The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-04

saw on Wednesday night telegrams from
New York sporting men, nov in Montreal,
to their partners here, which read as fol-
lows: Bet all you have and can
borrow on Hanlon. Go broke on
the little fellow. The other is set
tied. Back HAnlon any amount; any
odds on joint account. Back Canada, the
New Yorker is squared. Everything on
HanlOn; any odds; the race is stiff"
All this can have but one meaning. The
men who sent these dispatches and bet
! this money have, or think they have
sure thing!- Courtney could get into his
boat with his overcoat on and beat Plaist-
Ell. On May 18th Hanl0n and Plaisted
rOwed at Hanlon's home LToronto1, and
his own neighbors refused 10 bet more
than thirty dollars to ten. Morris would
stand no chance with Courtney,
yet when he and Hanlon rowed
June 10Th, the odds were only 100 to SO;
vet now, when Hanlon meets the king Of
SeulIers, the odds are a to 81, and no
takers, No good rowing shown by Han
lon nor the poor rowing OF Courtney at
Lachine could make such betting. Some
persons have either hired Courtney to lose
this race or else Il job has been arranged
with or without the conniyances OF Court.
ney'S attendants, by which his boat or out
riggers or ro~.loGks or scullS will be doc.
t0red so Us to break down at critical mo.
ment. The class of men who were on
Wednesday evening pushing into the
New York pool rooms, shouting 800
to SB5' on tho little fellow, do not bet
their money oil q fair hazard and certainly
they have a suro thing. We firmly be.
lieve Courtney to be honest and that II
there is any uniairness in this race II has
been managed without his knowledge or
participation. Ho Is now paying tho PEN
atty Of great reputation and Is In q posi-.
ton compared to which the tortures OF
the inqufsition would be child's play.
He Is matched TO man who is unioubt-
edly wonderful sculler; q man who is
thought by many good judges to be the
hest in the world, and who has beatOn
with ease every man he ever rowed.
Yet, II these rumors are oil untrue; II they
rowed fairly and Hanlon should win It on
his merits, Courtney could not should he
live thousand years persuade one-tenth
OF the American people that he did not
deliberately sell himself and his friends to t
u SuHk VI luISNplI vi WY kycN htAAAS "
the American people; for tho best interest.
Of the rowing fraternity; for the reputa-
ton Of man who we cannot think other
than hopest, We sincerely hope that the
race mny be finished without an accident
or foul and that Charles +. Courtney may
prove the winner. This result and this
only can. nnder the present circumstances,
ple0p up this affair and confound the
rOhbOrs. 7sg,sl ltst.-sa4 e
CHESTER rARR RACES. -
CIXcIxHArt, October 3.-The attendance
at the races to-day were the best Of the
week and everything possible for fine sport.
First rare, 999 class, WOodlord, ., !, !, Il
Belle Brassfeld, 5. l, y Lew Scott, =, S,3
Schuyler, 8, 8, 9: Deception, 3. ., 5; Silver
sides, 1, 5, q. Time, 2:25l 2:264 2:26!.
Second race, ?33 class, Joe. Kellogg, l.
|, ., 1; Fannie Ward, 8, 9, g; Red Bird,
?, 8, 8; Whlpple, 4, l, distanced; Golden
Girl, ), distanced. Time, 2:SO; $50 2:2Sl;
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