The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-08
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BUFFALO, August 7.-The ninth annus
meeting Of the Buffalo Driving Park Az
ISOLATION closed to-day. Goldsmith Maic
beat her own time, tfotting one mile In
2l6i, the fastest heat ever trotted, and
Red Cloud trotted q heat In 2:lS. Fully
20 600 people were present. Ia,
In q trotting match against time for a
tpurge OF $2 600 to-day, Goldsmith Maid
on the second trial trotted q mile in 2:15t.
First race-2,3l class, purse $4,000;
$4,000 TO the frat, $1,000 10 the second,
5000 10 the third, and $400 to the fourth
horse. Fleety Golddust /, /, /; Kansas
Chief 3, 2, 2; Stewart Maloney 4, 8, 8;
Vanity Fhir 49, 4. Time 22St, 2:20i
and 222t. -
Second race-2:20 class, purse S75O0;
$500 to the arst, $1,000 TO the second,
$3.50 to the third, and $3.50 to the
fourth horse. summary-Red Cloud,
2, 0, 1, !, /; Camors, 1, 1,2, 8, Q; Gloster'
8, 2, 8,2 2; Nettie, 4, 8, 4, 8, 4; Sensation
3, 5, 8, 4. 8; st. James, Q. 4, 4,6,6,6. Time,
2:20i, 2:l9I, 2:l9, 2:1si, 2.2l.
ln the race seven horses were en-
tered and six started, Henry being drawn,
Gloster sold In the pools before tho race
at 55; Red Cloud, 90; the field, 90. The
word was given on the seventh score.
Red Cloud had the pole. Nettie led on
the turn at the quarter-pole. Camors
was half a length ahead at the second
quarter, and Red Cloud third. Red Cloud
here closed up, passing Nettie, Camors,
Red Cloud and Nettle, struggling for the
first place. On the home stretch Uamors
and Red Cloud were neck and neck, and
St. James went of Of his leet, and was
running Camors came under the
wire half length ahead, Red Cloud sec
ond, Sensation third, Nettie fourth. Time,
2:20t. Second heat-The horses started
on the third score. Gloster and Camors
collared on the turn, but the latter
soon drew ahead with Red Cloud In the
third position, 81. James running and
passing Red Cloud on the back stretch.
At the hall mile pole Camos led, Clos.
ter next and Nettle third. On the home
stretch all horses gathered in q bunch,
Camors, Gloster and Nettie, each a neck
apart respectfully In going under the
wire, Camors winning the heat in 2:l94
Third heat-The horses LEFT on the
third attempt. ]. r. Wade, owner Of
Red Cloud, who drove the first two heats,
gave Charlie Green the reins on this heat
at the quarter Cammors led, collared
by Gloster, Red Cloud third, St. James
running and crowdipg Red Cloud on the
back stretch. At half mile Camors was
leading, Gloster second, Nette third, On
home stretch Camors led Gloster BY a
length, Nettie third, but Red Cloud com.
ing front with rush won by half a length
in 2:1S.
In the fourth heatt the horses got of on
the fourth score. Red Cloud had the best
OF the start. At the quarter Red Cloud
led by two lengths, Camors second and
St. James third. On reaching the hall
mile Red Cloud still led by two lengths,
Camors second and St. James third. On
the homestretch Red Cloud was Tapped
by Camors, but the latter breaking, Red
Cloud came in first, closely followed BY
Gloster and Sensation, Red Cloud win.
ming the heat in 2:19i. 0.
In the fifth heat the word was given on
the fourth trial. Red Cloud got the best
Of the send.of. At the quarter pole Red
Cloud led Camors by a length, Sensation
3td. At the half mile Red Cloud held his
own. On the homestretch Camors closed,
but Red Cloud was still length ahead,
and finally passed under the string two
lengths ahead of Gloster, Sensation third,
Nettie fourth, 81. James fifth and Camors
last; Red Cloud winning the heat in 2:2l
and the race. ...
Immediately after The first heat was the
great sensation Of the day. Goldsmith
Maid, accompanied by a running horse TO
stimulate her, and pledged in purse Of
$4,000 to beat her unmatched time.
2.16, was trottcd out, Budd Doble
holding the reins. After a little
warming the Maid logged around the
course in tho first heat apparently exer,
cisiDg, making the quarter in 81, the hall
In 100, the three quarters in 1;48s, and
the mile in 2:1s1. 's''E ''a..TI
On the second heat tho Maid trotted
out with her running mate In fine condi.
lion. Betting meantime was heavy that
she would not accomplish her object.
Starting at the word, she made the quar-
ter in "A and the half in loo. When
on the homesuetch, being collsred by
her running horse she skipped, but COM
ing down quickly to her work como In
under the wire in 2:l5i amid the applause
Of thousand OF spectators. ,, After the raco
the Maid was stripped and led In front OF
the judges stand, where an immense crowd
arose and greeted her with deafening
cheers, and her driver received becom-
ing ovation.