The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-10

First heat-ThCrc was n half hours
delay in getting the horses started. FL
nally they got away nicely. MourzoOk
and Atlantic Wilkes at the fore and the
others well up. MourznOk ana Atlantic
Wilkes made the running for the quar-
ter. the New Castle animal length In
the rear Oh the backstr-tch Wilkes
broke badly and WAS out OF Il. At thu
half MourZook still led and QuIlp had
come up and was making matters In
teresting FOR the gelding. On the second
turn Irene Robb came uI and contested
with the Wheeling horse. but crulC: not
pass her. although they were engaged
in n desperate battle as they entered the
stretch. Coming up the last hundred
yards. however. Mourzook had good
lead and won with ease. Time, 2:20A.
Second heat They fllckered many
times before getting started. Mourzook
I got a poor stnrt and Iren. Rohb took
the pole At the quarter the order was
Irene Robb. Gretchen F. and MOurzook
close up. At the half Mourzook had
passed Gretchen. At he three-Quarters
Irene led Mourznok by a length and In
the turn gained another length. Else
man pushed the Wheeling horse for Ill
she was worth. but 1t was no so. Irene
finished first by two lengths. On the
second half. Over Jordan. the favorite,
was In trouble; the tire OF the sulky
came off and he WAS out nf It. Ap-Aiert
was thrown on the lower turn. but her
driver pluckily stuck to reins and was
I'D again and finished last, but not dis
taDced. Time. e:20A.
Third heat-Trene Robb added anoth-
or TO her string In this heat after great
battle between her and Ap-Alert. At
the quarter Ap-Alert was a length back
OF Irene and Matte. but at the half Mat
(. tie dropped back and Ap-Alert was scc-
ond. At The thrce-qnarters Irene led
(; Ap-Alert a length and the field were
pounding along far In the rear. In the
brush In the stretch. Ap-Alert made n
game fight, but Just as they were about
( 10 come under the wire, Ap-Al-rt broke
badly and finished second to Irene.
Time 2:20h.
Fourth heat-This heat was the occa-
sion Of the fall OF Irene Robb. She
needed only this heat to capture the
race, but two horses showed her the way
home. At the quarter Matte Was lead
Ing with Irene Il length behind. Just
after the quarter pole had been passed.
Irene broke badly and WIS out OF II. At
the holfMattic was n half length to the
good over Atlantic Wilkes and MOur-
zonk In third position. At the three
quarters Matte was only n length ahead
5 OF Ap-Alert. who had come up past the
field at an astonishing speed. Turning
into the stretch Ap-Alert broke, but hla
driver had him under In second or
two and the fight up the stretch began.
Matte led until hundred feet from
the wire. when Ap-Alert was on even
terms with her. In the last Jumps Ap-
Alert went ahead and finished a head
10 the good over Matte. Time. 2:2ih.
Fifth Ecat-A new horse won this
heat and prolonged the race. MlttI.
the gray mare from Scwlcklcy, was the
winner. She got good position In the
start and forged ahead nj the turn. with
Ap-hlert md Irene RObh not far behind
At the half Ap-Alcrt had wres,cd the
lead from Matte. but only for n few
seconds, and at the thcrce- quarters Mat
tic was In front. Irene RObb second and
Ap-Alert third. In the run home Matte
went like thoroughbred and finished
an easy first, Irene second and hp-Alcrt
third. Time. 2:22h.
Sixth heat-All tn. horses except the
four that took heats. we're drawn. Mat
tie, the pole horse, went out ahead Of
the bunch. Irene seemed to be the only
one able To contest with her. She look.
cd dangerous on the second turn Into the
stretch, but Matte wns tho faster horse
OF the two and had no difficulty In In
crraslng her lcad In the stretch and
winning with ease. Time 2:24h. Start
or Lehman announced with some en-
Ihas!s that the race would be finished
Interested pcr3OnH wanted It concluded
this afternoon. There was some delay
/ IN getting the hOrHc. on the track md as
darkness came quite rapidly, Starter
S%Lchmnn finally decided 10 run the de-
3Stcisivc heat nr heats this afternoon. Had
.ESthe race been run Inst evening, Matte
%onld probably have won. II Irene
recovers from her lnmcncss to-