Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-01
OUTDOOR SPORTS,
The Summer Rscreations Affected
by WheeiinQtiss.
Gossip About Croquet, Base Ball, Cycling,
Hunting, Fishing, Racing, Rowing
Horseback Riding, and Other
kmusements.

Although, aside from our rife club, two
or three base ball mines and the Wheeling
Wheelmep, our city has nothing to show in
the way of organization for the especial
object Of atfording amusement or recrea-
ton, still our people manage to get no
small amount of amusement from outdoor
sports, and in a scattering and informal
way are patrons Of nearly all the known
methods for obtaining healthful physical
exercise, and the average citizen takes a
keen delight in the entire range OF subjects,
from croquet to base ball, and from hunt
ing to
HORSE RACING.
And, by the way, the races set down tor the
coming week at the Fair Grounds are being
looked forward to with deep interest by
large proportion of our male population.
A large number of crack flyers are certain
to be here, and the races as whole will
undoubtedly exceed anything heretofore
known in this neighborhood. The Fair
Ground track will be in fine condition, the
purses are liberal, and The matter is 10 the
hands OF experienced and widely known
turf men.
CROQUET.
In Wheeling. this summer, the game Of
crouuet has artsined wonderful popularity.
During a short walk few days ago over
twenty games were noticed, five Of them in
one square. All sorts and conditions of
mankind were represented among the
players, men, women and children partici.
pating or acting as critical spectators, and
in one place six or seven citizens of African
descent were disputing with much vigor
and eloquencc as to whether "de ball am
alive on it.
In Wheeling the game is played in three
different ways, called the live ball, dead
ball." and Newport games, and
ranking in popularity in the order named,
while earh ground has its own peculiar set
Of rules concerning boundaries, replacing
balls, &c.
The Newport game. although not popular
with the masses, is the fsvorite with the ex-
perts, on account Of the extra skill required,
Inc rules allowing but one ball between
arches, aud compelling the player to use It,
Among the gentlemen who take great inter.
st in the game, and have achieved distinc.
tion as players, are S. ?. Hildreth, b. +.
McGregor, NJ. c, Crawford, W. K Donald
son and S. A, Lallance, while among the
successful lady players are Mrs. John Men.
del, Mrs. J. E Fsris, Miss Virginia Craw.
ford and others.
There has been considerable talk lately
Of croquet tournament during the early
part of this month, with prizes for the sue
cessful ones. 1t is to be hoped it will not
end in talk.
BASE BALL.
Base ball has not hourished to an alarm
ing extent in Wheeling this summer, the
paying BEING confined to boys or mill men
who play occasionally for their own amuse-
ment. Last week an attempt was made to
reoreanize the old Standard club, aud an
experimental game was played on Satur-
cay with the Globes of Bellsire, the strong
est team in this vicinity. While the Stau-
dard lost by score of IA 10 O, yet for q
nine without any practice whatever, it did
OF do 80 badly. The Standsrd boys intend
to make another attempt bsfore they
give up
There is come probability of Wheeling
having an opportunity Of seeing profes.
sional game in the near future. Several
gentlemen have been negotiating with the
Pittsburg and Louisville clubs, and they
have consented to play in Wheeling, Tues
day. October 9th, provided guarantee fund
is raised 1t is likely they will come, and
IS these clubs are about equal in strength
sn interesting game can be expected
The Globes, Of Bellsire, have been en-
gagged to represent Wheeling in a series Of
games with the Crockery City club, OF East
Liverpool, and the GAINESVILLE club, in the
lear future.
THE WOES or wHEELNEN.
The bicycle boys are said to haue me,
With a series Of thrilling, adventures on their
return home from campmeeting Sunday
light. The night was dark, the roads
awful, and the number Of header" tina,
the whole party took was simply appalling.
Dorseys machine shot from under him and
be took free ride on fence rail Taylor
shot down an embankment, and, presto
disappeared. The whole gang, with tears
in their eyes, crawled down the embank
ment to gather up his remains When
they got 10 the bottom they found Taylor
sitting on rock rubbing his left knee, and
singipg-"Wait Till the Clouds Roll By"
Then Smith, Dinger, Singleton, Hazlett and
H.,,,bare toupd n;oa E..la 1ol,o - A.,
middle Of the road. They tried to dodge
the lake; there was a collision, q crash, an
a gentle voice was heard to murmur We'll
take header as we go" TIE boys fnslly
reached home happy, bnt tired. The ma
chimes have jumped into great favor this
Elm mer, and with the Wheeling Wheelnen
en- a solid and substantial foundation, there
is ever reason to anticipate a great time
with the advent Of next spring.
THE HUNTING SEASON.
The bunting season is now about to open,
aid our local Nimrods are polishing
up their firearms and making arrangements
for departure for the woods and fields in
search OF their favorite game. We have
quite number Of bird men among us
but the great majority of Wheeling sports
men content themselves with the humble
squirrel. Among those Of our citizens who
delight in this sport we now think Of w. T.
Burt, G. o. Smith, John A. Lash, John
Davenport, John Wright, Cecil Robinson,
]. 6. Di lon, ex Sheriff Brown, DR. Gssnire
Nick Cars and Nick Kuhn, of Bridgeport
Game in the region Immediately surround.
ing this city is reported as exceptionally
scarce this season, q fact which may De prob.
ably accounted for by the mill and glass
louees being idle. Out in the State, along
tie line Of the B 4 O., however, it is said
birds and small game will be plentiful, and
it is here goodly portion OF our hunters 60
Of late years.
FISHING
Probably more fishing has been done the
past summer than for many years Men
who have not cast line for years have
been out, and the veteran anglers have en-
joyed them selves to an unhesrd OF extent.
The fab in our local streams have been ex
ceptionsbly plentiful, and the yield of pis.
AO-,al go L.. a.