The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-31
THE TURF.


Tho first race was Tor the Saratoga
Stakes, In which there were tilly.two en-
tries. Just before tho race the winner
was sold in the pools at $25 to 800 on
hngbolt Lizzie II. was clasged In the
held, In this race tho starters were
as iollows: Risk, James A, King
bolt, Australian, Matador, Norris Eclipse,
II chesapeake, Arlstldes, Leader, Lizzie r
Caroline and Willie Burke The race
was won by Willie Burke, Kinpbolt sec
ond, and Lizzie r. third. Time, 1884.
The second race, for the Saratoga Gun.
TWO and q quarter miles, was won bv
SpriDgbok, Preakness second, and Katy
Pease third. Time, 4:l34.
This race was the event OF the meeting.
bu. great many ceased 10 have any In"
terest IN the result when It became known
that Tom Bowling would not start. The
closing pool sold as follows: McDaniel's
entry springbok and Katy Pease $l,25O,
treakness $500, and Wanderer $3.50. al
the start Katy Pease jumped off with the
lead, Wanderer second, Preakness third.
and Springbok last. This order was pre-
served In passing the grand stand. Katy
tease t6en made Q running jump and at
the end OF q mile lead Wanderer six
lengths, Preakness and Springbok In the
rear running head and head. Katy Pease
maintained the lead till turning into The
quarter stretch, where she surrendered Il
70 springbok, who won by over two
lengths, Preakness second by half q length,
and Katy Pease several lengths ahead oi
| lWanderer. .s n -
The third was o selling race, purse
S6OO, Tor all ages, II miles. Sir horses
started. The last pool sold before The
race; was Woodbine $500. .Eolus $705, Alb.
del Kare $470, and Field 1856. GALWAY
won the race, Abdel Kare second, and
Woodbine third. Time BIT.
THE CLEvELAND CLUB RACES.
CLEVELAND, July 8O.-The prospects
lor tho third days races are fine. The
weather is clear and bright with enough
breeze blowing 10 make the day pleasant.
The attendance promises to be large,
The track 10 in splendid condition. The
programme for to-day Is 2:40 and 2:26
trottiDg races and mile heats running
race. In the first race there are eleven
entries, with magnolia selling for first
choice IN the pools. George Judd and
Nashville Girl are about equally backed
lor the second place. In the second race
there are seven entries. Membrino Gilt
is the iavorite, with Fred Hooper as the
second choice. In the running race there
arc seven entries, Lady Washington SELL
ing about even against the field, in which
are Spendthrift, the winner OF Yesterdays
race, Port Leonard, Tom Boston, Hart
land and Granger. sr5 ! =
CLEVELAND, July 30.-About 6000
people were present at the races TO-DAY,
The sky became clouded before the first
race was called, which made the day
splendid for outdoor sport.
The first race was for the 2:40 class, in
which there were eleven starters, with
Magnolia prime iavorite and Nashville
Girl second choice. Nashville Girl won
the second, third and fourth heats and
The race, Magnolia second, Lady Turpin
third, and Lady Hays fourth. In The
trst heat the horses got away well to.
gether, Root having tho pole. Root led
10 the halEmile post, closely pressed by
Reserve and Magnolia, tho latter taking
the lead on the back turn, and coming in
easy winner by five lengths, and the others
10 the order named: Root, Reserve, Hays,
Iurpln. Nashville Girl, Frank, Membrino
Kate, Tearaway, Judd and philadelphia
Boy. The second heat was won easily
BY Magnolia, Nashville Girl second, q
length and half behind; the others as
named: Turpin, Frank, Reserve, Root,
Judd, Hays, Kate and TearaWay, Phila-
delphia Boy dlstanced. The next three
heats were won easily by, Nashville Girl,
the strife being for the second, third and
fourth money. .i'Tss q, 5771 -
summsry-2:4o; class; purse, $4,000;
81 700 to the first, $500 to the second, $500
to the third, and $500 to the fourth horse.
Nashville Girl Q. 2, !, /; Magnolia 1, /, Z,
8, 8; Lady Turpin 5, 8, 3, 8, 8: Lady Hays
4, s, A, 2, 8; Major Root 9, o, 5, s, 4; Tear.
away 0, 10, 8, Z, z; George Judd 10, 2, 8,
Q; Membrino Kate 8, 8, Q, Q, 8; Frank P.
4, distanced; Reserve 8, 5, 0, drawn; Phil.
adelphia Boy /, !, distanced. Time by
quarters, first heat 81, 1:12, 1:4sI, 2:27i;
second heat 35t, 1:10s, 1:4G4, 2:26t; third
heat ", 1:13. 1:50, 2:27i; fourth heat S7t,
d;l9t 100, 22si; fifth heat 81, 1871, / .5Oi,
23Ot. AT the end OF the fourth heat OF
This race Nashville Girl sold in pools Of
$l00 to $25 agasDst the field.
The next race was the 2:26 class, with
seven entries and six starters, Joker being
drawn. Membrino Gilt was the tayorite
at large odds before the race, and at the
close OF the third heat sold $1OO to 40
against the field. The race was won in
the trst, second and fourth heats by Fred.
Hooper, Gilt taking the second, and Thos.
L. Young the third money. .-
The first race was exciting. The horses
got away alter considerable scoring,
Hooper going 10 the front, Gift close up,
with Royal John third, Young fourth,
Kelley ftth and Grace sixth. This order
was maintained to the homestretch, where
Membrino forced Hooper of his feet,
passing under the wire first by head,
John third, Kelley, Young and Grace as
named. The heat was given to Hooper
because Of Membrino's running, The
audience was evidently against the favor
ite, and greeted the decision with cheers.
In the second heat John took the lead,
Hooper and Gift close TO him, with the
others trailing. On the homestretch John
fell back to the third place, where an ex-
citing race took place between the favor
ite ana Hooper, the latter winning by
length, John, Kelley and Young in the or.
der named; Grace distanced. In the third
heat the horses were given the word with
Kelley five lengths back. Hooper led
until reaching tho home stretch, when
he was passed BY Favorite, who won BY
hal 10 Iyaa :