Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-05
PRACTICE sPURTs
Made by He'll and Knoks, Over tho
ReIIaire Course.
How the Men Prepare for the Coming Race
Some Of the Fancy Flyers Which
Come From Bellaire-
General News.

likely to have any money on the race, arr
closely watching the men as they take theil
practice over the course, and sizing up the
oarsmen, to place Their bets safely. As
yet not much hard rowing has been done
by either party, but both are on the ground
and each one seems to be watching the
ether, to see how he rows.
Briceland is training Knoke. and Their
oat.house is anchored just above the rail
road bridge, on the West Virginia shore,
He runs over the course, accompanied by
his trainer, several times every day, and
makes fair showing on the water, pulling
q long, steady stroke. He catches an occa
sionaI crab. through carelessness, perhaps.
He, OF course, has not done his best work
vet, and will get thoroughly familiar with
The course before the day OF the race.
He'll has been prsc:icing alone thus far
| and has not gone into active training yet
| Fatty Weisgerber will take charge Of bim
| to morrow and put him in readiness for
the race. Fatty knows how to do it and
is ve,y fayorsbly impressed with his
| deal in him. A good deal of amusemen
was afforded the on.lookers one evening
| last week. Both He'll and Knoke were
out in their SOULS. He'll was coming up
over the course and knoxe and his trainer
met him snd pulled in, one on each side
| of him. and began splashing him. They
| kept this up until our kid got ratified and
did some tall talking. This has been re-
peated several times since, until now both
men are rarely seen on the course at the
| same time. The course here is one OF the
Ia. al ha rirar. tho ua 10 unnH III
| the course straight. The starting point is
| lust below the railroad bridge, ana the
| turning point is near Heatherington's coal
| works. There is no ferry boat or any
| thing else TO interfere in any way, and no
better place could be found for a course.
Very little money has been put up on the
race here yet, but our boys are willing to
back He'll for all they are worth, and as
the time for the race approaches the in
terest grows daily.
SOME OF THE FLYERS.
Since the suggestion in the SUNDAY REG
IsrER a few weeks since the county road
between this city and West Wheeling has
been repaired and is now in first class con.
dition for driving. The work was done
with money raised by private SUBSCRIPTION
| and much praise is due to Col. David Ran.
| kin. Of this city, who was instrumental in
having the money raised. Gravel has been
spread over the road and the ruts filled up
| until it is now in very good condition. Our
| people are taking considerable interest in
| horse flesh and large number of tiue
horses are owned in this city. The streets
and drives about the city present quite a
metropolitan aspect in the evenings, the
gay turn.outs flying hither and thither in
| every direction.
j. NJ. Maring drives very spirited
sorrel, a recent purchase, which can
| trot away down. This horse is very nice
stopper and is one of the best in the city.
w. c. Bergundthal holds the ribbons
over handsome dark bay, spirited ami
NAL that will make good traveller.
Husbands and Inskeep drive fine look
ing bay, of which they are very proud, and
| he is fine traveller.
ID. III. Darrah drives threeyH old bay
| in a road cart. His colt is one Of the best
bred horses in this part of the State and
promises to be very fast.
W. c. Cochran rides behind The celebrs.
ted White Cloud, who is well known all
over this part Of the country as first class
animal.
Damp Sherman rides in a road cart be-
hind a handsome span of black ponies
racket rs long as the best
Coon Rumbach rides an iron gray
and Billy ClOuse has recently pur-
| chased a three year old colt which is a
very stylish animal.
Johnny Watt has recently purchased the
sorrel mare formerly owned by Robt. Neal.
| She trOts in about 2:i0 and il is thought
| she can beat that easily.
Col. David Rankin drives dark bay, a
very fine animal and good traveller.
Wood Hines has dark bay and drives
her for all there is in her.
Burt Morgan has fine bay stopper
which can throw the dust on nearly all the
horses here.
w. A. Gorby rides behind a bright bay.
John W. Sanders has dark bay that
| makes splendid appearance and a very
good timer.
Ross Weeks rides fancy bay horse.
DR.. West goes to see his patients behind
| three year colt well bred animal that
| one OF these days will make flyer.
There is some talk Of leasing or purchas-
| ing the large fiat west of town and fencing
| it in and using it for driving purposes
| This was sgiated last season and consider
| able stock was raised for the purpose, but
| for some reason the scheme was allowed to
| fail through at that time. Some OF our
| hOrsemen are again agitating the matter,
| and it is to be hoped that they will meet
| with better success than formerly. A mum.
Der OF the horses here are afflicted with
something like the distemper. No very
serious or dangerous cases have been heard
Of, but owners Of horse flesh would do well
% look after their stock as the disease
Gems to be going the rounds.
GENERAL NEWS.
There is bad break in the floor OF the
Indian Run bridge that il not attended to
TO Immediately will cause bad accident.
Miss Lizzie Jones, Of New Concord o. is
the charming guest OF John Lawrence, OF
the Fourth ward.
Miss Amelia Eisenburgh. one OF Barnes
yilles fairest daughters, is the quest OF
Miss Ida GROVE at her home on Belmont
street.
Mrs. Stewart Wilson, of Mingo, is in the
city on visit 10 her parents and friends.
John A. Randolph and wife will leave
tomorrow for Denver City, Colorado, where
they expect TO reside in the future.
Will J. Tappan leaves to morrow on an
extended business trip through the East
and North in the interest of the Belmont
glass works.
Most of the glass house boys who have
been off on fishing and hunting expedi.
tons have returned TO the city. They will
go to work the latter part Of the present
week.
The b., T. & G. road have completed their
telegraph line to Summerfeld, and the first
message from that place was received at
noon yesterday. Excursions from each
end Of the road were run TO the colored
camp meeting at Bethel to day.
Louis Demmie, of Pleasant Valley, w.
Va. is the guest OF Nick Beuter, the hand.
some barber of the bank building to-day.
X. Johnson, the Union street plumber
bias returned from a brief business trip to
Pittsburgh.
Misses Allie and Nettie Houston, Of the
First ward are home from few days visit
to their country cousins.
Will Mccoy and wife are spending Sun
day with friends in Elm Grove.
George N. Woodbridge, Esq, is in
Marietta on legal business.
The Pastors OF First Presbyterian, Seo-
ond Presbyterian and Disciples church
are all absent from the city, and conse.
quently there will be no preaching in those
| churches to-day. Rev. Butts will occupy
his pulpit as usual at the First NJ. E.
Church and Rev. r. G. Wallace at the U.