Telegram-herald., 1889-09-07
ALCRYON'S BIG RACE
H0wrhe Ten Thousand Dollar Stake
Race Was Wen.
THEPOOL -BOXPAsS OUTA COOL $1,000
Ho~ tue o~nsF 81 Nst>oA Got Len
Ioeaght His Horse Certain u via
What the Horses leok Aike-A
Aosg fkSitiDx kAce AL Ehreush.


Tie following socOunt Of Alcryon s
great race at Hartford is found la the
current number u the caiaoga Hsrss-
asaa.
Few Of the 10000 people from the
four corners OF the country gathered Al
Charter Oak Park this bright autumaal
day, 10 tness the Eastern IsOtlug
Derby, know the under-cufront ot TINS
great race. The HaWkshaws winch fol-
low the circuit, and are ever on The
alert Tor points, noticed that &. ii. Mel
{ son and +. l.. Noble have been to-
F getheT, like brothers, SINCE Alcryon de-
ieated Aubne al Poughkeepsle. ] dare
say their compsnionshlp gave rise 10
F the surmlse winch pervadet betting
circles that their stations would not
( iigN il out 10 the bitter end in the race
today. The suppos.ti0n was that Mel
+ son would be permitted 90 WIN here,
while Alcry0n would not iind him a re-
T lentless Zoe in the forthcoming Balch
stallion race al Boston. But a. the
sequel shows there was nothing ia Il. j"
! understand the only proposition that
! looked Ike business between these gen
/ tiemen WAS that the stake races at
Poughkeepsie and Hartford, IN which
Aubine and AlcryOn and Nelson and
Alcryon were entered, should be trotted
on equal shares, but the best horse 20
win. Mr. Nelson declined il on even
terms, saying: "Why should ] divide
with Alcryon, for my horse lays over
him three or four seconds?'
As eacn horse passed along the quar-
ter-stretch after the stake race had
/ been called, "A buzz broke the expectant
stiffness, and when Nelson appeared
with Woodbury. behind hun IA royal
/ purple velvet cap and jacket, there was
a salvo Of applause for the only horse
that twice trotted 20 a record of 2:l5 ia
the same race this season. He Is by
odds the grandest specimen of the
seven contestants. He is a blOOd-rcd
bay, with black points, 1884 hands
high, but so stout and muscular that he
does not look so tail. While not "A
round, plump fellow OF the Morgan
type, ne Is solid and symmetrical all
over, and trots all the time with a free,
even stride, and a regularity almost too
marked. He was fOaled IN 1882, got by
Young Rolfc, 2:2l4, out OF Gretchen, by
I Gideon. Ii can not be said that toe
weights tired him today for he trots IN
twelve-ounco shoes forward, and eight
ounce behind. Merely quarter-boots
forward, and SHIN boots behind are
worn on him.
Alcryon, his chief competitor, is an
entirely different pattern. HIS make
up and gait show the composite char
acter of hls breeding. HIS head, neck
and shoulders are something Ike those
of his sire, but the middle piece and
headquarters closely resemble Ho3g-
lands Privateer, sire of ms dam. HIS
owner would not be lost in Wall-st.
Judging from the shrcwd, quTet play be
made through Frank Hcrdic and
others. III winch he bet his money 80
covertlv that he got ten to one against
it and gathered IN about = 900.
Fortune favored Nelson, as he drew
the pole, and AlcryOn WAS fourth IN
lire. All were anxious TO see the first
heat settled, and away they went
quickly. with Nelson leading and Al
! cryOn close up on on first turn. where
he made a running break. Nelson lead
10y three lengths to the quarter in 33.
seconds Alcryon came fast and was
on Nelson's wheel at the half IN l:O7l
The others were out of the struggle.
"I'll show them a trOttcr," said Wood
bury jubilantly to group of grooms
near the third turn as he went the third
quarter a 2:l1 clip and opened two
lengths of daylight. Alcryon made an
other running break IA the home
stretch. Nelson was driven out seven
or eight lengths ahead of hun. "knap'
claimed second position for Geneva ;
and got IL.
The fatality of the mistake in the
manner or duving Nelson IN the first
heat was intensified by the drivers. who
prolonged the scoring until their object
dawned on the minds Of the daily re-
pOrters. II not Of the Judges ,iOr the lead
ing local daily states. 1T looked 0min-
Ously as If some of the drivers Were
trying 10 bother and tire Nelson.
After ten abOrilve attempts, mainly the
fault OF GrayligAt and Jack, the woid
WAS gwen. with Jack having the bes'
ol lt. Nelson being very brushy, hold
his place at such rate that Alcryou
was carried oft his feet on the FIRST Turn
and lost three lengths, enabling Geneva
:. 10 be- q good second at the quarter 2
335 seconds, with Alcryon close up
Again the doughty little gray showed
the stout blood of MambTno yatchen
and mp Australian derived from hi'
SIRE. and was at Nelson whfcl passing
the half in I .07, with Geneva an open
length behind Alcryou. Tie leaden
trOtted the third quarter 3fs seconds
their positions unchanged. but Geneva
dropped back through break.
The stations faced tie h0mc-stretcl
ike g.adIatJrs and then came to-
DECISIVE drive of the race. Dohio saf
afterwards ! saw tao stations weT'
trng and asked JACK to 90 along. hu
couldn't get hm agolug. JACK va
on fhe outside. and t1e loose footn.
worried hlm as 50 did others during th,
meeting. The suspense ras froatnles
for a moment as AlcrFm drew $50 evef
ulfl Nelson ~ tue short sfauoo-sfsnd
Wh.ps did their duty on both borse
from fne hundred yards fre. ground 3.
fre vire. Al fr-e AIcrv0n sHerfe1 la
ward N4I son. The latter seemed g.
hcId fm ior few strides. hrf fh.
IuucsV Little sta on. and ns ro ie-
determined driver. sta ghtene1 them
selves for F. struggle They would no
- denied. and despite HoDafufV
rence with ron and whIp and Nelson
diving effort AIcTou Non hr sacr
b nerE r 2le. tie .asf quarter bfn
trctted n 80 seconds The secfefof
- sed . great shout. lcT Gee brls
meant broken hests and horse rar,
Symptoms q erralsf .ol were r.efrt