The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-10
OVERCOATS!
OVERCOATS!
OVERCOATS!
ALLERTON Is KING.
The Great TrOtting Race Between Aller-
ton and Nelson.


ton and Nelson.
I GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. S.-Aller
t ton is king. Fully 10000 people saw tn
son of Jay Bird wrest all claim to tn
title from Nelson in the $4,000 race be
tween the two stations on the fast Crane
Rapids track today. 1t was a long wa.
from an ideal racing day, the wcatheI
being threatening. Hon. Daniel j. Cam
pau of Detroit acted as starter, while S
A. Browne of Kalamazoo, G. 7. Benja
min Of Saginaw. and L. c. Webb of Ma
son, Mich. were judges. Allerton was g
very decided f~avorite in the pools. Both
horses were driven by their owners
Nelson's weight was given as ~170pounds
or twenty pounds over the regulation
weight, and Williams as l65 pounds,
fifteen pounds overweight.
Allerton coquetted in the scoring. but
the horses got away in beautiful style on
the fourth attempt, with Nelson closely
hugging the pole, a head in advance.
The pace vas a sort that kills from the
start. The quarter was made in 81 sec
onds, with Nelson a length in adj
vance,, and both horses trotting
with the precision of mechanism.
Around half they swung at the same
terrible pace, Nelson making it in 1:O5I
two open lengths in advance of Allerton.
The western stallion narrowed the gap
before the three quarters was reached in
1:391a and then Williams gathered his
deep chested beauty in hand for the
finish. But 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. Will
Jams made a 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 2:13. The
crowd went crazy over the result but the
bookies promptly offered Nelson al Sl4
and .Allerton at S25
In the second heat the two got away
on the first trial and to the t~hree-quarters'
pole the heat was nearly a repetition of
the first; Williams still played a waiting
game but closer to the main horses
wheel. The quarter was driven in 32I:
the half IN LOG, and the three-quarters
in 1:411a. In the homestretch Nelson
swerved toward the middle of the course
and faltered for q moment, 1t was the
beginning of the end. Gradually the
western horse crept upon the great east
ern representative. At the distance post |
Nelson brought the whip down upon his
horse sharply but the latter was already
doing his best and both stallion and
driver seemed to grow faint-hearted
when thirty yards from the wire Aller-
made a marvellous finish within fifty
'eet of the judges stand, gathering him
self together for a mighty effort and
flashing past Nelson like a black phan-
ON, winning by a half length in 2:1415.
Nelson dropped in the pools to Sc.
In the third the stations got away
again like twin pieces of a single
machine. The quarter was made in :32
IS in the first heat and the half in 1:O5i5.
around the back stretch it was a process
ion, Nelson leading by a half dozen
engths, while Williams sat back easily
n his sulky and held Allerton well in
land. Before the third quarter was
cached in LAO he glided within fight
ng distance of his adversary. Down the
tretch he pulled up even with the east
IN horse by one of his phenomenal bursts
t speed. Nelson placed the whip once
lore with desperate earnestness but it
as of no avail, Allerton trotted easily
nder the wire, winning by an open
in 2:15. Nelson learned a thing
r two regarding Allerton's staying quail,
les and in the fourth heat he held the
laine horse in check, the two making
be quarter neck and neck in 3315.
hey were held by the head all
ne way to the home stretch
nd in appearance it was the prettiest
eat of the race. The half was made in
:O11a and the three-quarters in 1:42.
the stretch Allerton again showed
is superiority and passed the grand
and easily, leading by an open length, {
inning the heat and race in 2:1615.
The huge crowd broke through the
nee and packed the track about Aller-
N and his owner and to show good will
ing garlands of blossoms on the Iowa t
ing until his back was almost wholly !
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SUMMARY. I
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Time. BIB; 2:14la; 2:15; 2:1615.
A lively 2:lI race was sandwiched in :,
the heats of the stallion race, \
AIRY Noble winning in three straight