Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-06
BOTH SIlLLIONS HERE
The lowe Favorite Stabbed at the
Far Grounds.
WILLIAMS REFUSES TO PROPHESY.
Items of Interest coacesning the Two
Premier staiiioas aud the Race
Sale of Reserved ssats-Coartesies
TO the Press Representatives,.

Lake Shore road. He was immediately
taken to the West Michigan fair
grounds. After dinner Mr.. Williams
went 10 the grounds to inspect the
track and exercise his horse.
Allerton is q beauty. There could be
no two opinions about that. He is a
little more than sixteen hands high; his
color is deep brown. while his mane
and tail 10 black. His mind feet are
white, and his fore feet are slightly
marked with white. His present weight
is 1925 pounds. He Is as graceful as q
grey hound; his limbs are clean cut and
,, every movement indicates his breed
ing and the training TO which he has
been subjected. On the track, his
action is perfect. No one who has seen
both him and Nelson could doubt that
II will be the greatest horse race the
world has ever seen.
| In comparison with Nelson. AIlerton
is 4 little darker in color. They are of
nearly the same height, but AIerton
has the appearance of being simmer
than Nelson. and somewhat longer.
Mr.. Williams was seen by reporter
| for the TELEGRAM-HERALD shortly after
he had finished exercising Allerton.
| Mr.. Williams is q square-shouldered
man, about five feet nine inches in
height. His face is smooth and he has
keen blue eyes that seem to take in all
his surroundings. He could hardly be
called fluent talker, but he is rare
listener. HIS conversation is of y
strictly "aye, aye, and nay. nay" char
acter. His care in the selection of
words and the skill he displays in Civ
ing indirect answers to direct questions
would do credit to a Dlsraeli. Even
| Diplomatic Don Leathers could not
succeed in drawing any positive opinions
| from him.
williams Il Taciturn.
Mr.. Williams entire air is that of a
man who makes it his business to see
that his left hand knows exactly what
his right hand is doing and that they
both keep quiet about it. When ques-
toned concerning his opinion about the
track he said he regarded it as we'll laid
out, but that at present 1t certainly
wasn't fast track. although, of course.
| he didn't know what condition it might
| be in by Thursday. He didn't think
Allerton was in as good condition "a he
was when he broke his record at Inde-
pendence. He is thinner. Still he con-
sidered his horse TO he IN good condi-
| ton, and hoped by Thursday to have
him in perfect shape. When asked .if
he expected to win the race, Mr.. VII.
liams said, "If 10. nobody has heart
me say anything about it. Pm keep
ing it strictly to myself. But. of course.
under such circumstances. shall do
everything in my power to win."
Mr.. Williams met Don Leathers. Geo.
| d. Sisson, c. c. Comstock, F. Y. Lilley
and other prominent citizens. He ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with the
| quarters that had been selected for his
| horse, and thanked Mr.. Leathers for
| the courtesies which had been extended
| to him.
Mr.. Williams has three other horses
| here, but will not enter them in the
2:l7 race.
There was constant stream of car
rlages to the fair grounds all the after
noon. These were ali filled with peo-
pie anxious to see the great trotter and
compare him with Nelson.
Rushing for Reserved Seats.
A surging mass of people elhowed
and jostled in front of 5. X. Bolles'
Cigar store early yesterday morning,
awaiting the opening of the doors for
| the sale of reserved seats for the great
race. At 8 O'Clock Andres Beoler
ordered the doors opened and instantly
there was 8 rush for admittance not
unlike the rush of an Iowa Cyclone.
These in front wedgcd mp to the door
and packed the entrance way so full
of wriggling humanity that 1t required
the strength of muscular Policeman
| McCarty to extricste an eager lady
from the jam and the pilot her safely
inside. As soon as the stream
| of ngoers was started it con-
| tinued wlthe diminulton until
$500 had beenspassed over the counter
for reserved seats. Mr.. Bevier re-
quired the help of two assistants and a
policeman to handle the crowd, and
| when the noon hour arrived the quar-
tette looked liked four men who had
| taken turkish bath with their linen
on-the persplrstion had wlted it to a
| limp and formless mass. During the
rush and crash many yainly demanded
from ten to fifty tickets, but Mr.. Revier
| firmly Declined to sell more than FIVE
| to any one person. Special telegrams
and personal appeals from friends
/ failed to shake his determination. and
Give, only five, SIR" were the words
that settled all such requests. Nearly
every seat in the stand was sold.
Press Courtesies Extended.
Mr.. Leathers has not forgotten to ex-
tend the customary courtesies to the
local press. Each Office has been sup
piled with fixed nufg.ber of tickets
| without regard TO the number OF actual
employees and IN this respect no par
| TALLY has been shown. The reporters
stand will be devoted exclusively 10 the
use of the reporters detailed TO write
up" the race. No ladies will be per
| mtted to occupy seats in the press box.
Each local paper Will te allowed one
seat and one only. Outside papers hsv
applied for SPECIAL privileges and TO AZ
| commodate their representatives, l
necessary, additional space will b. set
| apart. The local papers have devoted
from one TO two columns OF space
every dav 30 the big event aud ali ot
them will give a fall and deta led re-
port of the race tie following
morning The outside papers to-
have gwen great prominence
10 the race, many OF them pusllsn ng
from ten 10 fifty lines announeln ng 'he
event. All tals notor.ety, 40 gwen ny
the press. is greatly appreciated ey NJ.
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