A GREAT HORSE 



horse some day." The colt roamed the pastures and 

 paddocks at the farm by the side of his dam, and grew 

 into a big stout-built fellow, but he did not look to be 

 made of championship material. As a yearling the 

 colt had a severe attack of epizootic, and he was blis- 

 tered on the throat ; in an effort to relieve his suffer- 

 ing, in some manner he rubbed off the blister over the 

 half door of his stall, and sawed his neck so that his 

 wind pipe was exposed. When discovered he pre- 

 sented a horrible appearance, and Mr. Ketcham or- 



c ,'j < f '(Jered'.hj'ny killed: but as luck or rather fate would have 

 'it, the trainer 'was too busy or careless and it was put 



j ?/<>$ ffaHJ morning, ' : when he was found to be so much 

 better tnat* It 'was* (decided to give him another chance 

 for life. He soon developed into a strong, husky, but 

 far from attractive looking colt. The colt received 

 the ordinary care usually accorded youngsters on a 

 stock farm, and was broken in his yearling form, and 

 his development began. 



In casting about for a name for the colt, Mr. Geo. 

 H. Ketcham, the owner and proprietor of Ketcham 

 Farm, decided to call the colt "Cresceus." It is pro- 

 nounced "Cresh-shus," and was the name borne by a 

 famous Roman horseman and favorite slave of Caesar. 

 The picture of the ancient chariot races of Rome is 

 familiar to all students of ancient history. One of 

 the central figures of the cloud of dust-covered, on- 

 coming, wild-looking horses and drivers is a magnifi- 

 cent specimen of humanity, driving the wild-eyed, 



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