The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-03
1.-THE NORTHERN KING
NELSON. THE KING OF THE TURF
WILL START AT DETROIT
His Marvellous Flight of Speed He is Be
ing Specially Prepared for the Effort or
His Life-wilI the Record OF Maud $. be
Beaten?

In the few years that Detroit turf affairs
have been directed by the present manage
ment, admirers of the trottng horse have
learned to look with confidence to the Blue
Ribbon Meeting" as model of all that a
harness racing carnival should be.
Ccaseless vigilcnce to detect and punish
fraud carly warned the pirates OF the track
not TO attempt operations ut the IIamtramtk
course. and happily racing there has long
been free from even the suspicion OF jobbcry
Drivers fully know that honest contest is the
watchword OF the judges and they therefore
drive 10 win. The richest prizes OF the year
await victors in every class, and spectators
see the fastest and most famous horses on the
turf arrayed against each other.
Novel and sensational features are never
wanting to maintain interest al the highest
pitch U Each year some fresh attraction is
added TO the Blue Ribbon programme. Last
year it was Sunol y l0i the queen oh all
four car-old trottcrs Now we learn that
Nelson, 2l0a. the fastest stallion that tho
world has seen will start to beat his record al
the coming meeting Of July 20 25
A world OF interest has always centred
round the king of the turf from the old days
when Ethan Aliens 2:2S was the champion
stallion record. down TO the present time
And when, rs in Nelson's case. the fastest
horse in the world is among the handsomcst
this interest is heightened and doubled AT
the American Horse Show in Chicago last
November, after Nelson had lowered the
record and wrestcd the honors from Axcl,
thousands swung their hats and chccrcd at
sight of The Northern King" Brilliant
and stirring will be the scene nj llamtramck
few weeks hence. as President Campau
gives the word and Nelson speeds away
with stately stride in the flight against time,
the eager eyes of thousands strained TO catch
his every stroke
Can the Maine horse beat the rccord2
Few among those who have followed the
career of the stallion from cothood and who
ought to know him best arr nj all in doubt
about his ability to lower the present stallion
record Of 2:l0a whenever he strikes fast
track and is himself in good condition. The
question about which there is greater difference
OF opinion among turf critics is rs to whether
the record Of Maud :. can withstand the
onslaughts of The Northern King" There
can no longer be n doubt that the horse is
possessed OF a flight OF speed away below
anything indicated by his record. Late in
October OF last year, on n track where no
fast records were ever made. Nelson twice
within one week trotted half mile at rate
OF speed which il maintained would eclipse
the 2:0Sf of Maud S. by nearly three seconds
This season he is going like wild horse.
faster than ever before in the work which is
to prepare him for the supreme effort OF his
life at Detroit. All that the trainers art can
do is being done to bring him to the post in
the pink Of perfect condition. How fast he
may trot the specially prepared track with all
conditions favorable no one can attempt to
foretel. But when the watches stop on Mel
son at Detroit, storm Of applause may not
| unlikely follow the suspense to tell that a
| new trotting record has been made.