Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-09


WHO had offered the purse announced
that the race would ba the greatest and
most important in the history of the turf,
as il would be
A Battle to the Finish
between the two king of the track. The
throng gave Nelson shade the best of 1t
in the way of applause when the two stall
lions appeared, but Al erton was very de-
cidedly favorite in the pools Both
horses were driven by their owners, and it
was evident that Nelson had put himself
through rigid training to reduce weight.
When the Maine stallion made his 2:l0
record on the Graud Rapids track recently,
the weight of his owner and driver was
given as 1s3 pounds. When starter Cam
pau announced the weights Of the two
men after the horses were called for the
first heat, Nelson was given as 170 pounds
ard 20 pounds over the regulation weight,
and Williams as l65 pounds, Is pounds
over weight.
The Start.
Allerton coquetted in the scoring, but
the horses got away in beautiful style on
the fourth attempt, with Nelson closely
hugging the pole head in advance. The
pace was the sort that kills from the start.
The quarter was made in 32 seconds, with
Nelson IL length in advance and both
horses trotting with the precision of
wonderful pieces Of mechanism. Around
the half they swung ut the same terrible
pace, Nelson making il in 105l4, two open
lengths in advance Of Allerton. The
western stallion narrowed the gap before
the thrcc-quarter was reached in 1897,
and then Williams gathered his deep
chosied beauty in hand for the finish. But
just as they swung into the stretch, with
Allerton at his rivals wheel, the Inde.
pendence stallion went off his feet for an
instant aud the heat was practically de-
cided right there. Williams made little
effort to regain the length lost, but wisely
saved his horse, while Nelson rushed
under the wire with that long, swinging
stride, which had never faltered all the
way round, winning by an open length
in 2l3.
The crowd went crazy over the result,
but its roar disturbed the bookies very lit.
tie They promptly offered Nelson at sli
and Alerton at S25.
Second Heat.
In the second heat the two got away on
the first trial. To the three.quarter pole
the heat WAS nearly repetition Of the
lrst, Williams still playing a waiting
game but hanging closer to the Maine
horses wheel than before. The quarter
was driven in 32i the half in l:O6 and the
thrcc-quarters in l:4ll3. As they swung
into the STRETCH Nelson swerved toward
the middle of the course and faltercd for
moment. Inch by inch the western
horse closed upon the great eastern horse.
At the distance post Nelson brought the
whip down upon his horse sharply, but
the latter was already going at his best
stride, and both stallion and driver seemed
to grow faint-hearted when thirty yards
from the wire. Allcrton made n mar
velous finish winning by half length in
21il{. The crowd yelled itself hoarse over
Allerton aud Nelson dropped in the pools
80.
The Third.
In the third heat the stations got away
like ~ In pieces Of single machine. Mel.
son gave an exhibition Of rash driving at
the outset by showing his horse TO the
front at n terrific gait, taking the pole on
the first turn. The quarter was made in
81 and the half in 1867 Around the back
stretch il was n pr cossion, Nelson leading
by half dozen lengths while Williams
sat back easily in his sulky and held AL.
lerton well In hand. Before the third
quarter was reached, in l:j0, he had glided
within fighting distance Of his adversary.
Down the stretch he pulled up even with
the eastern horse by one Of his phenomenal
bursts OF speed. Nelson desperately piled
the whip but his horse had been pumped
out aud Allcrton trotted easily under the
wire, winning by an open length in 2:l5
Tho Fourth Settles n.
Nelson. in the fourth heat. held his horse
in check, the two making the quarter
neck ard neck in 33ji. They were head by
head all the way TO the home stretch, and
It was the prcttiest heat Of the race. The
half was made In i0ijI aud the three
quarters IN l.I2. o. the stretch Allerton
again showed his superiority, and passed
the graz q stand leading by an open length,
which no one doubted he could have in
creased 10 four or five IL he had 50 desired,
winning the heat aud the race In 2.lGlI.
The enthusiastic crowd br Ike through the
fence and packed the track about AllcrtOn
and his owner, and hung garlands on the
Iowa king.