The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-26
Another Race on the Upper Ohio
ia Which the Little sia
BARNsOALL wAsBADLYBEI:A TEN
NJ THE pld CINCINNATI LINER,
QUEEN c1TY-THE BARNS
pALL's CAPTAIN DIDN'T BE-
LlEvE THAT THE QUEEN WAS
spEEpY-Now he ENTERTAINs
A DIFFERENT opINIoN-BEN
HuRs CREW PLATED OVER
THEIR SIGNAL VICTORY OVER
TIE uRANIA. t'

Tho principal topic OF conversation
among tho steamboatraen yesterday
was the result OF tho impromptu race
between the rival packets Uran!a and
Zen HUI, In which the latter boat
showed as clean and fair a pair OF heels
10 the Buy boat as she Is likely TO view
a, any time IN her career. on the upper
river. The crew OF the Ben Hur arc
highly clatcd over their victory. partic-
ulnrly her engineer, whose clever hand.
ling OF the boats engines made the pro.
nounced victory the Kimple boat
achieved possible. From captain TO
cabin boy, the Ben Hur's crew nre con-,
hdsn, that they can repeat thcir per-
fcrmnnce II the Uranla ever again
throws down the gage of battle. which
Is doubtful unless Captain Bay comes
down the limo and does something to
make material increase OF speed on
the part OF his new packet possible.
In the excitement caused by the Ura-
MA. Ben Hur encounter. another race on
the upper river this week has been lost
sight OF by the public, but the crews OF
The Cincinnati Pittsburgh line packets
are as much elated over Its result as the
Ben Hur's have been since their race
with the Urania. Captain Billy Rose,
OF The Banrsdall, has been one OF the
"Doubting Thomas" contingent who
were loud In their assertion that the big
Queen City Is not as fast a boat as she
has been touted by steamboatmen who
have seen her In action on short speed
courses. On the Queen City's up trip
this week, she arrived at Parkersburg
Of II a. m, and the Barnsdall was at the
wharf ct the tlme-she runs In local
trade ont Of Parkersburg to MataHoras.
Captain Billy came aboard the Queen
and Inquired when the big packet would
back out for above Captain bob" Az
new answered that she would leave
promptly at noon. In the meantime he
had made up his mind to teach Rose a
lesson he would not forget. and had In
structed his engineer to have all ready
for q quick start as soon as the Barns
Gall pulled out. When Rose heard the
Queen wouldn't back out until half an
hour later. he lost no time In starting
the Barnsdall up the river for Marietta.
Thereupon, Captain Agnew swung the
Queen out into the Ohio and In short or
der she was steaming up the river after
the swift little Barnsdall at clip that
made Rose look more than once over his
stern post In just three minutes the
bis Queen was alongside the Barnsdall,
which was putting and blowing like
Abraham Lincoln's famous Sangamon
river steamer which had 10 stop every
time the pilot had occasion to blow. the
whistle. In another minute the Queen
was hundred yards ahead and 1t Is an
actual fact that she had to slow up In
order that the swell from the big fellow
would not swamp the boat OF the man
whose brag was more than he could
handle-on this occasion at least
Then the Queen proceeded lelsurely on
her way and by d!nt of great energy and
the weight Of roustabout on the safety
valve the little Barnsdall arrived at Ma
rtetta before the Queen City departed.
In justice to Captain Rose, 1t should be
slated that he lost no time In going
aboard the Queen and congratulating
Captain Agnew of the successful boat.
Captain" said the master of the lit
Tie packet, II will say for your boat
that this was the first time since the
Barrsdall was launched-sever years
aso-that she has been passed by an
other steamboat" ~
And now some more people have made
up their minds 10 the effect that the big
Queen City Is rs fast as they make
iHem on western waters.