CHAPTER 

 IX 



JAMES GOLDEN 



AT HARTFORD AND NEW YORK 



BEAUTIFUL Charter Oak Park, at Hartford, 

 Conn., was the scene of Cresceus's next con- 

 test, and while he met defeat at the hands of the 

 veteran campaigner, Captain Jack, his showing was a 

 good one. There is no denying the fact that in this 

 race the great young stallion was not in the best of 

 form, and he was forced to succumb after five hard 

 heats, all of them right around 2:10. 



It was in the 2:10 trot, and he met Captain Jack, 

 Dare Devil, Alcidalia, Gayton, Oakland Baron, Louise 

 Mac and Belle J. This field of horses were all tried 

 and seasoned campaigners, and were recognized by all 

 race followers as a hard bunch to beat. 



It was with many misgivings that Cresceus was 

 started in the event, as it was felt that his condition 



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