Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-30
IRON the Neu Orleans Delta of April1sl
TIE UNION RACES.
aREAr TuaEE NILE RAcE-LEcoNFTa Ac.AIN


GREAT THREE MILE EACE-LEcoNPTR AGAIN
DEFEATED.
The three mile race which was announced to
come off Yesterday between the celebrated nags
Lecompte, Pryor and Minnow, attracted an inn
mense crowd of gentlemen and ladies to the
Union Course. We have seldom seen more GU
riosity and interest manifested on race-track
For long time before the hour announced for
the race, carriages, omnibusses and vehicles of
every description were to be seen vending their
way with all the available speed to the trial
ground Of strength The track, we were sorry
TO see, was not at all in good condition, being
very heavy. Betting was pretty high before the
start amongthe respective hackers on Lecomptc
and Pryor, whilst not few seemed disposed
to risk their fortunes on Minnow.
Whenthc signal TO start was given, all three
went off in pretty good order, Leconptc taking
the inside track and Pryor having the lead
On entering the second mile Lecompte showed
in front, but only by short distance, andmain-
tained his position until minutes and $50 sec
onds, followed by Pryor, who ran good sec
ond, and Minnow, who seemed determined on
keeping company with them.
This gave additional courage to the friends of
Lecompta to back up their faTorite horse. Ac-
cordingly bets of Fifty to twenty were freely Of
fered, and we did not observe any cagcrness,
even among the knowing ones, to take t .em up.
The friends of pryor and Minnow, however did
see the result of the
SECOND HEAr.-Pryor took the lead at the
start closely followed by LecomPtc, Minnow oc-
cupyins her old position as third. At the first
quarter Lccompte, not liking his position, brush
ed up to his adversary and passed him, Minnow
still remaining close at their heels. At home
stretch of the second mile Lecompte was still
ahead, but at the half mile post of the third mile
Pryor locked with him, and they remained to-
gether for time. Turning into the home stretch,
however, Pryor seemed determined on shaking
oft his stubborn adversary, and came in winning
the heat by about length in five minutes and
591 seconds, LecOInpte running good secondhand
Minnow still third. So ended the third heat
But we now have to do with the betting men,
Pryor who was the favorite originally, now be-
came so l,nr excellence. His friends offered to
back him up at almost incredible odds. Hopes
were still entertained by the admirers of Minnow
that there were still some chances in her favor,
aud it must confessed that their hopes were not
altogether with out foundation, as she acquitted
herself right well during the two previous heats
and did not seem at all fatigued by the eXertionS
she had made
The expectancy of the crowd had now grown
into quite an excitement, and every person on
the track awaited eagerly the tapping of the
drum. At the appointed time the three horses
were again brought to the line, and looked in re-
markablc good condition. The filly seemed,
however, to have suffered least from the fatigue
of the two heats she had run. She took the lead
at the start, and kept it Mt a dashing pace for
the two first miles, Pryor occupying the second
| place, with Lecomptc not very far behind. As
they entered on the third mile Pryor's rider
thought it about time TO make him exert him
self, and urged him to brush up a little. He was
not unsuccessful. As they closed the first quar-
ter-stretcll he came up to the tilly, shot ahead,
and maintained his place until he passed the
stand, winning the race and heat by about half
length in G:12.
| The struggle between him and the FLY along
the home stretch of the last mile was one of the
most exciting VIC ever witnessed. The whip
was used freely on the mare, but to no purpose.
| Pryor had too much metal for her. 1t was gen
orally believed by parties who are posted up in
these matters that, had the track been somewhat
! lighter, she would have won the heat, and per-
haps the race.
! The race was, on the whole, one of the most
interesting We have ever seen, and although the
/ time was not the fastest record it was we
think, very good, considering the heavy state of
the track.
We subioin summary.
Gen. Thomas J. Wells CHI. h. Leeompte, by Boston,
dam, Reel. years ol y
Col. AL. Bingaman's CTeubrorck's CHI. c. Pryor, by
D. F. KenneT's h. {: Mnn"W, by Voucher, dam, Dol
pln, by Leviathan 32
| TuIKD DAY THURSDAY, April 19.--Pursc
! $780, two mile heats:
! 4. i. Bngamans Il. II. Polutdexters) eli. Mary
| Dernarn, by imp Giencnr, ont OF Marriott, a year
j. /. inlay b. T. rass Parf.s b. Wagner out oi
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