The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-27

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Tho racing on tho new State Fair
track yesterday afternoon, WINS, II posi-.
bio, finer than Tuesdays, tho opening
day OF tho meeting OF tho Wheeling
Driving Club. Tho attendance, how.
ever. was not up to tho calibre OF tho
racing, only about ono thousand being
present To-day tho business people at
the recommendation Of Mayor Cald.
vol, take u halt holiday and no doubt
tho attendance will DO greatly awellcd
in consequence.
Tho opening race was tho 2;9l pace,
undoubtedly tho finest piece OF horse
racing over seen in Wheeling. Drac
won tho frat heat, DR.. Miller captured
tho SECOND, Presley NJ. rot away with
tho third and fourth and looked good
Tor winning tho race. but In this case
tho unexpected happened. Us. A.. tho
Cleveland entry coming along and taxi
lug. tho fifth. sixth and seventh heats
and the race.
Tho second race was tho 2:24 .rot.
Eola took tho lirst and second hea,e,
her only dangerous competitor being
Ollie Is, Tho judges were not satisfied
with tho work OF tho %lattur's driver and
put UP II local man. Eisnan, who sent
her under the wiro victorious in tho
next three heats, winning tho race.
Tho third event al tho . :23 pace, in
Which twelve horses wctc entered and
ten started, BY n great burst Of speed
in the first eighth Annie lIrickcr rot n
lend that could not DO overcome bythe
field. in tho second the iavori,c, Sallio
Bush, came TO the front in great shape
and won, while in tho fourth Yacht
sailed on n tuck that was too fast for tho
others. Tho fourth heat was won by
Sallle Bush, and MS darkness was Mt
hand tho race will be finished to-day.
TIE 2:ol rAcE
Conditions-Ihrce heats IN five, purse
500.
. First hoat-This was won by the iavo-
rite, Brac, from DR.. Miller and Presley
NJ. Tho latter would probably have won
this heat but for his bad break on the
back stretch OF the second turn. DR..
Miller was then tho only lIorsn left to
give Drac an argument aud the latter
won out by n full length. Presley NJ
rot the third place. lime. 2:l9i.
Second heat-This was u beautiful
race. DR.. Miller, tho Capehart horse
from Point Pleasant. early assumed the
lead and held It throughout. For three.
quarters OF Il mile Brac hung onto Nil.
Ter, but could not overhaul him. AT the
turn into tho stretch Brac was second
aud Presley NJ third. Tho lattes horse
was sent up the stretch on tho outside
ut a terrific clip. and had the race lasted
another eighth wonld have beaten out
DR.. Miller. Az it waa the winner only
had a length to spare. Time, 2:l9!.
Third hcat-The result. OF this heat
made It certain the race would be n long
e Presley NJ, tho speedy Mckee's
Rocks animal, in n sensational finish,
took the lead from DR.. Miller almost as
they were under the wire. Tho other
single heat winner, Brac, was away back
and finished fifth. The fine finish
aroused great enthusiasm. Time, 2:2ll.
Fourth h%eat-rhis was one OF the
prettiest heats OF the day. Presley NJ.
took the first position at tho first turn,
closely followed by DR.. Miller and j. S.
a. ,Brac was away back ut this time.
The same order was mai n,ained until
tho three.quar.ers was rsnched. when
both Dr.. Miller and Us. a. came up with.
in half Il length oil Prcslcy's nose, but
in tho turn to tho stretch Presley had
tho pole and won easily. Both Miller
and J. g. \. broke, giving Harmony sec.
ond position. lime, 2:2l.
Fifth heat-Th!s was by far tho most
exciting even. on the en- tire speed pro.
gramme. Presley NJ. tho winner OF the
third and fourth heats early assumed
the lead and held i. right along. A
new factor, J. S. A., began to be dan.
cerous in this heat, being a close second
ut tho half. Harmony. another rank
outsider who had been doing nothing,
vas well up and Brac was in fourth
po,ition. Prosicy kcp. the lead
throughout the race. leading under the
wiro. but lost tho hca, on accons OF a
break Just n. tho wire. j. s. a. had
entered the stretch almost on even
terms with Presley and tho %lat,or's
drive: was putting forth every effort,
rs tho winning OF the heat meant tho
race won. no having ~nlrea,ly won Two
heats. The horse responded nobly aud
was 4 head to tho good ten feet from
the wire when he broke. bui s,ill fin.
ished first. Tho judges, however,
awarded first position to ]. S. a. Time,
2:22l.
sixth iicat--IIarmony was drawn in
this heat, leaving Presley NJ, Brac, ].
S. 4. aud DR.. Miller, all of whom had
won heats. Tho battle WAS really be.
tween ]. s. A. and Presley who nj once
wan. 10 tho front in tho first division.
1t was not until tho back strctct, on the
second half was reached that Presley NJ.
was sent gu, for all ho was worth, and
then when he was almo,t on even terms
with J. 5. A.. he broke badly and was
out Of it, J. S. a. winning easily. Time,
2:2il.
Seventh heat. S. a. won the heat
aud race. Presley NJ. and J. s. a.. were
tho only two horses in tho going and
Presley again disappointed his admirers
BY bronklng over on tho back stretch on
tho second hall allowing J. s. a. 10
mike m easy win. Time, 2:2iS.
Tho summary:
US. A.. b. g., A.. J. Day. Cleveland.
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