Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-10
ECHOES OF THE RACE
Nelson Challenges the World TO
Beat His Horse.
He WILL WAGER TWENTY THOUSAND
In Any Ameunt 10 snit the Owners OF
other sfaiitons-Au the Hersemsn
Leasisg Town-Beth " VILLAINS
and Nelson Gone-Gossip.

Nelson hast night. 'Never could 20
back on town that mad used me as
you people have. I'm not sorry about
the race. | know more than l did.
Pm like the boy that fooled with the
mule. His father said his face wasn't
80 pretty, but he knew more about
mules. never ought to have trotted
horse that had not been exercised In
anything greater than mile stretches.
I'm still willing TO trot any stallion
living for $4,000. SIC, 900 or $40, ,oo0."
Mr.. c. W. Williams was seen al
Sweets yesterday afternoon by re-
porter for the TELEGRAM HERALD. Mr..
Williams was making preparations 10
start for Lexington. 8" have been
treated with q great deal of courtesy
since have been here" ne said. "Mr
Riseley and other Grand Rapids people
have done everything they could to
make 1t pleasant for US. and we fee
very grateful to them. Allertop is IN
good condition. / shall shin him to
Lexington tonight. Next Thursday he
trots Nancy Hanks?"
"HOw do you expect to come out
thereg" asked the reporter.
''Oh, shall get beaten. There ism,
any doubt of 1t If Nancy Hanks is in
good condition. She's the fastest piece
of horse flesh in the world"
Other members of the Iowa delega'
ton we're seen. aud expressed their
thanks for the courtesy that had been
extended 10 them. They had no words
of praise too strong to express their
thanks to Landlord Riseley for the
manner in which be had taken care OF
them. "There isn't any better land.
lord in the country" Mr.. Williams
bet no money on the race, as ne never
bets. but the remainder of the delega.
tion report that they made their ex'
penses.
What Others Say.
1--WE sold about $4,000 worth of
pools" said NJ. C. Quimby, the veteran
pooI-seller to . reporter for the TELE-
GRAM-HERALD yesterday. "I backed
Nelson and lost. / shan't give the
figures. bat it was more money than
any other FIVE men lost-perhaps any
other ten. II was more than / could
afford to lose at this time of the year
And lost it on the fastest horse, too
Nothing can shake my belief that
with proper handling, Nelson Is the
fastest stallion IN the world. / told Mr..
Nelson frankly that his driving was the
worst / ever saw, and it was. The only
decent heat he drove was the last. II
Budd Doble had held those reins. il
would have been q mighty sight diff.
erent, and l should have had more
money than have now"
81 WAS somewhat disappointed in the
race" said Samuel A. Brown, of Kala-
mazoo, yesterday at the Morton House,
"Pm not disappointed in the horse
but the driving of Nelson was extreme.
ly poor. There are six or seven men
who, | believe, would have won the
race if they had driven Nelson. But
You can look for that horse back here
next year. Mr.. Nelson has promised to
Pm going to put the horse under a
competent man. You'll see him break
his record next year."
81 was here to the race" said T. D.
Stinson, Of Los Angeles, California.
Mr.. Stinson was once one of Michigan's
millionaire lumbermen and was in
partnership with d. A. Blodgett. OF
this city. for many years. 81 should
have enjoyed the race more if Mr..
Nelson's driving had been little
cooler. Pm out of the lumber busl,
ness; I've turned it over to my sons and
they are operating in Seattle, Washing.
ton; numbering isn't very lively there
now; they have their good and bad
years the same as we used to have IN
Michigan; Pm living in Los Angeles
and am going to take life easv; I've
done my work, so Pm going to live
now"