Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-06
City HOSPITAL RACES.
INTERESTING SPEED CONTESTS AT THE STATE
FAIR GROUNDS
Witnessed by Several Hundred Society People
The Abundance Not as Large as E1-
pscisd-Ths Programme.

Bright rays Of sunshine. tempered by
cooling breezss, an excellent track, and
the presence OF a fashionable throng OF
ladies and gentlemen, were the prime
factors in making the City Hospital
benefit races at the Fair Grounds yes
terday afternoon, a complete success.
The several postponements and the
other attractions yesterday, had the
effect OF keeping down the crowd to
lesser proportions than it would other
wise have assumed. Perhaps the min
isteria opposition to the races had
something to do with it also.
he'attendance, while probably not
up to expectations, was entirely salts
factory, and when the committees In
charge foot up their expenses, they Will
find q neat balance On the right side. Ii
was dstinctively society event.
Perhaps one-half of those who attended,
drove into the Enclosure. There were a
large number Of smart equipages, and
not few fetching gowns in the bright
array of ladies who stood up Ia the car
riages, and enthusiastically waved
their handkerchiefs and parasols during
the speed contests. The fence along
the quarter stretch was lined with fash
ionable turnouts, in some places stand
ing three deep.
II was o'clock when the first race
was called, and at that hour the attend
ance probably numbered 500 people.
Bob Anderson offciated as starter, and
the Judges were u. II. Darrah, OF Bell
aire, and John Norton, OF Ironton. The
time-keeDers were l. g. Dillon and A.
A. Wheat.
The first race was pace, mile heats,
two In three. There were three entries
-"Mabs Flood" by Harry w. Nc
Lures" Clara II, bv Chas. n. Hancher,
and Nix" by Andy Hamilton. The
score card gave these animals
marks OF 9:19. 2:24A, and 2:2215
respectively, and the spectators antici-
pated an interesting speed trial. The
result was disappointing. The track
was in excellent shape, but notwith-
standing the flyers were urged 0y Uheir
drivers, they finished in little less than
2:40. mix" won easily in two sue
cessive heats, in 2:374 and 2:3S.
Clara II" finished second 10 each heat.
The next race was more interesting,
only because it was closely contested,
however, as no worlds re ords wrre
broken. Ben Harris" was entered by
Ambrose List; BILLY Button" By VIM.
Elingham, and Tony" by a. a.
Whe-t DR.. Refer drove Buttons"
and c. n. Haucner drove "Touy." The
first heat was very exciting be 'en
Tony" and ben Harris" but the
former won, and also took the second
heat and the race in 2:434 and 2:424.
The pace, half-mile heats, three in
five, was won by Roam Rather, owned
by Jos. Speidel and driven by Hal
Speidel. "Venie" did not enter, and
her place was filed by DR.. Lon Lynch's
"Kittie b." driven by the owner. In
the first two heats Kittie broke BADLY
on the first turn aud lost several feet.
hard work. "kittie" acted we'll when
she got down to work, but behaved
badly several times, and so lost the
race. The time in the first Two heats
was 1:14 and 1:134.
"Lottie c" entered for the second
trot, and "0hio Girl" entered for the
second place, aid not show mp. ana the
remaining two horses we're matched.
They were Jimmy c." owned by b.
Baer, and BILLY e." owned and driven
by Mit. b. Mabis. Jimmy c" was
first handled by Harry Mcclure, who
was apparently not familiar with Jim
my's" antics, as be showed decided
disposition to be unruly. and because OF
this lost the first heat. Another driver
was secured, and Jimmy" managed tC
take the next two heats and the race.
During an intermission, a running
race was arranged between horses
owned by Ed b. Franzheim, Chas. Au
and Mr.. Luke. 1t was half mile dash
and was easily won by Franzheim.
The last and best race upon the pro
gramme, was the free for all pony trot
Four ponies were entered, and theil
young drivers handled them with all the
grace and skill OF professional jockeys
Three of the ponies were attached tC
carts, and the fourth to a four
wheeled carriage. which proved
so cumbersome that the horsF
was distanced in the frs
heat. Two of the boys wanted a "go
as-you. please" race, but the judge:
ruled otherwise. The first heat wa'
won by the dun pony owned ty G. s
Feeney, Jr. There was an intense ri
valry between Masters Ben Carr anC
Henry Speyer, and in the excitement
of the race both drivers lost sight Of tht
regulations and allowed their ponies t
gallop. They came under the wire
neck and neck. but Feeney's pony wa'
given the heat. In the second heat The
ponies all trotted nicely, Fesney anC
Carr keeping well together, but TIT
former winning by length.
The Opera House Band was presen
during the entire afternoon and en-
livened the intermissions by choice sci
lectionS,