Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-12
HURRAH FOR Hell.
Esllalrs's Kid Wins by Four
Lengths.
A Good Race All Rouhd-1he Details Of
the Spin-BoatiaS, Base Ball
and Racing News in This
&C. Vicinity.

He'll won the boat race ct Bellaire yester-
day, pulling across the line an Easy win
ner by four lengths. As consequence,
Bellairs r~ejoices with exceeding great
Joy. The alleged kid is not such 8 kid.
as he outweighed Knoke by nine pounds.
Those tt ere were, who said Knoks was over
trained. The details Of the lace are as fol-
lows: The long talked Of boat race be-
tween He'll and Knoke came off yesterday
and an immense crowd of people turned
out to witness it. Men, women
and children Of all ages lined
the bank on the Ohio side
the entire length Of the course. The spec
tators began gathering about $50. The
largest crowd hat ever assembled there
lined the banks. The starting boats were
taken out and anchored about 5 o'clock and
the crowd waited impatiently for the men
to appear. The referee gave the signal q
few minutes before six. He'll was the hrss
to make his appearance. de wore white
shirt and blue trunks and pulled leisurely
out 10 his position and awaited the Wheel
ing man. Knoke soon appeared dressed IN
IEu uunkS. Dc DuAlCu OuNf " oh AAS
coat and pulled into position, and both
men were ready. The word was given and
KNoKE nook WATER FIRST,
sending his boat about half q length ahead
oe THE Kid" He kept the lead for about
200 yards, when He'll pulled up and passed
him. They pulled about together and
turned at the same time ~ the lower end.
After starting back He'll took the lead and
maintained il all the way up. The ais
lance ahead was from one to two lengths
most of the way. He'll pulled steadily n
did not seem. To be exerting himself much.
Knoke started TO squirt when about half
way up but the Bellsire boy was looking at
him and got up q little squirt OF his own
and kept his distance very easily. Just be
fore reaching the starting point He'll pulled
up and increased his distance ahead TO
ABOUT OUR LENGTHS.
Four lengths was the referees decision.
The time Was about % minutes.
Considerable money was put here yester-
day afternoon. In two or three cases that
We heard Of two to one were bet on knoke.
About four O'Clock, however, public sentl'
ment changed owing 70 some pointers
that were obtained, and five to four on
He'll went begging with no takers.
Notes.
When KnOke pulled in TO his buoy boat
the boys saluted and "Swope" said, Hell,
you're . good one
Fatty Weisgerber followed the race and
thought it q good one.
VINO said Bellaire's kid couldn't row?
W. T.. Hoyt OF the b. Il. Il e. Railroad,
ran q tram down along the course, keeping
With the oarsmen all the way down. Toe
REGISTER man was aboard and can testify
to its beng a fine way to see the race.
He'll is a hero now, and the way the boys
chCeTGd him when he came in showed the
interest they felt in him.
He'll rowed at 125 pounds, and knoke
tipped the beam at Il9.
After the turn was made aud the boys
got down TO work on the trip up, He'll was
pulling about % strokes to the minute and
knOke about 80.
Wbeeling's Fancy came down en- masse
and backed their man and lost their glue
with q good deal Of fortitude.
Charlie Miller, of Bridgeport, is ahead
considerable.
The Bellaire boys who bet on he Wheel
ing mar-and there are several OF them
are out, of course. They won't do it again.
He'll looked as happy as a big sundoTer
when he came. He can do better than this,
IYep. .
The Bellaire boys were celebrating in
fine style last night, n several big heads
are the result this morning.
The timers were so much excited tnat
the stop watches were all neglected and the
exact time could not be ascertalned, but
from some of the spectators We learned
that il was twenty-five M nutes.
The Beilaire course is the best along the
river in this part Of the country.
The water was all that could be desired.