CRESCEUS, 2:02 1/4 



the date of the race, withdrew his offer, and the race 

 was declared off. 



From Lexington, Ky., Cresceus was shipped to To- 

 ledo, Ohio. The champion was once more upon his 

 native heath, the l^eantiful city by the lake, where 

 every man, woman and child was his devoted friend 

 and admirer. 



He had durin"- his tour met all of his rivals, and 

 his victories over all of them were so clean-cut and 

 decisive that no man dared dispute his claims to the 

 championship. It was a real champion, and a king 

 indeed, that returned to his home that autumn day, 

 and the entire city rejoiced at the home-coming of 

 the horse that had made Toledo famous. The cham- 

 pion was brought back to Toledo to perform one of 

 the noblest acts of his career. He came to trot a mile 

 in the name of sweet charity, "whose other name is 

 love." 



On June 13, Mr. Ketcham addressed the following 

 letter to Hon. Sam.uel M. Jones, mayor of Toledo : 



''My Dear Sir: 



*'To show my appreciation of the kindly feeling ex- 

 pressed toward my horse, Cresceus, by the people of 

 this community, and to be able to do some good in a 

 small way, and to return the many courtesies that have 

 been extended to me, T herewith donate the service of 

 Cresceus for an exhibition at the Toledo Driving Park 

 some day this fall, to be decided upon later, the entire 



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