The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-10
THE RAGS lDMAl,N NCE.
a Trot For Colls the First on the pr,
grAlnlue.

The speed programme commenced
yesterday, and the racing was auspic.
iously inau2urated.
Wood Martin, Andy Hamilton and
BOD Anderson were in the judcys'
stand, with Martin as starter, and Char.
ley Hancher held the watch and viii
Cassell vas at the desk.
The track was not as bad as might
have been expected. 1t was a little
slow. and the pole horse needed stills
occasionally. There was line Of soft
mud about the fourth horses courae, too,
but on the whole there was reason 10 be
glad that it was no worse.
The first speed event on the pro.
gramme was a trot for three-year.olds,
three in five heats, for a nurse of $3.50
divided into Sl25, SIS and $50. There
were eight ontries, but Jim Wilkes, S
A. Brown and Dick Smith we:s with.
drawnt leaving as starters Sensation,
Kentucky Bird, Improve, Lula Hontos
and jams Riddle.
In the pools Riddle sold favorite at
go to $40 on the field. On the first
heat the bookmakers offered Is to | on
Sensation, . to on Bird, Is to on I'm.
prove. Q TO on Wilkes and even money
on Riddle.
Alter scoring three or four times the
live horses got of in fairly gaod style,
and Jim Riddle took the lead at onca
and maintained it for the first half, when
Improve, after very pretty race up the
back stretch, took the lead and forged
ahead rapidly, so that the race was
practically over before tho last quarter.
Improve came under the wire several
lengths ahead, with Riddle second.
Kentucky Bird fair third, Sensation
and Hontos close fourth and fifth. The
time was announced as 2:4Gt-sloy
even considering the condition Of the
track.
Oa the second heat start was made
on the third effort, and Houtos went to
the front, with Improve second and
Riddle third. This was kept up till Jus,
as they passed under the wire the iirs,
time Kentucky Bird pulled up, aud his
driver, by yelling, made Hontos break
and took the front. coming in first in
2:43!, with Hontos second, Riddle third
and Improve fourth. Sensation came in
with the baggage.
On the next go it was anybody's heat
lor the first eighth, when Houtos went
first, but broke at the quarter and the
Bird left her. Coming down the stretch
on the Grst half Riddle took the lead and
Improve pulled into second place. The
three leaders punched on the home
stretch, and Improve took the heat, the
Bird good second and Riddle pushing
him close. Hontos was of her feet half
the time and was badly left. Time 2:42.
The fourth heat was pretty race,
with the Bird in the lead, Riddle close
second till the end OF the frat half, when
both broke, and when they started down
Riddle was ahead. On the home stretch
the Bird again passed him, and Riddle
spoiled a good race by breaking, I'm.
prove pushing closely then for second
place. The time was again 2:43.
On the fifth heat the start was es.
pecia!ly slow and bad. Sensations boot
came of twice, and he was finally drawn
after embarrassing the start three or four
times. After two more efforts they 70,
4 beautiful start, with Bird, Improve and
Riddle even till the quarter. at the
half Riddle aud Bird were leading, both
of their feet. From this Riddle led
with Improve pushing him at half g
length, but on the last quarter Improve
broke aud Riddle won the heat, and
made sixth heat necessary to settle The
race, amid some enthusiasm. The time
was a little slow--43}. ~.
Kentucky Bird, Improve and Riddle
got of we'll together for the extra heat
Riddle led the first half. Just as the
three, we'll punched, passed under tint
wire on the first round, the two real
horses got too close together. Theil
wheels clashed, and the Birds eulk,
lost several spokes. On the finish I'm
prove came to the front and took the
heat and race. Time, 2:431. Riddle
came in second, taking third money.
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