The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-24
Cheered on to the Goal by Thou.
sands Of His Friends,
Many Of Whom Staked Their Money
on the Result.
Nelson and Aleryon Again Matched
By Their Owners.
The Race To Be at Fleetwood Park
Within Two Weeks.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Press.]
Boston, September 2S.-"What does this
man Nelson amount to anyway" was asked
of prominent veterinarian at the Beacon
Park stables yesterday morning. Amount
TOP" returned the doctor, after short pause.
swell, his Judgment of horses is about as
good as anybody's both in breeding and
driving"
At about 435 p. IN. today everybody was
ready to agree with him. When 1t became
known this morning that Doble had given
up and had left Beacon Park, and that in all
probability Nelson would drive himself or
else turn his horse over to John Splaine, the
wise ones began to shake their heads and
talk about changing in the presence of the
enemy. But Nelson had said that he owned
the best horse, that with proper training,
which he said his horse had had, he could
win the race, and that he was going to win,
and it was proper that he who knew his
horse best should drive him himself.
The pool sellers thought so too. the odds
being 100 to 60 in Nelson's favor. with any
number of takers and lots more who could
not get near the pool boxes.
The weather today was as near perfection
as could well be had, and almost constant
work by men, horses, rollers, scrapers and
all other tools known to the science of trot-
ting had made the track about what it should
be. At early dawn, almost, the clans began
to gather. By noon a steady stream of men
and women and teams Of all sorts and styles
was pouring in at the entrances of the park.
The teams for the most part took positions
in the field, clustering thickest around the
judges stand. They were of all sorts and
styles, as has already been said: drags,
hacks, tip carts, dog carts, Brewsters, Hath
ways omnibuses chartered for the occasion,
and even four wheel herdics spruced up for
the occasion drawn by banged tailed horses
and driven by extra liveried drivers.
The accommodations for handling the
crowd were excellent. Policemen stood
everywhere to direct the throng while the
host of ushers in the grand stand quickly
seated all who took reserved seats. Tele-
graphic communication was established be-
tween the grand stand and the city, and it
was worked to its uttermost capacity during
the progress of the sport.
Just before o'clock Gossip, Jr., and Allen
Maid, PAGERS, came out on the track for
warming spin. and in few moments more
the only Nelson came out with hood on his
head and handled by his owner. Mr.. Nelson
drove the great stallion around the course
once, and back and forth in front of the
grand stand several times, receiving an ova-
tion whenever he came in sight. Mr.. Nelson,
Away polite, displayed that and the stall
lions docility at the same time by dofing his
baf and racnoudinO to tho CrQatinUc his
horse all the time in full clip. Soon after
Nelson came out. Junemont, the handsome
sorrel appeared and showed his pace, explod
ing the sensational rumors of his having
fallen and put his shoulder out of joint,
which were sent out Sunday. Just after the
judges rang the bell for the PAGERS. the en-
thusiasm of the crowd was raised to great
height by the appearance just in front Of
the stand Of a carefully hooded grey horse.
Thunders of applause shook the air for a
moment as he started along the track. AT
ter the warming up process, the stations
gave way to the PAGERS, but soon reappeared,
carefully blanketed and followed each by
his driver, dressed in his distinguishing col
ors. Not much enthusiasm was raised, how
ever, until after the Maine horse was seen
Llc bdil lOIuu VI HIS UWUbT Cidu III udEOOu
Jacket and cap, at once settling all doubt as
to "who is going to drive Nelson?" Charles
III. Nelson, of Waterville, Me-, was to drive
Nelson, and to drive him to win. There
was to be no pushing or pulling, or anything
ese should the great stallion out
going to drive him for all he was worth. The
bell rang for the first heat at six minutes
past two.
First Heat.
There was a tedious score before the first
heat Eight times they came to the wire, to
be sent back by some trouble, usually with
the pole horse. The grey Jagged at first, but
after being threatened with a fine If he
pulled again, his driver brought him to
the scratch, but managed to break just under
the wire. At last the word was given, at
2.22. and Alcryon took the lead with dash.
A LOCOMOTIVES, or something else, ratified
him, however, at the first turn, and he was
up in the air Then the Waterville stallion
showed what he was made of, fully sustain
ing his reputation for steadiness. Nelson
steered him in. taking the pole and keeping
it without any apparent exertl0n. Alcryon
went to pieces rapidly on the hrst quarter,
Pilot Knox's head over his shoulder, when
he pulled him down and crawled ahead At
the three-ouarters pole he even began to
shorten Nelson's lead, but on the home
stretch the Maine horse stralghtened, laid
his nose down to the track and came under
the wire a length and half ahead Of Alcry-
on. Pilot held third easily. with CRANKY
fourth, and the sorrel came IN behind.
second Heat.
Mr.. Nelson went up into the judges stand
after the first heat and was congratulated by
the Judges. When he came down he stopped
for moment before the prize cup which
stood near by on pedestal and examined it
carefully. The crowd said he was looking
it over to see if it was worth taking. The
inspection must have satisfied Linn, to Judge
by the result of the he"- When AlcryOn
came out on the track ! |as greeted with
applause, but when the amer Of the first
heat made his appearance he received an
ovation. They got off with only one score.
Nelson had the pole and he clung to it as If
he had maid for 1t. The stallion struck into
a machine-like trot, which he kept up with
ont a single break, stumble or other skin.
,lunemOnt broke at the word and fell behind
bnt soon recovered and crawled ahead of Pi-
lot. who made good fourth without exer-
tion. Alcryon was picked for second horse
from the very start. There was brief sec.
ond when it looked as If he might be third
for ,Junemont spurted and came up to his
shonlder. IL was on a break, however. and
when he settled down again he fell hack
On the three-ouarters Alcryon broke Mel.
son's lead To a bare head, but as in the first
heat. when he straightened down the stretch
the STAYING qualities of the Maine horse
came ont Nelson let him out trifje and he