The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-21
BETTING ON.A DOUBLE TEAM.
Three HcIs OF $4,000 Each Offered Tint
vRntlerbiIt's Team Can Rent Works,

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VnnderbiIt's Team Can Rent Works.
New YonK, September e0.EA challenge
has been issucdby 4. G. Eastman 10 Frank,
Work, owner Of the famous team, Edward
and Dick Swiveller. MIR. Eastman was
seen to-day by areporter, and said:
"since the publication Of the fact that
Mr.. Vanderbilt's new team, Early Rose and
Aldine, had been driven mile to a wagon
in 2:l6! at Chester Oak Park, in Hartford,
there have been many slurs cast. ON the
gentlemen who timed the trial, ind doubts
expressed rs to the correctness Of the tim
ing. wentto Mr.. Vanderbilt, who, it is
well known, does not bet on the speed OF
horses, and asked him if lie would lend me
Early Rose and Aldine. ] said that /
would put up n stake, and if Mr.. Work
meant business we could soon find out
who had the fastest horses. lie con.
senied. The terms arc $4,000 that Aldine
can beat either OF Works hores, best three
heats out Of five, on Monday next; Sl0 1000
that Early Rose can beat the other one on
Wednesday OF next week, and $40 600 that
the pair can beat Mr.. Works pair on
Saturday OF next week, all bets 10 be taken
or none. Mr.. Work has n good team, but
l think Nr. Vanderbilt llas a better. ]
want 10 sec tho horses meet, and; think n
great many would also like to see such Il
race." "
A call was then made on Mr.. Work. He
said he had seen the challenge of Mr..
Eastman, but was al n loss 10 know why it
had been sent, because he preferred TO
deal with rrineipals.--lle continued, IL
can not accept the challenge, because it is
an unfair one. 10 the general public it
will appearsll right, but any horseman. can
see at once that 1t is not. The first races
nre required to be, three heats out OF five.
Ny horses have not been in the tands Of Il
trainer, while Early Rose and Aldine have
been OH Inc circuit. Their muscles are
hardened, and could stand five or six heats
better than Edward orSwiyeller, who have
been in my barn for two years
and only worked on the road. Single, they
would be still molc out OF condition, hav-
ing been driven double SO long. will
make this olrer:. | will bet $4,000 that
Mr.. VanderblL's Early Rose and Aldine
cannot lower the record OF Edward and
Swiveller. will put my horses sgainst
his, or will drive against time, and he may
do the same. lie can select the, Judges,
provided hG does not take half n dozen
men who revolve in his light all the time,
or they can be chosen rs provided by the
association, Il do.not5 think Mr.. Wander
bilt has loaned his team. He is at the
bottom Of the thing" q i,''~ y
Mr.. Vanderbilt WIS seen by reporter
shortly after 3 r. M.and said, i'll answer. to
Il remark, that it was said he had secured a
team TINT would beat the world; mot to
beat the world, because tliat is very large
place, but they are pretty fast, and think
will beat Mr.. Works time should he nc.
cept Mr. Eas,man's challenge. But hardly
think he will, rs it would only be taking
his money. lshould not expect to keep u
team that could beat anything on the road
for five years. Old horses, like old men,
must give way for younger ones, and while
believe Aldine and Early Rose the fastest
team hiched, still there has been such
great. Improvement in. trotting,horses in
the las, five years that | am forced to think
there will almost us much more in the
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