The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-03
THE AANLON-CO COURTNEY RACE.
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Great Excitement at LachineI..
a --ijo - % ail
Vast Crowds from the United States
and All Parts Of Canada. W.
An Immense Amount Of Gambling
Openly Carried On. edi j,
Wheels of Fortune, Sweat Cloths and
Thee Gard Monte Stands Line M
the Main Streets. mai. l..t
The O'Leary-Hugh Walking Match.
A Rifle Score f,r Amateurs to Ad-
mire---224 out Of a Possible 225.


NEW ioRK, October IA correspondent
OF the Kodd at, Montreal, writes OF the
Courtney. Hanlon boat race, to-day, that
The purse OF 1900 already In bank has
nothing to do with the championship. u.
LAcHINNE, October THE day Is fair,
but a brisk wind is blowing from the
southeast which renders the water very
lumpy, and doubts are expressed if.the
race can be roweil to-day. Both men are
looking and feeling well and both conf
dent OF success. The odds offered on
Hanlon are slightly less than last evening.
The wind increases and the race pros
pects become more dubious. The grand
stand is rapidly filing. The shores and
streets are thronged with people. Gamb-
ling is going on freely and openly,
more than 4 score Of wheels Of fortune,
innumerable sweat cloths, three-card mon
te stands and games OF that ilk, being scat
tered along Main street. Pool selling
languisheS and the Hanlon men are offer
ing odds of 50 per cent in betting. % ~ y
EXCITEMENT HOURLY INCREASING. It
The excitement about the great boat
race to-day is hourly increasing. Court
ney and Hanlon are in excellent spirits
and in tirst-class condition. While all the
upper st. Lawrence steamers are loaded
down with passengers, excursion steamers
are momentarily arriving. The Grand
Trunk is running excursion trains from
Toronto. Montreal is filed with strangers
from all parts Of the United States and
Canada, and the hotels are filed 10 over
flowing. The city Is in a fever, and busi-
ness is almost entirely suspended. The
crowds at the railroad depot are getting
larger every minute.
Sis P. M.-The wind hasincreased until
it is blowing very fresh. The referee has
Just decided to postpone the race. -.Jr,
SEw YORE, October Am Evening
Post special from Lachine, dated 8 P. ".
says the wind has died away and the pros
poets ofa race to-day Is encouraging. yas.
o'LEARY AND HUGHES. E'' 7i''
SEY YoRk, October 9. Soon after 10
o'clock to-day o'Leary finished l95 miles.
At 10 Hughes had finished IVA miles. This
morning an operation was performed on
one OF Hughes legs, His physician says
he is in first rate condition and will do q
little running tonight 'a''@ -''L' 'Lt1' ~.
New YoRX. October a. 0'Leary
finished his 2+Sth mile at midnight and
retired for two hours rest At 1880
Hughes had completed 222 miles, when be
left the track and at midnight was still'
resting. HE ril Icl yiE-1d 4 :
SHOOTING As Is SHOOTING : 224 OFT or rosst-
BILE 225. r.E-rr .4r lta
WASHINGTON, D.. C. October al. ",
Partello, OF this city, at the Columbia Rifle
Range yesterday, made fifteen consecutive
bulls eyes at 800 yards, fourteen bullsi
eyes and one centre at 800 yards, and III
teen consecutive bulls eyes at 1000 yards,
making score Of 224 out Of possible 2eo.
CHESTER pRIYlG PARK. ,iirg sdT
CiSclxxArI, October q Chester driving
part, second days trotting races; attend
ance good; weather fine. s,.,,--5,.l.
First race, for 2l6 class, pure $500 diyi-
ied. Protine, l, 2, l: John II, ,2, Il 2,i2;
Lew Scott, 5, asa. Time, 2:2si, 2:26b
2:25i, 2:24l. It'd. IN ri1.r.3z, ..5l.
divided, eleven entries, nine starters.
Lady Monroe, 5, :, 8; Envoy, l. u Il;
Judge Pollard. as, 8; Fashion, 9, 8. 2; D.
Monroe, /, s, 0; Hambrino, 0. 2, @; Carrie
K, 3, 6, s. Bay Fannie, !, I, Il Mural,
0, so. Time, $50, e::29l, 2::2s. 80 t',.,h.
ST. LOUIS, October Although this
was free admission day at the races, not
more than four thousand people were
present. The day was beautiful, but the
track was couple of seconds slow. 'l' a.
The stallion race was finished, ,Bonesetter
taking two straight heats. Summary Of
the full race: Bonesetter, !. III; Woodford
Wambrino, 9, 9, .; SCOTS Thomas, 5, 3, s.
Time, 2:95i, 2:23l, 2:2S
Hopeful then trottsd thFeetrial heatsin
2:l5l, 2:l5, 2:lS.. t~us f'l- E tl.1sf7f &