Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-07

Swsss Wicket, Fsvors and Mikado Won
the Pursea.

Unoecupisd scala we're numerous on
the Grand sssnd ~ North park yes
tsrday. With this exception every.
thing else WAS - IL should be-
During IN intsEmission Alfred @. the
great grandson Of Elsctioneer, Was
brought down the track by groom 10
exhibit his beauty. He 10 entered for
the great stallion race Ia August.
There we're three sntrlss in the 2
year-old stake, Dancourt, b. C., by Am
bAssador, dam by Legal Tender; Sweet
Violet, b. T.. BY Wild Brine, and Doctor
5. b. o.. by MArshall b. The first heat
WA dead easy for Dancoars with Sweet
Violet second. Doctor s would not
tros and Was distanosd. The second
heat was . surprise. Dancourt got
away 10 good shape with Sweet Violet
considerably behind. Il looked like .
wslkaway for Dsncours until the last
quarter when the little lilly sped Ly
him, Winning the heat. She was given
an ovsnon. Time, 2:2St. Popular sen.
timent still credited Dsncourt with the
speed necessary 10 win the race IN the
third heat. but the filly won the
heat aud race without much effort.
Sweet Violet's time, the best maae in
the race. 2:i6}. She won irst money
and pancourt second.
The a:z4 Tros.
The 2:24 trot:ing class was on early.
and ID drawing for positions Favora,
II. O. Jewett's hay stallion, won the
pole, with Ira Gaines second position,
Racine third position, Prospect fourth
and Upton Boy hfth. After scoring
several times the trotters got away In
good shspe, but Prospect stopped di-
rectly after the atari was given. Favora
took the lead. Racine followed to the
third quarter. when he br.ke and
allowed Upton Boy to pass him. Ra-
cine regaiued enough OF his lost dis
lance 90 come IN second. The others
came IN with Upton Boy third, Ira
Gaines fourth aud Prospect fifth.
Time, 2.26t.
When the horses went to tho post in
the second heat they were sent away
without any prellninaries. Favo-a
lost the heat to Prospect, with Racine
third, Ira Gaines fourth and Upton
Boy last; time, 2:224.
Favora won the third heat, with Pros
pee, second, Ira Games third, Racine
fourth and Upton Boy fifth. Racine
showed great speed. Time 2:24.
In the fourth heat Racine struggled
along after the other four and varied
the trot by breaking occasionally.
Favora passed under the wire first by
. length, though he broke when oppo-
site the judges stand. Tbs heat de-
cided the race. Favora took first
money, Prospect second money. Ra-
cine third money and Ira Gaines fourth
money. Time. RAJ.
Mikado Won the Race.
Interest continued on the 2:lS pacing
class, In which there were four entries,
San Pedro. b. e., by Del Sur. owned by
". Salisbury; Mikado, b. e., by Maxim,
owned By Alexander Lewis; Stock
well, b. g., by Nutwood, owned by Ny
ers 4 Wagner; Kisse's Dallas, owned
By c. +. Kissel. They drew positions IN
the order named and got away fairly
we'll with Kissels Dallas leading tribe.
Stock we'll, the blind horse, VAS in the
rear, but managed 70 como in third at
the close. Miksdo. first; San Pedro,
second; Kissel's Dallas, fourth. Time,
2:26.
There Was Z pretty start in the second
heat and M,kado pulled away from the
others holding the lead at an easy gait.
The heat was easy for MikadO, who
came under the wire in 2:222. Stock
we'll, second; KissePs Dallas, third, and
San Pedro, fourth. This closed the
race, the parse being divided a. fol-
lows: Miksdo, first money; San Pedro,
second money; StockweIl. third money;
Kisse's Dallas, fourth money. Follow
ing Arc the summarize: