A GREAT HORSE 



at Toledo. Cresceus always took kindly to the snow 

 and appeared to thoroughly enjoy the sharp brushes. 



These brushes on the snow and the steady jogging 

 he got on the sandy roads at the farm had put the 

 stallion in fine condition. His muscles were hard and 

 firm, and he was carrying more flesh than ever before. 

 Mr. Ketcham felt confident that the horse w^ould make 

 one of the greatest campaigns of his career, and he 

 was given the most careful attention and preparation. 

 A change was made in the manner of training him that 

 spring, and subsequent events proved that this change 

 was beneficial. It was learned while working him in 

 his four-year-old form that it was not the proper thing 

 to continue working him heats of a mile and a half each 

 and get all of the speed out of him in races that was 

 desired. He would always save too much reserve 

 speed to go to the extra half-mile, and he would not 

 come from the three-quarter pole home at a winning 

 •gait; so, as a five-year-old, he was not worked further 

 than a mile, and when he reached the wire was stopped 

 and not allowed to go any further. After being 

 worked this way for a few days he would trot the mile 

 as fast as desired. This change in the manner of 

 working him had a very perceptible effect for the bet- 

 ter, and he rapidly trained into excellent condition. 



Cresceus made his initial start in the campaign of 

 1899 at Cleveland, Ohio, July 28, in the 2:10 class 

 trot ; purse, $3,000. It was a grand field of horses 

 which scored down for the word that July day, and 



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