1901.
achieved high hCnOrS at n single bound
but when he drove the champion PAGER
giving him a new record of 1:55h, be
hind p2cemaker. and cutting Star
Pointers 1:5sl4, under ordinary condi-
tions, 10 l:5S, he demonstrated that he
ranked with the masters OF the profess
sion.
Cfesceus May Turn Trick.
Cresceus is hardy. strong and rugged.
being but two years older than Dan
Patch. the latter having been foaIed in
1856. while Cresceus is eleven years old
With careful and thorough prepara-
ton, no effort 20 be made TO get him
ready until late in 1906, the famous chest
nut trotter may again set the trotting
world agog with enthusiasm, as he has
done on so many different occasions dur
ing his long and truly remarkable rae
ing career
The history of Star Pointer also shows
that il is difficult to decide as to Just
when a horse has reached his speed
limit After the great Pointer horse
had been driven TO n record of 2:D--.L by
Ed Greers, and after repeated efforts
FAILED 10 reduce this record. IL was the
consensus OF opinion, especially as il |
was known that the stallion had an all |
ing leg, that he had reached the zenith |
of his fame.
Several trainers had taken a hand at
training Star Pointer. and after w, J. |
White. of Cleveland, had purchased /
MN for $l5,0o1 he turned him over to
Dave McClary, one Of the younger gem |
GRAFTON of trainers. and one who was an /
unknown quantity to the public Nc
Clary took the stallion in hand and his /
remarkable success with him was the
beginning Of a successful career He /
brought a series OF brilliant PERFORM
Ences to a close by driving him to the |
worlds record of 1891.