The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-24
A WEEK OF SrOi;r,

Top.notch HORSE Racing and tIo1lny Con.
tests with Stars of thu First Magnitude,
aud Perhaps iiaso i,ali.
This will be gala week in tho domain
Of sport. On Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday aud Friday, tho altrac.
ton each afternoon will DO the
tsotting and pacing meeting. the FRS. OF
the newly organized Wheeling Driving
Club. Then. on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights. the carnival OF
boxing under the auspices OF the we'll.
known Metropolitan Athletic Club, will
be the attraction at the Fulton arena OF
the club. In addition 1t Is quite posi-.
Die tina. the base ball "fan-" will be
able TO SEQ their favorito game on the
Island grounds. The Wheeling club IL
scheduled 10 play here tho last four
DAYS OF the week. but an effort is being
made to have the games played In tho
Ohio towns so as not TO contlic! with thu
races.
The horses. 10 OF which are entered
for tho Wheeling meeting, began to
come In yesterday morning in consid-
cradle numbers. and last night most OF
them were quartered at the new track
oil the State Fair association. Some had
srriyed on Friday and Saturday. Most
OF those that arrived yesterday were
from the Mckce's Rocks track, where
the races closed Saturday. The cream
ctthe horses that competed ut Mckee's
Rocks are here, as well, as some
Of the winners at meetings in Ohio that
did not perform at Pittsburgh'a meet
ing. Taken all in all 1t is confidently e
pected tina! the local races will take
rank as among the best OF the year.
The opening days programme, Tues
days, is abou. the bes, OF the inur, and
il would not be surprisingif the attend
ance on that day knocks out the pre-
Tious high water marx for attendance
on the State Fair grounds The fact
that the management has made Tues.
dsy ladies' day. when all ladies' will DO
admitted to the grounds and grand
stand free, will tend to swell the crowd
on the opening afternoon.
The opening event III tho uoSin. car
nival, Tuesday evening, ia the twenty
tve-round 60 between derry" Mar.
shslI, the Australian champion feather.
weight, who Ia well known here, and
Johnny" Van ~fleest, OF Milwaukee,
champion ~l25-pounder OF America, will
undoubtedly be the finest exposition oil
the manly art ever witnessed in this
section Of the country. Van Hecs. has
been training very faithfully out at Elm
Grove. and is said to DO in better form
than previous TO any OF his many ring
battles. Marshall and his trainer,
Jim" Othello, arrived in the city from
Pittsburgh yesterday morning, and
took up their quarter, witls Dooley ut
the Mots' club house in Fulton. The
coIored boy look, trained to tho hour,
and is generally looked upon as the
probable winner OF the battle. Van
Heest might best Marshall in a short,
rushing battle, but in a long drawn out,
.cientlfc go Marshall should win out.
Wednesdays battle, twenty five
rounds, ia between BILLY" Dooicy, the
Pacific coast champion. nj 1S3 pounds,
and Jack" Grace, OF New Yofk. Dooley
i: we'll known here and will enter tho
maya pronounced iavoritc, but Grace
is not a young,ser by any neans, and.
hit given out that ho wiiEsiye n gotf
account OF himself. Z,.e mel ~
Weigh in at 1888 pounds II 3 p. IN. Of
day 0L tho contest Hor this n