Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-25
SOME FAMOUS FLYERS.
Among the Horses Entered Tor
Next Weeks Races
A TREAT FOR The LOVERS OF SPEED
Look a. the Liss aaa bs CssvinesA-The
Races Promise 10 BE the BEST
Ever Seen in W sssers Mtchi-
gan-W ait and Zee Them

If there are any eynics who have
their doubts about the quality OF the
races 10 be held IN this city next
week, he need only cast his critical
eye over a few of the names OF csle-
bratsd horses given below. Since the
very inception OF the idea Of the July
races, those in charge have been hust-
ling, ana the races promise 10 DE the
very bes, ever held in Western Alchi-
gam if not in the entire State.
The free-for- all pace, purse $1,000,
will show up as hot held AS ever
passed under q wire. Johnston. 2-Vol
the holder of the fastest record ever
trotted or paced in harness, Is entered
by his owner, c. +. Dunbar. OF Buffalo.
Another star is lolo Maid
who has already tins season
done miles in less than 2:i5 and has u
record of 2:l2i. She IS competent 10
give any horse a hard race. She IS en-
tered by her owner, Marcus DAILY, the
Anaconda, Montana, "copper" king"
Grants Abdallat, LII. which rs no
measure OF the speed of the animal.
rs another OF the hustlers, entered by
Robert Stewart. OF Kansas City. Last
season he pushed Hal Pointer, 2:0s., 10
his utmost speed in several races.
Cricket, 2:l0, VI. Sauisbury's Califor-
ma crack Us apt TO do the record al any
time. The very mention of the name
Cricket is q guarantee OF fast time.
The free-tor-all trot Will keep the
talent guessing.
Alcryon. 2:l5i, has beaten Nelson, the
fastest stallion III the world, perhaps,
unless il be Alcryon himself, and ms
record is nowhere near MS limit. lie
is the fastest Michigan horse III the
races. yet If he wants 10 win he must
beat Homestead, 2:l4l, SteyIe 2:l9, and
the celebrated Margaret ), 2:l2l. Any
horseman can see blood on the moon
IN such field as this.
lone of the hottest races we have
prepared for the speed loving public, 7"
said Secretary Tsteum yesterday, rs
the 2:ls trot, Ripple, 2:l7t, the horse
that made the saginaw people SICK
will be IN it from wire 10
wire. Play Boy 2:l0t, who won
heats of $40, 900 stake race at Detroit
last year, will try to get back at Walter
L who is also in this race. Walter +
was the horse that got the three heats
of the same stake race. Before they
walk OF With tine pie, they will have to
beat Andy McDoweil's Lord Byron,
-four wear old record 2:lS).
This race comes of on Wednesday
the first day of the race. The slower
slasses, 2:30, 2:37. 2:40 and three minute
are all loaded full, and the winners will
lave TO do at least ten seconds better
than the time of the class to win.
Some of the most celebrated stables
in the country are represented. The
strings of Andy Mcdowell, Bob bStewart.
Ger Crimes. NJ. Salisbury. Major
Quimby, Croxton Brothers, A. I. Mil
ler, of saginaw, A. Sowersby, Buffalo.
G. 7. Denbar, Buffalo. and Frank No.
bic. Of Grand Rapids, with many others
Will all be here.
The colt stake races present the finest
fields ever seen in Michigan and average
over SIX to the class. The running races
promise to be great feature and en-
tries are numerous. They will add
zest to the already good program. The
track is in elegant shape and is said 10y
the horsemen 10 be even faster than the
Detroit track. Entries 10 all the races
keep coming in every day and the sta
bles at the fair ground are already
filling full of speedy ones.