CRESCEUS, 2:02V4 



who trotted a three-year-old trial in 2 :48^ in 1852, 

 when the world's record was 2 :28. 



Hambletonian's dam, the Charles Kent mare, was 

 the fastest knowai produce of Imp. Bellfounder, and 

 trotted under saddle in 2:41 when four years old, in 

 1837. Katy Darling, dam of Alexander's Abdallah, 

 could beat 2 140 before she broke her ankle and was 

 bred, and won scrub races afterwards. The dam of Ma- 

 jor Edsall was, says the veteran Orange county breeder, 

 Harrison Mills, "the gamest and best roadster I ever 

 drove, which is saying a great deal," and, earlier in 

 life, made one of the crack pole teams of the metrop- 

 olis. American Star could trot in 2 iao, although a 

 confirmed cripple, and when 2 40 was considered extra 

 fast. 



Nancy Whitman's speed was never developed ; she 

 was bred when six years old, but was always consid- 

 ered one of the best of the Star mares before her pro- 

 duce vouched for her. On the maternal side, Mabel, 

 Cresceus's dam, was bred as a three-year-old and 

 never trained. But her sire, Mambrino Howard, 

 2 46^, was a fast colt trotter. His sire, Mambrino 

 Chief, trotted in 2 133 and had 2 :20 speed, and 

 was out of the Eldridge mare, who was a famously 

 good roadster, as was Belle, Mambrino Howard's 

 dam, Contention ; Cresceus's grandam was wholly un- 

 developed and foaled his dam when but three years 

 old. But she was by Allie West, 2:25, a champion 

 colt trotter, son of Almont, 2 139^, at four years, who 



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