THE story of the wonderful career of Cresceus, 

 2 :o2|, is presented to the horse-loving pub- 

 lic, in the belief that it will prove of interest 

 and also show the wonderful progress and development 

 of the American trotter. 



To the hundreds of newspaper writers in all parts of 

 the United States from whose writings the author has 

 taken the liberty of drawing liberally, my most sincere 

 thanks are due for favors and assistance in the prepar- 

 ation of the book. 



John McCartney. 

 Chillicothe, Ohio, May i, 1902. 



