Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-07

reporter for the TELESRAA-HE ERAl-p.
They're working on IL though. aud =
wiii probably be down IA shape all
right. IL she weather 10 all right. it's
going 10 be = great race. No other race
WAS ever trotsed in winch one OF the
horses had . record OF 2:l0; here both
eof them have. Ailerton WAS exercised
little today. He went the first mile
in 2.33 and the next one IN z:2li. It's
too late ia the season TO make very fast
time. l shall be surprlsed II any heat
IN the race is trotted in 2:i2. Ii the
weather is such that We can't tros
Thursday, we'll stay and trot Il on the
first pleasant day. II Allsrton wilma.
expect il will be very pieasnrable af-
far for me; If he loses. i vail be worse
than . frost-kllIed corn crop for Iowa
people"
''fhs track isn't in very fast condi-
ton YET" said Mr.. Nelson last night.
"They will probably get il in shape il
IT doesn't rain. The weather doesn't
look very favorable now. Discouraged?
No, never get discouraged about any
thing. Nelson Is in good trim. ex-
ercised him \ mile today IN 2:2D."
'sWhat will you do If il rsins?' he was
asked. al don't know what we viii do.
guess we'll stay right with it until it
gets through, and then have our race. I"
Mr.. Nelson will drive his own horse,
and Mr.. Williams will do the same.
This will be productive Of general sat
isfaction, for everyone believes that
the owners can get more out of their
respective horses than anyone else
possibly can.
Notes On The Race.
I'VE are still receiving orders for re-
served seats in the main grand stand, /"
said 4. b. Dikeman yesterday. OF
course we can't I'LL them; but We have
plenty of room on the open grand
stand. should like 10 see the entire
field packed. The man who misses
that race misses the event of = life
time. Two prettier pieces of horse
flesh Will never be seen together"
1--WE are working the track down all
the time, and are going to have 1t 10
fine shape" said Don Leathers yester-
day. "l wish you would say that We
are going to have plenty of seats on
the open grand stand. People seem to
be getting discouraged and to think
they can't get seats. OF course reats
on the main grand stand are limited,
but We expect TO have seats on the tenn
porary grand stand for all who wish
them."
"Please lift up your chin . little.
Now look pleasant. Only for . mo-
ment. There" And in . fraction of
a second Bayne, the photographer, had
q photograph of AlIerton, Iowa's pride.
A few minutes later he took similar
photograph OF Nelson, the idol Of
Graud Rapids hearts.
The bookmakers will arrive today
and pool selling will begin in the billiard
room of the Morton tonight.
Betting is very light at present. The
"fraternity" has not arrived yet, and
most of the outside bets made, are of q
school-boy character. The sentiment
among the Grand Rapids enthusiasts
seems 10 be largely inlfavor of Nelson,
although none of them are prepared to
offer any odds.
Hoteis Crowded Full.
Last evening from seven to ten the
lobby of the Morton was filled with
struggling humanity. Occasionally
ode excited individual would demand
that -snother equally excited individ-
ual should put up or take water"
but the quantity of water taken was
vastly inferior to the quantity of Old
Crow and Ph. Best inbibed. Ticket
speculator were numerous, and were
Offering 10 exchanges grand stand cou-
poas for five we'll preserved specimens
of 1.-The dollar of our daddies." They
had good success. One embryo Jaw
Gould had eighteen grand stand tickets
IN his possession, aud another meek
eyed young man, who will develop into
either a stock speculator or highway
robber, had thirteen tickets that he was
holding for still higher prices.