Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-09
HERE ARE THE TIPS
Some interesting Facts for
You To
REMEMBER AT THE RACES
TIE Great Ones That VIII compets
fos ths PT.zss-Msn That Win
Races and Records.

OF the western southern circuit The
nrsk Of the series was hsld a. Sturgls
last week and vas a great success IN
spsle Of new and ssniV track, aud of
the fact that many OF the greatest
horses Of the country, which are nov
here, we're engaged IN the grand cir
cult races at Buffalo or IN the west.
while others had taken a week OF
alter the Cleveland meeting. Hal
Pointer and Dixeet went last week the
fastest race ever paced over . regula-
ton track, an4 a. &c WAS the first race
OF The year for both. and will edge
them up for faster time. there is little
doant bot that new race record may
be- booked for oa "Wednesday when the
MIGHTY pair come together They have
net four times and each nas defeated
the other twice. Hal Pointer will start
a BIZ fayorlte. but remember that the
tosnstOek track IS much superior Ia
thai ~ Buffalo and b. IL should not RAIN
enough between now aud "Wednesday
~ make u aeavy the little black stal-
hon viii be apt - down the big gelding
aad small pOinted hOOfs make It i'm
possible - 20 OH as soft track a. his
long gated. ffat-ioOtcd rival, so the
ques. GA Of winch will be- the winner
depen,fs largely on the condition OF tue
foOt.ns but don't think for moment
that there are no others that can pace
ftsL Al the track. La Pointer has n
diminatlve stable companion called
Robert thai has already taken race
record OF lOt. made ia race with
Flying Jlb. 2.OJ.. last week A. Buffalo.
1heY wsli meet again at this meeting
and Il = quite fsvorabi. that 2.09 will
D. beaten ln the race. There are two
other great sidewheelers tO start 1t this
meeting. Export Prince. 2:i3I, and Mag
Wonder, 2:l3s, and there are two more
that no one Is speaking OF that can
beat this great pair like breaking dry
s.lcka.
Better Than with Him.
The great stallion race will be more
OF n contest than 1t would have been II
Allerton had stood up 10 come to the
score, as then It would have been any
ta.ng to beat the champion, while NOW
every driver will be against All the rest
and the best horse will win. Labasco
Will probably be- the favorIte before the
race on the strength of what ne showed
III DIS race with AllertOu at Davenport
last week, but the race wIll not be gwen
HIM until he has made - new race
record for stations. There IS the great
Canuck stallion Alvin. 2:lti, always a
hard horse to defeat: and don think Mr..
Salisbury will not be able to show some
speed with his entry, Steve WhIppie,
winch he brought from California on
purpose 10 start IN this big stake. Don't
forget, too, that Ed Geers, the silent
man from Tennessee, has Fred ;
Wiiks IN this race. and TINS one-eyed
roam stallion "a hot goods IN any COM
psDy. Budd Dobie has Roslvn in this
race, and as Budd has set ms heart on
winning this rlch prize, and as his horse
- fiuer than split silk he will 20 some
that day. You remember Harry Noble,
the big bay stallion that won the 2:l6
tTOt SD bandlly the day that Allerton
beat Nelson last year. Well, you re-
me nber that plenty OF peope saId that
n rOult aave defeated Nelson that day
h.uisolf2 Ito will De IN the Bug stake
aad he WON'T Do behind the money. To-
dsv or tomorrow Roy Wilkes, 2.0ss,
next 90 Direct, zoo. the fastest pacing
stallion in the world, Will he exhibited
hltchsd 90 a genuine ball-bearing pneu-
matte suiky. me second one ever con
sifactet TIE other sO-called pneu-
mates are oulv ordinary sulkys with
bicycle wheel a;t2cnncnt. Many
y Opie are a. much interested in seeing
the great drivers Is tne nDrses they
ride benind. Nearly all the great
Transfers will 10 present. Dohle, the
"aeld marshall who was FIRST knOwn
g. fame As abe plot Of Dexter. 2.iTl.
tae worlis rec0rt en- 4 was made
a Buffalo in f-st. Dexter was pur-
chased that tav 81 Robert Bonner and
whrn Bu,isl, then s lad OF seventeen,
drove me Whlte-legced brown geldlng
to ais record Nf Bonner. IN response
g. repeated calls. came into the stand
ssj SAID. "iadies and gentleman.
Y stpr3fY I ssN tbe greatest wonder IN
tno world. Niagara Falls
"a couht not paf, haze THAT, but today
I have purchased Toe second greatest
wonIrr. usxter. 2a7f" foble has
sncc r.ddcU mauT fist nale behind
Goldsmith Nad. 2,t4. and Nancy
Iisass. 500. auti others. aud nc hopes
g. rlie his lastsst mile oehiod tnc lat
Ger At thus meeting.
ssrvfs the Marvel
Then there Is CHARLES Marvin who has
friven horses and coiis of his own
framing 90 more worlds records than
suy driver that ever lived. Last year
he captured the trotting record OF 2oSi
with Suu0l. the stallln record OF 2slSi
with rs0 Alto. the 3-yesrd- old record
of s.lef with AFlou, the ysariing record
Of . - with Bei Bird. he also holds
the and i-yearold record with Sunoi,
bota being 2 I05.
J0hn a. Goldsmith The snapper
6ssrrlsoa ef the ,rosting turf, "a here
With the torbett string from san Msteo.
Csi.. aud Gentleman tieorge" Starr
with the fseassnton Farm sable. FL
Gesrs. "the silent man from Iennss-
see, hss The largest stable of rotlers
ard PAGERS ever camps gned bv one
nan. fron tire famous Village farm At
Fuifsio. tie mas the champion pole
team. Globe aud Belle Hsmlln, and
these with Jnstlns niske the famous
triple team with . record of ala made
ss Cleveland isst year. DFrin Hlckok,
ssthe Tsllyrsasi OF the turf. hss come
from tae iaud Of the setting san with
great string Of trottsrs from which ne
hcf,es a. select one mat viii be "a good
q. hs@ otd fsvorite, the famous rec0Fd
breaker. 81 Jahen. 2lii Ous vest
shsv swesr that MYron MeHenry = the
greatest race driver orr earth and the
rseaotsnous regularity with shich n
pulls aF the m0ney leads 10 the belief
fhst taey ara not very far from righs.
Te.fzv srou, l04, ss two years, And
asist ( r. St3S. 600, vi ~ saown Ca th<
tfsex ~ Nr. Marvin. The races wiil