Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-26
SPORTING.
AQUATIC.

AQUATIC.
The Lay Lumsden Race-Lsyber-
ger Wins With Ease.
PITTSBURGH, July 25.-The boat race
on Saturday evening between Nick Lay
berger and VIM. Lumsden, the English
man, three miles, $3.50 side, came oil
on the lower Allegheny course, and re-
suited in a victory for Layberger. A
large number OF persons witnessed the
race. w. J. Kennedy, Coon, was the
referee. VIM. NJ. Anthony, of the Col
umbia boat club, was Layberger's Judge,
while Joe Jackson, OF the BlackmOre
club, acted in the same capacity Tor
Lumsden. The start was made at seven
o'clock. Layberger proved too much
for the Englishman, taking the lead at
the start, with quicker stroke, and
leading to the finish with ease. Lums-
den was heavy favorite in the pools,
going at two to one. Lumsden came
here from England with considerable Of
a reputation as an Oarsman, and as this
was his first race here considerable
stock was taken in him. He was much
exhausted at the finish of the race. The
time made was very good, 22:4O.
He Bet on Bell.
Harry Fisher, of the Registers office,
went to Wheeling to see the Clator- Boil
boat race. He bet on Boil. he just
reached home this morning. His shoes
are all worn out, and he is very tired.
He tried the old plan OF counting the
ties as he comes along by way OF em-
ploying his mind, but he got tired OF 1t
at The three millionth near WellsviIle.-
Pittsburgh Leader.
Srratoga Races.
SARATOGA, July % First race, two
year.olds, five furlongs; Bienheim first,
Macbeth second, Nellie Payton third
Time | :034.
Second race, one and oGc.half miles;
Thora first; Boulevard second, lae third.
Won easily. heavy ram fell before
and during the race.
Third race, one mile; Churchill first,
Robroy second, Aliambra third. Time
:47!. The track was ankle deep with
mud.
Fourth race, three iourths OF a mile;
Charlie Gorham first, Knight Templar
second, Marathon third. Time l:2O::
Gorham got the best of the send Oft and
was never headed.
Mckay Challenges Schaefer.
HALIFAX, July 25.-John Mckay
challenges Schaefer, OF Pittsburgh, to a
three. e.mile sculling race, for 800 or
81 900 side.
Sorting Spray.
Miss Georgia Morris, OF Cincinnati,
leaves for Edinburg to-day to ride hur-
die races ior John Fulton.
Dudd Dobte did not make a very la
vorable appearance upon the turl at
Chicago behind Monroe Chief.
A number OF Montreal sporting gen.
tlemen are in Ottawa offering purse OF
81, 900 for an open race on the Lachlne
course.
The nieces OF the deceased turiman h..
p. McGaath have presented to the Ken
| tuCkv Association the starting drum
used on the Metarie Course, at New Or
| leans, from lSi9t to 1871.
An Englishman who made tour OF
| this country has just published his inn
| pressions. He says that the most Strlk.
iny and thoroughly American products
he saw were Bob Ingersoll and Maud
| 5.
Maud S. again lowered the trotting
record last week. This puts st. Julien
| two trips behind. He will have to stir
his stumps" So far this season he
seems to have been all stumps. He GER
! tainlv has not shown legs
Muldoon and Whistler are drawing
| immense houses in the West by their
ieats OF strength and scientific wrest-
| ling The contests are generally catch
as-vou.can and GrrCo Roman, Whistler
winning at the first style and Muldoon
at Grrco-Roman.
The $50 yard race, scratch start, be-
tween Mclvor, the Montreal printer,
and Iund, a Western man, at Wood.
stock, Ont, recently, is said to have
been run in the unprecedented time oi
fourteen seconds. 1t must have been
with flying start, indeed.
One OF the uncertainties OF the turf is
| illustrated by the announcement III the
| LOHdDn Sportsman of the sale of Lord
Murphy. Mr.. J. K. keene paid $4,000
for the horse as a three-year-old and
shipped him to England. He started
him twice once last year and once this,
without success. Two weeks ago he
was sold under the hammar for $50.
Friends OF Morgan and Hooper met
at the Robinson House, Pittsburgh,
prior to the Layberger-Lumsden contest
Saturday evening, and put up a forfeit
tor another three mile race for purse
OF 500 or 500. Hooper is dissatisfied
with his recent defeat by Morgan, and
his admirers are confident OF his supe,
riority. 1t was agreed to sign articles OF
agreement last evening at Walter Beau
mOnts.