The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15
THE AMERICAN TURF
ALLERToN DEFEATS NELSON In TIE
STALLION RACE IN 215l-2
The Race One of the Most Exciting ana
Witnessed by One of the Largest Crowds
Ever Assembled at Track
in This Country

Allerton is king. Fully $4,000 people
saw the son of Jay Bird wrest all
claim of the title from Nelson in the
race between the two stations on the
Grand Rapids track today. 1t was Il
long ways from an ideal racing
day. The sky was overcast
all the afternoon, and once or
twice fugitive raindrops hound their
way into the grounds. The weather
was milder than yesterday, but still
chilly enough to preclude any hope
of record breaking time. The thrOng
gave Nelson shade the best Of it in
the way of applause when the two
stations appeared, but Allerton was
very decidedly the favorite in horses.
Both horses were driven by their
owners. Nelson's weight was given
as 10 pounds, 20 pounds over the reg
ular weight, and Williams as 1865
pounds, Is pounds over weight.
Allerton coquetted in scoring, but
he horses got away in beautiful style
on the fourth attempt, with Nelson
closely hugging the pole head in
advance. The pace was that which
kills from the start. The quarter
was made in 80 with Nelson a
length in advance, and both
horses trotting with the precision of a
wonderful piece ofmechanism. Around
the half they swung at this same ter
rible pace, Nelson making it in LOS IA,
two open lengths in advance Of Aller-
ton. The western stallion narrowed
the gap before the third quarter was
reached in 80 1-2, 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 off his feet for an in
slant and the heat was practically de-
cided 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 fall
tered all the way around, winning by
an open length in 2.l3. The crowd
went crazy over the result, but its roar
disturbed the "bookiesn very little, |
they promptly offering Nelson at $l4
and Allerton at $25.
In the second heat they got away at
the first trial. TO the quarter pole it
was nearly a repetition of the first
heat, Williams hanging closer to
Nelson's wheel than before. The
quarter was driven in 1.41 l-2; the
half in LOG, and the three.quarters in
1.4l 1-2. AS they swung into the
homestretch Nelson swerved toward
the middle of the course and faltered
for moment. 1t was the beginning
of the end. Inch by inch the Western
horse crept upon the great Eastern
representative. At the distance post
Nelson saw his dire necessity and
brought the 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 a marvellous
finish, within fifty feet of the judges
stand, gathering himself together
for mighty effort and flashing past
Nelson like black phantom, winning
by half length in 2.14 IL. 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 ma
chine. Nelson gave an exhibition OF
rash driving at the outset by showing
his horse to the front at terrific gait,
taking the place on the first turn. The
quarter was made in 80, as in the first
heat, and the half in LOS 10. Around
the backstretch it was a procession,
Nelson leading by half a dozen
lengths, while Williams sat back
easily in his sulky and held Allerton
well in hand. Before the third quar-
ter was reached in lao, 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
coaxingly with the ribbons and then
piled the whip once more with des-
perate earnestness, but it was Of no
avail. The horse had been pumped
out, and Allerton trotted easily under
the wire, winning by an open length
in 2.15.
Nelson had learned thing or two
Allerton's staying quail
ties, and in the fourth heat he held
his horse in check, the two making
the quarter neck and neck in .33 1-2,
They were head by head all the way
to the home stretch, and as far as APP
pearances went it was the prettiest
heat of the race. The half was made
in OF 1-2, and three-quarters in LAP.
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