The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-17
ON TIE HONE sTRETcH.
Tho State Fair Extended = Gratifying
success OF Saturdays Exhibition
some Pretty Races, aud Other Inter-
esIIuE Features OF the Day.

success OF saturdays EGhiDitl0n-
Some Pretty Races, aud Other Inter.
esiIug Features OF the Day.
The weather Saturday, after the middle OF
the forenoon, was all that could be desired,
and the tracks in excellent condition. From
early morning the bridges were a continuous
stream Of foot passengers, and all the street
ears, Omnibuses and all other vehicles were
packed as tight Us sardine box. The skill
ferries also did thriving business, and the
influx from all quarters was amazing. The
crowd on the grounds was the largest OF the
week. The grounds were damp in spots, but
nice CiHdGr walks were laid the night before,
and the wind and sun quickly put the paths
in good condition. The race course was lined
with spectators, and the Grand Stand was
most OF the day crowded to sutfOcatiOn.
SATURDAYS SPEED EVENTS,
The big race events Of the week were
marked down for saturday. The track was
in good condition, and the fun expected was
had The first card event was the free-iOr.all
trot, purse 500. Seven entries had been
made, but only four started-AmbasSado
Calmcr, Lucy and Clara j., in the order
named OF the horses drawn, Tom Hen
bricks. a horse owned by Colonel Thompson,
Of ParkCrshurg, and with record OF 81 on
the Cleveland track, was lame. Onawa, Mo-
shCr's bay stallion, did not arrive in time,
and ncsdemOna, ltteT's mare, had q hard
time OF it the day before.
In the pools, Lucy large, black animal,
with u record Of 2:9OA, was selling big favor
ito, ut so over the field ut Is. About $50
the word was given, after some bad scoring,
| especially on Lucys part, her driver not
being able to pull her down. She
ran aud plunged badly, Clara ], took the
lead and held it to the end. Calmer, on the
homc.strctch, COllared Ambassador, and
gained second place. Lucy all the way acted
badly, and was urged under whip to save
being disancGd. Time, 9;3l.
| Lucy still was favOritG in the pools, selling
ut go, while the field called for $l2, Money
appeared to he no object with large NUM-
| Der, and the north end Of the Grand Stand
was whirlpool OF excitement all the time,
| \ good start was had, Clara again getting the
| lead and holding to the close, never breaking
once. Lucy behaved very bud, especially on
the homO-strctCh, when she ran all over the
trick, and thereby kept Calmcr back until
| lust before the stand was reached, when he
| slid in and got second. Buyers Of the field
entered protest against Calmcrs driver,
claiming that he could beat Clara ], but that
| he had pulled his horse. The driver claimed
hO could have taken the heat had not Lucy
ran across the track on the home stretch,
Mr. Mccullough, the Sutherland, by the
way, one Of the best lOrsemen in the COun-
try-CallGd Lucy's driver, who was repri-
manded, aud CalmGr's driver retained, The
mares driver said she was sick, and IN the
heat had ruptured or broken u small blood
vessel, from which she WIS then bleeding
The animal looked badly when she came on
for the third heat.
| Agrana change had taken place In the pool
box. Clara was favOritG at $l5, Lucy second
ut 81? and the field for 81. After some good
scoring the word was given and Clara again
took the lead, Lucy breaking and going to
rear CalmCr settled down to u steady trOt
and on the home stretch COllared Clara and
passed under in 2:2S, amid the widest kind
Of excitement
Calmcr was now the iavsritO at $40, Clara
getting ~, and the field *. Clara ut the
sixth score, when the word was given, took
the lead, closely followed by Calmer, who up
pcnrcd to he pulled until on the last quarter
when he was let out for all that was In him
and crossed, one length ahead In 2:30A
CamCr was eagerly sought after now, get
| ting $50 al the call, while the field would be
bid up to So The fifth and last heat was Il
repetition OF the fourth, COlmer coming In,
IN 2:3l4.
SUMMARY,
STATE Fam C0uISE. Sixth day, saturday, OctO-
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