The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-18
Death of the Noted Brood Mare Marguerite
-Cresceus VIII Trot Here.


The noted brood mare Marguerite. by Ken
lucky Prince. died recently at Charles H. Ker-
ners country place near Great harrington.
Mass. She was the dam OF W. i. D. Stokes's
Marguerite A.. 2:12H; John H. shultss Ak
worthy. 2:15h; and King Darlington. 2:19. the
sire OF the great young trotter Kingmond.
2:10h. A. B. Darling. OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. bred Marguerite and owned her
until his death in 1896. At the clos
ing out sale OF his horses she brought
$1,000 under the hammer when twenty years
old, and six Of her foals In tho same sale
brought $6.625. Marguerite was fast trotter
having shown a2:12 gait to high-wheel sulky
before she was put to breeding. She was
granddaughter OF Darling's old road mare
Daisy. her dam having been Young Daisy. dam
OF Prince Lavaland. 2:11X. GrayllRht. 2:16h.
and Duke OF Wellington. 2:20). by Strldeaway
the son Of old Pocahontas.
The widespread interest In am ateur sports 10
looked upon by the devotees Of trotting as be-
ing one OF the most encouraging signs OF the
times in the horse world. Following the lead
OF the dentlemen's Driving Club OF Cleveland.
which was the pioneer organization in foster
ing the amateur phase OF the sport, similar
clubs have lately been founded in
dozen or more prominent cities. Most OF these
associations Of horse fanciers and road drivers
are purely sporting and social organizatio ions.
having nothing to do with formal harness
racing for money prizes open to profess
sional relnsmen. Such are the driving
clubs at Cleveland. Boston. Chicago.
Pittsburg. st. Louis. Detroit. Toledo Buffalo.
Cincinnati and other towns where trotting to
road wagon. with amateurs up. Is enjoying q
boom. Nothing except the opening OF the Har-
lem River Speedway has done SO much to slim
ulate interest in the trotting horse and increase
hia m ark at yalna horaam IN Nayu York
the Speedway affords such a fine place for
amateur sport that no such club has yet been
formed here. but 1t 10 said to be the intention
OF w. II. Clark to organize next season
ana cSS Wh Tie% to havns Weekly
mSa1 attn ss, At the new Empire City Park
ON Tassdsy puts him in tss oas ss
2:67E. aud William Penn. 2:6st, as one Of the
$35s II race II the stout son 81 R Rob %s
MLcGreGor we're to 60 on and equal the cham
caused BY his mile in 2;O7s at dlens Falls
three year old that he had to be laid up before
the end OF the season, Last year he failed TO
Sa s%f s his 81 Ss GR
much had been taken out OF him. and that the the
Wou Be ued lie w yesr poorly oo fHG m 1nll
aged however. both as a three year-oid and as a
| been less hurried and his ENGAGEMENTS did not
| begin until he was pretty well keyed up. At
Cleveland he met such horses as Elloree and
Tommy Britton in the 2:lO class. and. though
| beaten the race. he won heat In 2lO and
was one 81 the contending trotters through
again played second fiddle TO Tommy Britton.
| but he forced the western stallion to trot Ia
| 2:O8h to beat him. showing improving form
| Cresceus Is entered here in the 5000 free
| tor-al Tor trottng stall ions, and with Tommy
Britton out OF the way he looks like the pros
| pective winner OF the big race Daredevil his
9lens Falls competitor. will start against him
| In this race AP both STALL ions are on the i'm
proving list and were good enough this week
20 trot In 2;O7t. their contest here should be a
brilliant one; In appearance Cresceus Is a
plain though welI-made horse. nearly 10
wiry. wear. and tear look about him ali over.
| He carried quite lot OF boots and rig
ging In his races. The ownership OF this crack
stallion has been subject for speculation
among horsemeG ever since he passed through
| square Garden last winter. 1t will DO rcmem-
| bered that when George IL. Ketcham offered
| him Tor sale he was Knocked down to William
BrooWne, Of Kalamazoo for the surprising sum
q rS SI4eoo IL WAS TeI9rted at the time that
city, and that CTesceus, became the prop
perty OF the New York breeder. He
| went back to his former owners sta
| bic at Toledo however. and Ketch-
am has since then entered the horse and driven
test Cresceus e one oftbe best; bred trotters in
the country: His sire Robert McGreRor, 2;l7h.
got more 2;15 trotters than any stallion on
| record. while his dam, Mabel. by Howards
Nam brine, H. also the dam OF the great cam
! paisnsr. Anderson's Nightingale. 2:10H. that