The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-05
Largo Attendance from Town ana
Country. .g. 7 ll. ..
Iateres. b the Raees InereaslnE.
Sunshine Wins the Running Raee
Lazy MlteheII, the TrOt, his.
tAnOIng the Field,

try though exceedingly fond OF hora(
racing don't like to be kept away from
home o. nights, and they were lament.
ing pretty freely yesterday that matter
had not been 80 arranged as to allow
them to come In In the morning ant
get back home before nIghtfall. I
hereafter that arrangement could bC
effected II would probably result in l
LARGELY increased attendance from Thu
rural districts, and put more money In
Mr., RaynoldB' pocket. But this by the
way.
It was no doubt q qualification tc
many TO see the number Of ladies In
the grand stand larger than on the pre-
vlous day, and we are quite sure thai
they (the ladIes) were pleased with
what they saw. To-day let them turn
out In still larger force, and let The
general attendance, too, be larger, az
the races for this afternoon are Of spe-
clal interest. Yankee Sam, the PAGER,
will be on the track.
For the running race, mile heats, 8 In
8, 90 pounds up, for 0 purse Of 800
there was fret the speedy little mare
Sunshine, who so calamity contested
the honors with Betsey West the day
before; Emma Graham, o dark brown,
Of very trlm build, and Kit, o llRhi
bay. ,. IU =
At three O'Clock time was called, and
the horses came up for the start very
eager to 90, the chestnut particularly
so. At last they got away, the chestnut
having the pole, Emma Graham next
and Kit on the outside, Emma little
In advance. Down the first q uarter she
increased her lead slightly, and con.
tinned to slowly widen her distance un.
I'll at the half mile she was fully three
lengths ahead. Racing round the up.
per turn the second time, the chestnut
gained slightly and maintained her DO.
sition down the back stretch. Euter-
ing the home stretch she crept grad ual.
ly up on Emma who bounded across
the score, only length ahead, In 1.56I<;
Kit far In the rear. ,'A 10 -
Second Hedt.-Kit having been with.
drawn, Graham and Sunshine ran the
heat by themselves, and q beautiful
one 1t was. The send of was as good
as could be desired, both horses having
their footing, and their noses crossing
the score at precisely the same instant
OF time. The running the first time
round was very exciting, the specta-
tors cheering wildly a. the two horses
sped aide by side down the back stretch,
round the lower turn and up the home
stretch, making the half mile In exact.
~ the same time. Bot entering the
stretch the second time Emma's wind
began 10 fall and she dropped OF slight.
~. The chestnut. then drew slowly
ahead and on entering the lower turn
showed daylight behind her. Coming up
the home stretch the chestnut lncreas-
ed her lead, winning the heat In l: 54N,
As was done the day before, In order
to save time, the interval between the
second and third heats, was occupied
by the lrottlng horses, four In number:
Maid Of the Mist, Lady Mitchell, on
the track Wednesday, sorrel pelding.
No Name, and the bay mare Ellen.
wood. A great deal OF interest was
manifested In regard to The result OF
this race, as the gelding and the
Mitchell mare had met before. The
sorrel was the favorite In the pools.
In choosing for position the Maid OF
the Mist got the pole, the geldinR
second, Fleetwood third, and Mitchell
on the outside. This position was af-
forwards changed with respect to Ellen.
wood and Mitchell, the latter coming
up third as the other mare insisted on
keeping from twenty to thirty yards In
the rear In the attempt to start.
After several unsuccessful attempls
to get away the word was given and the
Lady Immediately forged ahead, Az
the upper turn, however, the sorrel
took u lead, closely followed BY the
Maid. But going down the back stretch
the latter broke up and the Mitchell
shot ahead OF her. Rounding the low i.
er turn the sorrel, in'the lead, went of
his feet and appeared 10 be difficult 10
manage, the cause OF which was re.
vealed ~ galloplng, he passed the half
mile with martingal flying loose from
his jaw. The position OF the horses
was now as follows: the Mitchell ahead,
the geldiDg next, the Maid third and
Fleetwood last, behaving badly, The
Mitchell now increased her lead at every
stride and the cry went up "She viii
distance the field" On she CAME
ever widening the gap, the other horses
vainly struggling In the rear, and as
she ueared the score her driver, to make
sure OF his advantage, piled the whip
vigorously. Down went the flags and
up rose q pretty excitement, The
friends and hackers OF the horses
crowded round the judges stand; one
set shouting that there was no distance;
the other asserting With equal yehe.
mence that there was. Bets were offer.
I'd freely on both sides OF the question.
but we didn't see any takers, FINALLY
the judges, who under the oircum.
stances had a very delicate task to mar
form, decided that the bay mare had
won the heat and the race, the other
horses being ruled out. Time, 2:5ON,
The decision OF the judges was not
received favorably by large portion OF
those Interested, and the consequent
murmurs, II not loud, were deep. But
men soon accept the Inevitable and HE
tires Of wrath were apparently quench~
cd when time had come around for the
running horses to 60 on the ~ :
Third Redt.-At the FIRST trial both
horses got away about even, Graham
forged ahead by q neck but the CHEST
nut soon regained her ground, and at
the lower end OF the back stretch waH n
length, ahead. This lead was InoreS ssd
by the time the half mile was
made, and the two horses occupied the
same relative position, with slight va.
riatiOns,All round. Coming up the home
stretch Emma's rider piled The lash
vigorously In q desperate ATTEMPT to
take the lead. All. wouldn't do. nov.
ever. Little "PInk and WhIte' rode his
horse too well and carried her across
the score in l.60; Graham about a
length and a half behind straIning
every nerve. -..0......,
Fourth Heat. The frat attempt 10
get away was failure. The second
trial, however, resulted In an even send
of, the chestnut gaining Il neck on the
first quarter. On tho back stretnh
Emma fell behind length, At the
halfmile the two horses, doing their
utmost, occupied the same relative no.
sltions. Going round the second time
the brown mare tagged and lost GROUND, .
and came In seven Tr eight lengths be.
hind allowing Sunshine to win Inc heat
and the race In l:5S. -
.r...s-....s aBUMMARY, .
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