Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-15

dftions Of its Metropolitan handicap.
This rich stake, which is In every re-
speet similar To the Suburban and SUI
burban handicaps has obtained no
fewer than sixty-one entries-being pa
in excess OF those received for the Su-
burban, aud % ia excess OF those re-
ceived for the Brooklyn handicap.
This large entry list may be ascribed
entirely to the easy conditions OF the
Metropolitan handicap. The Calfor-
MIA crack Wildwood is in the
list OF nominations. and it may
Do accepted as fact that he will come
here to take his share in the handicap
honors on the Atlantic seashore. All
the notable stake horses In the Brook
lyn aud Suburban handicap are to be
found in the Metropolitan, but more
noticeable till is the fact quite num-
Der Of three-year-old horses come in the
list. There is not three-year-old horse
in either the Brooklyn or suburban, and
the fact that they find their way into
the Metropolitan will add more than or
binary interest to the decision Of that
stake.
The other spring stakes OF the New
York Jockey Club have met with gen.
erous nominations. Included In the list
are the Harlem, with 100 nominations;
the Dsbutante, with So; the Van VOst,
with 90; Bowling Brook, with 81;
Vreed land, 70; Chester, A.; The Progress
Neck, 1; New York Jockey Club, 80;
Toboggan Slide, GO; Cherry Diamond,
90; Hudson River, 20; New Rochelle, CO.;
Long Island, So; All Breeze, 81; Fort
Schuyler, As, and Pocantio, 81. For the
autumn meeting the White Plains ham
dicap has received no fewer than 2l0
nominations, the Mount Vernon 162, the
Essex 131; the Pelham Bay 6S, the Man
haitian 46 and the Crunty Club SO.
The entries for stakes OF the Saratoga
Racing Association show an increase OF
30 per cont. over those OF 1892, and Cal
ifornia is yet 20 be heard from. The I'M
qualified success OF the two-yearOld
stakes Is evidenced by the fact that In
nine stakes the total entries loot ~
S2j. OF that number the Flash stakes
has no fewer than 125 nominations.
This large entry list may be accounted
for by the fact that the two-year-old
stakes OF last season were very interest
ing, and furnished, as a rule, splendid
speculative events for the public.
The Hudson County Jockey Club has
passed wise rule, making II disquSli-
Tying and ruling off offence for any
Jockey TO use one Of those new-fangled
electric apparatuses on horse, so as to
urge him beyond mis- ordinary speed.
The New Orleans racing authorities
have gore even further and have for
hidden the use OF objections" OF CO.
coaine aud other drugs supposed to
stimulate speed in sluggish horses.
Bothrues are good, but il IS very much
doubted whether they can be enforced.
The electric apparatus rule msy De,
perhaps, but the aut!.injeciion order
can hardly be maintained, sioce evil
dence OF the use Of the hypedermic
syringe is very diiiiculs TO obtain. IL Is
not thought that the use OF such artih-
cial stimulants 10 speed is really harm
iul, but it leads 10 90 end OF in and out
running. The best remedy that judges
or committees have is TO refuse tho en-
tries OF horses given to glazing in and
out running a trainer will speedily
cease using the "injectIon" or emitting
il. according as 1t suits his book.
The writer cannot leave this subject
without word about the loss to track
and stable occasioned by the death OF
Jockey Joe Bergen. lie was true blue,
straight as a string, and beloved by
every Que who came in contact with
MIN. His eptaph, voiced by all who
knew him, is Joe was always honest;
he always did his best"
FOOTBALL.
From the present talk among the
prominent athletic clubs, It is
highly probable that the coming season
OF amateur athletics will be much purer
and better than heretofore. The tremsn-
dous figure which the ltsm Athletics"
cut in the tressurers' reports OF last year
proves that the luxury OF maintaining
a large team il apt 10 be costly. Cur
failing will be in order all along the
line, and the effect may be that
several prominent amateurs" who have
done little other work may openly be-
come professionals in order TO keep
their standing. At any rate extensive
teams will not be common.
As every one expected Frank A.
Hinkey; the great end rush Of the Yale
champion foot ball team has been elect
ed captain for the coming year. The
choice was unanimous and there is no
doubt about its being the best that could
be made Speaking OF Yale, the Var
sity crew have just begun active train
ing the new "Gym;' as hue lot Of men
as were ever brought forward are now
at work 10 the tanks, There is also an
excellent prospect that the freshmen
will turn out an exceptionally strong
crew this year.
The election of captain for Prince
toms foot ball eleven has been post
poned again, as both King and Vincent
are now regarded as ont of the race,
owing to the fact that neither is IN reg
ular standing in the undergraduate de-
partment, and the Princeton authorities
have decided 10 cooperate with Yale In
its scheme 70 limit their membership to
undergraduates. At present IL looks as
II Trenchard' who is one OF the youngest
OF last seasons players, would secure
the position, though Ballot and
Wheeler are also in the race.
SKATING.
On January is three skating races
will be held on the Shrewsbury river,
which will be we'll worth witnessing.
Joe DonoEhue, the champion, Howard
Mosher, Storm King and John B. Hem-
inert are among tho men entered. 1t Is
believed that James Donoghue and Ell
mer Simpson, of Newburg, are likely to
enter. This would be an excellent
chance for Franklin or any other man
who wishes to meet Donoghue.