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Show lone Can Equal Crcsccus's Record Long Time Before Public1 Will Seo Trotter as Fast as Famous Champion. "It will bo a long time beforo tho public will seo a trotter as fast as tho famous Crescous. Ills mllo of 2:CCVl at Columbus Is lust 03 wonderful as 2 01 on tho Memphis Mem-phis track. It Is seldom wo over co or hear anything of his two-milo record of 4:17 at Memphis In-1892, but I consider thlB Ijerformunco as great as tho mllo of Maud S., 2:0S-)i, to a high-wheel oulky, mado ovor tho Cleveland track, and I niako tho assertion as-sertion that Crescous's record for two miles In 1.17 will Htand as long as this record rec-ord In fact, this record was only beaten by Major Dolmar at Memphis last October and us a mllo ovor tho Memphis track is not a mllo over tho Cleveland or Columbus Colum-bus track, I do not consider thin In a great performance. Thero Is no stallion living which has a prospect of equaling Crcsccus's Crcs-ccus's mark, "Tho best record mado by any stallion In tho year 1904 was by Jny McGregor, 2.074, against the watch. John A Mc-Kcrron, Mc-Kcrron, 2:014, has been retired and Onward On-ward Silver has been shipped abroad. In my opinion, tho horso has to bo born that will equal Crescous's record of 2:02i. "Lou Dillon does not belong In the same division with Crcscous and Major Delmar. Thero aro at least half a -dozen horses at tho presont tlmo that can beat her In a two or thrco in fivo race, Wo must glvo her credit with going somo good exhibition miles, but she nover started In any big flakes whero thero wero ten or twelve horses in tho raco and had to take chances on drawing for position. Tho horses I rofcr to that can beat Lou Dillon In a two in thrco or a thro in fivo raco are Crcscous, Major Delmar, Sweet Marie, Dr. Strong and Tiverton. "Crcscous today is Just as sound ns ho was tho day ho trotted tho mile In 2:02Vt at Columbus and tho two miles at Mem-I-his in 4:17. Tho last year ho raced he wa.n short of work and even thon ho was as good as Lou Dillon. When It comes to tho second heat, If he Is In condition, ho can trot her In tho ground. As I havo said before, Crescous has nover had an equal and It may bo a long tlmo beforo ho will havo one." |