The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-08
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Ranger
Mr.. John I. McGraw, the owner OF
Mansfield, had protested again against
his mare being kept out oil the race.
lie had secured the consent OF the own
era of the other horfes, to allow his
mare to run, agreeing to submit the
case, ii his animal won, to the National
association. The judges claimed, how
ever, that they were compelled to abide
BY the rules OF the association: The
mare was distanced and could run no
more heats.
Mr.. McGraw became very indignant,
and ordered his hostler to take his
horses out Of the stable and TO ship
them home. He Withdrew his entries
for the races to-dayland tomorrow.
Mr.. McGraw told an INrELLIGENcER
reporter that he thought he had been
unfairly treated, and that his side had
no opportunity Of presenting their side
OF the case to the judges. His trainer,
Mr.. Brown, said no was at the post
when the horses started. When the
horses got away, the man who was sup
posed 10 start them did not drop his
flag, and ordered tue boy who rode Mr..
McGraw's horse to come back; that ii
was not start. The boy pulled up his
horse. The starter then drop
ped his flag, after the horses
were 200 Yards away, and Mr.. Brown
told the boy to ride the horse around,
to save being distanced. According to
Mr.. Browns story, Mr. Anderson, the
Judge who claimed to have dropped his
flag and started the horses, was at least
nifty feet behind them, and consequent
" could not be seen by the jockeys.
Mr.. Brown claims that the starter
should stand at the post; that there
was man there, holding flag, whom
his Jockey considered the starter, and
that ii Mr.. Anderson started the race
he had no right 20 do SO, as he was not
at the post, but was, on the contrary, a
great distance behind the horses. Mr..
Anderson, however, claims that he got
the horses off in the proper manner,
and that If anybody told the boy to
come back he should have paid no at
tention 20 him.
$50 raor.
The following horses we're entered in
this race: Matte, G. W. Heffly, Fair
mont, W. Va: Guy Wilkes, dun g., R,
I. Mccoy, Seventy.six, Pa; Jack B.,
blk. g.. ]. NJ. Carr, Sewickley, Pa; Mike
Riley, bay. W. G. Long, Khedive. Pa (;
Bell Audubon, 8. M, J. @. Collins, Pitts
burgb, Pa; May Day, b. M, l. II. Will
lis, Bridgeport, w. Va; Nasty, b. h.,
E. Huff, Dennison, O.; Atmont, Z. W.
Cole, Meadville, Pa, and Matamora, E.
w. Cole, Meadville, Pa. All came to
the scratch but Matte, Jack b., At
mont and Matamora.
May Day got the pole. The horses
got of after several scores, and Guy
Wilkes. the favorite. fell to the last
place by the time the first quarter was
run. Bell Audubon reached the half
mile first and led regular procession
around the track, and finished first.
Nasty got in second, Guy Wilkes third.
Time, II, l:2O, 2:00i, 2:42!.
Paris mutuals paid 81 40.
In the second heat pools sold at $40
for Guy Wilkes, with an even field.
After tedious scoring the horses got
of, with Audubon in the lead. Beyond
the first quarter Guy Wilkes forged
ahead and kept the lead, gaining more
and more as the homestretch was reach
ed, and finishing a length ahead Of
Audubon. May Day was third, Nasty
fourth and Mike Riley fifth. Time, 40,
l:l7, 1861, 2:Sa
1t was getting dark, and after con.
sultation, held between the owners Of
the horses and the judges, it was agreed
to finish the race at 1880 o'clock by
electric light, and the immense audi
ence, all except those who intended to
remain for the night races, fled out.
The Fair Association had taken a
thorough method for clearing out the
grounds. Its fifty employees, all in
white caps, we're stretched in a line
from one fence to the other and walked
behind the people who went out Any
person wishing TO remain for the night
races paid his so cents, got his ticket
and took his place on the grand stand.
Nobody escaped payment, except, Of
course, those who had passes.
The third heat was not run till after
seven o'clock, and then by electric
light Wilkes took first place, May Day
second, Audubon third. The time was
2;44t.
The next heat was started promptly
on the first trial and finished in 2:3Sl,
with Wilkes length ahead and May
Day running badly in second place
Audubon was good third aud Nasty