Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-12
THE KENTUCKY FLYERS.
A Race that Made Mems Hearts Stand
suIl-The FASTEST Time on Rec Srd for .
Mile aud . Quarter.

Mile and . Quarter.
LEyIxGruN, Ky, May ll.-One event
in the races OF Yesterday will make thus
meeting Of the Kentucky Association
memorable in the annals Of sport. The
day though warm, was beautiful, s.u
the track WAS in excellent condIhoh' u
The great event oi the day W. the
Hinyar rare. The man is pOpriar, NJ
il the brand oi whisky called s'ter hihl'
aud the people Of this rrg''n hah emp.
tied their goek.o.n ""Iss ti. ny" t.yori,s ine
g. Vas, in fact, called the ilmyar race.
There had heen seyeniren- s.ntriss ior
the great sweepstakes, one and one
quarter mile, for all ages. Fifty dollars
entrance. hall forfeit, 800 added, second
horse to save his stake. OF these only
six came Ia the scratch. They were
llimyar, Walker, rider; Jils Johnson,
Allen: Victim, q. Lewis; Verdict, Muir
phy; Miss lIarlaway. Jones; and Mem
delssohn, Dnnahoe.
The horses were, ui course, the object
Of eager interest, aud the polls just he.
fore the race sold llmyar, sl25; Vie
tim, s3l Mrndrlsshon, SO; field, SIS.
Al the call 10 mount the calvacade pre-
senird a magnificent spectacle ~ they
filed by the draw gate of the cooling
grounds, and, With their names gaily be-
drcked with their uSn"rs' colOrs,
pranced up aud down the quarter.
stretch o. crafty the ladies. Col. Con-
n-rs once more effected an admirable
start from the quarter.pole nj the head
Of the hOme stretch. The horses came
on with rush as -oDn ~ the flag fell.
At first Victim showed in front, with
Mendelssohn second and lIimyar third;
but the iayOrites great speed immedi-
ately brought him tO the tore. and held
him there Tor a mile They did not APP
pear IA be going last, but the watches
said different. When half mile was
run MendHlssohn leil hack little. and
Victim moved mp 10 second place. Thus
they ran Tor a quarter oi = m.le more,
Himyar leading the van by length. Al
the finish Of threr-guarters, Men
delssohn and Victim bath vent
up 90 Hmyar. and hen'lels-
sohn instantly irll hark 10 thiri.
At this the crOsd shouted II Sas Him
vars race. II looked like IL. Going up
the hill in the fourth quarter he held
his own. and passed the quarter pole
still in the lead, having finished the
mile in Ian. Then the Others came
up 10 him in a run Ot hundred yards.
and Walker called on his si@ed IN vain
for more speed. lie had quit He ran.
bat he did not run any more like Him.
var. lie took the whip like cos morr
than q horse. Mendelssohn pusl,.-l on
closely followed by Verdict, Who hal
meantime passed Victim. Jils John
son and the other. were
practically never in the rare.
In the gallop 10 the string Mendelssohn
came out an easy victor Verdict .c-
ond. Himyar third. Time, 2'Os-the
fastest on record by half second. Men.
Jelssohn carried s6 pounds, Verdict, l0'
ana Himyar. lis. Tbsrr we're . great
many blank faces and pale, trembling
lip. when tes rses Vas over, but there
we're also hnndrels Of noisy men gladly
shouting the name Of the winner. and
shaking their pool ticket. alOit. Mr. X.
II. Owens, the owner IL MrndebsOhn
xas wiId with enthusiasm. lie bought
the colt from J. W. Hunt Reynolds lss'
year for fi, 90 The stake was worth
b him 81 !0e5. and b~sides that be brots
the pool box