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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-18
Drowned While Bathing.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. June j. Ray. the
10-year-old son of William Burroughs.
deputy county clerk. was drowned
while bathing this afternoon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-18
INTO THE RIVER.
Two Killed and Several Injured I'm
Railway Accident

Coon RAPIDS, Iowa, June 1.-THE
Omaha and Chicago express which left
Chicago yesterday issssrnoon was
wrecked nsfEr Coon Rapids, iowa Two
passengers were killed and a number
badly hurt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-18
Thir,y-Th~ee Graduate. nj Re,o,,

BELoTT, Wis. June l6.-Thirty-three
students graduated from the Belo I
College academy. The graduation eN-
ereises took place at the acad-
envy building, there being nine speak
erS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-18
Gave a NIi,Sn Doila.,.

HANILEnT, \. i. June 17.-James B.
Colgate has given @I.ooA 600 to Colgate
University.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Among the sheep, yesterday, prizes
we're awarded, among others, 10 t. Nj.
Paxton, McCOnnell'S Mills, Pa, on Black
Tops, he taking several first and second
prizes; K. II. Mills, Hopedale, o., Black
Tops, first and second premiums; Oliver
Watkins, Maynard, o., American Me-
,D0>, first and second on twO-year old
Fam, first aud second on yearling ram,
-rst aud second on ram lamb, first and
second on eve, two years old, first on
goa-iing ewes and first and second on
.ve lamb; A. II. FreaSe, StOutSville, o.,
.oou.hdOwns, first on yearliDg ram, first
.oa ram lamb, second on twO-Year-Old
ewes and second on eve lamb; w. u.
Noble, Richield, o., SOuthdowns and
.>l0rpShiredowns, got first on ewes, first
and second on yearling ewes, second on
ya1r.ing buck, second on buck LAMBS,
hrst on eve lambs and first and second
oa age bucks. Other premiums were
taken by j. T. Newton & Son, Hudson,
10, ShorpShiceS; c. Z. White, Burton,
D., ShorpShireS; c. 5. Bingham, Yer
1Oa, Mich, ShOrpshireS; c. w. Reich
elo2cb, ApplcCreek, Wayne County, o.,
SlorpShireS; j. $. Buchanan Il Sons,
Hickory, Pa, COttSwOldS and Dorset
Horns; Joseph Shaw & Co., Houston
vile, Pa, ShorpshireS; j. L. Hender-
Son It Co., Washington, Pa, Colts
W0.dS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
TIE RUNNING RACE.

For this event there were six entries,
Friday, The Turk, Secundns. Palmra,
Canzolo and Great Scott, Great Scott
sold for $40, field IS. Scott and Turk
were a wel-matched pair.
FIRST HEAT-Secundus and Canzolo
dropped out. Palmyra got the inside
and The Turk outside. The nags started
at 5:55, and it was great race. Pal
myra took the lead and held it until the
horses rounded the upper turn, when
Scott, who had been third, pulled second
at the top of the stretch and won by
half length in 594, Palmra second.
and The Turk third MutuGls paid $3.50,
SECOND HEAT-Scott was barred in
the pools and Turk sold $40; field SO.
Palmyra got the lead, but lost it to
Curk at the turn, who held 1t clear
around, Scott pushing him very hard
down the stretch, the horses running
under the wire neck and neck in 5913
seconds; Palmyra third. IL was de-
clared u dead heat aud ordered run
over Pools were declared off. Turk
was fined SIS for not being up on time.
RUNNING OFF-Turk had a slight
lead at the start and held ii all around,
coming in half length ahead in .59A.
1t was too dark to run another heat,
and it was announced by the judges
that the race would be run OF at p. IN.
to-day.
SUMMARY.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIR AND EXPOSITION
RACEs-rau meeting, lSJi-Second dav-Rpn-
ming race, 9.l6 mile heats, in 3-Purse $780,
divided.
TIE Turk, b. G., Frank Mott, Ceredo' = j..
pa In Ts: : M r Lcolzie. New Orleans
Great Scott, S. 2, T. d. Martin, Sulphur, .
figmc-Sal:, 59I and jran-olr heat 5a34-
To be finished out at l p. m to-day.
To-day's Programme.
The first event to-day will be the fin
ish of Yesterdays running race; and
then will come:
RuNNIEG-HALF NILE DASH.
Madge L C, m, Riverside Stock Farm, Mes
Secuad1s, Oh. g., E. A. Flanagan, Greens
burg. Pa.
CapiaS.
2:35 TRoT-PURsE $500.
The half of this race, in which there
are twenty-three entries, Will De run 10
day, the other horses going tomorrow.
The horses entered are:
Navey Wilkes, blk. $, A. Naylor, Smith
field Ohio.
'I DOUGHTY, b. $, wirlism Dunn, New Orleans,
Rochetta, b,. m, ]. ]. Parzer, Uhrichsville,
oc CoGn, v, +. g, John C Collins, Pitssburg'
Peter R., b. 2, John c. Collins, Pi;ssburg,
K kentucky Bid, br. g., J. C HOge, Mt. Pleas
An Renegade Dis br g, J. c Hoss, Mt. Pleasant,
oJ Ji@ Riddle, S. 5, John Hines, Minerva
'i BTonzemont, b. g., a. t. Sweeney. Wheeling,
Noble, A, b. $, Jones & Corners, Washing
Make. b. s.. J. A. Ma5pie, WAynesburg. Pa.
w P. Krazer. Fostoria, Ohio,
Brown, George, b. g., John Duffy, Cleveland
Ohio.
Iudianop. b. s., Hudson & Rice, Morrow,
Zsdo c, bay, W. F. Coast Haysville, Pa.
Creep, b., 4. D. Krigger, Dayton. Ohio:
Bell b. ch. m. A. Woods, wheeling, W Va
Royal Monarch, b. e., T. g Flarrity, Dubois
Pa
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
Lena Medium, baldwin 8 Ellsworth, wash.

Lena Medium, Baldwin & Ellsworth, Wash
ington, Pa.
Prince Dillon, L. D. Davis. Wellsville Ohio.
Homer, br. g., A. w. Blake, Glenville, Ohio.
1924 PAcE-PURsE 500.
Careless, b. g., A. Donaldson, Kittanning,
Colonel Forest, T. s.. Frank Powers, Cadiz,
Ohio.
Regulator, br. s.. E h. Mclean, Thompson,
w. Va.
Raven, blk. m. JOhu c. Collins. Pittsburg,
Little Pat, L. wallack Cadiz, Ohio.
Greenhorn, g. e., J. T. Gournby, Pittsburg,
Pa.
Springs, Pa.
Billy b, William Scott Pittsburg, Pa.
Stella r, b. m, ]. Capehart, Point Pleasant,
w. Va.
RUNNEG-NILE HBATs-PuRsE 1850.
The entries for this race were not announced
last night.
Regulator was the favorite last night
in the pace, and Jim Riddle and Ken
lucky Bird in the trot. A large amount
of money was put up at McLaughlin's.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
DIED.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY September &, 1891, Al
Ga. m. L. w. STEPHENS, aged 90 years, o months
and 10 days,
Funeral from his late residence, No 1921
Eor street. Thursday afternoon at 9 o'clock.
Friends Of the family are respectfully invited
70 attend. Interment at Red Mems Cemetery.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS September Q. 1891,
=, n m EruEL GRACE infant daughter OF
J NJ and Anna ~ Hammond, aged seven
months.
Funeral from residence Of parents, No. u
South Penn street. this Thursday afternoon at
o'clock. Friends OF the family invited. In
terment Mt Peninsula Cemetery.
ROSS-On Wednesday morning, September
otb. HugH q. Ross. aged q years
Interment at Nortonvllie. Kansas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Each card when ready, bearing the
pool number, name of the bidders horse,
amount and total, is turned over TO the
cashier and the bidders pay to him the
amounts they respectively bid. Usually
this is a cash transaction, but pool-sell-
ers keep accounts with well known Gus
toners, whose credit is sound. Some
times they get bit, but not often. A
recent case is 200 by New York
Speculator, and Boston man lately
''let in HIS pool-elling friend for about
50, 900. But he gave his notes and it
will be all right. Some OF the big fel-
lows don't care for the bother OF settling
at once, but drop around In the evening
and square up after the booksellers
clerks have figured up how much they
owe, or how much is due them.
Frequently tickets are not claimed
and paid for. In this case they are put
UP at auction again, the pool seller
sometimes getting more, sometimes less,
than the original bid. The total of the
pool. however, is not changed. The
winner gets the total his ticket calls for,
in any event.
POOL SELLERS AND POOLS.
Pool sellers enjoy high reputation
for square dealing. A prominent turf
man said, Yesterday, that he never
heard OF but one fraud by pool sell
sell That occurred over twenty
years ago out west. The fellow
got lot of money in the box
and fed. The boxes are well-stuffed
sometimes. Usually they are cleared
out by paying off at the end OF each
race, but when races go over until the
next day there's big heap of money on
hand, including, als0, the markers" or
memoranda of sums owed by customers
who haven't paid cash.
OTHER WAYS OF sPEcULATING.
Two other ways of specializing are Of
fered, and are much patronized by those
who want to join on q smaller scale.
The big turfmen seldom 90 into them
when auction pools are available. First
is what is known as the 'French," or
paris Mutuals, :" which were introduced
into this country from the Paris race
track probably twenty years ago. In
these every heat is counted as a race.
All tickets are 50 each, and instead of
getting plain card, the investor re-
ceives rather deliberately engraved
ticket, made so to prevent counterfeit
ing. Let US suppose that seller is SELL
ing on the second heat of the 2:40 race.
OF the buyers 12s back o. Il. and l6O
take the field. This then is the record
made in the books:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
PLAYING YOUR LUCK.
some of the Ways of Backing Judgment
With Cash.

Some of the Ways OF Backing Judgment
With Cash.
There have been a good many inqui-
ries since the Fair started, by nom
bettors, for light on the various systems
of poels, book making, etc., and to sup
ply this deficiency in popular education,
the REGISTER presents the following:
AUCTION POOLS.
This system of loosng money was in
vented by Oliver Marshall in the early
zoos and was first tried on some of the
large tracks about Roston. His idea
was to act as a general stakeholder for
all betters, taking their money and pay
ing il out to the winners, less u small
commission for his trouble. Under his
plan each one of half dozen or more
betterS could bet on separate horse
and he would settle with the winner.
In other words they made pool which
the winner took. Later Marshall i'm
proved his system himself or some one
else introduced the plan Of calling off,
one by one, the list of horses starting in
a race and by calling for bid for each,
according TO the judgement of the bet
tiers as to his chance of winning. This
plan came to be known as auction
POOLS" is so termed yet, and is gener-
ally popular over all other plans on
racing tracks to-day.
On the grounds this week Nate Flel
is the seller, and before the horses come
out for an event Nate will get up in his
booth and cry In stentorian voice:
Lets start the heat. What do hear
for first choice?" Some one offers $50
and names a nag. Nate then sells a
second, third and fourth choice, if he
can, and then the field. Behind him
sits a book-writer, who gets up card
about like this:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
WHEELING DAILY REGISTER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1891

Robert Shields, OF Collier Station, cap
tured twenty-eight first premiums and
twenty-five second, and McCabe, Of
Kelsey, o., got four tirSts and two sec
onds.
THE CROWD IN THE BUILDINGS.
The crowd of people in the various
buildings during the afternoon, and es-
pecially between one aud three o'clock,
was something terrific, and hundreds
anxious to go through the departments
under cover, had to put of the trip
until later In the day. Several notable
additions had been made TO the exhibits
in the Main Building, adding to its gen.
eral attractiveness, and there will be
further improvements this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Among the swine, premiums were
'akeuas follows: Piles & Shields, Wash
ngton county. Pa, Poland Chinas, sec
Ond on sow two years old; first on SOW,
over six months old and under one
year; first on boar, two years old; first
ca boar, over six months and under one
year; tirSt on boar over one year, and
under two; Chester Whites, first on brood
SOW, and first on sow over six monthS
SGd under one year; Herbert Rush,
vest MiddletOwn, Pa, Essex, first on
sow; Albert S. BouSe, West Middletown,
"a, Poland Chinas, second on boar,
lrSt on SOW, second on SOW pig under
SIX months, second on SOW and litter.
In the poultry department, Gammer-
Clnger, Of Columbus, took sixty-eighs
AFSt premiums and forty-eight seconds;
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
NE Pm PACE.

There were fourteen entries In this
race-George A, Nettie Green, Dorsey
H., Destrahan, Sergeant B., o. b,
Lama, Prophet Wilkes, Miss Cumsey'
Black Wilkes, Morisco and George
Wilkes. Prophet and o. B. were the
favorites, with strong field.
FIRST HEAT-The book makers offered
to 1 on the field, 10 to 1 on Dorsey,
5 to on Distrahan, to on Sergeant,
even money on o. B., 10 to on George
A.. TO l on Lama, 4 TO l on Wilkes,
10 on Miss Cumsey, and to
on George Wilkes. Pools sold D.
B. and Wilkes favorites. Sergeant had
the pole, George Wilkes second, Miss
Cumsey third, and Destrahan on the
right of the line. Black Wilkes, Nettie
Green and Morisco were drawn. When
they got away the rigs went together
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
FAIR NOTES.
Mention of Various Matters Occurring
Yesterday.


Mention Of Various Matters Occurring
Yesterday.
Look out for pickpockets.
See the grand cavalcade at noon to
day.
Hundreds Of ladies took peep at the
cattle, sheep, ETC., yesterday.
Mr.. Wheeler, the starter, stands very
high in his business, and is a clever
gentleman.
Remember, only one-half the horses
go in the 2:35 trot to-day. The other!
go tomorrow.
1t has been again demonstrated thai
the track Is too narrow. Three acct
dents In one day is a bad record.
II the young gentlemen who persist
in sitting on the fence when running
race is on don't look out, some of them
will be killed.
1t was reported that the banks about
town will close at noon to-day, in order
to enable the clerical forces 20 visit the
fair. The exodus after noon to-day will
be pretty largely fairward.
1t has been about settled by some oil
the Board of Directors that We are 70
have spring meeting next year. The
Fair Association will have nothing 70
do with it; but a number of gentlemen
will see il through.
The Wheeling Installment Company
are always in the lead with new ideas.
A crowd has gathered in front OF their
place of business every night since the
Fair opened TO witness the wonderful
free stereoptican exhibition.
Lots of people got tired yesterday at
the slow scoring. It's all right to give
people chance" but when a driver
sets out to deliberately waste time, that
he may tire another horse out, he ought
to get penalty from the stand.
Hoge Bros always had good crowd
around their display looking at the
farm machinery and farm implements.
One feature OF the display was the
woodcock that never requires any food.
1t will not eat. Go see the woodcock.
ChaS. Eig IL Co., the carriage manu-
facturers of North Market street, pre-
sent a very attractive display of car
riages, buggies and phaetons at
Machinery Hall. A handsome ligh'
phaeton is an especial feature of their
display, and it attracts general atten-
ton and admiration.
Wabash, the winner OF the 2:29 trot,
is owned by Boyle Bros. & Gilman, OF
Uniontown, Pa. He took the first and
second heats in .2914 and PSI and
trotted the third heat good second,
after casting front shoe and boot In
264. He took the fourth heat easily.
The horse is a flrst-class animal In every
respect and, as was seen yesterday, is
capable of great work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Geo. NJ. Shook s. Co.'s New Winter
CIoaks are the admiration OF all who have
seen them. Fall in line with the many
buyers and secure first choice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
A BIG DAY.
.,r,RgT ATTENDANCE ON TIE FAIR
GROUNDS.
49,, R,cing Very Satisfactory, Outside Of the
~ ;..,,-Ihs Run q Great Contest, and
'~ 90, Nat Tnishsd-Ths BallOOn-SOms
OF TIE PrsmiumA

.,tsndance at the Fair, yester-
-. IS fully up to the standard, good
' -. nlscing the number Of people on
funds at three o'clock in the after
IN at ten thousand.
~s.,e were not many people from the
,,,dipg country region on the
.5s and the bulk Of those present
made up Of city folks and the rail-
eveursionists. All the roads
.b+ in lSrge crowds, most Of whom
prepared 10 stay couple Of days.
.cbools contributed a large number
lchildren.
lis thought the country people will
-. themselves seen to-day, and if the
.,ter IS anything like as good as it
yesterday, there ought TO be at least
...sr thousand admissions. There is
Wv reason for attending to-day, as
!. exhibits will be at their best, aud
racing programme will be great, en-
ling as it does four events for purses
.,rsrst!ng S1,325, and in addition the
sing heat of yesterdays unfinished
ming race. The horses will be called
4. n one o'clock sharp. The great
,,sleade, embracing all the premium
,,.k on the grounds will also take
,ses to-day, commencing promptly at
ION.
TIE BALLOON ASCENSION.
Yesterdays balloon ascension, !ikeitS
,.s3eeesS0r Of Tuesday, was complete
-,ress but the big bag Of smoke did
In ascend as high as on the previous
Iv BY perhaps q thousand or more
~. The ascent was made about u
-,r,sr after three O'Clock, and there
Sing very little air the aerOnaut went
,-ost straight upward, only drifting
r~.s 20 the east as the upper currents
were struck. After reaching the alti-
,is Of perhaps two thousand feet, the
saloon began 70 descend, aud dropped
ynewhere in the vicinity Of Twenty
n.-i and Main street. almost directly
a,. Of the point of departure. After
,s balloon had fallen hundred feet or
81. the parachute was cut loose, and the
ssOaaut nOated gracefully along in the
sr finally Glighting in HowleytOwn,
,rr jacob and Twenty-third streets.
The aer0naut made his appearance on
he river bank, opposite the Fair
Grounds, in about half an hour after he
started up and ia a few minutes was
again within the Fair Grounds, where
D. was received with applause by the
thousands of spectators.
Both these ascentS were Of a very sat
slc,0ry nature and were very interest
ls.
AWARDING THE PREMIUMS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Geo. M. Shook g. Co. are selling all La
dies Newmarkets of previous seasons al
one-third and one-fourth prices.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

This makes the pool 2ss times 81 or
S576. o. b. lost the heat. Therefore the
whole amount of the pool, after deduct
ing per cent. commission, was divided
among the 160 holders Of "feld'' tickets,
and each 50 ticket paid the holder 50. 40.
Sometimes these tickets pays big sums.
At Hyde Park, near Boston, not long
ago, they paid Sl52.20; at Brighton
Beach, On one occasion, $50, and the
biggest sum reported ever TO have been
paid was TO holders Of Niger Jack tick
cts, at Jerome Park-S1, 100 for each s.
ticket Usually the figures are small,
but there are varying chances, where,
instead OF one horse and the field, there
may be two or three, or more horses
on which tickets arc bought.
Bookmaking, almost the only way OF
betting on the English tracks, was In
PRODUCED here only within few years,
but mas done fairly well. There is .
blackboard on which the bets are chalked
and visible to everybody. Here Is a
sample:
&c Prophet Wilkes.
So Niles Cumsey.
CO Laura.
The first column of figures represents
the sums the bookmaker offers 70 bet
against either horse winning. He bets
50 against So that Prophet Wilkes won't
win. Prophet Wilkes has good chances.
But Cumsey has poor chance, and the
bookmaker is willing to put up IS
against SO that she won't win. There
are innumerable variations and chances.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Carpets-The greatest bargsin ever OF
fered. Regular S1.40 Moquette Carpets
=, o,c. at STONE THOMAS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

The Record Breken-S1 90 SILK Warp
Henrietta Cloth at 74c' yard moquette
Carpets at 95c, regular price Si.4O. The
greatest bargains ever offered.
>TONE & THOMAS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

THE Zlta Family still continue to hold
concerts at Kine's Woodbine Saloon
1912 Main street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Take the Naphtha Yacht Ferry for the
State Fair. Quickest and best route. Two
Boats hunuins Trip made every two
minutes. Foot of Twelfth street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
FARMS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
For City Property.

Elghty-Hye acres, seyen'room house, barn.
coal bank (opened), within five inmates wslk
OF school and town OF Lewis Mills. Ohio, on
the & o. X. X. VIII give you good trade
Call at once.
One and three-qusrter arccs. ten room house,
brick; all other buildings In good repair; all
kinds Of fruit. In good town, with two rail-
roads; 50 miles from Wheeling. VIII exchange
for city property.
40 acres at Beech Bottom: CD acres OF bot
tom; hne young orchard, with Eve room house,
barn and other outbuildings, at bargsin TO
settle up an estate.
100 acres near Clinton, w. Va, on n good
pike. with new house and barn, at bargain
and on easy terms.
81 acres, six-room house, barn and other out
Buildings: good fruit and vegetable farm; near
1riadelphia at n bargain.
40 asies az Point Mills, W. Va. two houses
and o fine orchard, At bargain.
ROLF g. HARVEY.
Real Estate and Loans Negotiated,
1919 Market ST.. Branch ONCE At McMechen
Telephone No 566. sesh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

j. &. KL1NE's Woodblne Saloon has
concerts every night, accompanied by
fine lunch.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Geo. NJ. Shook & Co.'s Celebrated Coun-
try Blankets are fully 20 per cent. belo"
last seasons prices.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

The Moundsville Mining and Manu-
featuring Co. will hold its first grand
lot sale September e3 and "a. Lot uear-
ing stock will be withdrawn at an early
day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

FINE business and residence lots for
sale at MOundsvile.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

which would take columns 10 explain.
But the above fairly explains the gen.
eral principles of the system.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

ONE hundred dwellings will be needed
before December 31st for the large
number of persons who will remove TO
Moundsville.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
AWARDING - PREMIUMs.

Yesterday was a busy day among the
Judges in all the departments, and some
uem were not through with their
work last night. They will all finish
g this morning, however, in time for
Die cayalcade. They report a very fine
&c OF animals.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

MoUNpsv1LLE, September 90 and "a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10

Children Cry for Pitchers CastOria
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
OCEAN TRAVEL.
Some Famous Old Clipper-ship Records
of Speed.

This is great factor in ocean freight
transportation, as well as in the passen.
ger business. In the old days when the
clipper ship was considered a perfect type
Of ocean travel, twenty days was quick
passage between New York and Liverpool,
and when the Blue Jacket made her famous
trip in l3 days, hour and Is minutes the
feat created as much excitement as the
breaking of record by ali ocean grey
hound does in these days Of marine tri.
umphs. The trip was made in 1854, and
was an eastward one, the sailer logging
3,017 miles from Sandy Hook to Liverpool.
In the following year the clipper ship
Mary Whitredge ran from Baltimore to
Liverpool in Is days and 7 hours; she
travelled 3,400 miles. Another remark
able trip was made by tie Dreadnaught in
1860. She sighted the Irish coast in 9
days and II hours after leaving New York,
but it took her three days longer to reach
liverpool. An instance showing the sail
ing quality of the old clipper ships occur
red in 1864 The Adelaide. of the Will
liams & Cru on line, while on her way
down New York Bay, was passed by the
steamship Sidon, of the Cunard line; but
the Adelaide arrived IN the Mersey before
the Sidon, having made the passage in II
days and IA honrs.- John H. Gould, in
November Century.