Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-25
TURF AND TRACK.

The sporting editor is out of town.
Runnymede is coughing badly at Sar
atoga, and wiz not be likely to run FOL
several weeks.
About the LIST of next month the
meets of the Queens County IN. v
Aunt will begin at Newport, r. /.
Several gentlemen of New Brighton
Staten Island, have taken steps toward
establishing a riding academy down
their way.
Mr.. w. j. Gordon's trotter William
II. lowered his record to 2:iSl in the
second heat of the 2:2l race at Chicago
Wednesday. 1t is hardly safe to over
look him in almost any kind of COM
paDy.
At the Chicago trotting meeting dur
ing the week there has been notable
lowering of records. Although in one
day over 500, 900 changed hands, there
was not a murmur of dissatisfaction.
At Chicago Thursday the $40 race was
the fastest of its kind ever trotted, the
money offered for beating 2:23 being
captured on the fist heat by Meta Med
ium, making 2:22i and 2:224 in the first
two heats.
The California stable, consisting Of
Duchess of Norfolk, Gano, Lucy b.,
Grismer, and others, has arrived at
Monmouth Park, and will meet its en-
gagements at that point during the mid
summer meeting.
Driven by John Murphy, Mr.. Frank
Works double team, Dick Swiveller
and Edward, trotted mile at the Gen
tleman's Driving Park, New York, on
Thursday last, to road wagon, in tn e
remarkable time 2:l62.
National Lite Stock Journal: If
Maud S. should be matched to perform
a mile in pos, the odds in favor of time
would be less than they were in 1918,
when Boston Blue was matched
against time to trot mile in three
minutes.
AT Monmouth Carroll Livingston's
five year old horse Hospodar upset
field of flyers in the greatest tumble of
the season, S. mutual tickets paying
S264.15. Only thirteen tickets were
sold on the horse, man named Rice
securing five of them.
Every day of the past week has been
claimed by one of the three tracks
Monmouth Park, Brighton Beach, or
SaratOga-which are just now running
race meetings, and on several days two
of them ran in opposition to each other,
while the closing day had no less than
three bouts of horse racing.
Mr.. W. L. Cassidy's recent purchase,
PinafOre, more than paid for herself by
winning the POcahontas stakes for three
year old tlllies at Saratoga yesterday.
BY Enquirer, out of the dam of Jack
Hardy, Pinafore can not fail to prove
success. The Western stables are hold
ing their own for the first time in years
on Eastern race tracks.
Iurf, Field, and Farm: The six year
old trotting stallion Gift, jr., by Man,
brine Gift, dam Kate Duncan, by imp.
Stone Plover, out of Madelaine by Bos-
ton, the property of Mr.. Joseph ID.
Lucas, of st. Louis, Mo-, died on Mon
day, the Sd inst, from inflammation OF
the bowels, at the stable of his owner.
He had no turf record, but showed his
ability to trot in 2:30 with very moder
ate handling. He was valued at 81, OCO,
but no such figure would have induced
his owner to part with him.
The New York Sun gives an account
of "Plunger" Walton's manner of bet
ting. 1t was a mile and a quarter brush,
Parole against the fast mare Girotie
and a California FLY. "Pll lay $1,000
to 81 900 Parole wins,n said Mr.. Loril-
lard. "Done," said Mr.. Walton. The
bet was booked, when Mr.. Walton re-
piled, "Tn go you once more"
agreed" replied Mr.. LorIllard. "And
again." said the Pluhger. Again."
echoed Paroles owner. "Once more?"
inquired Mr.. Walton. NO." replied
Mr.. Lorillard. He might have taken
so, coo from the Plunger, for Mr.. Wal
ton has habit of never calling. The
old horse added another gallant victory
to his long list.