The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-26

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STARTER LEHMAN.
track.side yesterday is 4 walking adver.
'tisement of the high quality OF the rae.
ing that characterized the frs. day and
Will OF course DC the feature to-day, to-
morrow and Friday.
Tue feature OF Yesterdays racing was
the performance OF Hannis. Jr., the
speedy Erie animal, who was ens to his
best in tho opening heat OF the 2:lI
pace, and succeeded in making the milo
in 2:l6!. better, time than was ever be-
fore made in harness on the State Fair
track. The racing was generally good,
not a queer heat being trottod. every
body seemin. 10 be out TO win, and will.
ing and ready to put forth every on.
deavor. Ths popular win OF tho after.
noon was that OF Mcbride, the Mounds
vile horse owned b. Davidson & Reed,
in tho 2:l7 pace. After Hannis, Jr.,
had taken the first heat in the fnst time
mentioned, Mcbride jumped in and
captured the next three, all in good
time. the last heat being won in only
one.half second less than ~lIannis. Jr.,
won the first.
Casta!ia managed TO capture the OPEN
Ing hea. in the 2:29 trot, the iarorite,
Vermont, taking second position. but
in the next three heats the Mckee's
Rocks horse went handsomely aud
clearly ouimatchcd his field. winning
without much trouble. Naughty Clara.
oil whom 80 much was expected, fin
ished well up in but one heat, the Sec
ond, when she got second place.
TI%REr-MIXurE rRor.
Conditiona-Threc heats in FIVE; purse
500.
First heat-Starter lehman got them
away on the third trial beautifully.
The favorite. Colonel T., AZ once took
Sthe lead from John Thompson. and, NJ
though hard pushed By tho grey
throughout. no maintained the lead and
won from Thompson by two.th!rds Of
a length, with Spin Along tho third
choice next by half a length. L. D. In
fourth and Red Wciser in fifth place.
finished in the second division. Time,
2:2S:.i
Second heat--Colonel P. captured his
second heat after n hot brush with
Spin Along, Thompson not figuring
much in this heat. Az they entered
the stretch the Colonel was going we'll
aud had his mos. feared rival. Thomp-
son. beaten. B. D. aud Spin Along.
however, were factors, and the fight be.
tween the three was a beauty. Spin
Along would have taken second but for
his break almost under tho wire, allow
ing b. D. to take tho place. Time. 2:29t.
Third heat (final)-Colonel P. cap
tured tho heat and won the race. He
was in tho lead &c usual at the quarter
and kept 1t, though Thompson was
never more than a length behind, with
Spin Aloag close up aud the Others out
OF It. At the finish Colonel P. led by q
half length. Thompson second and Spin
Along, pocKesed, in the third position.
The time was tho best Of the race, 2:22S.
The summary:
Col. p. b. m, JOhn Call. GIenvIlle. o -. | /
John Thompson, G.g" T. Arthur. Brook
Spin Along, b. m, Truss Axle stock
farm, Canal Dover. 0-................ ........ 3 3 3
r. D.. b T.. Charles Hui'ou. Athens. OF . 3
Red weiser, b h" G. Frtel, Nttsburgh..- S S 1
Time-%SH, 22oH. rs
II 2:l7 FACE.
Conditiona-Thrce heats in FIVE, purse
$500.
First heat-This was q trace for POUR
li.e." With the exception OF Frank r.
every horse started. Hannis, it,, had
become favorite almost ut the call OF
time and the chestnut fully justified tho
expectations OF his admirers. lo got
away well 10 in the front rank, and kept
the lead until tho flash, oyen though
hc broke three times. Notwithstand.
ing tho breakH he lost no ground. At
the half Hannis lcd W. l., who looked
very dangerous, by 4 half length. On
the last half the two leaders kept glued
together. On entering tho stretch Han.
mis- led W. L. q length, but In tho run
home the Pittsburgh animal showed
great speed and almost beat out Han
mis-, who got the place by'a head only.
The speedy Moundsvillo horse finished
third, a length behind tho favoritc,
Nelly B., only a head to tho bad. il
], was 4 rnce to enthuso aud the crowd
was not uDapprec:ativc. Time, 2:l04.
Second Observation-Disclosures extensive.
ly tipped" as winner OF this heat, and
he won i. after n terrific struggle with
IIannis and Nellie t.. both OF whom no
caught and passed in tho last eighth
mile. Time. 2:18.
Third-This was n very exciting heat.
won by Mcbride. in fast time. Tho
Moundsvilic horse was no. hard pushed
Mt any stage. At tho half Mcbride led
I"fannis by n longlh. Attic three quar-
tcrs Mcbride was clo,ely followed by
I%iannis md Notion. Mcbride canterod
under tho wiro winner by n length,
IIannis second and Notion third. limo,
2:28t.
Third heat-McBrids capturcd this
heat and tho race. dsfonting W. i. aud
Walter D. The latter horse tried dos.
peratcly 10 win thig heat, but waa not