Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-09
The Great Stallion Wins the
Title from Nelson
IN THREE STRAIGHT HEATS.
Nancy Hanks Fails to Beat the Record Made by
the Famous Maud S.
The Marc has Been Coughing for Several
Days and was Not in Good Form.
Allerton Loaded Down
With Posies.
Allerton is King.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH, Oct. S.-Ailerton
is king. Fully $1,000 people saw the son of
Jay Bird wrest the claim to this title from
Nelson in race between the two stations
on the Grand Rapids track to-day. 1t was
4 long way from an ideal racing day. The
sky was overcast all afternoon, and once or
twice a few raindrops found their way into
the grounds. The weather was milder than
yesterday, but still chilly enough to preclude
any hope of record breaking time.
best of it in the way Of applause when the
two stations appeared, but Allerton was
very decidedly the fayorite with horsemen.
Both horses We're driven by their owners.
Nelson's weight was given as 40 pounds
and twenty pounds over the regular weight.
and Williams as 165 pounds and fifteen
pounds over the weight.
Allerton coquetted IN scoring, but the
horses got away in beautiful style on the
fourth attempt, with Nelson closely hug
ging the pole head in advance. The pace
was that which kills from the start. The
quarter was made in 81, Nelson 4 length
In advance, and both horses trotting with
the precision of wonderful pieces of mech
anism.
Around the half they swung at the same
terrible pace, Nelson making it in 1:05l4,
two open lengths in advance of Allerton.
The Western stallion narrowed the gap
before the third quarter was reached in
:39l5. 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
heels, the Independence stallion went on
his feet for an instant. and the heat was
practically decided right there. Williams
made no 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
winning Inv IN 1nnofb D1g
The crowd went crazy over the result,
but its roar disturbed the betters very
little. They promptly offered Nelson at Sl4
and AlertOn at S25.
In the second heat they got away at the
first trial. To the quarter pole it was near
ly repetition of the first heat, Williams
hanging closer to the horses wheel than
before. The quarter was driven in
:321i, the half in LOG, and the three
quarter in LAB. AS they swung into
the home stretch Nelson swerved
toward the middle OF the course and falt-
cred for a moment. 1t was the beginning
of the end. Inch by inch the Western
horse crept upon the great Eastern repre-
sentative. At the distance post Nelson saw
his dire necessity and brought his whip
down on his horse sharply, but the latter
was already going at his best stride, and
both stallion and driver seemed to grow
faint-hearted, when thirty yards from the
wire AllertOn made marvellous finish.
Within fifty feet of the judges stand he
gathered himself together for a mighty eff
fcrt and flashing past Nelson like q black
phantom, won by half length in 2:1419.
The tickle crowd promptly yelled itself
hoarse over Allerton, and Nelson dropped
in the pools TO $40.
In the third heat the stations got away
like twin pieces of a single machine. Mel
son gave an exhibition of rash driving at
l,a o,1tS OF nv Shn17tno his hOr.ca To ha front
at a terrific gait, taking the pole on the first
turn. The quarter was made in thirty-two
seconds, as in the first heat, and
the half in 1868. Around the
back stretch it was a procession,
Nelson leading by half dozen lengths,
while Williams sat back easily in his snlky
and held AliertOn well in hand. Before the
third quarter was reached in 1:40, he had
got within fighting distance Of his
adversary. Down the stretch he
pulled up even with the Eastern horse by
one of his phenomenal bursts of speed.
Nelson tapped his stallion coaxlngly with
the ribbons and then piled the whip once
was of no avail. The horse had been
pumped out, and Alerton trotted easily un-
der the wire, winning by an open length in
2:15.
Nelson had learned thing or two regard
ing Allerton's staying qualities, and in tho
fourth heat he held his horse ii check, the
two making the quarter neck, and neck in
30 !. They were head by head all the
way to the home stretch, and as
far as appearances went it was the
prettiest heat of the race. The BALI was
made in :0,15, and the three-quarters in
A. 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 had he desired, winning the heat and
the race in 2:1513.
The crowd broke through the fence and
packed the track about Allerton and mis-
owner. In another attack of good-natured
insanity they hung garlands of blossoms on
the Iowa king until his back was almost
covered.