The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-26
AQUATIC Affairs.


Coming Eyonts N HSatipE cirelel-Ths
RnolSe-O' IEanlOn Race Postponed-Cla.
t0Fand BOli-HeiHgefbeF on To-day.
o'Hanlon, the McKeespoFt oanman, who
isto row Aug. Knoke next week, arrived in
the city yesterday on the noon train on the
Pan Handle road, accompanied by friend
named Davis He brought a shell along in
which he may row, but George Altmyer,
o'HanIon's trainer, will be down this morn
ing with another boat, and the choice Of the
two will be made for the race, The shell
brought yesterday was paper one, twenty
nine feet long and twelve inches wide, On
the train It was knocked against some obstruc-
ton, and small hole knocked in the deck,
This was not serious injury, though, and
was quickly repaired.
Altmyer was detained ut MCHeespoFt by a
big foot race which came off yesterday for u
purse Of 500
Knoke boat is q cedar shell, twenty,nine
and q half feet long BY eleven and half
inches wide.
Upon arriving here, 0'HanlOn was met by
some friends and taken to the Schultz boat
house, where he left his boat and then in
| company WIN MA lEliHn bnNh oiH W lA'NH'
Bricelanl, repaired to his boarding house,
Mr.. Wood's, IN the Eighth ward.
Some talk has been heard this week Of u
pOstponement Of the race from Thursday, the
| hist, TO saturday the third. This was request
ed BY the mill boys who belong to the clubs,
When the race was made they were mostly
idle, ind one day was Us good ~ another;
| Since that time, however, the mills have all
| resumed, and II the race takes place on any
day but Saturday the boys can only see u by
the loss OF a halliday. When O,HanlOna and the
friends Of KnOke met yesterday the postpone
ment was br0ached to the former, and he very
\ readily agreed. The race will therefore take
place on Saturday, September third, instead
Of the Thursday previous, as before arranged
wEISGERRER GOES TO TORONTO.
George Weisgerber leaves to-day for Toron-
to. He will he accompanied by his hackers,
Ex.Mayor Liilell and Walter Beaumont, OF
Pittsburgh, who have been in tho city for
several DAYS, Fatty" was out on the river
yesterday practicing but only took two
mile squirt,
Pools will be sold in this city on the Clator'
Boil race, at Hclmbrights billiard parlor,
commencing next Monday night, Sales on
the KnOkG.0' IIanlOn race will commence
Thursday evening next ..,
BOLI AND CLGTOR At PiTTsBURGH.
Concerning the BolI.Clat0r race, the Pitts
burgh Commercial. Gazette Of yesterday Suys
A rumor was current yesterday that there
was probability that the BOli:ClatoF race at
Bradd0Ck would not come OFT for the reason,
ns the yeraCiOus Leader said, that the course
Ind been measured and found short, ind
and Boil was therefore dissatisfied, The story
was absurd on It's face, and hardly needed the
assertion Of Eph Morris lust evening to u re-
porter VI this paper, that he would be glad to
Iet the OppOriunity tn bet a good Int with
some one that the rlGG would take place, In
order 10 disprOve 1t. There is not the slight
est doubt that II will take place on the day
agreed upon, unless there Is something In the
way Of wind or weather, or accident, to pre-
vCntit. CatOrwent up to BraddoCk's ycster.:
day, and proposes to 30 into training until
tho day OF the race.
In this connection here Is something that
may not DO inappropriate, althopghit y so
small as to be scarcely worthy OF mention,
Tie Lauder OF last evening says;
iaThe Commercial. Gdseiisstilt persists In down
right falsehOOds about the Boli.Clatur rlCe,
aid says odds are offered by the Boil people
Of BraddOck's The story Is untrue, but II the
Commercial. Gazette can stand 1t, we needn't
ThS Commercial. CARTE has made noState.
merts about the Roli.ClatOr race that are not
true In every sense Of the word. " did assert
that frIendsof Boil ut Iraddook's were 80 CON
iidcnt Of. his winning thai. they were willing
to give odds II necessary, but II was not us
serted that II was necessary for them TO offer
odds In order to get bets, 1t was u simple
statement Of the feeling there, md was given
simply MS news, and should not ~ any way
have boon taken, as expressive OF the opinion
Tia prdbiblG nutoOmo Ut tho rlVc, The Chm
mrytidLGurih believes " the race Ia rOwetl
upon It's merits, Boil llas no moro show IN win
titan would an elephant matched against an
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