Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-09


he thrown them down. to use tno 'o
mon phrase of the track. Ia, y.
when little is expected OF nm
does wonders. exciting the admiIs.'o'st
sod renewing the fealty Of thousanos y
.,onId he deserters, who flock o94t
S,s camn anxious to fight for nlm W
.ss,r Iast dollar. When much Is iookeo
for ba eoes braveIy forth to meet Inc
anamv and almost without struReie -
theirs. Tenny was wrongly named. L
shonld have been called PbeniA; ne
Uses 40 often from his ashes. II NO
shonld meet Longstreet next SATURDAY
- single combat. and should IND MN
self neglected and deserteo, nosI h,rs
would be less surprising than 10 sec nin
yanouish his victor In handsome ss'
He is horse of surprises. With MIN
q "a the unexpected that always
happens. There is no accounting ior
his various moods and lenses. Ono
day brave as lion, powerful IN ac1on
az a triple-expansio engine; the neAe,
fckIe. ;aint-hearted, sullen, suiky ana
weak. He is swift as the waters. DO
minion and fear are with nim' III.
heart is as firm as stone. In MS necn
remaineth strength, and sorrow -
turned into Joy before him. Tnen no
npsets every calculation and turns JOY
into sorrow, rejoicing into mourning.
Tenny has the wisdom OF an owl: ne
has a likening for tight finishes ana gen
orally knows when he IS up against, as
thew say in the ring. When he WINS ne
Twins bv a block,"as J. z. Mcdonald
would say; that is, he wins with super
latiye ease, with ridiculous ease' IN
walk, In trot, In hand galiop' In
romp, In the easiest possible manner, ~
impressive style or something OF that
sort. When 1t comes down to matter
NJ noses or heads or necks at the nnisn,
he Is nine times out Of ten punched.
That "a his record. He either makes
monkey of his field or OF himself. A
queer brute Is Tenny. We snail never
see his like again.
Longstreet's preliminary gallop was
the most comical exhibition ever given
by race horse. With much moss
talk and frequent rib hunchings Hamli-
ton got him from the paddock gate TO
the back stretch. There he cast anchor
to consider the situation. he looked
this and that way, paying no more
attention TO Hamilton than II the
Jockey had been in Jericho. Mr.. Dwyer,
in the timing stand, watched him nm
easily. and finally started "Circular 10"
on a trot across the. field to drive him
along. A crowd of stable boys tried TO
.shoo" him away, as II he were an ola
hen. Others pelted him with clods and
finally he consented to canter up the
hill.
Reaching the summit of the matter,
fine point of observation, he paused TO
view the surrounding country. To the
right he looked upon the scene OF Bap's
famous clambake and far down the val
lev. at the foot of the toboggan slide.
Qazed upon the restless army encamped
within the shadow of the mighty grand
stand. Deliberately he reflected upon
the dangers OF that awful descent. BE-
fore him lay the placid waters OF the
sound, and It occurred to him that II the
brakes should slip he might find him
self swimming for Long Island. WIN
this hideous thought he turned back
and encountered two immense harrows,
with clouds OF dust following.
Then clod caught him In the wind,
another burst upon his. quarter, third
passed between his ears, and with the
valor of discretion he turned the corner
and stood with his forefeet on the to-
boggan slide. Casting one longing,
lingering look behind (he WAS .d ass,
mined to see who threw those ciodsl'
he nIunoed and slid down past the trou-
HE'D face ~ "BaD,'' who had just seen
from his Hstle window the Irregular
form of Tenny shoot by on the wings OF
the wind. Longstreet lefta vacuum be-
hind him as he few, and "Bab" sent a
neat little commission into the ring,
which also left vacuum. and the old
gentleman is encouraged to go on and
raise muskmelons under glass.