Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-23
MORELLO'S WONDERFUL RUN.
A Mile and a Quarter that Beats Saliva
tors Record-A Good Days Racing.

tors Record-A Good Days Racing.
CHICAGO, July %. The crowning
performance Of the Washington Park
Clubs Worlds Fair race meeting was
reserved for the last day. This after
noon, In the Wheeler handicap, the
three-year-old Morello flashed through
one mile and quarter OF hot July sun
light in two minutes and five seconds,
thus equalliDg Salvator's greatest
feat. Morellos race is by far
the greatest, for the reason that
il was made as a three-year-old carry
ing eight pounds above the scale, while
Salvador made his record as four-year-
old, carrying the exact weight assigned
him In the scale Of his age and speed.
Morello's performance established him
as the race horse OF the age. He was
never whipped; Jockey Miller scarcely
touching him with the spur, and at the
end OF the race the great colt was full OF
running and would not be relned up for
furfong. The weather was warm and
the attendance 10000.
Summary-First race, fve furlongs
Alesia won; time, 1:O2A.
Second race, six furlongs, Dare Vela
won: time, :l41S.
Third race, the Wheeler handicap, 5000
added, IA miles, Morello III, Miller, ~ to
5, won without whipping by length;
Maid Marian 102, Perkins coupled with
Yo Tambien in the betting at 5 TO 8, second
by three lengths; Yo Tambien lis, Thorpe,
third by two lengths. Time, 300.
Fourth race, one mile, Bonnie Byrd won;
time, :39%.
Fifth race, one and one-sixteenth miles,
Highland won; time, l:47S.
Sixth race, five furlongs, May Fern won;
time, :02
Seventh race, one mile, Selma woui
time, :O4.
CoRBETT STICKS TO COMFY ISLAND.
He Considers Himself Bound to Fight
There-hAs Made No Promises TO the
Columbi
New YonK, July 22.-Apropos Of the
statement sent from Chicago TO the effect
that Corbett and Mitchell had signed arti-
cles for their fight to take place In Decem-
her before the Columbian Athletic club OF
that city, James j. Corbett to-day sent the
following telegram to Judge Nowton, OF
the Coney Island Athletic Club;
"WoRLD's FAIR GROUNDS,
CHICAGO, Ills, July %.
"Your remarks In the New York World
In reference TO my honesty are uncalled
for. / consider myself and Mitchell
bound TO Coney Island Club and shall re-
fuse to sign here.
JAMES J. CoRBETT."
The above dispatch was given TO the AS
sociated Press tonight by Mr.. Eckhardt,
official referee of the Coney Island Ath-
letic Club, and is the outcome OF an inter
view published in the World OF yesterday
morning. in which Judge Newton is quoted
as saving in substance that he never had
much faith In Corbett's honesty when the
latter signed to fight before the Coney ISL
nd.Athlctic Club.
The consensus Of opinion among the
local sporting men tonight when ap-
prised OF the contents Of Corbetts tele-
gram. is that the latter has evidently
learned of some developments that makes
him doubtful of the ability OF the Colum-
bian Athletic CLUB TO successfully bring
of the fight at Roby.
The Advertiser tomorrow will print the
following telegram from James j. Coroett;
"CHIcAGo, July %, 1898.
IWhen William A. Brady. as my repre-
sentative told Judge Newton that / would
stick to the Coney Island Club as long as
they wanted me, in the Mitchell
match. | meant this, and I am pre-
nared TO stand by that decla-
ration. l consider Mitchell and myself
both pledged TO contest At Coney Island
and shall insist on the battle taking place
there. l now do not limit Newton TO
August 5, as the time 70 get Mitcnells sig
nature TO the articles signed by me, but
will allow him as much time as he pleases.
have signed nothing with the Columbian
Club. nor do 1 propose doing
so. and 1 claim that Newton Is
doing me a rank injustice when he insinu-
ates unfairness on my part. he has 90
one To blame but himself for the present
Condition OF affairs. He had my sigma
ture long before the Colum bisn Club was
ever heard from. He also had Mitchell's
cable promise. Why did he not secure
Mitchells signaturei l mean 70 stand BY
my signature. consider myself matched
N fig6t Mitchell at Coney Island, and /
Iii antarfain m other offers