The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-12
THE TURF.

day was glorious day and splendid races
The three minute trot was called at $3.50
pm. The track was in ane order and
the attendance large. The twelve entries
mentioned In this correspondence ye8ter-
day put In q prompt appearance, and
alter few skirmishes got the word and 9
gallant heat was scored for Harry Todd
ef Nashville, In BAH. At the close the
score was Us follows: Harry TODD /, 1, l;
Clemenline 8. @, 2; Billy LSmberton Q, g.,
@; Nick 2, 4, 8; Gray Aleck g. 4, Time
2:4lf, 2.3l, 2:37f.
Between the second and third heats,
the four hundred yard running race was
called, with eight entries. Il was impOs-
sible to capture the time. The result
WAS as follows: Nellie Armstrong /; Red
Rover 2; Captain 3; Bob 4. The interest
is increasing, and crowd OF strangers are
here to sec what the hOosiers can do.
Many OF the best horses in the West are
here. Pool selling IL vigorously pushed,
and is of such q desultory and prOmiS-
CuOus character as to prove that every
thing hero Is ut right angles.
JEROME PARK RACES.
New YoRK, June 1.-THE second day
Of the jerome Park races by the Amerl.
can Jockey Club was greeted with q splen.
did track and fair attendance Of ladies.
The stake for three.year old fllles, one
mile and i've furlongs, was won BY Katy
Peas, with Sallie Watson second. Time,
9:5s4, Eight started.
The Jockey Club hSnicSp sweepstakesr
two miles, were won by M. Il. San
iOrd's Priorcss, beating Hubbard, Ethan
Sprague, EOlus, Vaud4l colt aud Stock
wood. Time, 3.38t. Six started.
A purse oI $500, one mile and q fur
long, was won by Brennus. Time, 200.
Eleven started.
THE RACES AT GRAND RAPIDS.
GRAND RAPIDS, N. Y, June 1.-THE
attendance today at the races was great
improvement upon yesterday, there being
upward Of 5000 people present. The
track barely showed q trace of dust max.
ing it As light as it has ever been.
In the first race tor q purse Of 81 ,000
open to all horses owned in the State,
Fred Hooper won the nTst money In thrOo'
straight heats, Gen. Sherman second,
and Western Bay third money, MOllie
Morris having been withdrawn. Time
2;34f, 2.37t, 2;35.
The second trotting purse, 1850, for
horses that never trolted In better than
$3.50, was won as follows: Ada F., first
money, Barney second, Albert third, the
other horses being diStanced early In the
race. This was the best contested race
of any, five heats being trotted before
purse was decided Time-2:39s, 2:44,
2:37t, 2:8Ot, 2:40t.
In the $50 race, purse $4,000, MOllie
Morris took the first money, County Boy
second, and Logan third In three straight
heats. Time-2:39t, 2:34t, 2:S4i. Hope
was diStanced In the first heat, and Hat
tie 10 the second.
Tomorrow the hrst purse 10 $l,500,
open to horses that never beat 2:44. The
second is for 5000, open to horses owned
in this county that have never beat 300 |
The third purse Is $1,000, for horses that
have never done better than 2:S4. A mum.
ber Of lively s,eppers have been entered
for these purses and good sport Is antict-
pated.
In the race of mile heats Grey Planet
won the first heat, aud Fadladeen the sec.
ond and third heats. Time, l:46i, 1:47t
and 1901.