The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-21
THE RACES.
First Days Racing on the FaI
Grounds. 10.


GOOD wEATHRR-GooDA ATTENDANCE
GOOD RACES.
The fiDt day OF 3 seasons racing /
never looked forward TO- as q big day
People donot expectit. Consequently
has grown into custom to put down onl.
one or two poor races for that day; jus
enough to put the ball in motion and fur
nish an inferior entertainment for thos
who are unfortunate enough 10 attend
We say this Is the custom, but in the yer!
teeth Of this custom the managers OF th'
Island races concluded to put down three
good races for their first day, and see
they could not furnish something moI'
than second or third class amusement fol
their patrons. Consequently the attend
snce at the Fair Grounds yesterday wa
large. II the managers looked for q large
crowd then they put their expectation
higher than they had any right to, for W
will venture the assertion that no fins
day at any races on the Island was evel
before 80 well attended. -. .saa
Tho weather yesterday was all tina
could be desired, for, while 1t was warm
it was not so disagreeably hot as TO rendeI
1t a torture instead ola pleasure to look a
the races. II the weather continues as
good to-day and tomorrow, VIC may ex-
pect to see such crowds at the Fail
Grounds as were never before seen there
OF course the races Of to-day and TO
morrow attract more attention than did
those Of yesterday, as there are better
horses entered and more money Is a.
stake. Some Of the races promise to bt
very close and exciting, and there is nc
doubt but what much money will change
hAndE on the result
The pool selling yesterday was almost
a failure, and was entirely confined to one
race, the first. In that race Belle Berke-
ley sold for IS, and the field at 50, e, and
even Gs low as 81.
About hall past ten o'clock the Great
Western Band made their appearance and
took their places in the stand in the cen
ire Of the grounds, discoursing the while
some oil their enchanting music. This
was the general signal Tor rush TO the
main stand and quarter stretch, and in
few minutes the judges entered their
stand and rang their bell for the horses
entered for the first race to get ready,
They soon made their appearance on. the
track, looking well and in good Condi-
ton. This was the race for horses that
had never beaten 2:40; best 8 in 8, to har-
ness; for $500; 800 to fist, 800 toBccond
$40 to third. There were four entries
but Harry P did not make his appearance
By three o'clock all was in readiness
and the horses were brought up Tor In
structions and the Judges drew for posi-
lions. LuCEutIN DOrssA got the pole, Cap
tain Jack second, and Belle Berkeley
outside. The horses then went up the
track to score, and got good send of the
first attempt Captain Jack broke on the
first curve and the others gave him the
go.by. They maintained their positions
Lucretia and the Belle being neck and
neck at the t pole. After passing down
tho back stretch and while at the curve
near the bridge, Lucretia broke and the
Belle trotted nicely around the curve and
down the stretch, passing the Judges
stand five lengths ahead Of Lucretia, who
was the same ahead Of Jack. After pass
ing the stand Jack again broke badly, and
before he again settled down to work he
was almost distance behind. Lucretia
trotted well around the back stretch and
gained on the Belle, but Belle kept down
steadily and even TO her work, and won
the heat by three lengths in 2:4G+, Jack
poor. 80 lengths behind LucIetia.
In the second heat they again got a good
send of, and trotted evenly down around
the. curve. Capt. Jack then broke and
fell behind, but Lucretia and Belle trot-
ted evenly along the. back stretch, but OF
the curve near the gate Lucretia broke
and Belle, trotting beautifully, passed thu
stand the first round about five lengths
ahead Of LuCretia and ten ahead Of Jack
After passing the stand Jack again broke
and fell twenty lengths behind, butreco
ering Ills feet he trotted well, and Belle
only won by three lengths in 2:4Gl.
For the third heat there was apparently
little interest felt as it was thought Belle
would easily win, many thinking she
could distance Jack or Lucretia. They
got o good start again, Belle havings lit
tie the worst Of II. Jack took the pole
and held it down around the curve, trot
ting beautifully, and passed the quarter
pole tEifle ahead, Belle second, and Lu'
cretia a few lengths behind. AS they
swung around into the stretch Belle and
Jack were trottiDg like a double
team and continued SO until near the
stand when Jack broke and Belle passed
the ! mile length ahead. They main
tanned these positions around the curve
but on the back stretch Belle gained and
threw Jack three or four lengths behind
In this way they entered the home stretch
Jack now made a beautiful burst Of speed
and gradually gained on Belle, amid the
widest excitement They both trOtted
iair and square down the stretch, but
Jack apparently outiooted the mare and
passed under the line a winner by o neck,
the mare flying from her feet about IL
yards before they passed the stand. Lu-
cretia was Is lengths behind. Time
243t.
For the fourth heat there was more
interest, II being plain to all thai
Jack was tough customer for Belle to
get away with. The race, which all
thought would be one.sided affair, was
turning out to be one that had to be
worked for. a.....