Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-16
THE SPORTING WORLD.
THE HANLAN-CoURTNEY RACE.
Large Attendance Of Strangers Both Men
in Good Condition; Pools Sell
ling at 500 for Hanlan to 800
for Courtney - Men
Versus Horses.

MAYvmLE, October l5.-The attend
ance of strangers to witness the race
between Hanlan and Courtney to-mor-
row is very large. Every train brings
large accessions to the crowd. Courtney
and Hanlan are in first class condition.
Every arrangement has been made for
the accommodation of spectators. The
W. U. Telegraph Company has made ar
rangements to siginal the position of the
contestants from the turn home to the
grand stand.
What arrangements have been made
or influence brought to bear upon the
authorities is a secret, but certain ii is
that the restrictions placed upon the
selling OF pools have been removed and
number were sold this afternoon, the
last sold being 500 for Hanlan to 800 for
Courtney. The race will be started as
soon after o'clock as possible and
should there be any reason for post.
ponement after > O'Clock the contest
will be postponed until Friday.
The Pedestrian Contest.
New YORK. October l5.-Only four
teen men of the forty-fve who started
on Monday in the eighty-fOur hour race
are now in the contest. At noon Vent
led with a score of l46 miles. Hughes,
the leaper, complains OF being heated
and his trainer prevents his leaving the
track.
Only eleven out of the forty starters
were in the eighty-four hour walk to-
night. Three men withdrew during the
day, one of them being Hartman, who
was used up. O'Leary and Hart walked
about ten miles, to make matters lively.
The score at u p. NJ. stood: Barber,
1854; Campana, 1856; COlstOn, 1913; Du-
frame, l72; Fitzgerald, l99; Halton, l75;
Hughes, ISL; Pruss, l76; Nint, 1873;
Waters, l76; Woods, l6S. Hartman
gave out at l47 miles.
Men VS.. Horses.
SAN NRANCIsco, October 15.-Consid-
cradle interest is likely to be manifested
in the six-day match between men and
horses, which begins this evening at the
Pavilion. The men are Wilcox, New
hof, Brodie, Guerrero, McGregOr, Me
Alpine and Sherwood, most of whom
have fair records. The horses are Con-
troller, Double Cross, Denver Jim, Pin
aiore, Mountain Maid, Addie. Mack,
Dan Mccarthy, Stockton Belle, Joe,
Nellie and HoOdlum. Controller has a
record extant for ten and twenty-mile
trotting. Double Cross and Nellie are
thoroughbred runners. Controller goes
to a sulky, and the others under the
saddle, or are led.
Pittsburgh Races.
PITTSBURGH, October l5.-At Friend
ship Park, on the second day, the first
race on the programme was the uniin-
ished trOt for the 2:45 class of yester-
dav. Two heats, taken by Ellie q. and
Duck, were trotted i'm 2:3S4 and 2:34!.
The first money in this race was taken
by Duck who won the third, fourth
and sixth heats.
The first race to-day was for the 2:21
class, for a purse of 500, $3.50 to first,
Sl75 to second, Sl05 to third aud so to
fourth. There were eleven entries and
nine starters.
Summarv-Billy Yeazel, 6, :, s, s;
Business, S, S, /, /; Champion Girl, 5, l,
Z, ); Jim Schriber, 9, 9, 9, 9;
Daniel the Prophet, l, 3, Is, s; Hamil-
ton Bashaw, 3, ), ), 4; Duster, I, Is, 4, I;
Sleepy Tom, >, >, >, 3; Bay Fannie, /, /,
8, 3, :. Time, 1884, 2:3lI, 2:3Ot, 1924.
The race will be finished tomorrow
for the 2:37 class, although there were ii
entries there were no starters and IN its
stead special race for purse Of $50
was trotted by mclaughlin, City Girl
and Niger Doctor.
Summary-City Girl, l, |, /; Nc
Glaughln, y, >, 3; Niger Doctor, 3, >, 3.
Time, 2:4Sl; 2:45, 2:49.