The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-26
THE CLEVELAAD RACEl,
Exciting sport PFomlsed for This ssasOa
IheFe.

EReAAAN8 aEuNh EENAAAANa AoN USE NNAAa-
TheFR.
II excursion trains had been run on the
roads leading TO Cleveland from here yea
and today with low rAteS Of fare, .
whole host Of WheelinR's. sporting pOPu'
lace, would have Waited the terminus
mentioned in order to sec the Cleveland
races which promise . vide scope for eI'
element and betting this season, The
track is reported in splendid condition.
and the appended list Of races for the frat
day Is based for exciting contests Of speed.
About s~svsnty.iys horses we're entered
up to yesterday, Among the most premi'
nept being Thorpy, Kate spragne, Mid
night, McGregoI, Humboldt, Flora F.
May Mornipg, Flying Cloud, Rocky
Chssisr F., Stranger, White Cloud, Lady
Belle, Anna Il, Executor, sWeetEer, Great
Eastern, CAlmGr, Granger Pete, Rip Rap,
Amber, Post Boy, Joyce, Redwood, Tariff,
Burt Hildon, Katie Wood, Prospect Maid,
Helene, Florence and RienES, with other
fast flyers probably in the stalls now,
- ~ 9AAH
that Great Bastsrn's race will %undoubted'
ly be a magnificent spectacle. His Jockey
says be will trot below 2:l4. He 10 q ire
meudous horse, seventeen hands high
and to see him going around that splendid
track at that gate with his running mate,
Monitor, galloping at q terrific pace to
keep up with his grand strides, will no
doubt cause 40 much excitement % any
event down on the catalogue Of the Olevs'
land races,
The drivers, some OF whom are owners
Of the horses which they hold the ribbons
over, are % follows;
John E. Turner will drive Helene,
Triuket, Thorn aud Ben Hamilton. Sam
Keys will handle Lucy, Charley Greene,
who drives his own horses, will ride alter
Great Eastern, Prospect Maid, Humboldt
and Anna H. Dave HosLIer will drive
AbdallSh Boy and Cincinnati Boy, and
Jimmy Dustin, Troubadour dewsts ana
Charley Ford. Robert McGregoF,, Vol
taire and MAmbrino Clay, Jr., will be
driven by "Counsellor" Crawford, Dave
Muckle will send Executor around, and
Will MoCsrty will drive Little Brown
jug and sorrel Dan. Steve Phillips
will drive Sleepy Tom, and Doc
Hurd will drive Rowdy Boy, John
Splan will, Of course, 60 after Matte Hun
Ter, Wedgewood and Florence, Ed. Mo
Dali will drive Kate Mccall and Jay Gold
smith Unalala and Una, George Forbes
will, az usual, handle the Cleveland horses
Risnza, May Morning and Burt Sheldon
Denny Meas will care for Hopeful JACK
Feek Tor Amber and Flora FL Gus Macy
for Post Boy; Billy Mack for Joyce, and
John Gall for Redwood. George Whitney
will drive CalmAr; Jim McMullen, Mistle
toe; Mike Bowman, Orange Girl Peter "
johnson, Thomas and Piedmont; Charles
Forth, Minnie R, aud N. Hlghbee, kats
SpraQue, W. P. Kisner will hold the
reins oyer Flying cloud, and Miller over
Sue Grundy; Carl Wilson will handle
sweetzer aud Bill Mclaughlin, Bay Billy.
Alexander will be driven by Gus Wilson.
In this city last night It was expected
that pools would be sold both OF Helm
brisht's and Lenhert's. The latter place,
however,, was the only place which did
any business 10 this line. Geo. WiCkham
was the %RuCtioneer, and but very lew pools
we're sold, and those were Of Insignificant
amount, the buyers seeming not well
posted and making their choices ct ran
dom.
THE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
Below is given the programme for to-
days races and, as will be noticed, 1t 10 q
ans one! 1t Is reliably reported from par
ties who know the horses that the 2;SC
class 10 evenly matched, and therefore
much interest will attach 10 II, Ia the two
mile heatAthe horses are good stayerg, and
In the third race are Eve famous animals
every one Of whom can 60 under the wire
In go, ......
NO. 1880 c%LAss-ruRsE $1,000.
Ill. NJ. Skinner, ParkerSbufg, W.
Va, enters b. 8, Tom Hendricks, Dlre IN
known.
2-Joseph Webster, Iewett, sntsrs bk,
9. Ambassador, by George Wilkes.
3.-Charlea 8. Green, Babylon, N. u,
enters b.. g. Humboldt by Stocking Ohlst,
4.-A! ]. Feek, Syracuse, enterb b. m,
Flora r., by Clear Grit.
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Nv. P. KinIsr, Mansfield, enters z. D
FlVlpo Cloud. by Wooda' Hambletonisn
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