The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-08
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Will Draw Great crowds This Fall
and Preparations For Great Event Z
s5si55S,5. i5;f Arc Being Made.
VEST TtvlRGINIAN.ls HoNoRED 81
rs BY, sEcRETARY,JoHN s. SCOTT
The 2:14 Pace Stake Of $1,000 10
Named Far Fairmont's Fa.
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The Fairmont Fair Association Is
getting ready for the regular fa!r. and
race meeting to be held here next
September 14.l7. ~ The fair and race
meeting last September was a. sue.
cess in every particular. For the In;
itial meeting It surm ssed the expec.
|,tatlons Of all those that were. con-
nected with 1T and proved TO be lots
better than our people had hoped for.
The horses were better; than many
believed twould4be entered for the rae.
es. II was; ct the Fairmont meeting
|aast September that d; new State rec.
ord was established; The fastest
mile ever trotted In West Virginia
vas on the local race track.
This year the management Is max
Ing every effort to. give the people q
better exhibition Sand; exposition than
that given last fall. Agricultural prod
ucts will be- displayed An greater mum:
bers than &at5 the previous fair. There
Will sbeS q fine display Of horticultural
and floral exhibits. Fancy work; art:
and minerals ill5be displayed: Be:
sides the live stoek; and poultry exaibr.; y !;
Itsswill5 5be worth going miles sto$see.
The compile etlons sof the street rail:
way to the fair grounds will add
greatly to the success sot the enter:
prlse. The sfacilitie i fors getting to
and from the ground WIN sbes d great
improvemen over: last year The! Bal:
tlmoref and Ohio Railroad Company;
viii be better equipped this year ito
take care cre 10 f5ltsE part 81 Stae$ $tratflc.
THE races viii Snrobahl y:be the lead:
lng5 feature ~ the NEE Tine. -Four one e
thousand dollar purses are offered ito
the y horsemen tnat enter the races
Tor the fail meeting. Y IS;
The tlrst day IS race tie fastest one.
Nor the Meeting. IS named In honor
o%the leading Snewspa apersdnS this sec:
tion OF the State. i It Ii The Fairmont'
West sYirginian stake.ss n 4 It 4 SIS saS q: n
pace stake gfor; which 81 900 IS offered.
Second race IS the j. Falrmont Times;
Stake" 1T Isl 2:ss trot stake sfor,
which s1,0oofi offered.
s!Third race IS 9S the s"The / Greater.
Fairmont stake."'5 1t IS a q: :33 pace
for which s1.o0Ol1s offered. y \!
The fourth race is 5...The Coal and
Coke stake,," q 2::17S Strot for which
$1,000 is offered. N ~; s5f sSySS
There will also be ten $500 and $500
class races; conditions and classes to
be announced later. n i53 NJ; II
Conditions for Entering Il Horses. 4
The entries for the meeting iSwlll
close on April tath, when horses must
bo named and the first payment Of
the entrance fee which is az per cent,
Of the stakes must be paid. TWO thors.
es may be named in the same class BY
one owner on one payment but can
start but one; starter must be named
with payment due June 18th. Ma.
tional Trottlng Association rules to
govern except where otherwise noted.
Hobbled horses will be allowed to
start. The company reserves the right
to declare on and return first payment
in any class Mhat does not, fill salts.
factorily. The above stakes are guar.
anteed to their full value, no more.
no less. i.5gi5
Nominators may declare out II paid
ur-todate OF written notice. but other
wise will be held for the full 2l1s per
cent. No starter can win more than
one money. Money divided so. rs,
Is and 10 per cent; TX per cent. ad.
ditionai from money winners. All
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