The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-08
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of Venus, sails early tomorrow morn
ing.
Julian S. Mendelssohn, who claims
to be son Of the great cor poser, has
been arrested on a charge OF attempts
iug to pass forged checks. He says he
got the checks in payment for opium,
which he brought with him recently
from China.
The residents here of the Hebrew
faith are making contributions for the
relief OF their co-religionists auferlng
in Palestine from the famine.
Jockey Clab Races.
The spring meeting OF the American
Jockey Club opened to-day. The rains
OF this morning kept many from At
tending, and made the track heavy.
There was reasonable crowd present,
however.
The fret race was for a purse oil
$500, three quarters Of a mile. There
were eleven entries, and all started.
Sauford's Kadi being the fsvorite in
the pools, with Lorillards Free Lance
second choice. At the start Little's
Wizard got off about q length in sd.
vance, aud improving the advantage to
the close of the race won by two
lengths; Free Lance second, and Kadi
tbird-time, l.2l.
The second race was the Fordhanl
handicap sweepstakes OF $500, with
$500 added the second horse to re-
ceive $500 out OF the stakes; one mile
and q quarter. The following horses
started P. Lorillsrds bay horse, SAM
iord's filly, L. L. Lorillards Caribao.
Wm. Kee d Co.'S Minnie Mac Cox 6
Boasler, MeDaniers bay FLY, Dona-
hue's Artist, Chsmberlsin's Survivor,
Ssudford's Mate aud Litters Fellow
Craft In the pools the Mate was the
first choice. At the start the Artist
took the lead and maintained it till the
rising O! the hill near the home stretch
when Survivor went ahead. entering
the home stretch. Artist struggled TO
regain hi. position but failed, and was
beaten by head. The Mate, the IA
vorire, was third. Time, 2.l7.
The third race was the great feature
OF the days sport. 1t was run for
Wither's stakes for three year olds, one
hundred dollars each, half forfeit, with
81 900 added; second horse to get 5000
distance one mile. Of the thirty en-
trie. the following started: P. Laril-
lard's Persuader aud Vaultress, Per
Years Grimstead. Jones Sangamond,
Braudy's Dan O'Hsrrs, Belmonts
Beatrice, Wither's Macaroon, Cham
berIain's Hooper, McDaniels
Josie B., Joseph Donahues Dublin,
Gotfuly's Culpepper, Cottrelrs Harry
Fe!ter, E. B. Lewis j. Co's. Vaudelete
and Lttell's Reform. Beatrice sold
IN pools tor 1915, Grimstead 1860 aud
Dublin S240.
More than fifteen false starts were
made before the horses got of, aud in
one OF the efforts to get away Culpep'
per and Dublin came in collision with
such violence as TO unhorse both jock
eys. and iujuring Dublin 90 severely az
10 make another necessary, Finally
a good start was effected. Reform
rusp ed to the font and kept the lead
for two-thirds OF the race, closely iol-
lowed by Vaultress. Coming into whst
is called the home stretch Dublin
answering the call OF his jockey, bound
ed pas, Vaultress and Reform 10 turn
and ran in winner by about two lengths
amid the greatest excitement Vaul,
tress eecured the second place
and Reform the third. Bea'
,rice and Grimstesd, the
iavorites were not placed. Time l:5O
The fourth and last race was for the
West Chester cup, sweep stakes. OF s5C
each, with 81 800 added. The second
horse received $500 out OF the stakes
distance two miles and quarter. The
following horses ran: Lawrence d
G. Lorillard's Shylock, P. Lorlllard't
Village Blacksmith, McDanieps ABIDE
Koree, Donshue's Lizz.e Lucas, Cham
berlius Survivor, aud 6. H. Rice'
Wauderer. At the send off ABIDE
Koree took the lead, with others vel
up. The race, which was we'll contest
ed, was won by Shylock by length
Wanderer 2u and Lizzie Lucas Sd
In the pools Wanderer sold tor $500
Abdel Koree $3.50 and, the winner
Tor only $50. Time, Alb.
Payment Refused.
The law authorizing the Fourth ave-
nue. improvement provides that one
half of the cost shall be paid by th'
city, and up TO the first OF last May TIT
cl,y's proportion OF th expeuditur ei
bas been prom pity paid. some tlm'
in MAY Vanderbilt sent to the comp
troller a bill for sl3, ,S23, the city's pro-
portion for that month, and asked ior
warrant for that amount. Mayor
Havemyer has refused to sign the war
rant, holding that the legislature ha.
no righ. to compel the city to pay fol
work which benefits private corpora
ton only, vanderbilt's railroad enter
prise.
Roch. tort, Paine and Bendeict sailec
for Europe to-day. A few FrenchmeI
known as Communists were on the docI
to zee them of.
rumor prevails that Jay Gould ma
made an offer TOR the Erie railroad
He is supposed to have made bid TO
proxies 10 control the election tor di
rectors.
James D. Potter. an ex.collector
was committed without bail to-day
under the indictment for the diamoD'
robbery. This makes the tenth pris
oper in the Tombs to answer for tn
gres. torgeries of New York Ceutra
and Buffalo and Erie railroad bonds
by which Wall street was suisdled ou
nj n.srly a million dollars last summer