Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-20
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ENTRIES IOr the 5IeuDenVilIe IdCeb CIooe
tomorrow. r.
Thursdays races at the Fair Grounds
drew fair crowd. -.
The great Ebor handicap, York, England,
is to be run on Wednesday.
The running races at White Sulphur
commence on the 10Th inst.
Entries for our local races close Septem-
Der 4th. Horsemen should hurry up.
Hardwood will not be started again in
the Grand Central Circuit. In his race at
Cleveland he trotted the last quarter of the
third heat in 32A seconds, and it was then
decided to save him for the great s.allion
race at the Chicago Horse Fair.
A driving park association has been Or
ganized in Covngton, KY, and mile track
will be built at once. A running meeting
will be given next spring The Hon. L. j.
Megibben, well-known breeder of thor
oughbreds, is president of the association.
A week ago yesterday, at Mr.. Robert
Bonners farm, Lucy Cuyler pulled road
wagon quarter in 81 seconds, and on the
same day Malice trotted two miles in 4:46,
which is 2H seconds faster than the record.
The first mile was done in 2:22M, and the
second in 1854. g..
The leading cities of Montana have ar
ranged circuit of meetings of racing and
tretting. The first takes place at Butte
City, August 16, Is and 10, during which
thirteen contests-ten running and three
trotting-will take place $3l, 900 being Of
fered in premiums.
The date of closing the entries for the
meeting at Steubenville has been changed
from tomorrow to Thursday. This meet
ing is the beginning of a series in this vi
cinity, as our local races and the Pittsburgh
N,.,ll Ell ia ntnly tNV,
The purses for these three series of races
aggregate over $50, 900, and these prizes are
well worth the attention of horsemen.
A trotting meeting at Canton, o., will
follow those at Akron and Mansfield in the
Ohio circuit, the dates for Canton being
August 80, 81 and September l. The sum
of 81, 200 is given in purses for the $50,
2:25, 2:30, 2:25 pacing, :40, 3 100, and free for
all classes, besides which purses of &75 each
are given for bicycle and foot races. The
entries close August 26. The track at Can
ton is an excellent one, and the association
thoroughly responsible.
John Turner says he would rather own a
PAGER than to have the Presidents salary of
$4,000 year. "You see," says Turner,
zone PAGER goes and wins a heat, and then
becomes big favorite. Next he breaks his
check and is beaten; and so another horse
wins an easy heat; but the next heat he
gives il up. A third horse tackles the race
and gets away with heat, but falls down
before another heat is paced. In this way
the race is prolonged until the suckers are
all taken into the pool box, which gets full
er than Lord on the Queens birthday"
The fall racing at the new fair grounds,
which begging September 18th, is beginning
10 excite attention. and some good speeders
will undoubtedly contest. The society
offers over $1,000 in premiums. On the
first day purse OF 500 for county horses
second day, 800 for 233 class and $500
running, mile heats; third day, S400 for
2:25 class, pacing, and S40O for 800 Glass;
fourth day, 500 for 2:3S class and 800 for
2: 30 class; fifth day, $780, free for all PAGERS
and $500, running two mile dash; sixth
day, $500 for 2:45 class and $500 free for all.
There will also be bicycle races and pedes-
trian races scattered through the meeting
and grand drill. 1t is bound to be a very
attractive fair. The entries for races close
September 4th.
A very important trotting circuit has
been organized, embracing Cleveland,
Toledo, Chicago and Cincinnati, with
premiums sggregating the large sum of
81, 900. The dates include the four full
weeks in September, and this circuit will
attract may of the great flyers when the
grand circuit is ended. The sport begins at
Cleveland, Sept. 5, with purses of $50 for
the $50 and 2;29 classes; Sept. 6, purses
$3.50 for 2:33 and 2'21 classes; Sept. Z,
purses $3.50 for 2:25 and 2:17 classes; Sept.
), purses $50 for $40 class and 2:l7 class,
pacing, besides which $500 is reserved for
special attractions. At Toledo the races
begin Sept. II, with purses of $500 for ESQ
and 2:25 classes, and half-mile heat run
ring race, SIS entrance, p. p, $3.50 added;
Sept Is, purses $500 for 2:21 and 2:20classes,
pacing, and running race, mile heats. SIS
entrance, p. p. $3.50 added; Sept, IA, purses
$500 for l:2S and 2:17 classes, and running
race, two and one half miles, entrance $50,
D. D., 500 added; Sept Is, purses $500 for
2:4O and 2:l0 classes, pacing and running
race, one and one-half mile heats, entrance
$15, p p, $50 added. The Cincinnati meet
ing opens Sept. 26, with purses OF $500 for
$50 and 2'17 classes; Sept "a, purses $500
for 2:30 and 2:25 classes; Sept. q, purses
$500 for 2: 40 and 2:2l classes; Sept. q, purse
$500, free for all PAGERS, Little Brown jug
barred; 81 500, free for all stations, FIVE to