Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-04
SPORTING.
saFatoea Races.

fourth mule; knight Templar first, Bon
ME Lizzie second, Patti third. Time
Ills. ... .. ...... ..... ..
Second race, ,one and fye-eighths miles
Eagle first, Long Tom second, Herbert
third. Time 2:493.
Third race, one-half mile; Puck first
Sepheme second. Time 53i seconds
Tae race was between two Polo ponies
and was creative OF considerable merri'
ment. Puck won as he pleased.
Fourth race, mile heats-First heat
Sir Hugh first, Boulevard secoud, Ken
kead third. Time, l:4lS. Second heat
Boulevard first, Sir Hugh second. Ken.
kead third Time, "A. Third heat
Boulevard first, Sir Hugh second. Time,
I:46(.
Buffalo Turf Meeting.
BUFFALO, n. V, August Glass 22S,
unfinished yesterday: Summary-Ed-
win Thorne, 4, 0, 2, l, l, l; }. D.
Thomas, l, 0, l, T., 3, 2; Kate Sprague, s,
3.3,2,4,r O; Pilot r., 3, 4, 4, 3, 8, r.
o. Jewett, S, 5, drawn. Time, 2:22,
2:2O5, Poi, 2:234, 2:2l, 2:l9s.
Glass 2::27. Summary-TrcubaIour.
), l, l, /; Anna W, l, 3, 3, 2; Argonaut,
1, 8. 2, 8; Forest Patchen, =, 5, ., 4;
Executor, 8, I, 1, 5, Stella G, 6, distanc-
ed; Humboldt, drawn; Rolla, drawn.
Time 2:244, 2:l9!, 2:22f, 2:234.
Pacing Race Snmmary-Bay Billy, =,
Sill, /; Matte Hunter, 3, l. ,, =, 2;
Rowdy Boy, 1, ,, ,, 3, 3; Lucy, 5, i dis
tanced; Little Brown jug, l, distaHced; A;
Sleepy Tom. drawn; Sorrel Dan, drawn !;
Ben. Hamilton, drawn. Time 2:l3i,
2:lS4, 2:l7l, 2:20, 2:l7.
English Turf
LONDON, August 3.-At the Brighton
meeting the Brookside plate was won
by Medicus; Calabressa second, Blretta
third.
The Brighton cup was won by Exeter;
Peter second, Eurus third.
The selling handicap was won by
Ten Broeck's Brakespear; Bosquet sec
ond, Mary Gay third.
The Princeton stakes were won by
Au Revoir, Star Stone second, keene's
Gernesbok third.
The Cornell Crew at Vienna.
VIENNA, August 3.-The AHgemine
Sport ZtitIng says the Cornell University
crew, who ara to row a match race with
,i>,I ,i Thmr,dav last, and were heartily
cheered. Their boat arrived safely. The
selection OF the actual Austrian cOmpetl-
tors has not vet been made. Two Aus
trian crews are in hard training.
Base Ball.
BosroN, August 3.-Bostons 8, Wor-
cesters D.
PRovIDExcE, August 3.-Troys 3,
Providence 0.
Sporting Spray.
Hanlan is advertised 10 exhibit him.
self for $500 on Lake Neahtu- Wauta,
near Fulton. 0sweeo county, New York,
on the occasion OF the Oswego county
Fair next week.
Ross writes that he is perfectly viii
ling to visit Erie and wants to, but he
saws he is in favor OF a purse race only.
His letter is dated from the City Hotel,
Portland, his nome. This is how the
letter reads:
Mr.. Bemis has presented w. A. Nc
Carthy, the handler and trainer OF his
stable of horses, with a costly and mag
niticent split. second and fly.back move
ment watch. Mccarthy was driving
Bonesetter when he fell dead at the
Homewood track.
81 am quite willing to row Hanian at
Erie for any purse that you may raise,
but am in favor OF purse race only, II
am to row on waters that L am not
familiar with, so il you put up purse
that will suit Hanlan it will suit me, as
I am anxious TO row him Ii you nave
a double. scull race, there are several
crews that would enter from here, in.
cluding Kennedy and Davis, and l
would also get mate and row.
Wesley p Balch, the originator OF the
stallion race at Beacon Park in Septem
her, has offered a purse OF 81 800 Tor
Little Brown jug TO beat his own time,
2:l2f, the best on record, and also the
best trotting time on record, 2:lO!, made
bv Maud $. The event is to take place
on the same day rs the stallion race. II.
V. Bemis, the owner OF the PAGER, has
accepted the conditions, which are that
il the best pacing and trotting records
are Iesten, Little Brown jug is to get
the 8, 500 and ii they are not beaten he
GETS nothing. Mr.. Bsmis says that with
a good day sad track his horse will win
the purse.