Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-04
ALLERTON is LAMED.
The Great Tr0tting Stallion Meets
With Misfortune
while Breaking the Racing Record
He IL Maimed-Orher Events Mt
the Davenport Track-The
Laud Parade

Eleven thousand people attended the
races at the Davenport mile track yester
day afternoon. an immense number being
present from this city.
The first race of the day WAS the
8 minute class. purse $1,000. Vera won
the race in straight heats. with best time
of 2:2S
The grand special $4,000 race be-
tween Allerton and Lobasco was then
announced. Starter Harvey Lopez adj
dressed the audience. introducing M. E.
McHenry. of Freeport, ILL.,, and his
splendid Lobasco and G. w. Williams,
1.-The luckiest man ON the turf" and
Allerton, the king of the turf. Cheers
upon cheers greeted the speech as the
beautiful animals, both in the pink of
condition. paraded before the stand to
contest for the $4,000 purse. The
nrst heat was dead heat, the time being
2:153. In the second heat Allerton won.
though Lobasco's nose was on the win
ner's flank as the wire was crossed. the
time being 2:134. thus lowering Lo-
bascos former record Of 2:15 In the
third heat Allerton had big lead, and
Williams started out to lower the stallion
| Allerion was doing as his msster desired.
| TOO, but at the turn he broke, and while
Williams was bringing him back to ea.th
again McHenry pushed Lobssco to the
pole and stole home in 2:174 Allerton
walking. half limping in through a mob
of bowling dervishes in 1896. 1t was a
bad break and good deal worse. Aller-
ton was speedy enough. The quarters
were "a. 1:O7. 1894. The time was
reduced on the fhree-auarter post in
every heat just past the post the break
was made.
| AS soon rs he could reach the stand
Willisms asked to draw Allerton. He
stated that the horse had struck himself
in masking the turn, and that a tendon on
the inside of his right hind leg was badly
strains d. 30 that another heat with him
was out of the question. The suffering
horse was taken 10 the barn and work on
his injury was commenced. Hot appli-
cations and lotions we're applied to re-
duce the Inflammation as speedily as pos
sible. and it Wa: hoped to bring him out
bu: for the present he was laid up. A
committee of judges went to look at him
| and make a report to the officials OF the
course. The horse was evidently suffer
| ing good deal. Much of the time he
bore his weight on his other legs and
eased the injured one altogether. The
| real nature of the injury could hardly be
old; whether the animal would be COM
PEELED TO retire from the course or wheth-
! er he was only laid on the shelf for a
short time 1t is hoped the lat
ter is the case. Allerton has
been in as bad shape before
and Williams has brought him out of it,
and this thing it is hoped he will dc
again. Subsequently the starter an
no unced that Mr.. McHenry would drive
Lobasco over the course in a walk -ovel
for first money. The mile WAS finished
IN 3:213.
The third race-the $50 clsss-for g
purse of 81. 500, was won by Utility. the
best time being 1924.
Between the first and second heats OF
the $50 race. McHenry parsded Del
march in a trotting buggy. Delmarch
has record of 2:113. being faster time
than made by any other stallion in the
world in rUce.
Last evening occurred the grand land
parade in Davenport. The streets were
brilliantly illuminated. and the pageant.
which was a gorgeous affair. witnessed
by thousands of people.