The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-09
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The third week Of the Saratoga racinl
season closed with the events OF Saturday
They embraced four interesting races, bul
the Grand Prize absorbed the bulk Of the
attention. For this important event there
were 98 nominations, though the starting
fsld only included the following: ], T
Williams oheekmats (6l, at Ia pounds
J. McCullough's George Mccullough 10y,
liz poundp; Dr.. OTSik's One Dime l5),
ITO pounds; O. H. PsttiugiIlS Fair OohnI
(5l, l05 pounds; 7. W. DosWell's Neuf'
chattel az, 96 pounds; q, B. BrYsoH'a
BushWhlcker Egsd) 95 pounds, The car.
Tied 96l pounds, and g. L. LorillATd'G
AellG (3J, at 80 pounds.
They took the ASg At the first effort with
0nS Dime leading, OheckmAte, the favor.
ite, coming up at the quarter, and conlin.
uing In the lead, reaching the wire an easy
winner In soft, which, taking the weight
into consideration, 10 the best time on rec.
ord ion . mile and three quarters.
THR sEsr RECORD YET.
BIRMINdHAA, August S.-W, O. Georges
victory In the pedestrian handicap beAts
the best amateur record in tho world,
Myers having done the same distance In
two minutes eighteen and tour.Hiths sec,
onds. George 10 going to the United
states to compete with Myers.
WHAT DOES GEORGE SAY,
A dispatch from Toronto, Canada, states
that Jacob Gaudaur, the Canadian oars.
man, in answer to inquiries whether he
would row Weisgsrbsr, Of Wheeling, ".
Va, replies BY placing q deposit OF 500
In the office oil the Toronto Nail to row
the ViTRiniRn Q three four or Ave mile
race on Toronto Bay for $500 or 81 900 .
side.
GALE'swoNDEREuL FEAT.
NEW YoRK, August Sat $40 to. nj ight
VIM, Gale, the EuRlSh pedestrian, finish.
ed bis great feat Of going 5000 quarter
miles in 5000 consecutive minutes, and
c1nhnued on tho track until he had added
IA additionl quarters. His condition has
been normal except once, when be took
cramps. The fastest quarter mile was
made In two minutes aud teven seconds,
and the slowest In eight minutes and ten
seconds Rt the finish,
NOTES.
Courtney 10 having q paper shell built
by Waters, to be within two pounds Of
the liRhiest single Ecull ever built.
George Hszael, who recently cut down
the ten.mile running record, proposes 10
enter the ten mile run during the Gale.
donian pastimes In Philadelphia.
Up to july 22d Fred. Archer, the famous
English jockey, had 26s mounts, OF which
be won Ill. He iS far ahead Of his rivals,
G. Wood being next 10 him, with 65 win:
ming mounts to bis credit out Of 234
In the Toronto regatta next September
there will be louT oil the fastest double.
shell crews that ever sat in boats to parti.
ctpAte. There will be Haulan aud Ho6mer,
Tricket and GAudauI, Davis and Kennedy
and Plaisted aud mate.
Besides q purse for st. Julian, the
Rochester Association has made arrange.
ments to give q special purse OF 90, 800 for
Maud s 10 beat her record Of 2:l04; 81, 900
Tor the Attemp and 81, 500 extra II she sue.
ceeds. Captain Stone has accepted the
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