The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-08

WEST. viRGlNlANs is HoNoREp
BY; sEcRE7ARY.;;JoHN s, SCOTT
The 2:14 Pace Stake Of $1,000 ls
Named For Fairmont's Fa. 3.
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The Fairmont Fair Association is
getting ready for the regular fair. and
race meeting to be held here next
September 14-17. The fair and race
meeting last September was a. sue
cess in every particular. For the In:
itial meeting 1t surpassed the expec'
|,tations Of all those that were con.
nected with It and proved to be lots
better than our people had hoped for.
The horses were better than many
believed would be entered for the rae.
es. It was ct the Fairmont meeting
last September that a new State rec.
ord was established. The fastest
mile ever trotted In West Virginia
was on the local race track.
This year the management is max.
ing every effort to give the people n
better exhibition and exposition than
that given last fall. Agricultural prod.
ucts will be displayed in greater NUM-
bers than at the previous fair. There
will be fine display Of horticultural
and floral exhibits. Fancy work, art,
and minerals will be displayed. Be.
sides the live stock and poultry exllb.
Its will be worth going miles to see.
The completion OF the street rail-
way to the fair grounds will add
greatly to the success Of the enter.
prise. The facilities for, getting to
and from the ground will be great
improvement over last year. The Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
will be better equipped this year to
take care OF its part Of the traffic.
The races will probably be the lead
ing feature oil the meeting. Four one
thousand dollar purses nre offered to
the horsemen that enter the races
for the fall meeting.
The first days race. the fastest one
nor the meeting. Is named III honor
Of the leading newspaper in this sec.
tion of the State. It Is 1.-THE Fairmont
West virginian Stake" 1t is a 2:1i
pace stake for which $1,000 is offered.
Second race is '"the Falrnlont Times
Stake" It is 2:3s trot stake for
which $1,000 is offered.
Third race is the 1.-THE Greater
Fairmont Stake" 1t is a 2::S3 pace
for which $1,000 is offered.
The fourth race Is "The Coal and
Coke Stake a 2:17 trot for which
$1,000 Is offered.
There will also be ten $500 and $500
class races; conditions and classes to
be announced later.
Conditions for Entering Horses.
The entries for the meeting will
close on April 15th. when horses must
bo named and the first payment Of
the entrance fee which is ~ per cent.
Of the stakes must be paid. Two hors.
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 1ath. 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 of and return first payment
in any class Nhat does not, fill salts.
tactoriiy. The above stakes are guar.
anteed to their full value, no more
no less. 4.
Nominators may declare out II paid
uF-toAate Of written notice. but other
wise will be held for the full az per
cent. No starter can win more thnn
one money. Money divided 50, 25,
Is and 10 per cent; tx per cent. I'D.
ditIonal from money winners. All
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