The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-18

was regarded with intense interest, Blu
alas for those who wished tosee the Mai
beaten-as it then seemed-Lulu made
bad break, and by the time Green got he
settled she had fallen quite to the rea
and at the half, in 1;07, Goldsmith Mai
was two lengths ahead Of American Girl
and Lulu fully six lengths behind her
The latter now sped along at terribl
rate. The relative positions Of the Mai
and the Girl were not changed at TIL
three-QuArter pole, in l:4l1, but LulI
was now only three lengths behint
American Girl, and was closing up very
rapidly, Down the outside she came
swinging far out, caught up with Ameri
can Girl and carried her TO break, chal
lenged the Maid, reached her wheel at thl
distance-stand, and then, each marI
straining every nerve, gradually drew by
and crossed the score, amidst the Wildes
excitement, with her nose Just ahead O
Goldsmith Maid, in 2l64 The finish
was 80 close that the crowd were not sure
which had won the heat unlil-the name
Of Lulu was hung out on the black board
and then most tremendous cheers rent
the air. ...
THIRD HEAT.
The betters now were greatly mixed
Goldsmith Maid and Lulu each selling
by turns az favOrite about even against
the field. It Was another most glorious
heat. They got away TO a pretty even
start Nettie having the best oft, the
other three even. Lulu went around the
first turn in advance, with Goldsmith
Maid going for her, and Lulu made
q break Just after rounding the turn, and
by the time she was settled Goldsmith
Maid was flying by the quarter-pOle In 341,
three lengths ahead Of her, with -Neuie
third three lengths in the rear OF Lulu.
When Lulu got fairly at work she gained
on the Maid, but another bad break on
the back.stretch, where Doble's mare al
80 made one OF her splendid little breaks,
left her still farther in the rear, and the
Maid sped by the half.mile pole, in l.07!,
six lengths ahead Of Lulu, who was two
lengths ahead Of Nettie. The experience
Of the previons heat taught people that
Lulu was not beaten because 80 far be-
hind aud she was watched even more close
ly than Goldsmith Maid. Her tremend.
Gus pace brought her closer to the lead
Ing mare. At the three-quarter pole, in
l.4Ol. Lulu had closed up two Of the six
lengths, and NetLie, who was going very
fast, was one length nearer Lulu than at
the half, The finish was very exciting,
but M in the second heat, Lulu proved 10
have more speed than the Queen Of the
Turf, and this time beat her out Of two
length, In 2;l54, Nettie two lengths behind
Goldsmith Maid, and American Girl
barely saving her distance. The cheer.
Ing was even greater than at the close Of
the second heat, the sympathy Of the
crowd seeming to be with Lulu.
2 FOURTH HEAT.
Lulu was now made the hottest kind Of
iavorite, selling for 800 against $50 for
the field, After several trials they were
sent oiat o fine start, and Lulu, who was
full Of trot, sped away from the others
very rapidly, and went 10 the quarter pole
In 81, where Goldsmith Maid was three
lengths behind her the Girl ak lengths in
the rear Of Maid, and Nettie four lengths
behind the Girl. Lulu and the Maid
kept up the pace, neither gaining per-
ceptibly on the other, to the half, which
Llllu passed, still three lengths ahead, in
l;07}. The leading mare now Blackened
her pace somewhat, as tho figures show,
she passing the three.quarter pole In i;44'
trotted the third quarter in tlle slow time,
for her, Of 36i, md the Maid had come to
within IOs4 tfiih two lengths Of her. The
old Queen Of the Turf wns making most
magnificent brush, and her speed was
such that Lulu, hearing the flying hoofS
In the rear rapidly coming nearer, was
carried to a break, ,'and the Maid went by
her like a shot, entering the home
stretch fully two lengths In advance, tax.
Ing the pole and huggipg II close. But
Lulu was still there, and whenRhe settled,
she "came on like coming fate" closing
the gap ata tremendous rate, and beating
Goldsmith Maid out, though she had to
take the outside, by a nose, in 2:l7, the
fastest fourth heat ever trOtted. The ex.
citement Of the crowd reached its climax
at this grand finish Of the fastest and best
race ever trOtted.
SUMMARY.
ROCHESTER, DRIvtH0 PARK, August n, 1s76.-Mlle
heats lest three In hve, In harness. free fOt all,