The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-02
...By...
PAUL II.
BRUSKE.

| the money. He accordingly entered
him I'm the 225 trot at the June
Chatham meeting and was distanced
in 1880 IL or words To that effect, III
a race which was won by Queen J.,
mare Frank q. had repeatedly beat
EN- In the fun events at Detroit.
Mr.. Grapentein was naturally DIT
! sore and didn't spend much time that
day or the next round the stall OF his
disgraced fayorite. leaving the trotter
In charge OF Chatham swipe named
Gus Smith, who had been picked up
for the occasion
Smith. II appears. is well known
village character and stable row soon
gossiped over the affection which had
sprung up In his heart for the trotter.
The other Detroters al the meeting
eventually heard OF the situation. One
of them thought IL offered the opening
for practical joke.
With all the dignity for which he is
famous locally. Otto Luttermoser
walked out TO Frank g. stall and adj
dressed the Negro who was proudly
on guard.
I've fred the bum driver thai had
this horse In yesterdays race. said
he. and | want To try you out Take
him out and work him three good
miles"
Then the Detroiters gathered round
Mr. Grapentein and watched for the
moment he would tumble To the fact
that his idol that he supposed was
resting quietly in his stall. was speed
ing round the track with a swips at
! the helm.
! Frank G.. had made several hectic
trips round the half-mile ring before
/ his owner got next" When Mr..
Grapentein did tumble, the horse had
shifted from the trot To the pace and
was going like scared deer.
7 Grapentein rushed out on the track
and tried TO stop the procession which
he succeeded In doing after couple
more laps had been torn OF. OF course.
the swipe Indignantly explained that
the boss" had told him to work the
horse. He grew eloquent over Frank
! G.'s speed and exhibited a stopwatch.
the hand of which was still in motion.
as proof that repeated quarters in 80
seconds had been negotiated.
! Mr.. Grapentein finally gave it up.
! headed a party for the bar and that
night disposed of Frank G.. to u Chat
ham hotel man who Immediately turn
ed him over to the Negro to train.
Now that Myron w Townsend for
merly OF Boston. ST Louis and Mar
| shall. Mich. and famous the man
| who proclaimed John l.. sullivan a
! more serv!Ceable citizen than George
/ Washington. has taken the sporting
| chair or the Indianapolis star. We can
| confidently predict for the benefit OF
! our American association friends.
campaign In which excitement and nov
city VIII be more than extraordinarily
! rife.
! Between the Negro boxers. the South
| African sprinters. the Indian runners
| and football players. the Australian
pean wrestlefs and the Cuban ball
players. the white race In America Is
getting some terrific bumps in sport
ing prestige this winter.
Great alarm Ia manifested at the
| tracks where racing is sim I'm pro
| grcss. over the exodus OF star jockeys
TO Europe. How we shall miss those
wizards OF the saddle az Windsor next
| year.
With two years in which to think IL
over one may be pardoned wondering
| able To get together and offer some
| reasonable rental price. rather than
face the responsibility OF closing out
the property or spending the money TO
improve IL?
| As usual news OF 1.-The excellence Of
Detroits skating rihks is followed by