The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-30

tendance. This 1t did not do yesterday,
and unless the attendance to-day and
tomorrow Is vastly improved over yes.
terday's, the Association will DO out OF
pocket, and another instance will have
been recorded OF misplaced confidence
In the promises OF those who talk, but
fail to materialize at the proper time.
There is no reason why the meeting
should not be made financial success.
The association Is u home corporation
that annually brings Thousands OF dol
lars into this community, and In other
ways benefits the town, 1t has at con-
siderable risk provided some good en-
tertainment and on general principles
ahoHld be eRcopraged.
To-day being o holiday, nearly al the
business houses will be closed This after
noon, and all will have chance to At
tend. It Is believed TINT there will BIO q
good attendance from outside the city,
and the business men ought to be on
hand II Tor NO other reason than to show
the strangers that Wheeling has enough
get up and get about her 10 support and
take q pride In its Association.
The weather. and track yesterday were
all that could be desired, II was Just
warm enough to be pleasant, the soft
balmy wind that swept over the grounds
tempering the heat OF tho sun Just suf'
ilcient to make 1t an ideal day for racing.
The track gas never In aOatter nor faster
condition than II was yesterday. There
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majority Of the crowd was composed OF
members Of the sternor sex, who
before the RACES were called and
between the heata GopgFegaled
pretty generally about the pool boxes at
the south end Of the grand stand, where
Nate Fiel, wearing a winning smile and
some good fitting clothes, assisted by
some other clever takers, Grated on the
additional interest that always attaches
to n horse race when few dollars are
staked, and in that way managed TO get
quite a goodly sum, considering the size
Of tho crowd, invested In the
boxes. Quite a diversion was
created about the pools at one time dur
ing the afternoon by the persistent
efforts, combined with his display Of
supreme verdanCy and gall, OF q tall,
Ianky, tow.headed youth wearing long
broadcloth coat, 10 learn how to play the
pools. He tackled the mutuals, the
bookmaker and the straight pools, and
drove all the sellers nearly crazy by
his questions and his failure to compre-
bend their answers. 1t was at
last gotten from him that he had half q
dollar to invest, but he wanted a dead
sure thing OF it. Several old time horse.
men solemnly ayerred that II no played
It would DO Just his luck TO win, and they
followed him around fully resolved to
place their money Just as he did. At
one time 1t seemed rs though
he would surely patronize the
bookmaker, but at the last moment he
changed his mind and turned 10 the
Paris mutuals to inquire again about
that method, but he met with a cold re-
buff that caused him to sink the half
dollar back in bis clothes and 90 away.
The man told him to come around the
next day and get map.
The judges stand was occupied by the
following named judges and officials:
Mr.. Robert Anderson, Of this city,
starter; Mr.. James T. Riddle, Of Raven.
ma, O., Mr.. William Gray, OF Bedford,
O., and Mr.. Joseph Roberts, jr., judges;
Mr.. I. G. Dillon, timer; Mr.. James Men:
del, clerk. The scales were in charge OF
@. Il. Orion, OF Pittsburgh, better known
as "Old M" who is also the official
programmer, and good one he Is, too;
his coiors are bright and pretty and his
programmes are correct, something that
can not always 10 said OF all race pro-
grammes.
There were three events on the card,
as follows: A trot for the 800 class for
q purse Of $500, divided; pace for the
2;2S class and a three.duarter running
mile.heat, Q in 3, for a purse oil. 5000, divi-
ded. For the trot there were seven
nominations on tho card, but ChaunCey
D., entered by Chauncey D. Hogg, OF
Cadiz, Onward, entered by Fred
Smith, OF Wellsville, and Charles
H., BY ], Doyle, OF Doylestown, Pa,
we're drawn. The others got positions
In the following order: Frank NJ, Billy
German, Gould and Niger Doctor. 0w-
ing TO tho bad behavior OF Frank nearly
half an hour was CONSUMED In scoring,
aud the patience OF the crowd was sorely
taxed thereby, The brute was finally
induced to stay on his feet long enough
TO get under the wire and the word was
given. German and Gould had a walk.
over in the first heat, and German took
the other two heats from Gould with but
very little effort. German was a strong
iayorite In the pools from the start.
There were four sldewheelers entered
for the pace, and they oil Calno 10 the
front In the following order, Bessemer,
Belle SbaCkett, Billy Il. and Jesse II,
The majority Ot pool buyers wanted
tickets on Jesse, and tho outcome Of the
race demonstrated the wisdom Of their
choice. They got the word on the sec.
ond score and got off In excellent
shape. JeSse had secured tho pole
from Bessemcr at the start
and held II 10 tho finish, though
Bessemer gave ALVEY burst on the home
stretch. In the second heat Belle got
away on Jesse's wheel and made the
pace 80 hot for him that he broke at the
quarter and gave the mare the pole. He
recovered quickly, lioYpYeT, and Crawled
up I'LL on the last BtrotOh h0 reached the
front and won the heat. That second
mile was a very pretty race and pleased
everyone. Jesse won the third heat
easily.
The runners were six In number and
formed quite q lively class. Mr.. Ander.
son got them Of each time In excellent
shape In fact better starts were never
given on this track. panvllle had 10 DO |
drawn alter be afst heat byI
reason o. having lost hlB plates
ind cut himself with ope Of them.
NetLie Hagler was q field horse and