A GREAT HORSE 



of it all the judges could be seen dancing- wildly 

 about in their little stand, shouting incoherently. 

 Then the great crowd knew and the roar became a 

 tempest of sounds. When the judges hung out the 

 time there was a rush from the grand stand, paddock 

 and infield. 



Hundreds of men and women swarmed over the 

 track and almost smothered the mighty champion and 

 his driver. 



It was a great day for Cresceus; he had trotted to 

 the world's record for a half-mile track. It was a 

 great day for Kansas City, whose pleased citizens had 

 seen the champion trot the great mile. 



The following evening Cresceus appeared at the 

 great Kansas City Horse Show, which was then in 

 progress, and again met with a royal reception. Cres- 

 ceus was led into the ring blanketed, and was then 

 hitched and driven around the arena by Ketcham. As 

 the champion made the first round the applause from 

 ten thousand people followed him in a growing wave 

 that swept from the boxes to the upper balcony and 

 increased as the circuit was made again. Mike The 

 Tramp accompanied the champion, and the two 

 horses went round and round with cheers and hand- 

 clapping at every step. 



After a few moments the master of ceremonies re- 

 quested Ketcham to drive to the center of the arena. 

 He did so and had just dismounted from the sulky 

 when W. A, Rule, president of the Kansas City Horse 



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