Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-19
BELLAIRE.

The Boat Race still Windy Subject
News and Personal Items From the
Glass City.
All over town may be heard at various
times, and at all times, the excited tones of
men and boys arguing about the alleged
boat race that came off partly. Suffice us
to say, that the race of Saturday, August
10th is no more, and the $500 of purse
has been given back to the owners. Look
ing at things from business point, we-have
come to the conclusion that He'll and his
bers have come out of the trouble
worse than the Wheeling boys The
kids hackers were compelled to
hand over $40 for expenses to the Felsing
men, and the Kid had his good boat badly
damaged so much so that it will be some
time before he will be able to pull another
race, even though his hackers should at
once assent to the second one. The follow
ing challenge appeared in last nights Inde-
pendent: "Messrs. Charles Miller and other
hackers Of Louis Felsing, the oarsman, to-
day deposited at this Office the sum of $50
for three-mIle race with Henry He'll, for a
purse of $500 side, the referee to be the
editor Of the Pittsburg Sportsman, or some
man selected by him, the race to be rowed
at Wellsburg, McKeesport or GAINESVILLE"
Now is the time for the people Of this city
to show what we are made Of. This is
square opportunity to make mat
tiers right. The writer Of this arti-
Gle has great confidence in Hell,
and thinks he has rowed three miles in less
time than any man in Wheeling, We do
not say he can do it in a race, but when put
10 the test against time he is Jim dandy
and our folks should not forget it. The kid
may be overmatched by this man Felsing,
but the truest way to settle the matter is by
having another race. The idea that He'll
was pulled out in the eigth of mile he
rowed on Saturday is all q mistake. He'll
is long rover when it comes to the test.
When he trained for his match with
James Manton he took trip TO Moundsyille
every morning Just to take the stiffness from
his body. Oh, no; he is a long-winded cat
tie killer and our friends in the Nail City
should not forget it. Let US have another
race BY all means, but Bellaire should be
careful when she goes away from home. II
a race is made to he rowed at Wellsbucg
our people should back the young butte Lcr
with much earneStneSs 1t will show what
the boys in the Glass City are made
Of Suppose He'll should lose one
race for his backeIs, has he not made
money for them three successive times? 1t
seems that our sporting stock has been
timed, but we hope this feeling will wear
away. The following card has been re-
ceived from Mr.. John Watt which explains
itself: "The charge that | had anything
whatever to do with the referees decision in
the HeiEFelsing boat race is Absolutely false,
and no one in Bellaire believes it except
J. j. McDermott, from whom the report
eliminated. had no conversation what
ever with the referee concerning his decis.
ian, and had no hand in it in anyway, and
! am now willing to make one-third of the
purse to pit He'll against Fclsing for a
three-mile race McDermott is the only
man who attempted to interfere with
or influence the referees decision. He in
vited him to a private room on Saturday at
noon and wanted him to 90 to Benwood to
decide who won the race; and he also asked
him to instruct Felsing first at the start, so
that he would have that much advantage
This the referee refused to do. When He'll
rowed back McDermott went out to Felsing's
Judge and said, wheeling can't win race
against Bellaires referee and horse and
buggy" and tried in every way to act referee
himself The referee is no bar tender of
mine and never has been except Temporal
rily. J. B. WATT.
NEWS NOTES.
The Globes and Browns did not play yes
terday afternoon. John Duncan is taksng
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