The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-08
SPORTING NEWS.
The international Cricket Match.

. The international Cricket Match.
LONDON, August The cricket
match between IL of the Princes club
and 90 Of the American, was resumed
! this morning. There was a large crowd
! on the grounds when the game begun,
! but the weather became threatening and
many left. One of the Red Stockings
| ielded for an Englishman TO complete
| their number. There is much dissatis-
faction because the Messrs. Prince could
not collect good team. The Americans
went to bat and finished their first in
ming with score Of ll0, when the game
Was suspended for lunch.
| s LONDON, August THE cricket
match between the Englishmen and
Americans was resumed after lunch. The
ii of the Princes club went To bat for
their second INNING and scored S9,
their combined score for two innings be-
/ ing onlv60. The Americans won the gamd
in inning and fifty TO spare The cricket
match being through much earlier than
expected game of base ball commenced.
A large crowd which is increasing wit
nesses the play.
Base ball.
PROFESSIONALLY, August The
! Western basr ball club of keokuk, Iowa,
played match game with the Ohio
/ Falls club of this city to-day. Score %
To II in favor of the Western.
BuffaIo Races.
.BUFEALo, August In the ,rottlng
race against time for the purse of $1,000
was won by Goldsmith Maid Oh the
second trial, who trotted n mile in 2lj!
The Ninth Annual Meeting
Of the Buffalo Park Association closed to-
dav. Goldsmith Maid beat her own time,
tr6tting mile in 2:l6I, the fastest heat
ever trotted. and Red Cloud trottcd
heat in 2:ls. Fully 10000 person, were
present.
The purse for the 2:3l class was $1,000;
- 600 10 first; 81 900 TO second 5000 10
third 500 to 4th. Fleety Gold Dust |,
IL; Kansas Chief 3, 2 ,; Stewart Ma
lsncy 4. 3, 3; Vanity Fair =, 5, 4; time,
2:283, 2:2Ol, 2:22l.
The purse for the 2:2O class, was
- 800: SO. 800 to first $1,000 to second;
81 $50 to third; $50 to fourth. Red Cloud
2,6,l. ILL; Cawors, |, |, >, !, 8; Gl"Stcr,
!. ,, ;. -; Ncttic, {, J, 4, T. {; ScnSa-
tion. 3. 3, ;, 1. 3; 81. James, Il, !, u, Il, !.
Time, 2:2OI. 2:l9i, 2:ls, 2:lsl, 22l. In
the race seven horses were entered and
six started, Henry being drawn. Glost"r
,old in the pools before the rae" at 80,
Red Cloud $50 and the field $50 The
word va. given on the seventh score;
Red Cloud had tn" pole, Ncttic led "n
the turn at the quarter pole, Camors was
half length ahead, Ncttic and
Red Cloud third. Red Cloud
her" closed up. passing Ncttic. Cam"rs,
Red Cloud and Ncttir were all struggling
for the first place on the home,trctrh.
Camors snd Rcd Cloud were neck and
neck, when ~. james went on his feet
and was running. Camor' came under
the wire half length ahead, Red Cloud
"a. Sensation 3d and Nettic 4th. Time
2:2OI. In the second heat tn" horses start
rd on thcthird score. Cluster and Camors
colared on the turn, but In" latter
soon drew ahead with Red Cl"nd IN
position, st. James running past Red
Cloud on the back stretch ut the half mile
pole. Camors taking the lead, ,Glost"r next
and Nellie third. On the hom" stretch
all the horses gathered in bunch
Cnmors. Glostcr and Nclli" each II neck
apart respectively in going under he
wire. Cnmors winning IN" heat in 2:l93.
Third racr-Thr horses lett on their third
attempt. j. :. Wade owner Of Red
Cloud. who drove the first tw" h"ats
gave Charl" Queen the rcIns on
this heat. At the quarter Camor. led,
coIlHrrd by Glo.trr, Red Cloud third
with St. james running and Crowding
Red Cloud On the buck stretch at the
half mile pole. Camor, wa leading
Glu-tpr second. Ncttic third. On tho
home stretch Camors led Gl"ster 10y n
length. Nettir third, hut Red Cloud com
ing.tn the front with rush, won 10y halt
"A length in 2-lS In the fourth heat th"
horses got of Oh the fourth score. Red
Cloud had the best Of the start; nj th"
quarter pole Red Cloud led by > l"ngths.
C,runrs ID and ~. jaime. ID On reach
ing the half mile Red Cloud led by two
lengths. Camors 81 and ~. Jane. 81.
ON the humrstrctCh Red Cloud wa lap
ped bv Camor-. TIL" latter breaking,
Rcd Cloud came in fr.t, closely followed
by Glu-ter and Sensation Rcd Cloud
winning the heat in 2lsI In IN" fnh
heat when the word wa given on the
fourth trial. Red Cloud got the h-st "f
the send off At IN" quarter pole Rcd
Cloud Jed. Camors - and Sensation %.
At the half mile pole Red
Cloud held hi own, but On III"
homr.trctch Camors closed up but
Red Cloud wa .tiH length ahead
and finally passed under the strIng two
length, ahead Of Glo.t"r, Sensation third,
Ncttic fourth. -. Jane. 18th and Csn"r.
Ia.t. Red Cloud winning the heat IN 2-2I
and the race.
Immediately after tn" Gr.t heat WI.
The Great sensation Of tke Day.
Goldsmith Maid accompanied by
running horsc to stimulate her. and
pledged in pun" 5000 {" b"at her un-
matched time Of 2:l6. Wa tr"tted ont,
Double holding the rein.. After it'll"
warning. the Maid j"gged around the
cCur,e IN the hT-t heat, apparently eT"r-
clsIng, making the quarter IN "a. the half
IN .U9, the tbrre-quarters In'l.43t and
the mile in 2:lsI. On the second heat
the Maid trotted out with her running
mat IN fine condition. Betting in ia"
meantime Wa heavy thst she wIul not
accomplish her obj"t. Starting at the
word .he made the quarter in %, tb"
half IN l:O6. On the home stretch being
roliarcd bv her running mate he 'kip-
ped. bat coming down quickly to per
- ,,,,.. l., uudpy tho wire In D.III