The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-08
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FOURTH AND LAST DAY.
SorreI Gelding Victor over the
Mitchell Mare.
Pacing Race Not Finished
Two Mile TrOt Withdrawn
Because of the Snow
Storm.

Notwithstanding that Saturday wa
a raw, windy, disagreeable day, large
crowd was called out by the announce
mont that there was to be tria- o.
speed between the TIVE celebrated goer'
Lady Mitchell and the sorrel geldine
formerly called No Name, and the ex
citement was more intense and the In
terest seemed to be greater than during
any previous day of the meeting. The
race was to be square trial OF the
merits of the two animals, and no time
was kept of the race.
At about half.past 2 o'clock, after the
usual preliminary warming up" they
got off for the contest, the sorrel at the
pole and leading neck. The racing to
the quarter pole was very close, the two
passing it side by side. As they came
for the half mile the horse broke, but
was cleverly caught by his driver,
Frank Reynolds, and made the half mile
a length in advance. The mare made a
beautiful brush around the turn, but
unfortunately left her feet as she Tapped
the horse, and he led her to the score by
about sixty feet.
The pacing horses not being ready to
90 between heats, the trotters were
called up again and got away on the
first trial as close together as could be.
The mare broke as soon as she left the
score and by the time she was got down
to her work again the horse was three
or four lengths in advance. She be-
haved badly all the way round the mile
and broke up on every quarter during
the heat. The horse led her to the
score by three or four lengths.
The pacing race between the little
roam Jack Shackelford and Sorrel Jim,
to 60 as they please, seemed to excite
good deal of interest and each was first
in the pool selling as their respective
friends rallied to purchase. The horses
were called out and got away on The
second trial with Shackelford leading
slightly. For the first half mile, which
was made in Ills, the sorrel trailed be-
hind his gallant competitor but made a
brush for him as they went round the
turn for the three-quarters. Just as
his nose reached Shackelford's flank
Jim went into the air, and he never re-
covered the advantage thus given his
adversary who led him to the score by
twenty feet, in 2.37i.
The trotters were now called up for
the third heat, and on the second trial
they got good send off, the mare but
little in advance. Before reaching the
quarter pole she had opened good deal
of day light between them, and her
friends felt iubilant. The sorrel broke
as he came to the half mile, increasing
the mares chances for winning the heat.
He got to his work again after making
few skips, and seemed to go all the
better for it, The mare was behaving
beautifully and seemed to justify the
high opinion of her powers expressed
by her friends. $50 to $40 that she would
win the heat was offered without takers,
when all at once, just before reaching
the three-quarters she flew off her feet,
and before she could be gathered the
sorrel strobe to the front, winning the
heat and the race.
1t was beautiful race and CALAMITY
was it contested. We doubt if there
has been match in this country where
the chances of winning, on both sides,
were so near even. If anything, the
mare has the foot Of the horse, but it is
so slight that his honesty more than
compensates for the difference in speed.
SUMMARY.
Lady Mitchell b. Observation-Disclosures .
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