Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-08
VARIED SPORTS.
THE HORSE RACE THAT FAILED TO MATE
RIALIZE
Mcclellan. hs Splinter, IS Now Alter Priddy With
Both Fset-The OOx-Pollen Set-too-Other
Matters Of Interest to Sports

The horse race that was to come of
in Bridgeport yesterday between the
horses belonging to Isaac Newland and
Scott Gordon yesterday afternoon at
Brookslde track, back Of Bridgeport,
failed to materialize. Mr.. Newland
made the claim that the horse he was to
run against was different horse than
the one that appeared on the track. lie
claims that after he made the race Win
Mr.. Gordon that he (Mr. Gordon) hao
secured another horse 20 run instead OF
his own, and when the time came Tor
starting the race Mr.. Newland refused
to let his horse 20 against the other
one. The Judges, Mr.. TheO. Keller and
Lon Smith of Martins Ferry ana
Hughey Clark OF Bridgeport, or
dered Gordon to drive MS
horse around the track oy
himself if the Newland horse would
not 90 and decided in his favor. Inc
stakeholder, Mr.. JnO. Nader, OF Mar
tins Ferry, didhot so decide. He says
the race was made on Saturday even
ing two weeks ago, and that he had not
seen the Gordon horse, but understood
that IL was a horse formerly owned by
one VIM. Woods He further says tnat
the Sunday following that Gordon came
TO his house and insisted on him going
to his stable and taking a look at the
horse which he did, and he thought that
the horse that he saw here was the
Woods horse, but now says that be be-
~ oh - h0rsRs
during the time that he made the race
and the time that he took him to see
this horse, and thereby he refuses TO
give the money TO Gordon. What the
outcome will be we are unable TO say,
but it is a disappointment 70 about four
or five hundred people who were on the
ground TO see the race. There were
quite number of ladies present TO see
the sport.
MCCLELLAN AFTER PRIDDY.
z. c. Mcclellan, the Pittsburg sprin-
ter, now has his spurs on and is after
the other great runner, Peter Priddy
of the same place who defeated him al
Lion Park, New York, on the Fourth
in a five mile race by about ten feet
The other great contestant in the race
was Michael X. Kennedy, Of Chicago
Mcclellan now desires to test the merit
OF Priddy, and articles of agreement
were drawn up in this city last night
and will be forwarded to Pittsburg this
morning requesting the signature Of
Priddy. The articles stipulate thai
the race shall be ran four
weeks after signing, and TO be for
6ye miles for a purse Of $3.50 side and
the championship medal offered by
Richard X. Fox. The articles also eX
pressly stipulate that the race shall take
place in Wheeling and II will probably
be on the State Fair Grounds, the win
ner to take all stake money and 20 pei
cent, of the gate receipts. A forfeit oil
S25 has been posted with the sporting
editor OF the REGISTER as an evidence
of good faith on the part Of Mcclellan
and the same Is expected from Priddy
il he acquiesces. The second deposit is
TO be made one week before the race,
Both men are in good trim, and il the
sstt-ie5 are signed an exciting race may
be looked for.
THE COX-PoLLEN FIGHT.
There appears to be a difference oil
opinion as to whether the CoX-Pollen
fight will occur tonight or early next
week. Several Of the sports are in
clined TO think It will come of in the
early hours OF tomorrow, but the par
ties IN charge are keeping the affair as
quiet as possible. Word was received
from Aetnaville last night that quite a
number OF the boys had begun to wager
coin on the result, and seemed inclined
to the opinion that this is the decisive
night, but no definite information could
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