The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-01
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THE . CEN rENNIAL RACES"
A Sell or BIC Proportipns--'IiUpL Like
a Rocket, Down Like, a Stick,
Akron Not 30 Badly Guiled." G,.

A Sell OF BIC Proportipns-'IUp Like
a Rocket, Down Like, n Stick
Akron Not 80 BADLY Guiled.' lfag
From the Akron Herald. .,rr-q, q h..
Like the toad that tried to swell up as
big as the OK, and in the attempt bursted
himself, so the managers OF the EXhi0l-
ton, falsely so called, which has since
Monday been trying 70 keep up appear
ances at the Hall grounds, overdid them
selves in trying to rival the Centennial.
Their premiums were great and the pro-
fessions of their ability to pay them
were still greater. Having kept
up appearances about as long as
possible one OF tho crowd con-
cluded he would take change OF cll-
mate. and so fastened to make his de-
par.ure on the four o'clock train east on
the Atlantic and Great Western yester-
day. The name of the individual was
J. g, Beresford, of Steubenville, who had
been acting as secretary of the show
This mans movements were observed by
couple OF gentlemen, who followed him
to the depot, where, upon being ques'
toned, he told few unpleasant truths
in regard to the affair. The gentleman
who had tracked the secretary to the de-
not, returned to the empire, where
thew found several gentlemen from
Detroit and Toledo, who had brought
horses to take part in the races, and in
formed them OF how matters stood. These
gentlemen hastened 70 the depot, where
thew found Beresford, the train not hav-
ing left. After much persuasion and not
a few threats, he accompanied them back
to the Empire. There they informed
him if he would only pay them the ex-
Lenses they had incurred in bringing
their horses here they would let him otf
AS be did not hsye,money enough with
him to meet the demand, he sent fol
George 81. Smith, of Steubenville, the
owner of "Sleepy George" the cele.
brated PAGER. Smith was the originator
of these races, and Beresford wa:
merely acting as his agent, having
been nearly as badly taken in as have
been the horsemen. Smith furnished
the money demanded and Beresford wa:
released, and Immediately "stood not or
the order OF his gong but made tracks
for Hudson. From Beresford's comics
sion it seems that Smith, king that ht
could take all the premiums offered in the
races with his numerous fast horses, go
up this show with that intention. Find
ing that faster horses than he had antici
mated had been allured here by his seduc
tive purses, and that his little plans woulc
fall through, he left the affair without
any management whatever. The conse
ouence was that many fine horses came
here, but their owners, finding how mat
tiers stood, Immediately took them away
Some. however, who had fast horses, con
cluded that after they had been to tn,
trouble and expense Of getting here, the!
would remain and make the best OF TN
thing. Owing to the presence OF this fas
stock, there were one or two quite tin
trots, upon which the attendance wa
very slim indeed, owing to the lack o
advertising in proper manner. Jester
day. we believe there we're thirteen spec
tators at the afternoon trot. Some tim
during last night several more of the man
ayers of the institution slipped out o
town. There are still number of horse
at the Hall Grounds, from Hartford, Con
necticut, Topeka, Kansas, Cuba, New
York, Detroit, Toledo, Louisville, Ken
lucky, and other points. According t.
their programme, Minerva is the mex
place TO be swindled; Piqua will thel
come next, GAINESVILLE after Piqua, ther
Quaker City, then Wheeling, West Va
One good thing is that most OF the Akron
parties who had business transaction:
with this great fraud, do not lose, as they
have taken pains to secure their money