Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-12
NANCY HANKS
The Speedy Little
TrOtter
Makes u Long Mile
in 100
over Il Track Two
Seconds Slow.
The Greatest Mile
Ever rrOtted.
Hal Pointer Wins
Three Straight
In Il Very Ordinary
Race.
FavOrites Win in All
the Events.
a Large Crowd Gathers
to See the SpOrt-SO-
ciety Out En- Masse.
FavOrites Win in All
the Events.
a Large Crowd Gathers
To See the SpOrt-SO-
ciety Out En- Masse.
Heavy Pools.

The greatest days racing ever seen on
ANY track was Witnessed yesterday by
AL sppreclstIve audience numbering
fully nine thousand people. They
represented the best people OF
the city. the solid business
element. The wealth end the
beauty were all there. The private
boxes and reserved seats fairly bios
somed with lovely costumes. The
starter, Frank Walker woa many
. we'll deserved compliment for his
able work. Tho decisions Of the
Judges gave general satisfaction and
everything moved with pleasing regu-
larty. aud commendible promptness.
The afternoons racing Was particular
ly brilliant, the great pacing race being
by no means the only event of interest.
The mile by Nancy Hanks must take
place as one Of the greatest miles ever
made by . trotter. To be sure II only
ties ner record made last year At Rich
mond. Ind, bu, the track yester-
day was pronounced by experienced
conservative horsemen TO be two
seconds slo~ Only three miles were
ever trotted faster than Nancy yester-
day. suno's IN 2:ost and Palo Altos
2.0Si. being over the stockton. CAL,
kite track and Maud SIS 2:0si over the
Cleveland course.
Nasey Hanks and Dobie.
Nancy Hanks was greeted with pro-
l0nged applause when she was recog-
nized, driven 10y Budd Dotie IN MS WELL
known colors, seated ln a slxty-two and
one-hslf pounds sulky, eighteen pounds
heavier than the one the mare usually
draws. She trotted a ss.c always does.
without q slgn "f q mistake. finishing
the mile without seeming To- be dls-
tressed I'm the least. She was given the
word, gong straight and true about
the center of the track. The footing
not being good near the pole, Dohle
took hss mare very wide IN the turn,
msk,ax her 20 a very long mile. she
covered the hrst quarter IN 33 seconds,
duicksnsd her pace q tsfie going down
the back stretch. was at the half IN
los, Was taken round the lower turn
very WIDE. making the three
quarter pole in 1917. Frank Starr
then came up close with the runner.
Abe Lincoln. and the game mare began
one of her famous finishes sne
lsngthensd aud qulekened her fric-
tonless stroke 10 the distance stand.
when poble began To- call or her aud
tapped her lightly with the whip.
ps.tsss OF the Year.
She responded gsmely and came
under the wire the winner OF one NJ
she xrsndest miles ever trotted, IN 900
Hat. The sudieucs fully realized the
magnificent effort they had witnessed,
and made the very rsft-rs Of the grand
stand trenaele with their applause
when the master reinsmsu returned TO
di-mount from the sulky. This - the
fastest mile trotted this year, has never
been beaten but once on q regulation
track, amt - the fsstest mile ever
trottsd ss early ss the month OF
August Nancy 10 the most prominent
esnd date FOR the crown now held by
Sunol. 2.0Si. Nancy Hanks - q small
bsy nsre sx years old and was pur-
chased from her breeder. Hart Bos-
we'll. Of Lexington. KY. last fall for
tto.po0 bv hei present owner. J Mai
caim Forbes OF ko-ton. She has never
lost rsre tld Dt- Won every fest soe
started ~ save ne. TINS vas her first
heat and her driver AID 70 up, letting
"a drop to Bonnie wimore.
Hal r-s-.er sns Dsre-t
The Hal Pointer direct race lacked
sli s'snhisnce - a contest. "a the little
black stallion hss not yes recovered
his ,,ld torn and the track being against
hns he ceait not make his great an
-
Hal Pointer vss exsctlv snited t0 the
track and be could ou'psce Direct
auv pisre n the mile. The andtenfe
was highly pleased with the aft rnoon's
entertainment. snd most Of the people
viii no DOUBT be present today 10 zee
the CREATES. event sf she meeting. the
$50 go stallion rsee.
FsEE F0s-sEL rRoT.