CRESCEUS, 2:02V4 



then a three-year-old) he was worked heats of a mile 

 and a half, but was never driven faster than a 2 130 

 clip, with one exception, and that was when he was 

 being prepared for his race at Columbus, Ohio. He 

 was then worked one mile in 2 :20, but it took his life 

 almost to go that well. 



From Tiffin Cresceus was shipped to Springfield, 

 Ohio, where, on July 13, in the 3-minute trot, he 

 met Minnie McGregor, Marie D., Maynard J., Walter 

 A. and S. B. This was one of the strongest and fast- 

 est fields of horses the colt had ever come in contact 

 with, and it created some surprise when Cresceus 

 trotted second each heat to Minnie McGregor in 

 2 :23^, 2 :22j, 2 :26f . The colt was close up each heat 

 and acted as if he was an old and seasoned campaigner, 

 capable of trotting as fast or faster than the winner, 

 Minnie McGregor, a very good and game race mare. 



A half hour later on the same afternoon Cresceus 

 was started in the 2 129 trot against Senator L., Emily 

 D., Bessie K. and Roman. He won the race very 

 handily in straight heats, trotting in 2 129^, 2 126^, 

 2 :25J. His performance on that July afternoon over 

 the Springfield half-mile track at once stamped him 

 a most splendid piece of racing machinery and created 

 a great deal of comment, both favorable and unfavor- 

 able, among racing men. Both of these races were 

 apparently no detriment to the colt, as he was as fresh 

 at the close of the last race as he was when the first 

 race began. 



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