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friends bided their time, and awaited the coming of 

 the racing season of 1901 with confidence and an abid- 

 ing faith in the great Ohio stallion. 



Cresceus, as usual, spent the winter at the Ketcham 

 farm, where he received, at the hands of Tim Murnen, 

 the same care and attention that had always been his 

 portion when at home, plenty of fresh air, regular ex- 

 ercise on the sandy roads, varied by occasional speed- 

 ing on the Toledo snow-path, where the champion al- 

 ways appeared to enjoy to the full the brushes with 

 other horses. He was full of life and vigor, and he 

 grew stronger and sturdier as the long winter days 

 went by. 



It was a much improved horse that arrived at the 

 Cleveland track early in the spring of 1901, and every 

 horseman at the track was struck with the splendid 

 condition of the grand young stallion when he made 

 his first appearance. 



Cresceus, always a wonderful horse, with unlimited 

 courage and a world of speed, was decidedly an im- 

 proved horse over his form shown the year before. 

 He stood the preparatory work of the campaign in 

 fine style, and showed that he possessed an added de- 

 gree of strength and vigor. 



The Detroit Association had announced a free-for- 

 all trot. It was thought that all of the leading trotters 

 would be participants, but only Cresceus and the Ken- 

 tucky stallion, Charley Herr, remained in the event. 



On July 1 8, before a great throng of shouting 



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