The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-15
BREEDING OF cREscEus.
World-Beater Doesn't Come Of a Lon
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World Beater Doesn't Come Of a Long
Line of Famous Trotters,
"An analysis of the pedigree OF Cresceus
t2;O2A new champion of the trotting turf
does not lead up TO the remark that it is
very rich one" says Turf Field aud
Farm. He has but two crosses to Ham
bIetoniau both through AleNduder's Ahdal-
Inn, three to Manbrino Chief and one TO
American Star. There are only two. great
brood mares technically speaking Mabel
aud Nancy Whltman--in his ancestral tree.
and neither of these was very prolific His
paterual grandsire got nothing OF note eN-
cept Robert McGregor, while his maternal
erandslre has not performer to his credit,
and has produced oniy Mabel of any conse.
quenee la turf annals,
THE tahulatlon above calls for thirty two
ancestors in the ffth generation but for
twenty-five unknown, aud two Of the 80
called known quantities are merely names.
CONSIDERING such pedigree we can not
squeers, Here's rchnessV Furthermore,
candor compels the confession that theories
Of breeding have received bad black eve
through the superlatye performances OF
the Toledo stallion This truth IS SO evil
dent from a study of the pedigree that we
of iniuIlng the industry Of breeding. Facts
speak for themselves, und 1t is idle to shut
| our eyes TO their lessons
compared with many far Inferior trot-
tiers, the blood lines Of Cresceus are Oh
scure and lack the stamp OF fashion, and
he may he considered another illustration
which happens His individual greatness
/ ovcrshadows all fanced faults in his lue-
/ age and 1t remains that he was by a very
I great sire out OF great brood mare Mabal
/ hcing also the dam of that famous cam
! paigner Nightingale t2:10I5l, besides two
/ others. II may be said further thar Ores
/ ctus at years OF age is already the sire
4 OF q good one In Cresect Route e. 2:24St,
ma the horses who have equaled this In
t9e,E progeny can be counted ON the fingers
/ or thc nahds, No fear hat the king of the
/ turf VIII not get trotters although In his
ineage he can not be deemed the heir of all
1t was at the Cleveland track scene Of
So many turf triumps that Mr.. Ketch-
/ am horse dethroned The Abbott and the
u y, emora pie date was Friday, July 26, 1901.
! ~ uaI soon cease 20 be SO memorable. he
| cause we shan not he surprised IL the new
ch0mMon eclpses himself before the scnSon
closes, and his owner whose predictions
I Huout Crcsceus have always been borne
our expects a mark OF 200 to retire on.
2ndltions were not altogether favorable
"a las. FRIDAY, the track being soft and wet
ln some PLACES but the weather was SIN
ana not. Mr. ketcham was sanguine of
beating 2;o4 the mark set. but not OF sur
accompanied by running horse during the
/ hrsg half OF his Journey, and by two run
ners during the last half lie showed In
Goinga torn TORN and and the pink q condition,
! from q how, the watches clicked al 3l
seconds, tworninute gait, as the quar-
| Ter post was passed. and wiseacres shook
| thelr neads and said; Too fast, too fast
/ too much Is being asked of him M tne
| start Travelling entirely on his courage.
! simulated by no word Of mouth or touch
! 81 WHIP, the half was reached In OF and
! the three-quarter pole in l.3fM With In
tense excitement the vast crowd conscious
thAt the clip was winning. one awaited
the crucial test ON the long nome stretch
| runner ON either side Nhe grand borSe
came laundering down the middle OF tbc
track where the going was hest.
NAt the draw.gate his driver gave him
/ q word q announcement. within 100 yards
or the wire light stroke az the whip. and
IN few watch beats later Cresceus neyv
oyer the hplsh IN 2O2M. every wateh IN