Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-16
SPORTING SPRAY.
notes Concerning Cycling. Bass Ball.
Scuiling and the Turf

Notes Conserning Cycling. Bass ba"'
sculiing and the Turf
Tomorrow evening Mr.. W. II. Blaksre);
of Rochester, N. Y, win skate five mlles
against time at the Chepine street rins.
and endeaYor to best his FIVE mile record Of
IL minutes and 35 seconds. Mr.. BlskeneF
10 the champion FIVE mile skater OF the
world. He came here several days SINCE IN
the hopes OF making race with one or
more Of Wheeings speedy skaters having
heard that this city had several skaters
who we're wiling to meet almost any
one. He was unable, howsver, to make
race; the boyswere afraid of him. He did,
however, make q number Ct friends, his
clever, genial manner winning all who came
in contact With him. These friends have
expressed On anxietyto see hirs skate, and
10 oblige them he has consented 10 skatsst
The Chapline street rink tomorrow night
This will be TIE first race against Sime tht
has ever takepplace n the city: 1t will be-
very interesting and will doubtless draw a
large crowd. The coordination shoe and
skate that Mr.. Blakeney wears will be on
exhibition to-day and tomorrow at DfHons
store.
An effort was madein Toronto few days
ago to prepare 8 reception for Ed Hsnlan
on bis return to his native place, but only
few persons attended the meeting. and the
formal reception was abandoned. At the
DINNER which is 10 be rendered to Hanlan
next week, an address Of welcome will be
read. 1t is said that if Hsolsn had notified
his friends by telegraph ofthe time he ex-
pecied to arrive in Toronto he would have
received formal greeting.
The directors of the Indianapolis base
ball club sold out bodily 10 the Detroit di.
reetors yesterday. The cl1b will take the
place of the latter in the National League,
playing at Detroit. The consideration was
So, 600. The dissolution Of the Western
League is rendered certain by this action as
only two clubs, the Milwaukee and Kansas
City, are now with it.
Yesterdays base ball games resulted as
follows: At Philadelphia Athletics 4,
Louisyilles 8; at Brooklyn, Cincinnati ii,
BROOKLYN 8; at Providence New York 5.
Providence 5; at Boston, Bostoas 8, Philadel'
phia 3; at Chicago, Chicago l3, Detroits 5.
At St. Louis the game with the Buffslos was
postponed on account of rain.
The betting men and pool sellers had full
sway at Brighton Beach yesterday. In the
first race, maidens, all ages, three quarter
mile, Lucy Lewis won. time LIN; in the
second race, selling allowance, one mile.
Dizzy Blonde won, time |. 49,, in the third
race, selling allowance, one mile, Kishba won,
l.44!; in the fourth race, Brooklyn Eagle
stakes for four-year-olds, one and one quarter
mile, Royal Arch won, time, 2:l3; in the
fifth race, all ages, one and one eighth mile,
Islet won, time, LISA; in the sixth race,
light weights, mile and quarter, over five
hurdles, Buckra won, time, 2:2l.
Yesterday was the first day of the extra
St. Louis Association races. The first race,
500, one and one eighth mile, was won by
Favor in 1851. The second race, $500,
one ard one sixteenth mile, wa7 won by
Whiz Geg in l:524. The third race, for
two ear.olds, five turlongs, was won BY
Primero in LOS. The fourth race. $500,
one and onefourth mile, was won by Clay
Pete in 2;l7. The fifth race, $500, three.
iourlhs OF mile, was won by Jim Douglass
in is.