The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-06
MAJOR MALLOW PROVED
BEST OF SIDE WHEELERS

breezed around that Frank Hedrick
was going TO try. The Watson mare
was away In front and led the field 20
The back stretch on the last half.
when the Hedrfck horse came from
the outside and passed the field like
they we're standing. Again II was
Marjorie Direct that came down the
stretch az the contender
The black mare finished second no
matter how fast they went. Halley's
Comet was third and the held away
back The next two heats were easy
for the Elder horse. with Marjorie
Direct and Nettie Watson as the con-
tenders.
The Free-for-Aii.
With Babe ruling the strong favor
lite In the freefor-all. there was
steady play on Major Maiiow In the
FIRST heat. and the books were damned
when he won.
Dusty Rhodes took Bert II. 20 the
front and set a fast pace. The Major
was second and the field dozen
lengths behind. No person tried for
the heat but Mallow and Rhodes. At
the far turn Major Maiiow caught
Bert and beat him in the stretch by
n half length. with Babe third. The
.
In the second heat Babe still ruled
favorite. She scored down close to
the Major and caught him at the half
The two raced like a team. hut the
Jamison horse outbrushed the Major
In the stretch and won the heat,
with Heir at Law third
Then Babe was backed or the
boards. but some OF the Mallow sup
porters still bought tickets. and they
cashed. too. Major MaIlow paced
along with the favorite throughout
the journey. and with a burst OF speed
won the heat in 2:0Tk, with Peter
the Second third. Coming around the
far turn Heir at Law stumbled and
fell. and Dusty Rhodes. coming be-
hind with Bert H.. drove over the
spill Neither driver was badly hurt
and both horses started In the final
heat.
Major Mallow raced to the front in
tho final heat and stalled OF the chal-
lenge of Babe in the stretch.
Last Race.
Chastine won the 2:27 trot. the final
harness event easily from a)field OF
eight starters. IL was the second win
made BY the Jamison stable in the
day. Sweetheart was second and Irene
8. third. Results OF the runs follow:
Derby. ] 1916 miles Princess
! Thorpe, first: Royal Prince. second :
Beau Brummel. third: Star Hermit
and Fair Atlanta also ran. Time.
1:49.
Four and one-half furlongs-Miss
Primity. won: Sun Kist. second. and
Earl OF Richmond. third. Bat Master
son, Proclivity. Morning Som and
The Wrestler. also ran. Time. SO.
First race. $3.50 trot. purse 5000
Robert Jones. Oh. g. by Axteil
oliver Il; b. g. iHarrlsi -: )
Silver Mckinney. b. g. CKeener). 2 Z 9
81 %s S.S + n +. ' 5hEsiiss}} ;
N;TTi %s"sS:so%. iais&' ' siisS. 49, ais
Lily Woodford. :. M. BY i Pilos O
Medium. (Jamison) ... 1
sam pilot. b. g. CEysnsj 49,. )
BfiIis Mii. en- e. s sH' 3Xrnsle2j
Roseiief Victor. b. h. 6Doersamj 5
Nose Myth. &: m. Colcotp...... s Z
y Sqsie Coast Ss,si, b, m tscripPsn). 8 8
Billie D.. on. T.. CBurrows) -. DR..
Time-215H, ais. 2:I5K.
Third race. 2:1b pace. purse 5000
View Elder. by Box Elder. Jr.
Nettie wstson.b m. by queen
jim. ,smithD ...-............ l 4 3
Mabel King by Atlantic King
tJonesl .................,..,1754
dickI -...................e... 222s2
Fannie Pointer. b. m. tAcu) ..Sb7
Z Robert Redheart. h. h.. tWoiD 346
I Halleys Comet. br. m. (GosnelD 53r
2:13L
Fourth race. free-for-au pace. purse
Major Maiioy. b. e. by Rox Elder
lMallow) .................... i211
4 Babe. DR.. r.. by Atlantic King.
CJsmisonJ .................'"3
Peter the Second. br p. (MeleyD 4a3a
Bert ". n. z. fRhodesl ........2 b5 4
Heir a. Law. blk b. tShackelton) 8 3 as
| Iime-2:io. ~ =. 2.07h. eos.
fifth race. 2 az trot. purse $500