CHAPTER 

 XXXV 



AARON SONNABERG 



CRESCEUS IN THE WILD AND WOOLLY WEST 



CRESCEUS met with a most splendid recep- 

 tion at Pueblo, Colo., on November 21, and 

 thousands gathered at the pretty half-mile 

 track to do honor to the champion. He started to 

 set a new track record and trotted a very creditable 

 mile, considering the conditions. The mile was trot- 

 ted in 2:iof, the fractional time of which was 134, 

 1:06^, 1:37, 2:io|, and the great audience cheered 

 wildly, hats were thrown in the air, and for a few 

 moments Bedlam reigned. Both Cresceus and Ketch- 

 am received a royal reception at the close of the ex- 

 hibition, and the great cheers that came from the grand 

 stand were ample testimony that the mile trotted by 

 the champion was more than satisfactory to the great 

 crowd of cheering people. Much of the success of 

 the Pueblo meeting was due to the efforts of Mr. 

 Aaron Sonnaberg and his associates in the track. 



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