The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Tells of Famous Matches
BetWeen TrOtting Stars
Gocher Recouns Tales of Stirring Dues Of the Early
Days of Light Harness Compettion-How
Pocahontas Set Worlds Record in 1855
By w. II. GOCHER.


Park, New York while he also defeated
MaJolica at Pittsburg and Cleveland.
At Rochester the clever people from
Wisconsin struck a snag when they
started Phallas against Trinket The
latter was then being trained by John +.
Turner and on the day OF the race he
gave ]. l. Case $500 to put on Phallas
for him. After that no one could get a
ticket away from the Case family. Those
who were in with Turner took the other
end, and. as every one knows. Trnket
won in straight heats 1t was one Of the
best set traps ever seen on a trotting
track, as Turner had Trinket up to rec
ord form and no one knew It but him
self
In 1885 Phallas started In a real con-
test at Cleveland on July 1, when W. b.
tasig succeeded in bringing together that
formidable representative OF the Dicta.
tor family and Maxey Cobb. the two
champion stations The bills stated that
the race was for 1000, but whether II
was or not does not make any differ
ence as II was a battle royal until Maxey
Cobb showed the white feather in the
second heat. The time was 2:l4, 2:l5%
record against time was 2:13L.
In 1889 there was another genuine
sporting match on the programme at
Lexington. Ky. That year A. L. Nc
Crea, Jr. OF Gouverneur n. Y, offered
to match the yearling Ally Stamina, by
Patron. against any foal OF the same age
In Kentucky for $4,000 a side. Bower
man Bros accepted the challenge and
named Administer. by Wilton. McCrea
also went to Kentucky to race them and
won In 2:44A. Three days after SIAM
ina defeated couple OF other youngsters
In purse race for $3.50.
For $4,000 stake.
Since that time match races for large
amounts have not been very numerous.
as class races and early closing events
take the most of a horses time, while
owners are not disposed to risk the
amount required to bring two good
horses together in an event in which one
OF them must lose half OF the wager
c. A. McCully, however. succeeded In
1901 in bringing together two real cham
pions when he had Cresceus and The
Abbot take the WORD for $4,000 at
Brighton Beach.
They were race horses OF different
types. Cresceus being of the bulldog
variety tlat went away from tl9 wire
with the whizz OF cannon ball and fin-
ished with the throttle wide open with
out ever knowing where the wire was
The Abbot. on the other hand, wanted
to be eased away with a silk glove and
when under way had two minute speed
for the balance of the trip.
All New York was out 10 see them GO
1t looked like another American Eclipse
| and Henry day. On the first trip they
raced like trotting machines, Cresceus
winning in 2:03A. In the second Cres-
ceus shot away true to form. The clip
made TheI Abbot leave his feet and, as
he broke his check before getting back
on his stride, he was distanced. Cresceus
winning as he pleased in 2:06k. Twenty
I minutes later he trotted another mile
in 2 :05.
The last trotting match for big money
was decided over Charter Oak Park at
Hartford, when Lord Derby and Bo-
ralma met on August 2, 1902. for $20.-
900. Boralma won the first heat in 2 :OS
and went amiss in the second which
Geers won with Lord Derby in 9 1904
Two more heats were trotted by Lord
Derby in 2:1Sk and 3:A in order to
comply with the terms OF the match, but
very few people remained to see them.