The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-13
TIE RACES YESTERDAY.
some Great Running RNCvs-ThO Trot and
tho Pace,

Tug RACES YESTERDAY.
some Great Running RRCss-ThO Trot and
tho Pace,
Yesterdays running races were closely
contested and interesting, and servedto
entertain the people very acceptably'
The trot and pace were not as entertain
ing as they should have been, in view
OF the enormous crowd Of people that
turned out aud were there to DO pleased
There were not enough entries in these
races to make them sufficiently uncer'
tain To be exciting.
It was a great audience that witnessed
the events and II is TO BIZ regretted that
they did not afford more sport.
The unfinished running race mile
heats, best 2, in 3, OF Wednesday, was
the first event on the card aud was
quickly disposed OF after the horses had
been gotten of. There were but two
horses in the heat, Hollywood and Fitz
Lee, each Of whom had taken q heat the
evening before. They started OIL at a
laundering pace on the first go, but 1t
was not a satisfactory one to Starter An.
derson and he did not tap the drum.
They went a quarter OF a mile before
the riders awOke TO a realization that
they were wearing ont their Jumpers for
nothing. They got Off in great shape on
the second trial. Lee had the pole and
held It 10 the finish. Hollywood was
held in reserve a little too long, and
while able to make the finish a very In.
teresting one was not able to win. The
time was 1:22l. Mutuals paid So 40.
The second event was another run, a
mile dash with entries, Dakota by
John Garcia, OF New Orleans, Ellie
Hardy, by William Mckinney, of WASH
ington o. H., Ohio, and Mclaughlin,
BY G, A. King, Of Brooklyn. Dakota
was a weak iaVorite, the field with Nc.
Laughlin in being the faVorite, They
got of in splendid shape on the first go.
DakotaJook the pole and held 1t to the
finish, CrOssingthe wire easy, with hands
down, in 1;19f. Mutual paid 81 40.
The second race wal a trot for the
2 1856 class with five entries. Those who
claimed to be posted predicted that Or.
Mcfarland would never be able to win
the race, but II they backed their judg.
ment In the pools they are out t1nan.
cially, forthe Doctor won the race easily,
taking the first, second and fourth
heats. He would have won In three
straight heats had he not broken badly
lust before reaching the wire and al
lowed Cazique, IT,, who was something
OF a favorite early In the game, 10 slip
In and take a heat. The knowing ones
declared the Doctor to have been
pumped out and Cazique stock doomed
up again. The time was 2:35; 2:39;
2:93E; 2:35t. A. NJ. B. was second In
each heat exceptthe last, when she came
in third. Tom W came In third In the
hrst, but did not go in thebalance otthe
race, being drawn on account Of lame
ness. CaEique, IT,, was last In the first,
fourth In the second and second In the
fourth. Buckeye Chief had no trouble
In winning fourth money.
The third regular race Of the day was
a iree.ior.all pace and II was a snap for
Berry Bros Edinburgh, from Harwood,
Ohio. He won 1t easy In three straight
heats, hands down, Mnllie Hayden
second money, Frank Finch third and
King Hero fourth. Florence g., the
other entry, the winner Of Wednesdays
pace, was drawn. Edinburgh'S time
was $3.50, 2:27l, 2;2Si. The first mutual
paid 50.
Between the heats OF the trot, @. H..
Patterson's handsome three.year.old
Ally "Twist," by the famous "Jay Bird"
gave two exhibition trots. The first was
merely to warm up aud was done in
$3.50. On the second trial Mr.. Patterson
sent his pet for all there was In her and
she did the mile in 2:34 3.5, which was
fast time for the track. The Oily trotted
without a skip or wObble, and excited
the general admiration Of horsemen by
her splendid free and easy action.
The concluding event OF the day was
q running race, II mile heats, best two
In three. for a purse Of $500. Business,
0rnie and Robert L. were the entries,
and Ornie won II ih two straight heats In
l.47 and 1.4B!. Business crowded the
gelding in both heats, aud the whip and
spur were used freely on both the lump.
ers. The audience was carried away
with enthusiasm over this race, and
cheered Justify as the exciting finishes
were made.
II twas between thetwoheatS Of thisraCc
that the ono thing occurred that marred
the good order and enjoyment OF per.
feet day, This break was brought about
by the Rssinine stupidity Of officer
Speidel, Of the city police force, who
was one OF those on duty on the track
In front Of the stand. Mr.. Anderson
one Of the executive officers Of the As.
ISOLATION and the starting Judge, was
standing on the track waiting for the
runners TO come up. Mr.. Holiday, 81
FinCastle, Va, owner OF Robert Z, had
lust stepped up 10 ask for time In which
10 have his horse reshod. Speidel
grabbed them both and started 10
order and haul them oil to Que side,
Mr.. Anderson attempted TO explain who
and what le was, but Spiedel refused to
listen, and II was not until sew.
Sral persons interiered that tho
starting fudge was released.
The crowd became highly Indignant
over the officers tnPalled Tor oGiSlous.
ness and hlSsed him fOundly. His DO.
hayior on tile track was such as 10 make
him deserving Of areptimahh at least,
from Chief DelbflRge' II WIS said BY
several that the officer had been drink.
Ing,