Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-04
Racer CreSceus is
An Equine AristOcrat
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Cresceus. the king of the trotters.
Is wonderful horse In many ways
aside from his phenomenal speed.
This greatest son of Robert McGreg.
OF has whims-more whims. indeed.
than the most exacting star OF the
footlights.
His likes and dislikes are just. as
pronounced as is his speed. For ex.
ample, he has the utmost contempt
for Mike the Tramp" veteran pace
maker that really deserves much cred.
II for having carried Cresceus over
many fast mile. So violent Is this
whimsical trotter's dislike Tor the
pacemaker that he wears binders in
all his trials against time to prevent
him from catching glimpse Of the
equine object of his hatred.
Let Mike the Tramp poke his
friendly nose toward Cresceus and the
lauer flies into rage and seems
ready to eat up the humble old thor.
oughbred that glories in a gallop at
the TANKS OF the trotting aristocrat.
And. by the way. Mike the Tramp"
Is something of a horse wonder him.
self. He has been in the pacemaking
business more years than Cresceus has
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ders rests great responsibility: at
least so his devoted friend and care
taker, Peter Driscoll. AYERS. Driscoll
is as proud OF the veteran thorough.
bred as ketchum is of Cresceus. HE
knows more than some people
know" quoths Driscoll when anyone
shows a disposition to slight his pet.
Cresceus' closest friend Is Eddie"
Mitchell, a boy that has been with him
almost constantly since the famous
trotters colthood.
why. he can talk to me-" says
Mitchell. with pride. And. indeed. the
horse does seem to hold some sort OF
converse with the boy.
1t is from Mitchell that he begs all
sorts of tidbits that are not in the
usual horse menu. Cresceus Is partic.
ularly fond Of apples, and no boarding.
school girl in the lanu munches dainty
Donbons with greater relish than does
this knowing horse. And Mitchell is
the one from whom he coaxes all these
sweets.
Let the boy only go in the stall. as
he does a dozen times or more every
day, and Cresceus Immediately begins
an investigation Of his pockets. He
fumbles them with his velvety nose
in search Of a vagrant apple or per.
haps a lump Of sugar. Rarely is he
disappointed. for Mitchell hasn't the
heart to refuse him any .ning.
Cresceus thinks well OF Tim Muir.
men. too. but apparently not In the
same way that he regards Mitchell
He recognizes Murnen as his master
and Mitchell as his mentor The good
natured trainer watches over him the
year around, and. indeed. Cresceus
owes much of his fame to this veteran
reinsman.
This equine aristocrat has the mos,
pronounced aversion for the colored
race. Ever since ne began his turf
career he has manifested this disc
drawing the color line with a consider
able show of violence.
Once at the Ketchum farm. near To
lcdo, luckless darkey got into the
paddock where Cresceus was kept. And
the way he got out was a wonder. fol
the horse all but got his scalp before
he could scamper back over the high
board fence.
Cresceus on railway journey
doesn't travel second class by an,
means. He Is a first-class passenger
with all the stop-over privileges.
Although he goes by express, he ha,
In his fine palace car ''all the comforts
OF home" He has a bed as soft a.
any horse aristocrat ever dared Il
wish for, and the softest of blanket.
cover his satin coat. The sides of tho
car are padded deep, so that even II
an accident he might escape withou
any very hard pumps.
| Cresceus arises even to the dignit,
of a comfortable life insurance polio,
none of your involved. endowment
plan AFFAIRS that have about siXteei
plans for settlement
II Cresceus were to be killed in an,
kind of an accident his owner woul,
draw $4,000 life insurance. paltr!
sum indeed when II Is considered tina
the great trotter has earned that sun
several times In slight fraction owe
two minutes.
It's lucky for CresCcus that he cal
afford to travel first.class, for he doe
a great deal of IL. Within the last few
months he has journeyed no less thai
10000 miles by rail. and he still ha
half as much more to do before h
gees home, perhaps never again to en-
gage In a race or take a crack at tn
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