Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-12-09
ARTICLE OF AGREEMENT.
RFHNToR ANDUrF


OF an agreement this day entered INTO between
Frederick Fogle Of the one par, and Philip Fisher
Of the other part, fixing the terms, st'PuiauOns,
conditions. &c. fthe race 10 bc ran between SAID
Fogies stud horse Surprise, bought by him OF
John McIure and Jones e. Rose horse Oscar
now standing for mares at the Beech bottom ~
Brooke county Virginia. The belts one thousand
dollars a side The sad Iogle bets one thousand
dollars that his said stud horse Surprise Wih Oeat
the said Stud horse Oscar, m the race TO be run MS
after named and said Fisher bets one thousand
dollars that the said horse Oscar will beat the said
horse Surprise IN the race so TO be rn-and each
Marty agrees that IT he loses he will pay TO the
other tic said one thousand dollars. Five hnn-
Jro1 dollars is 90 De paid down by each party as
forfeit bv paying the same INTO the hanoS OF NJ
Nelson n p Jacob 10 be paid over as alter speci-
6eJ The race is 90 be four mikes aud repeat that
Ia the winning horse is 20 take Two meats oul OF
three unless the other is dlstanced. ne distance
is TO be forty rods And the race 20 2e rIq accor-
ding 90 the rules regulations &C %, '"e I" eN'e u
Association for the Improvement OF the breed OF
borses "a coDv of which rules, regulations &C. Is
hereto ,pneysd and made part Of tins agreement
NE otber five hundred dollars of each party Is by
.l. ,..rt,. IN be Maid INTO the hands OF SAID Nelson
q Iscob ten DAYS before the race, Gnd u elher
sIau fl so 10 put up the said S5OO ten days
80 an. race the first sou dollars Is forfeited
,r,5 s,;l Nelson g. Jacob are I'D that case 10 pay
tbe same 10 the party putting up OF oheunS 10 put
nm bis other 500. If either party shdli decline
running the said race he Is n '"' C'se 10 .oI'eiC
the said $500 so first put mp N'u uPo" "IucG oil
slch refal or declining so 10 run I''e sa'u '1coo "
Nelson are TO pay to uie 9"''J ''''
SAID $500 so now put up ~, mi. L.. NJ
Vbg race is 10 be run on the lUth Gay Oh Nov
,,t ~ 10 o'clock on a tract or course 10 De made
- - 60 i,,,t two miles below Wheeling on
a., - or.ned By Arthur Carter aud now IA
ooscos.ioD of Henry EchOls ana DINERS
his understood that each horse Is 10 carry q
kefcb that is rider of such weight as either par
PH,s HT THREE Of the following gentlemen to
D. l,ctbe race: Judge CALDWELL John Nc
~ ~. ,,o,ei Snrirc. Alexander Mitchell, james
IT -, Moses W Chaplne, Moses L. Good,
a. -, Tobn Mcdowell ofSteubenviIle, WIN
-. ~ Rroolze co.. or John Z. Campbell OF
/ WI t,,r,b Should IL so happen mat 40 three oil
/ 49, ,snflenen shall agree TO act as Juosesi men
/ o,rb Marty are 90 name some one w ~. &c
willing 10 act as Judge, under pam ~
sail $500 first put lupI and me wv - -
/ =. lien and designated are 10 chOoso '"'IU
~ ,-b;rb three persons 50 fixed upon are 10
le's'l qbe indgcs are TO do all things usual
/ "o ,,,,sioDs. and are TO determine ana au-
( u' sUo' t;lL horse Is the winner, ana theituPOi
J'1s-.4 I1r,b and Nelson are TO hand over 10
~ ,,-,.ssti,l party the said S2OJO ,, hell Jug
| 'iio say 10 FINAL and conclusive. L he4 are d'Su
-, etcrrine ans and all disputes anu 70 s1y
u 49,. - been a forfeiture and each parry d
ther lo' o .s by and perform the Judgment or
I[SS 5u a determination of said judges ob d.
DER lam a' - 10 act fairly in all things and eaoh d
-rees that his rider s.Iall net t"'y' 1''Ol''s ~
\ s,id rules, regulations &C .l..;s o,cb r,,r.
The first $1,000 is paid cow ~; fgs hundred
y I1s (trtoess their hands aad seals tbs Vu'
/ dsy of June, 1870 ,-----,