The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-17
SATURDAYS RAcEs.-A very large

SATURDAYS RAcEs.-A very large
crowd attended the races Saturday.
Quite a number OF ladies were in at
tendance, adding grace and beauty by
their presence.
The first race was mile dash. There
were three entries though but two
horses started, Billy Malloy and Lucy
P. The start was a beautiful one, and
the first half mile was so closely con-
tested that it was impossible to tell
which would be the victor Lucy lead
out the first half mile in SO seconds.
As they turned to 60 the second half
mile, Lucy flew the track and started
for the stable. The Malloy horses
rider thinking it was half mile race,
stopped and would have come back,
but for the yelling of the crowd at him
to 90 ahead. He was near the three
quarter pole before Lucy P was got
back on the track. As matter Of
course Billy won the race, distancing
Lucy in 2:l6.
The second race was a trot OF mile
heats, three in five. For it there were
three entries, Scroggins, William and
Sorrel Dan. Dan, although a splendid
horse, thought he had no business
going against two such flyers, so he
kept out of it, leaving the race between
, the two first named. Scroggins had
been selling first in the pools, the
sports investing on him largely,
although it was known that William
had record well down in the thirties.
The two first heats were well contested.
Scroggins won the first heat in 1891,
and William the second in 2:3I. In
our judgment, although we are great
admirer of Scroggins, William can out
foot him all the time, and can trot all
round him, as the boys say.
After the second heat change came
o er the spirit Of Williams dream. We
don't know that lie got more money for
throwing the race than he could by
winning the purse, but it looked very
much like it, and half convinced us
that Cor ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain a jockey can discount a
heather Chinee. When a horse that
has as fine staying qualities as. William
has, wins heat in 2:37 and wins a Sc
cond in DAP, and then loses in 246 and
2:42, we have our opinion about its
being "a square thing" We don't tell
what that opinion is, for we might be
doing some one wrong, but still we
have our opinion.
The following is the summary OF this
race, if race it ought to be called:
Scr0gglns......''''''''''' ! J
Time: 2:S0H l:37; pa; 2:IO; 2:i2.
The third race was running race,
mile heats, three in five. For it there
were entered Belle Price Bayswater,
Lady Owen, Jim Burley and Glencoe.
As a matter of course Bayswater didn' t
start; neither did Lady Owen. Bays
water hasn't been in condition to start
since the first day Of the meeting He
was thrown in to get suckers to buy
him in the pools as one Of the field
against Belle Price. Then his name
was drawn, and the person who bought
the pool, expecting him to 20, would
have no showing at all to win. But
such things will happen, and may be
all right
Belle Price, jim Burley and Glencoe
started in good shape. The race was.
as everybody anticipated, Belle Price s
from the start She won the first heat
in l:j7i; 200 and l:jG.
In the second heat Glencoe made a
splendid dash Cor the second money,
passing Jim Burley and making his
friends shout again because Of his sue.
cess. In the third heat Burley and
Belle Price had sharp contest OF it Tor
a half mile, Glencoe keeping we'll up, a
good third. AS they passed for the
second half mile Glencoe challenged
Bulley for his place, and would not be
shaken off, Before they passed the
three. quarter pole the gallant Glencoe
was in the second place and chasing
Belle, making her foot it right lively to
maintain her precedence. He came in
close after the fleetfooted damsel, amid
the cheers Of all who saw it. We ap-
pend the summary:
Belle Price.....-....................
IlcHcoe........'. %
Jim Burley. )
Time: l:5114 2:OO; l:56.