Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-29
YEAR OF BIG MONEY
For the Trotting Horse Races
and Men
SPLENDID PURSES OFFERED
In the Nosthwesfero cireuit-Secsetary
Bronson Enthnsaastic Tim Ncsters
Political Prastle-- Hotel News.

George Bronson of Cambridge City.
Indiana, Secretary of the Western
Trotung circuit. Was at the Morton
yesterday. "rbs viii Ice the greatest
season in trotting circles the country
has ever seen," he said yesterday.
1.-The Western circuit, OF which Grand
Rapids Is member. will hang mp
ESQ. 900 IN purses. The greatest amount
ever before hung up wss $zSo.eoo.
That was by the National circuit.
al was up TO look al your track this
morning. That track has one of the
best locations of any track in the
country. II half the money were spent
on that track that has been speat on
half Of the other tracks IN the country.
il would be out OF slght. The general
lay of the track couldn't be improved.
''Do you expect 10 see any records
broken this year." inquired the re-
porter.
ANY broken? Why. shouldn't be
surprised If every blessed one of them
were smashed into innniieslmal splia-
tiers. Some of the greatest trottlng the
world has ever seen will be done dur
ing the coming season, and 2:osi
won't 60 this year. II is alto
gether too slow. You will see
Nancy Hanks, Delmarch, Nelson,
or Alierton smash that as soon as the
season gets well under way. shouldn't
be surprised ii two or three OF them
equaled or surpassed II. ldon'texpect
TO see the two-year-old record broken.
think Arion has done the best that
any two-year old can do Just now; but
still l shouldn't he overcome If his
record was broken. Speaking of Arlon,
don't believe there Is three seconds
between him and Monbsrs. OF course
his record is much faster, but look
at the different circumstances under
which they were made. Arion made
his when the track was just right, the
sun and mud inst right and he him.
self was feeling IN first class condition.
Monbars trotted whenever he was ad-
verused to trot, regardless OF how he
felt or how his driver felt or the con-
dItIon of the track.
honbars Would Hustle Him.
In strong, let out race, Monbars
would make the California wonder rat
tie the clay mighty fast 10 come IN
ahead.
think horse trottIug is bound TO be
more popular every year. There is a
better class of men taking hold of it
than ever before, men who have money
and who are interested In seeing fast
horscs trained. They don't care 90
much about the profits of the horse
business rs they do about having good
horses. The gambling fraternity Is
being driven ont OF morse trotting and
into racing. Horse racing Is essentially
4 gambling institution. II exists only
for the cake OF giving. men something
to bet on. 1t is fast gambling. Ii
doesn't take long to run heat, and
money car change often. There 10 no
beauty, no pleasure and no merit IN
horse racing. Horse trotting is some-
thing TO admire; but a running match
is only an unscientific exhibition OF
mere speed"
Speaking of the kte-shaped track,
Mr.. Bronson SAID: "You MAY rest as
sured that the trotting done this year
will be mainly on regulation tracks.
Horsemen as class are not bowling
enthusiasts on the subject of kite
shaped tracks. The public don't like
them, and so you may rest assured that
the kite-shaped track will not be In 1t.
On n kite-shaped track you see the
horses only when they start and when
they come under the wire. The rest OF
the race is lost. When man goes 10
race he wants to sec the horses trot. IL
isn't especially satisfying To see them
score and never get another glimpse of
them until they are at the wire again.
Beeldes the tracks are dangerous. |
believe there were forty-cight collisions
Mt Independence last year. 1t is
practically impossible to keep them
from running INTO each other on the
small end of the track"