Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-16
JOSEPH BATTELL,
Middlebury, Vt.
ALLERTON WINS THE TEN
THOUSAND.

The great stallion race between Aller- |
ton and Nelson came off at Grand Rapids !
on the Sth inst, according to programme,
and was won by Allerton, Nelson taking |
the first heat in 2:l3, and Allerton the
other three in 2:l45, 2:l5, 2:l69. The
result was very much as was expected
by those knowing the horses best show
ing what was believed before, that Mel
son is the faster horse for a single mile,
Allerton the better horse in race. The
inability of Allerton to beat :13 does
not speak loudly for his alleged "mati
nee" performance in 2:09i. The record
for single mile against time remains as
before, the , 10 of Nelson having yet to
be beaten in such a way that the public
may know that it is beaten. Following
is an account of the race
"The throng gave Nelson shade the
best of it in the way of applause when
the two stations appeared, but Allerton
was very decidedly a favorte 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 Starter Cam
reau announced the weights of the two
men after the horses were called for the
first heat, Nelson's was given as 10
pounds, 20 pounds over the regulation
weight, and Williams as l65 pounds, 10
pounds over weight.
"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 was the sort that wins from the
start. The quarter was made in 32 sec
onds, with Nelson a length in advance,
and both horses trotting with the pre-
cision of wonderful pieces of mechanism.
Around the half they swung at the same
terrible pace, Nelson making it in :05i,
two open lengths in advance of Allerton.
The western stallion narrowed the gap
before the three-quarters was reached in
! :394, and then Williams gathered his
deep-chested beauty in hand for the fin
ish. 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 little effort to regain the
length lost, while Nelson rushed under
the wire, winning by an open length in
2;l3. The crowd went crazy over the
result.
''ln the second heat the two got away
on the first trial. To the three-quarter
pole the heat was nearly repetition of
the first. Williams still played waiting
game, but hanging closer to the Maine
. horses wheel than before. The quarter
was driven in 324, the half in :OG and
the three-quarters in :Ilt. AS they
swung into the stretch Nelson swerved
toward the middle of the course for a
moment. Inch by inch the western horse
closed on the great eastern horse. At
the distance post Nelson brought the
whip down on the horse sharply, but the
latter was already going at his best
stride, and both stallion and driver SEEM
ed to grow faint-hearted when 80 yards
from the wire. Allerton made a mar
Vicious finish, winning by half a length
in 2:144.
sin the third heat the stations got
away again like twin pieces of single
machine. Nelson gave an exhibition of
rash driving at the outset by showing
his horse to the front at terrific gait,
taking the pole on the first turn. The
quarter was made in 80 and the half in
1:O54. Around the back stretch it was a
procession, Nelson leading by half doz-
Ell lengths, while Williams sat back easy
in his sulky and held Allerton well in
hand. Before the three-quarter was
reached in | 40 he had glded within
fighting distance of his adversary. Down
the stretch he pulled upon 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 2 is.
In the fourth heat Nelson held his
horse in check, the two making the quar-
ter in 334. They were head by head all
the way to the home stretch, and it was
the prettiest heat of the race. The half
was made in :O7t and the three-quarters
In AZ. On the stretch Allerton again
showed his superiority and passed the
grand stand leading by an open length,