The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-06
LEGAL W. WINS 2:le TRoT, GOING
FASTEST MILE IN 2:13l4.
w C. z,aenhtrner Takes 2:l9 Pace
while Du1fooz wins First money
in Run.

Tho first annual midsummer race
NEE, Of the Wheeling Driving 'h'n VIZ
brought 10 a successful close FeStsrun!
wi,h TWO fast harness events and one
runninr race. AS on the previous wv"
DAYS the events were fast and each was
holly contested Az usual. most INFER
est seemed to center in the runnthE
race Of ~. furlnngs. llulfooS' r'n"%m
br Wilkinson. captured hrs' nm'r riA,In ~,
51,. seconds Old Charter wnS ridd'n
under the wire n close second.
TIL. race course was Ill SPl"il!!ld con
dl,inu and the stand was we'll filGo
with the lovers of the sport. from NJ ~,
time OF tho start Of tho first race UNI!
I'll" close Of the program thSr% , wa 49,,
n tagging moment. SandwichH'' ""t "''t,
tho different heats were the Se'erai
events Of the horse show ,,o
while not as big success in inc
matter Of attendance MS might haE"
hen expected tho meet was uev"rt no
In.a a success and it Is almost certain
,hnt next season will 500 another event
Of the kind with 4 much Itrger p'tr"h-
age now that the ice is broken and the
game started in this vicinity
Yesterdays Events.
.rh. .rst event vas n .:lf trot and
WIS 81 nrettv exhibition OF driving SIKH
and staving qualities Of both horse ana
nilnt. legal W. Was the winner nf THIS
r.rs in three straight heats. S"ront
nlaco went 20 silkcy Fell with two SOC
third with ON" second. ON" Scv"htn ann
one sixth. In ihr first heat this horse
lrd until tho last quarter only to los"
out nv :. nose at IN" finish when l."Ea,
W. mad. = great spur. Tn" hrS' neat
i'm Ibis v;,rT WAS trntt"d In @:lIiI
Four heats wcro required 10 bring out
"a winner IN th- second rat" which. was
a 10 I,ur.. T"Iornd" King started OUT
like 4 winner aud touk tn" first heat in
o:i5i4. hut could not maintain IN" Par"
49, in ~ 500
ond heat and NTH in the third ann
fourth in thr fourth 10y Rclair and
Miss Fantasy wer" tho runnerS-up IN
this event The hest heat of this race
was c:13ti made by w {. Hgenheliner.
The first TWO heats OF this event were
close and we're finished strong. but tn"
two latter were slower and not so In
terrsting the last being won in 2:lT Z
, The third event of the afternoon pro-
gram w;IY q A.. fur1nng dash. Put -four
hnrSes started in this event. In this
race Dulfoos. the winner. and old Char-
ter. second. ran as pretty race as mas
. been seem on III" grounds In years Iul'
fnoS WAS seemingly STRONGER ana calh3
under the wire almost lcnSth aheac
Of his nearest rival.
The summary uf y"si"rdav's events
First nyent--2:l6 trnt. purS" $500
/ Legal w. h. &. by Legal Parole.
Keller Stables. Rord"nt"wn.
siiZe, >: Bell b M, hv rortunc
ReIl. y. T. Grady. Cynwvd. Ia. 4
BROOKLYN Hal. by brooklyn
Chief G. y. Lipptncott. Will
ninrtcn. Del. ...............
Katherine Mac. b. m. by IiuGhie
Mae. j. &. sherman. Butler.
Pa. ....
! Eundie I;uy. h. r.. by Rnnh'c. +.
IN ..'.'..................7
Bessie Mckinney. h. m. ny rs
psrnnt". l.. y. Osborne. Fred
erick, Md. ............-5 6
Lord STOUT. h. e. by Lord Rob-
ertS Ross j.. Stout & Bros.
ClarksburS, W. ya......... 5 dis