The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-03
won BY ALLERSON
Game Son of Allerton Takes First
Money in $4,000 Pace at
IT, State Fair.
Races Were Closely Contested and
Finishes Brought the Specta-
tors to Their Feet.

The races must have drawn most of the |
St. Paul people on the grounds at the fair
yesterday. The large double deck stand
was crowded and the paddock in front |
was scarcely large enough to accommo-
date the overflow. The delays of the
previous day We're not present and every
thing moved with the smoothness, Of a |
Grand Circuit meet. Starter McElroy !
handled the horses splendidly and there
was not complaint on any OF the starts. |
The day was an ideal one for racing; a |
hot sun and fast track worked the horses
out to their best and cool breeze made It
comfortable for the spectators.
The program brought together two good !
fields Of well matched horses and each
heat was a race in itself; no horse having |
anything to spare In getting any of the |
positions. The fights for the positions
were as hard as for first. and each heat
was stubbornly contested from wire to !
wire. The brushes in the stretch brought |
the stand to it's feet and the yells and
cheers drowned the thud Of horses feet
as they came down the track.
AIIerson Has the Brush.
The first heat of the 2:13 pace brought
out field Of ten starters, among them In
ternational Queen. owned by M. w. Saw
age, of Minneapolis 1t was hoped she
would make a good showing, but seventh
position was the best she drew In any
heat Cassanda had the pole but went
to break at the eighth and Allerson-son
of the great Allerton-tOok the lead and
was not once headed. He was hard
pressed through the stretch by both VIM
nifred Stratton and Doctor II. but won
with just a little to spare, the mare beat
ing the Doctor half a length for the place.
The start for the second heat was
perfect one the entire field going punched
to the quarter. with AllersOn slightly In
the lead. Down the stretch Allerson and
Nervoe Il new bidder for honors, fought
foot by foot. both severely punished, but
,Allerson had the finish in him and made
good by half length. The others were
dropped at the head Of the stretch and
made pretty race for third place, Win
nifred Stratton finally getting 1T. The
time in this heat, 2:0SH, Is remarkably
good
When the horses came out for the. third
heat everyone knew it was to be a fight to
finish It was thought that third horse
would try conclusions with Allerson but
Nervole was again the contender. They
were off to beautiful start and at the
eighth Allerson was headed for the first
time in the race, NerVOle getting a small
lead. Down the back stretch they flew,
the entire field punched, each moving easy
and looking for an opportunity to take
advantage Of any false move. There was
none and it was a case Of the best horse
winning. At the half Allerson began to
move up slowly and at the three quarters
he was on even terms with Nervolo and
the prettiest race of the day on. From
the head of the stretch down 1t was a
grand struggle for the heat and race. Both
Fullager and Dean were urging their
horses with voice and whip-the stand
was it's feet calling to their choice to
r'Come on, Alerson,' ''Nervolo wins"
Nervole was firing rapidly but Dean kept
him going; Fullager, however, was not be-
hind Dean in his efforts and the last five
lengths were paced nose and nose. In the
last stride Allerson seemed to gain
strength from the encouraging shouts of
his driver and fairly lifted himself into
first place and money by the. scantest OF
inches. 1t was worth the day to see this
heat alone.
Red Roy Wins the Trot.
Claymont had the pole in the first heat
of the 2:45 trot, the second race on the
card. He was forced to break before
reaching the quarter and Harry johnson
opened up a big gap between himself ant
the others. He held a lead of eight length!
to the three quarters, where Red Ro,
moved up to try conclusions. AS the.
made the last turn toward the wire John
son, Red Roy and Anna Dillan, who hat
come up fast on the outside, Strengthened
out for home on even terms. Red Ro,
took the lead half way down and held |
to the finish, Johnson lasting long enough
to beat off the mare for the position.
In the second heat Harry Johnson agail
opened up large gap, the others trailing
along to the half. At this point they be
gan to close up and the bunch made tn
three-quarter turn together. Red Ro
had the finish In him and took the heat b
length, Johnson firing rapidly and no
getting better than fourth. Claymont an
Baby Islam had been having a hard strug
que for second place, which went to tn
former as Baby Islam made a gainin
break just before reaching the wire an
being set back to third place.
Red Roy took the lead at once in tn
third heat and held it easily to the enc
Claymont offered the only interesting fea
ture to this heat by his magnificent wor
in closing up a gap of twenty lengths los
by a stand still break just after gettin
r the word.
= Summaries.
First race Ola Daco. n,1rso nm.