Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-06-25

TnE New York Clipper, sporting papcr0
coming to hand yesterday, has an article upon
the late race on Long Island, between Flora
Temple and Princess, the unexpected event of
which was noted in our telegrnphic columns the
other morning. There was ''foul play" of
course. The editor of the Clipper asks:
What are the fnctsp Why, where two of the
aeetest trotters in the world are pitted togeth'
eli. sit is but fair TO presume that uncommon fast
time should have been made, yet the pace was
moderate aud Princess, it appears, was pur-
posely held in, when, had she been wanted, she
could have gone to the fore like streak 1t
was not on the cards tor her 10 win on s'.aE uay;
and the well prepared arrangements entered
into on making, OF soon after making the match,
were faithfully carried out to the letter.
He also submits this communication:
EDITOR OF TIE CLIPPER-Denr Sir:-I heard
a sporting gentleman declare on the course be-
fore Flora Temple and Princess started, that he
would not rob any man of his money by bet
ting on the race-that it was sold thlng-that
he Enc,o it to be so, and that any odds would be
offered on Flora before the race was concluded.
One hundred to tire was, indeed, freely offered
after the first heat The same gentleman de-
clared that Princess had trotted on that same
course day or two before in presence OF near
ly all the Leading Sportsmen in this vicinity and
aaacle better time, anil repeated IL, than FGOr@
| NtttttC'
a race that people can rely upon?
ANTI CHEATING.
Concerning the murh talked about "mll''
between Heenan aud Tom Sayers, champion of
England, the Clipper has this bit of informa-
| tom
Nothing further has been done in regard to
the projected match between Sayers and Heenan
and matters remain precisely rs we have all
along stated they would. Aaron Jones is still
| in the Western country somewhere, but has
stated his intention to leave for England during
tho summer We do not know how the induce
ments held out to him to withdraw his chance
i'll favor of ITeenan have been received, but we
presume it will require weghty considerations
to prevail upon him to forfeit the $3.50 he has
already deposited for match with Saycrs.-
IIcenan is quietly awaiting his turn, disappoint.
cd at not being able to "gct on" this year, and
censurins those who made the stupid blunder
which knocked his expectations into the middle
of next year. SaycrS, i'll the meantime, is going
ahead with his matches with Brettle and the
Unknown the former fixed for September, and
the latter for November next. 1t is the impress
sion that Brctte will give master Tom pretty
tough tug, though few expect him to pull
through successfully. We look for desperate
battle, and whoever wins will not do so without
exertins himself to the utmost In fact, we
shold not oc surprised il the Sayers and Bretile
match were To prove the mos obstinate contest
that Savers has been engaged in since June,
1857. OF the Uoknown, but very little as known;
he vas produced, however; looked al; scrutl'
nized by the pMgliStiQue cognOscenti; but is
still unknown rs q fighter. II he is meant as a
bona fde customer for the champion, the pugs
arc sadly ut fault, for they cannot be made to
believe but that he is "stal-off," and
will forfeit on or before the day of battle. We
shall see.