The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-28
WHEELING Horses.
A Few Points About the Road
sters Driven Here.
THE DRIVING ASSOCIATION
To Do ReorganIzed Upon u New Basis.
The Men Who Own the Horses
that Travel n Mile in About
Three Minutes.

The members of the Gentlemen'i
Driving Club met at the Mcclure House
last evening and wound up their
affairs. The object in disbanding
this organization is to start of
anew this season and conduct their
meetings on a different plan and to
formulate better rules. A subscription
list has been started, and already the
new club has a good membership as.
sured. Satisfactory arrangements will
be made with the State Fair Association
for the use Of their grounds, and the
Wheeling ladies will again have an op.
portunity OF seeing their friends in sui
kies as gentlemen drivers.
The demand for good driving horses,
or "roedsters," to use the more familiar
term, Is larger now in Wheeling than
ever before.
"Can you get me q good roadster this
spring." is the question put to every
dealer or person interested in horse.
flesh.
One man, probably the largest dealer
lin the city, and an excellent Judge Of
noble sEeed, has his "eye open" for
horses for about twenty gentlemen.
Some OF them want "anything that will
beat three minutes" as they express it.
Others have their minds set on a certain
line Of breeding. One will want a horse
Of the Wilkes family because their dis.
position ia very gentle, while Others say
they would not drive one OF that family
because they have no life, but better
horse than a Wilkes is hard to get.
"My idea Of horst" said a prominent
citizen, "is one that Is always ready to
run of. You know that you are driving
something"
The veterinary surgeons are entrusted
by many to purchase horses, and the
average person before making a pur.
chase employs the veterinary to pass
Judgment on the animal and he takes a
fair compensation for go doing.
This unprecedented demand for horse
flesh is due probably to the advantage
offered by the brick pavements, most OF
which are in excellent condition, and
afford splendid opportunities for pleas
ant driving.
N, B. Scott purchased in New York
last week three-year.old stallion, "Ship.
mate" whose pedigree alone is guaran-
tee Of speed. The colt can troE now close
to 2:30. He was sired by Sherman's
Hambietonian standard bred registered
No. 5S64, and his dam Is Moliie, by Jim
Monroe, standard bred registered No.
1856. Shernan's Hambletonian sired
Sadie D., the fastest yearling ever foaled
in Kentucky, and who made the re.
markable record OF 2:353 at that age.
Mr.. John NJ. Sweeney has an eight
year-oid mare, sired by Daniel Lambert,
that will beat thirty.five.
George R. Taylor purchased q horse
from Michigan parties that will trot
close to $3.50. He will drive this horse
double with the handsome mare he now
owns. They will make a well.matched
team, and it is thonght they will trot
mile faster than $3.50.
Henry Schmulbach's team Of bays are
handsome animals and will pull his
double seated carriage over the road at
three minute gait.
Mr.. w. L. Glessnef recently bought a
roadster that promises to trot quite
John Haber6ela's fve:yesr-oll stal.
lion is a perfect beauty, trots fast and
his service ia in demand.
Henry SChmulbach and Fred Park
own Bartholida PRtchen, q three.year-
old stallion that has a record OF 2:29a
He is sired by Seneca Patchen. A big
price was paid for this colt.
John G. McLain, Harry Mcclure and
Peter Cassell drive good roadsters and
all trot q three minute clip.
Harry Frsnzheim's Lady Forest,
record 2!SS, has passed her twentieth
year, but still trota well.
There seems TO be prejudice against
pacing horses among o great many, al.
though the feeling against them is not
as great as in former years. Levi Cassell,
A. s. List and Andrew ]. Sweeney, jr.,
drive PAGERS, and they excel all other
roadsters in speed. Mr.. Cassell's Dan
williams PAGES close to a:S0. Mr..
sweeney's PAGER will also go that fast.
Andy Hamilton also hes o PAGER, and
is willing to match him aRainst any
other PAGER In town.
Charles Davis's colt is said to have
trotted faster than $3.50.
Will Handlan has q gray mare sired
by Mambrino Eagle that will trot in
John q, Hobbs's colt on the Fair
Grounds is probably the best bred horse
in Wheeling. She is damed by his driv:
ing horse, Lizzie NJ, record 2:24, and
sired by Euclid, 2:2S5.