A GREAT HORSE 



frequently trotted quarters at a 2 120 gait after retire- 

 ment to the stud. Almont's dam was the undeveloped 

 Sally Anderson, by Mambrino Chief, and he was her 

 only foal, but his grandam, Kate, had great speed at 

 both the trot and pace. Pilot, Jr., her sire, could trot 

 fast, and his sire, old Canadian Pilot, was a fast pacer. 

 Of Victor notice is given above. If the question 

 "where does the trot come from ?" be asked of Cres- 

 ceus, his pedigree leaves no uncertainty about the 

 answer. He trots because he was born and bred to, 

 and has been schooled to, and the great majority of 

 his ancestors for generations before him, have, for half 

 a century, often longer. His progenitors in every 

 branch were selected and bred with scrupulous care, 

 with the production of trotting speed as the one end in 

 view. To-day Cresceus is their vindication. 



Robert McGregor, the sire of Cresceus, died of the 

 infirmities of old age on the morning of November 1 1 , 

 1898, while Mabel, the dam of the champion, died 

 October 14, 1898. 



