The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-30


state fair grounds was attended by over
one thousand people and was an all
round success, both from the financial
and athletic points of view, The rae
ing began at 2 o'clock and continued un-
I'll after O'clock.
one Miis Novies.
Prizes-First, gold watch; second,
china clock; third. sweater. golf stock
ings and hat
starters-C. A. Swan, A. b. Nay, w.
p. Salade, Frank Il. Wheat, Joseph
Buch, II, Howe, Hermann Friedrich, ].
Elwood Humes, Frank McCalllster,
James DavItt, Thomas l.. Muncaster.
Thomas Garden, Harry Harrington.
Summary-First, G. A. Swan, Wheel
ing; second, Hermann Friedrich,
Wheeling; third, w. e. Salade, Wheel
ing;'fourth, Frank Il, Wheat, Wheeling;
nth, r. Howe, Wheeling. Time, 2Sl,
iiRif M.le MNnu,cap. ,
Prlzes-First, diamond stud; second,
rocking chair, Roman chair; third, UNI
brella and cane.
Starters = w, N. Mathews, Wells
burg IS: John G. Porter, Steubenvllle,
30; Ralph Heaton, Martins Ferry, 40;
C, A. Briant Parkersburg, Is; Jesse
McCauslnnd, Wheeling, 30; W. C. Kun
kle, st, Clairsville, scratch; o. McKen-
zie, Hazeiwood, scratch; Thomas Cox,
Wheeling, 65: Regis A. HelblIng, Pitts
burgh, scratch; John Lublc, Benwood,
80; II, L, Berry. Bridgeport IS; W. II.
Lanam, Bridgeport, So; L. II. Hoffman.
Wheeling. 10; Wilbur Terrill, Echo
Point, So; w. j. Bay, Marietta, As; W. r.
Hill. Wheeling, so; c., A. Young, zanes-
Vile. 20. John A. Halter, FallstOn, 30i
D. w. Connell. New Castle. scratch.
Summary-First, w. ]. Ray. Marietta;
second, Jesse McCausland, Wheeling;
third, John Lubic, Benwood; fourth. II.
f. Berry, Bridgeport, Time. 1:O6 S-5.
In this race the two local men, Lubic
and McCausland, had q great sprint Of
It down the stretch, but the Marietta
rider, Bay. was little too fast for them.
one Mite Open.
Prizes--First diamond ring; second,
tea set; third, rocking chair and box Of
cigars.
Starters-C. A. Brlant Parkersburg;
Jesse McCausland, Wheeling; W, C.
Kunkle, st. Clairsvllle: o. Mckenzie,
Hardwood; Thomas Cox, Wheeling;
Carroll Il. Beatty, Shepard; George
Nicholson, Shepard; Regis a. HeIblIag,
Pittsburgh; Walter Bell. Marietta; Ar
thur Foster, Wheeling; George Foster,
Wheeling; George A. Wood, Wheeling;
L. II. Hoffman, Wheeling; w. j. Bay,
Marietta; C. A. Young, GAINESVILLE; john
A. Haller. Fallston. d. w. Jonnell, New
Castle; Il. II. Mahlke, Wheeling: d. ],
Mitchell. Beaver Falls; Albert Foster,
Wheeling; Fred Neuhardt, Wheeling.
Summary = First Fred Neuhardt
Wheeling; second, d. w. Conneil, New
Castle; third, C. A. Young GAINESVILLE;
fourth. Regis A. Helbling. Pittsburgh;
fifth. W. c. Kunkle st. Clalrsville
Time, 2;26 2-5.
This was somewhat OF n surprise as
1t was not thought that Neuhardt had
It In him to win from such fast COM
pany The Wheeling boy. however.
won the race in a clean-cut style and
was the recipient OF congratulations af-
ter the event.
Boys Under Seventeen Years.
Prizes First, gold watch second
silk umbrella, sweater; third, cyclone
ter and canvas shoes.
Starters-J. II. Mathews, Wellsburg;
Carroll p. Beatty. Shepard w Il. Sala-
de, Wheeling; F. r. Wheat, Wheeling,
r. Howe. Wheeling; Howard Oberman,
Wheeling; Frank McCallister, Wheel
ing; Oliver Elliott. Wheeling; Thomas
Garden, Wheeling; Harry Harrington,
Wheeling.
summary-First. Carroll E. Beatty.
Shepard, o.. second, Howard Oberman,
wheeling: third. w E. Salade, Wheel
ing; fourth Thomas Garden, Wheeling;
Time. 2:S2.
In this race. Wheat and Harrington
had pretty bad spill, but neither one
was badly injured.
unr-i'Slr lie Open.
Prizes-First diamond stud; second,
diamond pin; third, pair shoes; fourth.
box OF cigars.
starters-w. ". Mathews. Fred Neu-
hnrdt. c. A. Briant. Jesse McCausland.
w. c. Kunkle. Thomas Cox, Carroll y.
Beatty, Rerls A. HelblIng, Arthur Fos-
ter, II. f, Berry. w. T. Lanam, l., II.
Hoffman. Wilbur Terrlll, w. j. Bay, c.
A. Young, John a. Halter, d. W. Con-
nell. r. H. Mahlke, d. j. Mitchell, AL
summary-First w. c. Kunkle, St.
Clalrsyllle; second. w. J. Bay, Marietta;
third. Arthur Foster Wheeling; fourth,
Fred Neuhardt. Wheeling. Time, lO7.
Kunkle and Bay contested every inch
down the stretch, but the ST. Clalrsville
boy, who has been doing excellent work
on the path this season, managed to
squeeze Ia ahead by very narrow mar
gin. The others were not lar behind
either
Ons Mile Handicap.
Prlzes-First, diamond stud and china
clock; second. patent leather shoes and
bath robe; third. sweater and box OF
cigars.
Starters-w. N. Mathews, 10: John g.
Porter, 10: Ralph Heaton, so; G. a. Bri-
mt. sO Jesse McCausland. 80; Elmer
Keech 200; w. c. Kunkle, scratch;
Thomns Cox $50; Regis a. Helbling.
Walter Bell, 90; John Lube, 100; Arthur
Foster. 80; II. +. Berry, 90; George A.
Wood 20; W. r. banam, 10; g. A. Swan,
200. L, II Hoffman. so; Wilbur Terrlll,
80; w j. Bay, 90; W. II. Hill, 100; c. A.
Young. 40: John A. Hnller. 60; ID. W.
Council. scratch: Joseph Buch. 200; Il.
II. Mahlke. 60; d. j. Mitchell, 30; Thos'
summary-Flrst. Walter Bell, Marlot-
IN, second, c. A. Swan, Wheeling; third,
Joseph Buch, Wheeling; fourth, c. A.
BriAnt, PnrkersburR. Time, 2li.
In this race, Berry, the Bridgeport boy
was disqualified by Referee Stevenson
because he crossed In front OF Cox With
out the distance intervening between
them that Ia required by the L. A. W.
rrisa. In the spill. Cox, Garden and
Keech were thrown and the latter rider
was seriously injured, his collar bone be-
ing broken. The others were also badly
bruised, but not seriously injured. Her
ry finished In second place but was DIS