The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-09
WAS A7SUCCEss IN EVERY WAY.
Live Stock and Other Exhibits Were
High Class and There Is Now No
Doubt that Marion County Can Put
On As Good a Fair As Any County
In the State

Last evening was the close Of the
third annual netting Of the Fairmont
Fair Association. 1t was four days
of first class entertainment Neyr
in West Virginia was there better
speed meeting than of the fast horses
that were for the meeting just closed.
The racing was clean. Not a single
complaint was registered at the judges
stand
Mr.. Fred Upton was at his best
and never was there a bunch of speed.
ers to get away in better fashion
than did the horses that he started
during the three days Of the harness
racing. Mr.. Upton will sc next week
to the State Fair at Syracuse, N. Y.
During the racing season all of his.
time is taken and he has to turn
many meetings away. or the five
meetings that the local association
has had Mr.. Upton was the starter
at three OF them. The other meetings
he was engaged elsewhere and could
not come. He will be the starter
here next year. Henry Bosworth and
his associates in the judges stand
were popular with the horsemen.
The meeting was success in every
particular, The live stock exhibit was
larger and better than ever before.
Each year competition in live stock
exhibits gets keener and the judges
mark closer. The cattle. the sheep,
the hogs and the goats were hand
some specimens.
The poultry show consisting OF
chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, gum
eas and pigeons had as fine birds as
are bred In the United States.
The racing card for yesterday con-
tanned three harness races and two
running races. A summary of the
races follows:
First Race, 2:1s Trot; Purse $500
Fritz Emmett, ch. g., by Col.
Bullitt tRafferety) .......1 l /
Billy Rcdfeld, b. s, by Red
field, (Johnson) ....... 2 2 2
Buck Athol, b. g., by Gen. Ath-
ol (Jamison) .............. 3 3 4
Belwood, b. 6, by Belhaven,
(Traynor) .......... ) D
liver Moore, b. g., by Bert OIL.
yer (Coonrod) ........... s 5 3
Beula B., 6. m, by Bobby
Burns (Willim) ........ 6 6 dis
Tlme-2:16R; 2:15A; 2:15A.
Second Race, 2:22 Trot; Purse $500.
Jack London, b. g., by Allerton
(Traynor) 1 1
Lady Bell, b. m., by Charleston
(Longanecker) ........... 2 2 2
Burke Burdettc, b. h. by
Lord Roberts CKclD ......4 s 3
doctor Bowers, b. 6, by Gus.
to (Jolly)>.............." 8 3 A
Allie Jordan, 8. M, by Alcat-
raz tArnold) ...........3 dis
Time-2:22A; 2:19&; 2:19%.
sDivide third and fourth moneys.
Third Race, 2:2o Trot; Purse $500.
Harold B., b. g., by Roadmas.
ter (Ten Eyck) ........... 1 1
Doctor Joe, br. g., by DANCES
ter (Jamison) .......... 2 8
Ester w. B., M, by Director
Moore 1st (Finncy) .....4 3 2
King J, b. g., by Waneta
(kester) ................. 3 A
Emily Marion, b. M, by Myrs
,(White) 8 5
Time-2:16A; 2:16A; 2:171s.
Fourth Race, 34-MiIe Dash; Purse $3.50
Momentum, 119. Ramsey) won;
King Folly, 119, Deem) second; Top
sy Robinson, 119, (Cottrell) third.
Princess Thorp and Lady Arion also
ran. Time-1:15.
Fifth Race, 74.Mile Consolation Dash
f Purse $500.
New Years II. 119, (Myers) won;
Stromeland, 119, (Cottrell) second;
Buster B., 119, (R. Murphy third.
Countcrmaid and Carriers also ran.
Tlme-1:16k.