Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-09
GREAT WAS THE PACE
MEDIC WINS The s-YEaR-oLD


80 t@t@-<l U<tI<<t-II Ne
Driving club had spccii3ed fl.e crnn
tons under which earth snd sly should
appear yesterday The Eoefhes nsn a
Grand Haven would have faiie3 o. pro.
duoe sn,thing mors pefect thaa
gfeeted The opening u TIE Constock
Park msetiBs a ls9a The sky pzs ~
hius - robins egg and tbs ga eooied
by occ1siooai sallics of nind ncsa tAs
four cardinal points vas frhllsrafief.
The track x4s IN the Iink = condllicn.
and Ike tha thorouehtreds ehith
struggled Tor suprenlac, orex its lessl
surface. was at ~ flialer Possibly
little hard. Il uas nevertheless ~ noaf
the ideal raee track ~ horsemon 18rsly
see.
The crowd was rot large. n vas =
representative crowd. houeFef. la every
respect Tho number q persons that
passed through the tnrnsfi,os exeenifd
by several hupdrod the numher tnst "a.
tended the 9penLng day races 81 last
years meeting. They wenf b. rail. ~
street car linea and not = feH drove 70
the track over the pretty ripcr road.
with iif wealth of luKurianf ft<ciatinn
and IL delightful scenic eflecta The
hrsf train for the track p1llp1 oui a Tie
union depot al IL %. ard 81 hlRh nos1
another train Load of RAGS soers ie,s ~
the park CntS 30 trains ran efert ~.
teen minutes. The iaat iDsfaiIrcni ffDM
the depot was hauled eat ~ o'c,tck.
The train service Was excellent Ia esery
way. and the run 90 the park Is made 10
less than twenty minutes Ehe Noiih
"A 4. q ~
Is rather long and dasis cnc Sat
you don't need 10 walk L sou d-I i uifh
70. There's man there ebo nill carry
you Ia an omnibus Tor csnts, and tiEafia
cheaper than walking.
Prosnpt Call OF flaceN
The spectators yesterday evidently
had coniidence Ia the Driving clubs
announcement that the races would be-
gin promptly az ! clock. The majority
Of the race gocre we're already waiting
for the sprrt 20 begin when Starter Ne
Carthy waved his green tag ard sent
the starters 10 the post. The center
sections of the grand stand we're CON
foristly Tiled. and several hundfrd en-
thuslastic horse lovers watched ia
flyers from the enclosure along tee quar-
ter stretch The grand stand MIS- deco
rated gith coiofed buntifs. and the
stars and stripes foated irpln the hag.
afaffs. There was al aheence cf hrii.
liant race toilets ia the grand stand and
the boxcs Only small portion 81 the
crowd was composed q representatives
OF the fair eek. Of course ths
summer girl was fbere. with
her cssol gowns and her pretty hats
There were too Few 81 her. She mani
tested an enthusiastic interest In every
race and kept her score card like an old
time patron q the turf Within the
paddock were score or - ~ car
riagcs. There wne nothing In the IA
tuEe OF an elaborate turnout The en-
thnsiasm of the crowd was kept rather
closely bottled until tho hFsi heat ln the
40 pace. when Doty pulled cut frOm
the held at the hrFf quarter add kept
the lead 10 the finish. Peter 1ohDeln
was given an ovation. The enthusiasm
broke iorno again ia the secend heat
when Lucille H. forced po;y of bis feet
in the strstch and Won IN a froiic
All la al. u wac a typical crowd az
Grand Rapids race goers The PAID i'd
missions AZ the gate we're nearly Lso0
Seen on the seass
Among the persons noticed In TIE
IfILN tAIIII MNf|s - AII|M aIftIII.u.
Gen. L. - Rutherford. James A. Grocer
os Menomlnee. I. " Spragne 81 Green-
viilc. senator Peter Doran. Charles
Wifhey. Dr. J.. q. bdie. Charles ". Wai.
klns. W. IT, Boynr. Viii NhitA A.
Stereneon - Madison. Ind. W -
Hazcn q Washington. AZ. r Burch, Mr
aud Mrs. Charles McQueuan. Randall
Hawkins. Miss Safneon q Chicago. Mna
John Bonncn. Mrs Henry Ielkiua.
George u. Sia.on. Dr.. Mrs lev
Withey. John faoilCner. IL A. Lanos
Frank iiine. Mira A. lirrcher. Charles
=. Emerson. Aaron u l)ikenan. fBf. ~
{. Brigham. John fonncii. iienry Isli.
yard. l)r Luton, )r. Ncl'befau1 FRANK
". Fekter. f'red Sasola ~ >eusyre. a..
&. Brirhfrail. Oscar Welis \. ~ Nan
Ncss, Niss Mamie Hickie. fred A. MAY
nari. General Heath. Jpd0t J. B bic
MaboiI. Harry Lonc. John heiiy, Frank
Noble. u. a. CroU, kii Harringtan. Ira
smith a Detroit J. T. sianas. hrs.
John 4. Collins nrs II J. Lower, q
Howard CITY. Mrs- MiBrie Wells. Nill
Gonn. DR. ~ - FrecrHa1. j. q. Mat
thcws Fred fanchion. Nilfam a "a.
teum. Geofre =. Emton a AeN1yra
Among the prominent hnrnemea occo.
p5ing seats in the box ~efe. samuel A.
BroNus % Kalamazoo. ,. e. Df3o q
Jackson. Prank ljickty - Asrshaii.
John Corrirar ~ N1aaokea. II ~ lien
~ uf Harrievlile IA. J & SI.sN -
1nclaon and John (sreporr ~ Dfftaf