The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-02

I'm GkNfESN1A1 RACH.-A good
many people interested in horse matters
vent 70 Akron, Ohio, last week from this
vicinity 70 zee the Centennial Races"
Some Of the alleged managers have been
interested in certain races here, and some
Of the horses entered, including SLEEPY
George" are we'll known in Wheeling.
Il turns out that the races were NAM
moth fraud. The Beacon OF that place
says: n1tu 4. t.l-,. !.
Their premiums were great, and the
professions Of their ability to pay them
Itill greater. Having kept up appear:
ances about as long a. possible, one Of
M crowd concluded he would take
change Of climate, and 50 FASTENED to
make his departure on the 4 o'clock
train east on the Atlantic / Great West.
ern railroad yesterday. The name Of
that individual was J. c. Beresiord,
Of s,eubenville, who has been acting
as Secretary of the show. This mans
movements were observed BY 4
couple Of gentlemen, who followed him
10 the depot, where, upon being question
ed, be told 3 few unpleasant truths in re-
gard 10 The affair. The gentlemen who
had tracked the secretary to the depot
returned TO the Empire, where they found
several gentlemen from Detroit and Tole-
do. who had brought horses TO take part
in the races, and informed them OF how
matters stood, These gentlemen FASTENED
10 The depot, where they found Beresford,
the train not having left. After much
persuasion and not few threats, he &C
companied them back TO the Empire
There they informed him il he would
only pay them the expenses they had in
Cured in bringing their horses here the,
would let him OF. As. e'did not have
money enough with him TO NEE. the de
mand, he sent for George H. Smith, o.
Steubenville, the owner Of SLEEPY
George the celebrated PAGER. Smitl
4 was the originator Of these races, ant
Beresford was merely acting as his agent
having been nearly as badly taken IN 4
have been the horsemen. Smith Furnished
| the money demanded, and Beresford Wa
released, and Immediately stood not 'oi
4 The order Of his going" but made track
for Hudson. From Beresford's confession
| IL seemed that Smith, thinking tina
| he could take all the premium.
offered in the races with his nnmerou
| fast horses, got up this show with tha
intention. Finding that faster horses thai
he had anticipated had been allured her
| by his seductive purses, and that his it'll
plans would fall through, he left The Of
lair without any management whatever
The consequence was that many Inn
horses came here, bat their owner, find
| ing how matters stood, Immediately tool
them away. Some, however, who ha'
fast horses, concluded that after they ha'
been 10 the trouble and expense otgettinl
here: they would remain and make tn
best OF the thing. Owing to the presenc
OF this fast stock there were one or tw.
quite fine trots, upon which the attend
ance was very slim indeed, owing 10 tn
lack Of advertising in q proper manner
Yesterday, we believe, there were thirtee'
spectators al the afternoon trOt. Som
time during last night several more q
the managers OF the institution slippe'
out OF town. There are still nupber
horses at the Hall Grounds, from Hart
ford, Conn, Topeka, Kas,, Cuba, n, Y
Detroit, Toledo, Louisville. Ky, ant
other points. According to the pro
: pramme, Minerva is the next place to b
swindled, Piqua will then come, Zsnes
vile after Piqua, then Quaker City, tlIeI
Wheeling. ,,.I ~,