The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-17

tho first race. Tho events that prcccd-
cd the great handicap did not interest
the crowd to any great extent. They
had made tho journey with the sole OBJ
ject of witnessing n grand struggle for
the $4,000 stakes. To-day's handicap
was the fourth event ON the programme
and was prescribed thereon as follows:
Fourth race-The Brooklyn Jockey
Club handicap; for three.year-olds and
upward, $3.50 each, half forfeit, or $50 if
declared, the club to mako the value OF
the stakes 1000, OF which tho second
horse shall receive $1,000 and the third
horse $, ,0GQ Z; weights to be announced
for February l, and the declarations to
bc made February 90, one mile and a
quarter.
t-ta STARTERS.
Longstrcct, los pounds, Mclaughlin.
Raceland, 1espounds, Fitzpatrick
Banquet, 10 pounds, Lamley.
Judge Morrow, l15 pounds, A. Covington.
Pcssara, ll5 pounds. TAral. - 49,
Clarendon. II pounds. Murphy.
Fairview, 100 pounds. Dog,rtt
Russell, III pounds, Littcfield.
Port Chester, III pounds. Snms. -
Maidstone. los pounds, Bergen. ~. -; -
George W., 100 pounds, Mdgety. ~.
kingmaker, 81 pounds, Narvice. -'.s'. - -! ..lss
Immediately after the third race tho
crowd made rush TO the ring to bet
on the big event.
They crowded into the enclosure
until it was actually impossible to
move. Many got into the ring and were
never able to get near the bookmaker's
stand. ~ ..s
In tho betting the odds among somo
Of them were:
I.ongstrcet. even, l to3.
Judge Morrow, to l. toe.
PcsSara, 20 to |. - to1.
Russell, 4 10 Ito 5.
at last the ,bugle blew to summon
the horses to the post and tine mighty
multitudes OF people sought advantage.
GUS positions and waited with eager ex-
pectant eyes to see the horses come out
Of the paddock. -
a mighty roar OF applause went up
rs the great son OF Longfellow went BY
the stand. s-,: D2,gs7.,,s-,: x.
All leYes then anxiouslvs turned to
Starter Rowe and waited for that strin
OF red bunting to flash through the air
and start the grand thoroughbrcds on
their journey.
The starter had not complete control
OF the jockeys, who by their efforts to
beat the flag delayed tho start for fully
ten minutes. There we're several break.
aways. At the next attempt they were
in fairly good order and Rowe dropped
his flag, with the favorite, Longstreet,
being tho most prominent of the bunch.
The light.weighted Fairview was hur-
ried out in front of Longstreet to make
the running. The pace was killing, and
at tho quarter pole tho timers marked
down twenty.threc seconds with Fair
view now five lengths in front OF Rus
sell. Longstreet succumbed to. the hot
pace and dropped back alongside of
Raceland and Pessara, who were run
ming easily ut Russell's; heels. The
jockeys on all the horses behind Fair
view were taking matters easy, they.
being satisfied that the leader was max
ing his run too soon 10 be:a contestant
at the finish. Around tile lower turn,
or at the end of three furlongs, Fair
view had further increased his adyan-
tage to ten lengths.
BETWEEN RUSSELL AND MORROW.
When well in the home stretch, Lit.
tlefield on Russell became worried at
Fairview's great advantage, and cutting
loose from his companions, Raceland,
Pessara, Longstreet and Judge Morrow,
he set out to catch the flying Fairview.
This move on his, part so early in tho
race proved fatal, as subsequent devel-
opmcnts will show. At the end OF tho
back stretch he had reached tho lead
cr's shoulder, but Pcssara, Judge Nor
row and Raceland were also coming up
fast, Longstreet having been killed of
by his futile endeavor to catch Fairyiew
in the opening furlong. dropped bacl,
lhopelessly and thoroughly beaten. In
the upper turn, or at tho end 'of seven
lfurlongs, Russell held first place by an
open length from Judge Morrow. 8
Major Covington saved considerable
ground by hugging the inner, rail while
making. tho turn into the home stretch.
and when he breasted Russell shortly
before reaching the last furlony most,
Russell threw back his earsin n cowardly
fashion and refused to + run further.
Covington seeing that he had the race
at his mercy, beceme overcontident, and
began easing up on the Judge. This
performance of the clever little light.
weight nearly cost Green B. Morris Stho
race, rs Taral, who had been unable to
get through the bunch before. came
up with q tremendous burst OF speed
under the most Vigorous kind of rid
ing. S.'