Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-22

Our telegraph columns have already told
Mystic Park on THURSDAY afternoon last July
10. in hich the stallion Nelson, owned by
G. II Seison Of WsterviIie. male the re-
variable time Of 2ls4, thus breaking all
pr.vioas stallion records, sish ore excepsion,
ever made In View England by any horse
which ever started in race. Still vs feel
sure mess readers will be inttrested 10 fursh
or particulars on the grsa; event which We
present below:
Il vas after 3 o'clock vbsn the magic
word go" vas given, and svsy the re-
nov ned lot sped on 10 the first turn. Nelson
With frs Woodbury. behind him had third
position.
To and by the half and on To ths three
quarters post. Nelson and T. T. 3. made the
race, going like . donols team. While the
ether Ave hor.~s in the battle fought among
Themselves for the places. and 70 close they
we're together so choice wss bessesn thtm.
catering the last turn Nelson showed to the
front, and ere the stretch vas reached hs
took the pole r2thsr abrsp,iy from T. T g..
ssd thus lad good foundation for the heat.
lie sent under the vire Ia jog one length
ahead Of r. 7, S., and three lsnsfhs ahss5
Of the asid o. horses, all we'll punched
Time, Zzlt
The SECOND heat has an easy victory for
the Msne horse. tn. Judges hung out
2I7i though soms made Il As los ~ z II.
The cheering had hardly subsidized before
Woodbury. drove the horse 70 the Jadges
post on III. way to the stable, shils he
weighed. when the applause again broke out
win renewed visor And Continued III the
xsme stallion ~ss lost to sight in the stall
Ia the thsrd heat Nelson vas out for q
recori aGd many knew IL. He sent sSsy
A. II shoi cut Of cam IN. and rounded tbe
tarr ieading r. r. 3. 10 second place ny tao
lengths xad the Others by three lengths.
Notbing .ventful occurred from The turn TO
ths quarter JeIs. which Nelson passed In
34t still strong add steaiy and with a. even
. gait a. vas ever on race track. By the
half Nelson shot in 30. 9TH ar action that
vss beautiful 10 behold. Half say betssen
the half and ,hres-qasrser post be began 20
sLow an unprecedented burst Of speed hard
~ credible ina New England bred horse.
and - he did so the sdmlriDg crowd sent up
q cheer. In one ghth Of mile the LEAD of
tso Ter gtbs over +. 7 \ vas increased 10
about i've lengths, at Shich time Nelson
passed the three quarter post, and moved Just
- fast and naturally AZ possible into the
stretch, which he reached about sir lengths
In front Of r. r. s.. the second horse sbo
led the next nearest horse in the teId BY not
over one length. Faster and faster Nelson
approached the finishing point, While the
cheers increased IN volume, despite the fact
that thousands upon thousands Of dollars
were wagered upon the result. Mr. Z.
H. Nelson Of Watervile the principal own
or Of the stallion, and his breeder stood 10
the middle Of the stretch, urging the horse
on. while Woodbury. urged him determinetily
bat never laid the hide on him. One loud
and grand hntrsh shot up a. Nelson moved
under the wire a winner Of the heat and race,
while the hundred Of ~ssches on the grounds
were stopped. showing that the distance had
be covered in close To ~
Below IL the official time for the three