CRESCEUS, 2 : O 2 *A 



his back. Boyce got Beauregard going as the whirl- 

 ing cavalcade came toward the half-mile pole with 

 Cresceus in the middle, and Mike The Tramp on the 

 outside. This is the way they finished, and with run- 

 ners thundering on each side of him, and their riders 

 encouraging him, and Ketcham exhorting him to the 

 supreme effort, mighty Cresceus came home in 2, :o5|. 

 It was a new record for old Pimlico, and the fastest 

 mile ever trotted in the state of Maryland. 



Thousands of excited men and boys rush over the 

 barriers and completely jam the broad home-stretch 

 around Ketcham, who is cheered to the echo, and is 

 so rudely jostled by the enthusiasts wanting to shake 

 his hand and congratulate him that he has to be pro- 

 tected by a pair of brawny policemen. The way to 

 the Judge's stand is blocked and Col. Chris Rosen- 

 brock elbows his way to Ketcham and presents him 

 with a gigantic horse-shoe of flowers. 



It was a great day for the horse enthusiasts of the 

 good old city of Baltimore. 



