The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-21
! THE HELM aNror noAr RACE.
No Decislon-Ths Contestant 10 Row
~ -l- -. AHnln TODAY. ~.

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The Heil.Msnton boat race drew to Bell.
afro more strangers and brought out larger
crowds Of town people than any former race
here. The banks were lined all afternoon,
but from A7o O'Clock the tbrong was I'm.
msuss. The Ohio Valley trss,le extending
nearly the whole length Of the course and
Offering an unobstrncted view, was packed
fall. 1he new conrss As surveyed by City
Engineer Norton keeps tho rowers In blight
nil the time aud mAkes the whole distance
easily accessible 10 spectators.
1t WA not I'LL SIX O'clock that the referee,
Thos. Shelley, called the men 10 their places
Heil'a boat was On the Ohio side Manton's at
uenwood, and they rowed on tho same Bides
throughout. MRiiton wore \ while tuit anu
He'll had white SHIFT with blue cap and
brseches. They kept the middle Of tbs cur.
rent going down, with little difference 10
tpsir strokes, and patssd under the railroad
bridge almost together. Mantdn then forged
slightly In advance, but Hell turned the
buoy, a mile and half down, two bon
Virginia shore and Hall kept the Onio side,
and at the T. Ill over the bar below the ciess
be lost sons instance, Msnton gettitg under
the bridge fiat. Hsil had one advantage In
tho immense choers that now continually
rolled up from bis friends. aud he sausib!y
increased his tp,ed. They wore rs far apart
40 they could yet in the river. Manton sp.
peared to ba excited, and made several wild
strokes, whilv Hail did his best at tbs last
When thev CROSSED the line about every
otuer person clAimsd victory for Hall, and
the stls'naie one claimed Just az loudly that
Manton vas The winner. Gradually the large
msj ,rity, being Heil's friends, decided him
the winner, but the Excitement ran high and
con ttntly increased. When the r>w,r
landed and the r.f.rse made his Way 10 Mt.
Dsrmo..'a saloon, Uason street was = dense
mass OF excited men. Much money was ~
stake, several large bets having been mad.
even alter the s.art WAS made. Tbs betting
Friday, when It was reported that He'll was
sick. This had the effect VI allowing his
friends 10 got more advantageous beta and
before the rsce MAnton mad the odds
AS tina rovera bad evidently done thei,
best and opinion ss to tberesult wAs 20 much
divided, the referee decision was esgerly eI.
pected. About ssyen O'Clock he ANNOUNCED
| the race q tie and that II would DO rowoc
again Monday evening between four and SIX
o'clock. The decision vas the only salisfae.
tory one that could hays been made. Siili
larger crowds are expected 10 be here Mon.
day evening.
Hell was met On landing by au immeEss
! throng Of admirers. This 10 bis third race.
Last year he beat kuoke and the year heior.
he won over Manly. Should be win to-day'f
race the enthusiasm OF his friends will be
| boundless.
IrLLAlRE BaIEr3.
| J. A. Greenfield, OF Mingo, spent Sunday
here. :
A photograph gallery on wheels has lied
up in the becond ward.
Henry Bonarius has bought the brick
dwelling house Of John Crystal, On SJrtt
Belmont street.
Mss. John BreAn and family have returned
to their home ut Morrow, o., after several
weeks visit hero.
Albert Ms1shsll and G. G. Marsh got back
Saturday morning from Minntsots, where
they visited several cities.
TheCleyelaud & Pittsburgh Accommodation
car has been put on again to leave here II,
1920. or about ore O'Clock town time.
Blum Bros. on Saturday bought at public
sale the Nelson property, at the corner Ct
Union and Thirly.sscond directs, paying
las $50.
The steel works difficulty has been settled
by compromise, gnd work will begin TO-
day. Ths nail machines will 80 10 work al
soon RS steel Is ready for cutting.
A street cur was thrown of the track al
the curve bciore crossing the Z. K T. railroad
Fridsy night, A brake chain broke. None
Of the ps:sengera were seriously hurt.
Messrs Tsppap, Gosby, Carr and Jane,
Kelly are baLk from their fishing excursion
10 the South Branch Of the Potomac. Their
were not So successful rs lastysar Oh account
OF high water.
The boilers and stacks aYd building, owe,
them at the Ohio Valley FoM day are bsipe
built. Tie new position CT .ha works gives
room Tor q switch OF the Ohio Valley road,
which will be pm: in.
A number OF Bellsire gentlemen hays been
making frequent v;gi's 10 Monpdsvii!e. and
The MoundsTi!ls gentlemen, j.alons Of the
reception given tbs visitors by Mou:dsville
ladies, got up psrly lsst week and Boy.
cotted The ladies who have enteriainei the
Buckeyes.
Several fights occurred as consequence Of
the boR. r6cs RE- HES xcIird ann Angf, dr..
cussions thst fol!oSsd, and reveal srrs's
were Ill de oiMsn prominent In tho mensse.
ment of'ho race. The bs.deEt punishment
for aomc OF them would be +, keep them
locked mp i'll after tc.tay's race.
At the First Psasby tstian Church ye,ter
day forenoon and at The 6ecoud Church, on
Gravel Hill, IN the af.srncon, IyAn D.. Mishoif,
q Bulgarian. but graduate OF Princeton
College, delivered lecture on his native
country and the Opportunity Tiers Tor nit.
bionary work aud the necessity for aid,