The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-10

irretrievably lost. The other horses kept
their POSITIONS Coming down the o,,arter
stretch TO the finish HomGwood ran up,
but came down to q trot and again
dropped back before passing under the
wire, Nellie pushed John close for iirst
place, but John kept 1t, passing tho point
In 2: 80, llomcw0od third, !, md Brick
fourth. This heat was not exciting,
but very pretty race. Before Tho hcat
Brick sold fayorite ut $40 and the same
was paid for the field. Il =
+ In the liltl, heat the word was given
after the horses Ind scored four times.
John W. sp,lrtel 10 the front, but did no
too vigorously, and the result was TINT
before the quarter was reached he Ind left
Ills feet and gone up into the mir badly.
Brick then took the pole and Nellie Woods
contested for that place In n splendid max.
ner but was unable to get there. John
W. failed to recover the ground lost by
his break, not being able to even secure
second place. The line was crossed bv
Brick In $50. Nellie Woods and Home
wood, having failed to get heat IN five,
were sent to tho barn and twenty minutes
rest allowed the other two.
III the last heat Brick won the racc
owing 10 the bud breaks made by Joh,l
W. The latter did much better than he
he did in Baltimore few days
since and to many 1t was n surprise that
he did not win the race. The time was
1888. ,t m y
The summary is rs follows:
SUMMARY. y,
STATE FAIR ASn EXPOSITION RAcrs-rlrst day,
Tuesday September .: fls, race 800 class.
Purse 500 divided. 81 - - - =
llrlck. :. s. Brown. pittsbargli........i . /
John W, John Writers. iMitlmore...5 i / . .
Nellie Woods, sc pnnstord MI Yer.
lISmsTcoG, ii IT, McGor%iSE. Tits iiis: >
ch"iis, TSGn, e. il. TipiSn HGS;i9 ID.
Granny Cnltnx. ]. K. Mossgrovc,
Steubenvll Q o dis,
Caiharliin, J. c. liruggman, Cleveland, ! X dLs,
Timc--.:3i; 9:3d; 2:s5}}!; 2:a9; e:;G; 2::Ss Mt
TIE OTHER rRor.
The second event OF tic day was n racC
for n s I Sr ns s,s for ph rss Of $500 dy
entries and they all faced the wire. Til,
order was rs follows: George W., Chief
tain Princess, Vim. c., Groves Blue Bull
Honest San and Trapliagen. In the poo
box, George ". sold for $40 and the iielt
IS. After three bud scores the word wa.
given TO n rather bad start. Princess ant
George shot to the front and fought fol
supremacy thrce.Quartcrs OF the wa,
around, then Princess broke, letting tn,
iuv0ritc to the front and allowing Chief
tain to secure second place. The balance
Of the field tro'ted only ordinarily with
the exception OF Traphagcn, who behaved
aDomn;uly. Georgic passed under thu
wire in ESQ with Chieitain close secont
and pripccss third. The black stallio,
Blue Bull trotted well throughout, but wa.
unfortunate in being pocketcd on nearl,
every occasion that an opportunity Offered
for him to do anything. Paris mutual
paid $40 10.
At the conclusion OF this heat the quo
tations in the pool box changed. Gcorgi,
W. now sold readily for $40, while thu
field brought only 81.
.u.. 4 BAD START.
Owing to the bad behavior of Chicitain
who plunged and ran all over the track
it took several scores before the Judge.
felt justified in giving the word. The hca
was almost repetition Of the first. Gcor
gle jumped to the front in handsome
shape. Princess followed closely until OF
the home stretch, when she broke us be-
fore and allowed Honest Sam to take sec
ond place. The contest during the las
quarter was very exciting and George was
urged Il little in getting under the wire il
2:294 Chieitain and Groves Blue Bull
for running in Il bad manner, were both
distanccd. Paris mu,uals paid $3.50.
For the third heat George was still the
favoritc, but there were no takers for the
field. George lead when the word was
given, which was on the fifth score, but be-
fore the quarter reached she broke and
Honest Sum and Princess had lively time
Of it Tor the pole. At the half they were
neck and neck. but before the home
stretch was reached each had broken
slightly, but that was enough TO, lei
George get OH even terms with them, and
she crossed the wire length ahead Of
Princess, in 9:3Ol. This heat aroused the
crowd 10 quite high pitch OF enthusiasm
Princess performance throughout ther
was warmly commended. NIutuals pait
S. 30. The summary was as follows:
SUMMARY.
STATE FAIR AND EXPOSITION RACEs-FirSt ,ldy
Tuesday. September o. Second nicc, 2:37 class
Purse 500. divided. rg
George ". H.. +. Wade, Jefferson, O..........
| Princess, Ii. n. Trip. Co!dwaier, Mici,... 3
Honest sam, ". Z. Delane, Cleveland, O...... 5
Vim. c.. W. S. Evans, .tllcglnny .............. 6
Traphngcr, Chns. Spencer, PlttsburglI....... 4
Chieitail. l.. a. Dovll Pitlsbureh.......... . dis.
Blue Bull. \. j. Groves Newark, o...........- dis.
Time-23o: 2ee9Itss 2:3oH
It was after o'clock when the last hea,
was finished, and the grounds were pretty
well deserted by that time.