The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-21

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often called for more speed than would
have been required TO beat a field of
horses-Cresceus was forty two times
first, fourteen times second, four times
third and once fourth. No other trot-
ter has racing career comparing with
this.
5. He got every worlds trotting rec
ord he tried for, and had over two
score Of them to his credit when ne
retired.
70. He held the worlds half mile
track record, both to sulky and TO wag-
on.
10. He could trot any sort of track
mile or half mile, hard or soft, wet or
dry better than any horse of his time,
and the weather made no difference to
him. He trotted the half mile track at
Denisen, Tex. in 2:16A on Jan A. 1902,
and he later went to the Canadian win
ter tracks and made all other ice trot-
tiers look common Also he performed
at Tucson, Ariz., where it is warm AS
for travelling, he put in over 10000
miles of railroad riding in one season,
1901.
Stays SOUNDS Under Work.
IL. He was of fine size, good color
In his later years, well bred, and had
bone Of wonderful quality that enabled
him to be trained year after year from
infancy for extreme efforts and still
stay sound. He had willingness with
his courage, not refusing to try even
after the effort panied him.
as a sire, neither is he a failure, as
at the age of 10 he has to his credit
sixteen trotters with records better
than $3.50, one of them in the 2:10 lisc.
1t would take book to tell in detail
the extraordinary feats of Cresceus in
the trotring line, and bare recital of
the facts can In nowise give the picture
all the coloring that belongs to it, be-
cause in more ways than one the horse
that eventually held all the other trot-
ters in the world safe, and had all the
records worth having, was hampered
by circumstances that to a nag of any
thing but SURPRISING speed and endur-
ance would have proved a crushing
burden.
undersoes GrueIIing Test. =
For example, as a 3-year- old he
started in race at Tiff1in, o., against
aged horses, getting third money. Two
days later he was in another like event
and finished second. Then he was
shipped to Springfield, O., where he
started against aged horses and was
three times second. This made three
races in seven days by a colt trotter
against aged horses, but it was nothing
TO what followed, as half an hour otter
Cresceus had finished the race in which
he was three times second he started
in another race-and he won it in
2:19H, 2:26A, 2:25A. Four races in
seven days, two of them the same af-
ternoon, by a 3-year- old! But the end
was not vet. Two days later the colt
came out. again, making his third race
In three days, and his fifth In nine
days! He raced against aged horses
and made the winner go in 2:21K,
2:23A. 2:23 to beat him, being second
all the time. He started and won the
following week at Circleville. o., and
then went TO Columbus, where he trot-
ted and won the eight heat race refer
red to above. No other 3-year-old ev-
err put up such series of races, much
less trotted on to the worlds cham
pionship.
Record of Lowered Marks.
AS illustrating the wonderful wear
and tear quality of Cresceus take the
figures showing the gradual improve
ment until he had all trotters and all
records beaten, remembering the while
thar these successive reductions of
record were made in the ordinary
course of racing.
1S96-(2) Trial at Vienna, Mich,
half mile track .2:2Oh
1S97-(3) Fort Wayne Ind. -. .2:11A
1Sas-.(D Cleveland, Q. .2:O9A
1S99-(5) Glen Falls. N. Y. .2:07A
1900-(6) Cleveland, o. .......2:04
1901-(7) Columbus, o. .2:O2A
1902-(S) Memphis, Tenn, e.
mlles1 t.................
While these figures are enlightening
as to the prowess of Cresceus, they tell
only part of the rale These races were