Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-04
FUN At THE TRACK
Good Tine Being Made at the
Comstcck Course.
ABOUT sixty HORSES THERE
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training on the Coasiock park track.
and there 10 lively sssost every morning
while the drivers are ~icxgsng" the
Gotta Fog has ten horses IN his string.
and George Robins has nine. v. +. 10.
land Of 1Ssvetss City. u looking after
seven promisang yoons colts. Faislawn
Medium 10 incladcd In A. II. kortlsnd
ere list l. w. Sssley has Ave HORSES
AZ the track. aud Z. y. Harrington has
sis sisca and LilIey hsv~ ssnt up =
string FROM the Valley City stock farm.
c. O. ID. 10 among them. Tho track 10
In bang up shApe. and with the excsp-
ton at . few wAvey spots. II - fine ~
silk. The club has purchased Griffin
track planning machine. and the few bad
spots will be- worked down Assistant
Secretary Martin says the track V un.
question ably the fnest he ever saw. All
il requires - careful working down. and
it win be ~ nearly perfection as . race
track can possibly become. BY the time
for the August meeting Mr.. Martin OK.
poets TO have il faster than any other
regulation track In the country. II is
fast now, but there arc few spots that
must be planned down and worked before
il will he all that could be desired.
Good Time Made.
Some very fair time is being made by
the young thorcughbreds. Fox sent
day in IL This il q IDA Grip. He
ter in "a. This IL "a gait also. Very
fast eighths and quarters are being made
every morning
The third payments on the stake races
are being made. The purses do not
close until July "a. 1t 10 impossible to
state what horses will be entered as
nominations will not be made before
that time. Mr.. Martin 10 confident.
however. that some very Fast horses will
be entered. Nelson. who was recently
reinstated. has said that &c will come.
and bring his string. This means
that Nelson. the horse. will be here. too.
Grand Rapids has not forgotten
the beautiful stallion who tied the rec
ord on the Comstock track in 1891. and
who afterwards made the gamey contest
with Allsrton for the $4,000 stake.
Probably no horse in America 10 more
popular in Grand Rapids than Nelson.
and his advent here at any time would
pack the grand stand and paddock with
his admirers
Part OF the Salisbury string will be
here. and George Starr intends to come
with some Of his flyers.
G.. j. Hamlin has not decided
whether be will send any OF his horses
or not.
Don Leashers Visits Budd Doble.
Don j. feathers, president Of the
Driving club. returned. from Lexington
yesterday. On his way home he stopped
at Terre Haute and visited Budd Doble
"Doble has a model training stable
said Mr.. Leathers Il never saw any
thing that could equal il, and don't
believe there Is anything like IT, He
has hotel there and a complete outfit.
There are about thirty five men in his
employ. including . cook. blacksmith
and veterinary. He has a regular hotel
there. took dinner with him the other
day. The bill OF fare included chicken
soup. boiled cells. radishes. roast beef.
fresh green peas. mashed potatoes.
home made bread. Jersey butter and
cream, boiled rice pudding pie plant pie.
cheese and coffee. That Is quite lay
isn't il! Each man in Doble's employ
has his regular work to do. and no inter
ference in tolerated. ! saw him work
some Of his horses. and as he has the
cream Of the trotters and PAGERS. il is a
great sight. Belle Vera. belonging TO 8.
A. Browne 4 Co. Kalamazoo. is in great
form. and will hustle Nancy Hanks for
the trotting honors this season.
George Starts String.
Il saw George Starr working his horses.
He has great lot His training stable
and the systematic manner in which he
conducts affairs il characteristic OF his
former tutor. He has in his string the
mare La Tosca. 2:2o, which he thinks
will obtain q secord of 2:10. or better.
this season He will have Monbars
some time this month. They have an
excellent track there. and X is kept in
good condition. but in the matter OF a
good track they don't outclass us in any
way We can truly boast 81 having the
best soil that was ever put on a track.
Not pebble ~ large % q pea ever
makes iis appearance. and NO never
have IN use . machine 10 pick up the
stones. an they have 70 do on some
h..