The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-10-09

cago Horseman, acted as starter; s. A.
Brown Of Kalamazoo, @. L. BENJAMIN of
Sagenaw and l.. G. Webb of Mason, Mich,
were judges. b. w. Taylor. Independence,
La, L. r. Minger Of Detroit and VIM. Nc
Aloon Of Bangor, Me-, were the timers.
Don j. Leathers, owner of Monbars, who
offered the purse. announced that the race
would be the greatest and most important
in the history of the turf. as 1t would be a
battle to the finish between the two kings Of
the track. The throng gave Nelson shade
the best Of it In the way of applause when
the two stations appeared, but Allerton was
very decidedly the favorite In the pools.
Both horses were driven by their owners.
Evidently Nelson had put himself through
rigid: training to reduce his weight. When
the Maine stallion made his 2.10 record on
the Grand Rapids track recently, the weight
of his owner and driver was given as 1873
pounds. When Starter Campau announced
the weights Of the two men, after the horses
were called for the first heat, Nelson's was
given as 40 pounds, 20 pounds over the reg
ulatlon weight, and Williams as 165 pounds.
10 pounds over weight.
Allerton coquetted in the scoring. but the
horses got away In beautiful style on the
fourth attempt, Nelson closely hugging the
pole, head in advance. The pace was the
sort that kills from the start. The quarter
was made in 80 seconds, with Nelson
length In advance. both horses trotting with
the precision Of wonderful pieces of mechan-
same terrible pace, Nelson making 1t In 1861.
two open lengths in advance of Allerton.
The western stallion narrowed the gap be-
fore the quarter was reached In 1891. Then
Williams gathered the deep chested beauty
In hand for the finish. Just as they swung
into the stretch, with Allerton at his rivals
wheel, the Independence stallion went off
his feet for an instant and the heat was
practically decided right there. Williams
made little effort to regain the length lost
and wisely saved his horse. while Nelson
rushed under the wire with his long swing
Ing stride, having never faltsred all the way
round, winning by an open length In 213.
The crowd went crazy over the result, but
its roar disturbed the bookers very little and
they promptly offered Nelson at S14, Aller-
ton at $25.
In the second heat the two got away on
the first trial. To 1.-THE three quarters pole,
the heat was nearly a repetition Of the first.
Williams still played waiting game, hang
Ing closer to the Maine horses wheel than
before. The quarter was driven In ST. the
half In LOG. the three-quarters in 141a As
they swung into the stretch, Nelson swerved
toward the middle Of the course and faltered
for moment. Inch by inch the western
horse closed up on the great eastern horse.
AT the distance post, Nelson brought the
whip down upon his horse sharply but the
latter was already gotng at his best stride.
Both stallion and driver seemed to grow
faint hearted when thirty yards from the
wire. Allerton made a marvellous finish,
winning by half length In 2.14l. The
crowd yelled itself hoarse over Allerton and
Nelson dropped in the pools to Sc.
In the third heat the stations got away
again like twin pieces OF a single machine.
Nelson gave an exhibition of rash driving at
the outset by showing his horse to front at
terrific gait, taking the pole on the first turn.
The quarter was made In 32. the half In 1 055.
Around the back stretch 1t was a process
sion, Nelson leading by half
AuOLCn icuBtuos WullduS SAT
back easily In his sulky and held
Alierton we'll in hand. Befrre the third quar-
ter was reached In lao. he had glided within
fighting distance of his adversary. Down the
stretch. Allerton 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 and Allerton trotted easily under the
wire. winning by an open length in 10.
Nelson In the fourth heat held his
horse in check. the two making the quarter
neck and neck in .335. they were head by
head all the way to the home stretch. 1t
was the prettiest heat Of the race. The half
was made in 1.07a; the three-quarters in 1.42
In the stretch. Allerton again showed his
superiority, and passed the grand stand
leading by an open length, which no one
doubted he could have increased to four or
five If Williams had so desired. The win
ming heat and race were In 2.16I. The en-
thusiastlc crowd broke through the fence.
packed the track about Allerton and his
owner, and hung garlands on the Iowa king.
In the PIT race, Harry Noble was first:
CLEVELAND. second;. Conklip. third; best
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