Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-02
1T WAS SUPERB
Jockey Club Meeting
LIS a Go.
Fine Racing Marks
the First Day.
The Three FavOrlto9
Are Beaten
And Only One SURF
Thing Wins Out.
The BOOkfes Knocked
Out OF Time.
Pagan. Gorilla and
Uncertainty,
With Lady Pulsifer,
the Winners.
A SDlendid Day Of Excifinw
With Lady Pulsifer,
the Winners.
A Splendid Day Of Exciting
Sport on the Kent
Track IT oday's
Program.

To Pagan belongs the honor Of via
ming the fret race in the Jockey cluhsf
series.
One favorite and three dark horsss
captured the prizes.
Friday may be an unlucky day on
which 10 be hanged; bat yesterday'o
events demonstrated the fact that it's .
mighty good day TO inaugurate series
OF running races. -Four more interest,"
ing and exciting races were never run in
Michigan than those at the Kent track
yesterday afternoon.
Circumstances were somewhat against
the meeting too; but fate and fortune
smiled IA spite of apparent reverses.
The weather was just . little raw--not
apparent perhaps TO . person walking
up the street; but very noticeable 70
one who wasn't constantly in motions
and 10 horse that was expected 70
strain every nerve and muscle TO shoot
under the wire ahead OF . rival.
An Eathasiasssc crewa.
The crowd that gathered at the
grounds was not . large one. but II was
as enthusiastic an aggregation Of horse
fancying humanity as ever collected in
Grand Rapids. As rule it cheero1
and was happy. no matter what horse
won. The only reason II didn't cheer
oftener was because lt didn't always
know when 10 cheer. but sts heart WAS
IN the right place and Il wac always
willing TO do the proper thing - the
right time II somebody would only fur
nish the cue. IL wasn't q "sporfy"
crowd either. The ''dead game tough
WAS not there 20 any remarkable ex-
tent, and when he was there he de-
voted much time 10 mindlng bic own
business. At O'Clock there were about
q thousand persons IN the grand stand
including q goodly sprinkling Of thO
fsirer portion OF humanity.
The track WAS IN bang up shape. Thu
stretch was little heavy, bat Il had
, been narrowed and worked down nntii
IL was in fair condition with the eroep-
ton of perhaps haif furiong. several
Hat sprintefs and crack k-s-lacks' were
in training on the courec. and the
crowd watched their movements with
a great deal Of interest and induieed "a
an equal amonnt Of "unhossy' talk
about them.
THE Fun sssrss Up.
At two O'Clock wurzbufg A Bronson'e
baud took their places in The grand
stand and lvened up the affair by play
| ing IN ankee Doodle and "pis,e, ard
the pool sellers took advantage Of lie
music 10 work up considerable enthus~
lssm among the crowds.
| AT ten minutes past two r. y. IAu-
Isff "a
we're 90 ride IN the fret race; and fev
minutes sfterwsrd .. ~. Woodruff and
l.. ~. Hsscsli, the judees ascended the
stairway 20 the little bos and the FRA
race Was called up. In few msnut<o
Reean pulled up Lemon Blo>som ~
front OF the stand aud saiuted the
| iudeee. e. " Peftenesll and X. McCaDn
the starters were stationed half way -
the turn, Il fpinR q seven fuflong fsoo.
Bessie Bryce hsd been scratched fof
the first race. bus ~ z.s0 the otheu
were 81 the ecrstch ready for the words
| They scored and started. but the dnk
wae not dropped and tire fsep ven
! called back. The second attempt ~
no better. CsfIaD snd Wildwood faii-
ing 10 gel away The third start ~
! spccessfnl, and esefyune IN t'se grand
stand yelled New they're Off, as tfso
red flag vas dropped aud the runberu
few down the conrse. The start Saa 3
| popd one and the rscers were ell well
punched Lemon Eioseofn beine sliehtlv
IN the lead. with Pagan and Jim Bunn
only half . neck behind.
ghs Fs.srfs< s~sss~.
At the eecond turn King eroe-
land had droYped behind ~ leoGt
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