Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-15
SPORTING.
Maud 8. Presented with a Handsome
Floral Tribute.

Maud 9. Presented with a Handsome
Floral Tribute.
PITTSBURGH, July 1.-THE weather
was most propitious since the opening
of the Pittsburgh Driving Park Associa.
ton. To-day the track was in splendid
condition, and between 5000 and Z 900
present. There was little interest in the
unfinished races Of the day previous.
Maud S. was led in front of the grand
stand and presented with floral tribute
by the ladies OF Pittsburgh for her bril-.
liant achievement on Wednesday. st.
Julien was led by the stand and an ex.
PLANTATION made that he was sick and un.
able to 90.
Commodore Vanderbilt has telegraph
ed Captain Stone to let Maud s. trot all
other heat against time at the Pittsburgh
Driving Park, on Saturday.
Score Another for America
LONDON, July l4.-Merrill, OF Boston,
competed in the mile walking race, at
the Lewis athletic sports yesterday, over
a grass course, and won very easily in
6:39. Starting with six other competi-
tors, all having from twenty to thirty
seconds start, he caught up with the
best OF them in the third lap, and, walk
ing with scrupulous fairness, completed
the task he set himself To, beating tie
best record, namely, Gas. The race
provoked intense excitement, and Mer.
rill was loudly chrered each time he
passed the reserved booths.
The English Metropolitan Regatta.
l.oNDOH, July 1.-THE Thames Chal-
lenge Cup Was won by the London
crew; Thames crew second; Cornell
third. The race was won by three
lengths, with 4 length between tie
Thames and Cornell crews.
The Cornell crew, striking ont very
rapidly, took slight lead on the start.
The London crew, who were second,
pulling a long, sweeping stroke, came up
opposite al the Star and Garter, and at
the boat house led by half length, and
the Cornell crew was slightly leading
the Thames crew. When half way up
to the concrete wall, the Americans
slightly improved their position with
reference to the Thames crew, but the
London crew were still drawing away,
and were clear OF the Cornelrs by the
time the top OF the wal! was reached OF
the new embankment. The Thames
crew, squirting Also passed the Cornell
crew, ard at Walden wharf were hall Il
length ahead, the London's leading by
two lengths. The London crew now
steered ior the Surrey shore, still going
very strongly. The Cornells kept well
together. but their steering was
not first rate. The Thames
crews steering was also very
erratic, and from this point the London.
ers had easy task, the battle being Tor
the second place. on the soap works
the Thames crew spurtrd clear ol the
CornrII'S and took their water. The
CprnelI's prrscvcrcd pluckily to the
finish but were never again able 10 yet
on even terms with their opponents.
Time minutes 10 seconds.
The Cornell's had No. station and
London crew No. y. The CorneIPs re-
ceived cordial greeting on rowing back
to Putney. They were in better form
than at the licnIy regatta.
Racer Injured.
SARATOGA, July 1.-THE colt lberio,
while exercising, was badly kicked by
the hons George Mccullough. The in.
juries IRE not thought permanent.
Base Ball.
ALBANY, June 24.-Providence, .. 0,
2, !, o, %. l-6: Albanys, !, !, 0. o, 0,
0, 0, 0, o..
DETROIT, July l4.-Detroits, >; Bos
tons, 3.
Sporting Spray.
Trickett and Riley will row three.
mile race on Saratoga Lake early next
month. The former has gone to Toron-
to as the guest OF Edward Hanlan He
will, while there, practice on Toronto
Bay.
The London Syortaman's new Cham
pionship OF Eng,and Challenge Cup,
presented by the proprietOrs OF that
paper, to take the place OF the old one
now held by Edward llanlan, will be
Offered for competition for the first
time on the Tyne early.ln October next.
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