The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-17
SPORT.
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The attendance at the running races
...,srdog was the largest ofths meet
,,,. about $500 patrons Of the sport
. ',1 on hand. The clear wfather has
y" The track fast and the coitests were
-, in the fastest time OF tn meeting.
T.n5 the continuation OF the good and
.,,or weather come new recgds will be
sanr up FOR the fair ground course.
The feature OF the day wa the Mar
,r,,s Ferry handicap at * furlongS.
y" and ArIan opened and closed
.,n,I choices at 3 to 2. THY substan-
, .S the confidence placed ia thsm-b by
- - Hrst and second Cprn Cob got
i." in front, led TO the FIST quarter.
- Jeysharp went TO thu front, led
sT thc way and won driving, by one
10Th from Arian. Corn Cob eutlsAr-
~, IN going to the second urn. which
FUSED him TO pull up and losing two
,soaths. which made II impossible FOR
Nm 10 oyertake the leader.
nora Lamar opened hrstI choice at l
"a Tor the first race. She ut away In
tr5nt. led to the last turn, where ROSS
van closed upon the leader, passed her,
c"rne on and won easily by lne length,
cam Hanna. Dora Lamar was firing
the last eighth.
Toysharp and Arian openet, and clos
"A enuaI choices at 3 10 2. IN she second
ysce Corn Cob rushed to the front, led
"a the quarter, where JewshaEpj took
rornand and remained In honti win
Ming out by one length from AriaIi',
Devsv was backed from tTOG ,tos6 to
tayorite for tho third. ByJove and
ReIoyed we're next In demand at twos
snd threes,, respectively. Beloved got
oWay in front, made n runaway race OK
Il rnlloping all the way and winning
nv Two lengths from TorstenEion. The
All could not catch the Leader. !.
Soeedv and Bonneville were equal
choices at even money in the, fourth
tacs After twenty-five minntes de-
law nj The post, Bonneville gdt the best
=; fair start and led to the stretch
mrn. where he turned wide allowing
HoneiIl 10 step In on the ran, letting
him win driving by half length. FROM
Bonneville. L SsSS
Relic OF Australia at 4 to & was the
iayorlte In the last race. Gall6peF sec
D1Q CtlOlCe At lWOhs NAaAlbP9A NV esFh1s
IN front, led all the way, winning eas-
ily by two lengths from the fayorite.
heads separating the third, fourth and
NTH.
Summary:
First race four and one-halt furlongs.
Rossmon, us (Benderl, H.. ..,.s........ .
Hanoanna, 100 (Flynn), 4 to 1..s.s........ 2
Dora Lamar, los (NeeD, s to 5....s....... s
W6n easily, Time, 0:6Th.
Second race six furlongs. sfi
Jews Harp 100 (Seell, 3 to 2................
Arian, rs (Patton), to 2.................
Corn Cob ll6 CDonnelly), 3 to 1...........
Time HE Monroe Doctrine, Walter
O.. Silver Brook finished as named.
Third race. six furlongs.
Beloved. 10 Champ, 3 to l.............. !
Torstension. 10 CAiadison), 8 to l..........
Dewey. rs (Flynn), 6 TO 5.................
Tine, i:lSI BY Jove, Helena Belle. Gold
Spec and Mullaghmore finished as named.
Fourth race, six furlongs.
Hopeful. ~ u. AioOrel, to l..............1
BONNEVILLE. IL (Danglcr). l-l.............
Pocket Piece, ~ "a, Dorsey, to H..
Time. 5:jS. Speedy, Fluellen and Mlnko
Maid finished us named.
Fifth race. four and one-hait furlongs,
Galopcr i0i (AIadlsonl, to 1.............
Belle Australian. lOi CFlynn), 1 to 49,.
Parthan. l(9 king y 10 1.................
Time O:jSH. Sister Ida, Duckndoo,
sprlte and Or. Werdcn finished. as named.