CRESCEUS, 2:02»/4 



Bingen, and, before he knew it, Tanner had shot 

 Askey up at the pole, while Cresceus and Charley 

 Herr were closing on the favorite on the other side. 

 Titer attempted to rouse him, but Bingen went to a 

 break and was quickly out of the hunt. With Bingen 

 disposed of Ketcham had but to sit still and allow 

 Cresceus to have his head to beat the other two horses 

 to the wire. Cresceus came down the stretch in com- 

 manding style, and won as he pleased in 2:10^, the 

 first mile ever trotted in a race over the new track. 

 Bingen's showing in the opening heat sent his backers 

 to the hedge, and they deserted the untrustworthy 

 stallion, who was inclined to quit, and flocked to the 

 standard of Cresceus. It was just another case of 

 *'The king is dead, long live the king," and the brilliant 

 young Ohio stallion was installed as the favorite at 

 $100 to $40. 



The audience applauded Cresceus when the horses 

 appeared fqr the second heat, and they at last began 

 to realize that he was the real hero of the race. Askey 

 had warmed out of his lameness when they scored 

 down for the second round. Dare Devil, on the con- 

 trary, was so lame that he had to be drawn. The 

 original favorite broke repeatedly in scoring this time, 

 causing horsemen who knew him well to say : "It's 

 not Bingen's day. They've got him beat right now." 

 And so it turned out. Bingen broke, stood still, struck 

 a pace, stood still again, shifted back to the trotting 

 gait and went on again nearly a furlong behind his 



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