Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-15
GENERAL SPORT.
4 RESUME OF WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN
A WEEK.
The Wonderful Work Of Anon, the Two-Ysar-Oid
Tro.ter-Anothsr Racing Record SMASHED.
Sullivan's Challenge to Slavin-Bass
Ball and Other Sporting Notes.

There are very few people in the COM
munity who do not take an interest IN
horse racing. This does not necessarily
imply that all those who take an interest
in horse racing care to bet upon the re-
suit, or that they feel enthusiastic In the
sense that the short-haired, plug-hatted
individual who haunts the pool boxes
does. But all love to see and to read
about the high state OF animal perfec-
tion which the modern race horse repre-
sents. They feel an interest in the
mysterious science of breeding that has
of late years been brought to SUCH per-
lection. All this is natural. You meet
we'll formed, we'll developed man on
the street and you admire him. You
know nothing of his mental capacity,
but he is symetrical and has an air or
power and force about him that COM
mand's admiration. He is one OF Gods
models. So with the race horse. He
is fine brute, picture, the incarna-
ton of strength and endurance.
The rapid strides that horse-breeders
are making towards annihilating time Is
wonderful. The running horse has
about overtaken the locomotive and the
trotter is wearing away the seconds at
an amazing rate.
During the past week there have been
many notable items Of news from vari-
Gus parts of the world, but it is Doubt
full il any one Of them has caused as
general comment and genuine interest
as the performance of Arion, the two
year-old Electioneer colt, at Stockton,
CAL, on Tuesday. 1t was not only the
work he did on Tuesday that was won
derful, but in the course OF few weeks
he had succeeded in cutting IA seconds
| off the worlds two-year-old record,
which was thought before that time to
be almost safe from harm for some years
at least. 1t has been but very few
years since the time he made last Tues
day, 2:lO%, was the worlds record Tor a
mature horse upon whose breeding ana
training the greatest care had been
| spent.
Sunol's two-year-old record OF 2:1S
was wonderful work and Sunols mature
record shows that she is a premier in
the horse kingdom. The oft-asked
ouestion, eff Sunol as two-year-old
only made 2:1S and as matured beast
carried away the worlds record, what
NAV not be expected Of Arion who
starts upon his career at 2:lO4?" III
really looks as If Robert BonnerS prize
for 2:O5 horse would not remain long
without a winner. In the meantime
the world will wait anXiously for future
record breakers and will not be sur
prised at almost any performance.
Joe Jefferson, the PAGER, dld good
davis work Friday when he pulled down
the worlds four-mile pacing record from
1O:34% to 1910. 1t was q great feat,
and is deserving OF especial praise be-
cause the old record had been standing
so long, having been made by LONGER
low in 1861.
There seems to be no indication OF q
let-uu in the war between the National
Base Ball League and the American AS
sociation. The Boston representatives
of the rival organizations have seemed
--earo"o .4og uao IecOneg 1i6t gwen III vi,
| matter Urrry =. ,haNSmment In theli
meeting, and the announcement is made
that the war is to go on.
The decision to keep the President OF
the League in his position for three
years instead of electing him annually,
will be a good thing for the Association,
! for the reason that he can make plans
for more than year In advance with
out fear of being hampered by the expl-
ration OF his term of Office.
The Leagues refusal 10 take cogni-
zance of the action Of New York in
signing King, the ex-Pittsburg pitcher,
In spite Of Pittsburgs notification not
to do so, was q fair and equitable decis-
ion. King had right to demand more
salary, and if he could get some one to
LAY , he should be allowed to go.
( Joan i. Sullivan's def to Slavin will
/ aayr ,ue effect of bringing about a match
| &c .,uis ing the boasts which the Austria
ia. o.- been indulging so long. Sui
ivan viii fight hard against Slavin, not
only to win the money but be-
cause Slavin has made so many brags
and has said SO many mean things about
the big American champion. Slavin
will do well to insure his life before he
enters the ring.
Slavin has another chance to fight in
this country. jackson, getting tired OF
his bombast, has offered him fight.
A battle between these two would prob
ably be more interesting than between
Slavin and Sullivan because it would
last longer and be more nearly even.
BASE BALL GOSSIP