The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-19
The International Race Excitement
News Too Good 10 be True-"A BET
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A telegram was received in Pittsburg
Yesterday afternoon from the city of New
York to the effect that James Hamill, the
! American Champion, had won both OF
the scu1ling matches which took place
between him and James Kelley, the
English champion, on the river Tyne, on
the 4th instant. This intelligence was
so decidedly contrary to that received
Der steamer Nova Scotia" on the 9TH
! inst. i that thousands hailed the news
with demonstrations of the widest joy.
This was to be expected for the reason
that Hamll not only represented this
country, but he is citizen of Plttsburg
| and is held in high esteem by those who
enjoy his acquaintance, and is regarded
generally as a straight forward business
4 man, of indomitable and unquestionable
pluck. The dispatch referred to read as
follows. rsoi $3.50 ~ a- ... ..lr-
To John " PiHock, Fifth Street
LATEST BY STEAMER PREMIER >
Hamill won both races. Purser OF
sNova ScotianY bribed to give contra
ry report betting dodge. ' M
The foregoing was received by Mr.
Pittock IN good faith, from source he
deemed perfectly reliable, and with
commendsble Zeal he gave the public
the benefit of it by placing copy there
of upon, his bulletin board, which was
Instantly surrounded by hundreds Of
persons who gobbled up the news with a
single breath, and then scattered IN
every conceivable direction to circulate
the welcome intelligence to Their friends.
Those who had bets pending upon the
resultant their name is Legion-be-
came greatly excited The friends of
the Englishman dropped their feathers,
while those of Hamill gave vent to most
positive declarations of their confidence
| in the certainty Of his having won the
races, and won their bets for them in the
bargain. The neighborhood of Fifth
| and Smithfield streets was crowded with
IN overjoyed multitude WHO sounded the
| praise of the bold American With every
! breath. Fresh bets are said TO have
been made by several parties before the
news became generally known, but to
| what extent we have not learned. But
n change suddenly and unexpectedly
came over the spirit of their anticipa-
tions. Somebody who entertained a high
regard for strict PUNCTUATION and
! the probable meaning of language, re-
! vealed the fact that the intention OF the
dispatch given above, though nearly as
plain as the nose of mans face, had
been generally miscoustrued. BY plac
ing period after the word report, and
beginning the next brief sentence OF
two words with capital letter, the
truth of the matter was made apparent
at once Betting dodge :" and so the
word few IN every direction Betting
dodge" The community were sold"
and many of their number to the tame of
their "greenhacks, if what we have
heard be true. -....
This was confirmed by telegraphic
dispatch posted upon the bulletin boards
of the Commercial office, as follows:
| Nothing further of the race" d..
1t is proper to cay that no one Was
more deceived by the telegram than the
| gentleman to whom it was sent. He be-
lieved in its authenticity, and with the
best motive give it to the public. He is
sued no extra" of his sprightly Leoder,
being content to take the. lead in quiet
way, so that since the whole story has
| turned out to- be a fabrication on the
| part of those who sent it to Pitts burgh,
| it will, of course, be treated as ii huge
| Joke, and those who fell to betting on
the strength of it will have TO brlr good
humored1y the significant smiles aud al
luSionS of their friends for few days to
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