Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-09
THE RACES.
The Mays Go on q TOlersbly Heavy Track.
The Scoring Unusually Bad, and Lots of
Grumbllng

The Scoring Unusually Bad, and Lots of
Grumbling.
Yesterdays racing programme-the
first of the Fair-embraced three events,
trot for three-year oldS, for purse Of
$500, with four entries; q $50 class trot,
for a purse of $500, with twelve entries,
and running race, half-mile heats,
two in three, for purse Of S125, with
six entries. The track was very heavy
at first, result of the hard rain Of the
night before, and up to one o'clock In
the afternoon the outlook was not reas-
surfing. Soon after that hour, how
ever, the sun came out and the track
dried up materially. The air was cold,
on the track, up to the middle Of the
afternoon, and again towards evening.
At the last moment before calling
the horses, IL was found that the scales
in the judges stand were out of order,
weighing thirty-fve pounds light in
$50, and this occasioned some delay,
while new pair were sent for.
Mr.. Robert Wheeler, of Toledo, was
the starter of the events, with Messrs.
T. c. Moffat and Robert Anderson as
SiSting as Judges. Charles Hancher
held the clock on the nags. The attend
ance was fair about the pool boxes and
along the fence, but was light in the
grand stand at the outset, although the
crowd got larger later. There was a
good turnout of rigs in the field.
The races were not finished until Z p.
M, the inevitable results of slow pro-
gress in scoring, allowed by Mr..
Wheeler.
THE THREE-YEAR-OLD TRoT.
The entries in this race were May
Day, Bonnie Bon, Lucy w. and Rhoda
McGregOr. The latter was big favorite,
and no others could touch her, she hav-
ing gone in 2:33 at Washington, Pa.
The bell rang for the animals at $50,
but it was a good while before the track
was cleared and they got down TO bust
ness.
FIRST sold McGregor SO,
field 81, and went rather slow. McGregor
got the pool, Bonnie second, aud May
Day outSida, Lucie w being drawn. Nc
| Gregor led around the turn with Bonnie
second, but May Day went a good
second ut the quarter, where
McGregor only led by two
lengths. The horses logged very
easily past the half, Bonnie not being
i'm it, and at the three-quarters McGreg-
or ran clear away from May Day, win
ming almost at walk. Time: $50.
MutualS paid $3.50.
SECOND HEAT-No pools were sold,
there being no interest shown. Bonnie
I 10 rfo xuif n Nav
Day second and McGregor a bad third.
At the half Bonnie led by three lengths,
but May Day pulled up length at the
three-Quarter. Bonnie broke and May
took a long lead and won by three
lengths. Time, 2:53. Mutuals paid
Sc. so. McGregor'S driver was called up
fer an explanation as to why his horse
did not go.
THIRD HEAT-As in the second heat,
il took four times as long to get the
horse off as it should have done; 1t was
rotten. May led to the quarter, Nc
Gregor pulling up second past Bonnie,
and going first almost Immediately.
McGreCOr had long lead OF May Day
at the half and increased it to the three
quarters. Mutuals paid $50.
FOURTH HEAT.-McGregor ran right
around at an easy jog, and won the heat
in 2.49l, ending the alleged race. No
mutualS sold.
SUMMARY.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIR AND EXPOSITION
RAcEs-Fall Meeting. lS9l-FlrSt pay-1rot
for three-year-olds.-Purs $40, divided. -,
Nfsv nay h m. ]. H. Willis, Bridgeport, w.
''"' Va ....-.'................... 2 1
Bonnie Bon, b. I, A. NJ. Hamilton,
Wheeling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. = =
Rhoda McGregor, b. TIA. Miller,
Bancroft, Pa......-. ............ L 1