The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-09
BUFFALO,.
The Races.

third DAY o. the races, tnere Was at
immense attendance, $4,000 more peo
pie being present than on yesterday. A
stiff breeze was blowing from the lake
The track was good and a fine day
sport was had. .z
The first race was for a. purse o
$500, for horses five years old ant
under, $500 to the first horse, 5000 Z
the second. TIN the pools Gold Dus
was the favorite, selling at 100, Lady
Maud 80 and the field rs. There were
five starters, Lady Maud having the
pole, Tommy second, Vanity Fax
third, Gold Dust and Mary Il. on the
outside. The horses got away on the
fourth attempt, Gold Dust leading and
Mary II. second. Lady Maud grsdu.
ally drew away from the rest and al
the quarter pole was six lengths ahead
Mary H. second, Gold Dust third. Be
tween the quarter and half mile Lady
Maud increased the distance to twelve
lengths without a skip. Mary H. hold
ing the second place, Gold Dust third
with Tommy and Vanity Fair about an
even fourth. The driver of Lady Maud
held her in between the halt and three
quarter pole. At the three-qusrter pole
she was three lengths ahead, Gold Dust
second, Vanity Fair third. Lady Maud
came home the winner Of the heat in
2:29b, Gold Dust second, two lengths
behind, Vanity FAIR third, Mary II.
fourth and Tommy ten lengths behind
the winner.
Previous to the second heat Lady
Maud was the fsvorite, selling against
the field The horses got the word on
the second start and at the quarter pole
Lady Maud was FIVE lengths ahead
Gold Dust second, Tommy third. Mary
H. fourth. Between the half and last
quarter Gold Dust broke badly but lost
no ground, and at the three.qusrter
pole Lady Maud was three lengths
ahead, Mary H. and Tommy having
exchanged places. On the last turn
Gold Dust went wild again and Mary
H. seized his place, with Tommy close
behind her, Lady Maud winning the
heat in 2:2li. Vanity Fair was dis
tanced oy hopeless breaking.
No pools sold on the third heat, Lady
Maud being the favorite by immense
odds. The horses got off well, Tommy
slightly in advance, but he lost it on
the first quarter, when Lady NJ. led by
three lengths, Gold Dsst second, Mary
II. third and Tommy fourth. This po,
sition was maintained to the wire, which
was crossed by Lady Maud without
urging in 2::27i, winning the heat and
race.
The second race, for q purse OF $40,
900, was for horses that have never
trotted better than 2.30, 5000 for the
fret, $2500 for the second, $l50Ofor the
third and $1,000 to the fourth. For this
purse there were ten starters. Gszelle
sold for 500 even against the field. In
the first neat the horses got away after
eleven trials. Dan Mace drove Kilburu
Jim, who passed the quarter pole first
Dennis second, Annie THIRD. Advance
fourth. At the balfmile pole Annie
had passed Dennis and was second, with
Advance length behind, Dennis being
adrift, badly breaking. At the three
quarter pole Kilburh Jim led by sis
lengths. Dennis had been reserved and
was followed by AdYence two lengths
behind. Mace now pulled Jim down
to an easy trot, coming home without
interruption in 2:25; Advances second
by three lengths, and EImore four
lengths. Gazelle, the fsvorite, was the
tenth and last horse. having made q
fine running heat. Jim's time TO the
quarter pole was 35 seconds, half-mile
lis, aud the heat, 2:25.
Second heat-Previous to the heat
Jim brought 100 against 50. Denni:
was drawn, being sick. The judge,
here charged Gszelle and her driver
by general request Of her hackers
against pulling. Bud Doble, whose
appearance behind Gazelle, in a degree
restored confidence in the fayorite. o.
the second attempt the horses got g
pretty good start, Mace sending jim
away from the rest followed by Advance
Annie third, Gszelle fourth. On the
back stretch Gazelle did some I'm,
trotting, and by a magnificent spur
Topped Annie's wheel, and at the three
quarter pole bad taken the second plac,
from her. Advance having made bac
break, the horses finished in their posi-
tion-Jim leading by two lengths
Gazelle second, Jennie third, Elmor,
fourth and Advance fifth. The backerl
of Jim were wild with excitement
especially at the announcement made
by the judges that he had trotted tn,
heat in 2:23.
! Up to this heat the impression haC
been that Gazelle was a shoddy horse
entered by the owner Of Irony, who car
ried off the honors yesterday, trottinl
thrse-quarters Of a mile at the rate o
q mile 10 2.l4.
Third hest-Ella Wilson was drawn
The horses had sn even send of. Kill
burn Jim tapped Gszelle at the frs
quarter, with Advance third, Barney
fourth and EImore fifth. From here Il
the half mile pole Jim and Gszell,
trotted neck-spd-neck, but Gazell'
could not hold her place, and was twc
lengths behind when they came to tn,
three-quarter pole, Elmore being thirC
aue Barney fourth. On the b0m,
stretch Doble applied the lash vigor'
ouslJ, but only succeeded in breaking
thereby allowing Elmore TO take tb,
second position, with Kilburn Jim a
\ the head and winner Of the race. Time
226i.
Iii. estimated that 10000 change
hands on the result Of this race.
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