The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-04

meetings must pattern after the methods
IN vogue on the running tracks. They
argued long ana loud TO The effect that
he "1sI2 racing plan" must DO EbEn-
:oned and that the old style system OF
ccing. best three in i've heats. IVES q
relic Of the long and dim past. and
nat IL the trottinE horse breeding and
acinx industry WAS 20 survive. that
ash races and best two-In-three events
.ust prevail.
A number OF important Grand Circuit
meetings. including those that were
given over the Yenksrs and brighton
Beach tracks. nsar New York city.
adopted the dash system and two-in-
three plan. and when the $4,000 Boston
one-hsat event.
Not q year hss zone by but there
has been more OF less agitation along
these lines The very fact that the
methods and evils resulting from the
running horse racing system has re-
scitcd In tie sO-eGlied thoroughbred
falling into sad cisrspute Throughout the
country during the last Few years. Moot
OF the blk racing plants have entirely
PASSED out or existence because OF the
stopping Of betting. This should Ger
ia!nly prove most conclusive evidence
that IL. men back OF the tEotting horse
interests woul1 do well 10 avoid The
uethOds which have brought about this
condition or affairs. II these same
methods In connection with tile runnin 3
horse and Its accompanying pool room
evil had only resulted In placing The
ban whers 81 belonged. there would be
cause gor coagIatulatioa.
Runner GAmsliag F-oposftfon-
= The running horse Is gambling i'm
plement pure and simple. as ne OF
absolutely no value along the lines Of
general usefulness. There are many
states ia which there are no thorough
bred" breeding establishments small or
large The effort 70 stoE :. eculation on
the running horse and 90 away with tie
pool room evil. wEich latter cause in
duc~d thousands OF people 20 Gamble
81 running Ucelr VINO had never even
w!tn's Cd race. .iso has proven dis
astrog- o. the Hight harness horse breed
ing and racisg industry. which is con-
Quoted along entirely different Ines.
Thousands 81 farmers IN every rural
section ~ thc country breed one or more
harness mare. realizing that n the prod
ucf. be % trosicr or PAGER. fail 90 show
sufficient sTeed FOR racing purposes. he
viii oroNc a 5000 Investment and can be
readily sold. The liCut harness horse
las proven himself the WORLDS most
popular and valuable general purpose
nurse
RacinE trotters or tnc da4l system
have been proven & decided failure. n
{ this plan % ra,ing had been adhered 1,
d it would have resulted in eventually
, breeding race of trotters and pacCrs
lacking the stamina. vitality and game
ness 81 cur present lrght harness horses
The advocates 81 shorter system
than the thrse-in-five plan. as FAR a.,
colt races are concerned. uudoubsedly
, present an argument that must receive
p earnest constellation. livery auccessiv,
! year shows raf the general public Ike,
l. contest which is sufficiently long no
only 90 test tie speed. but also the en-
tdurnuce and gameness 81 the competi
> tors Mary race tried on the new
plan % limiting n contest 90 three heat
Vas resulted most unsatisfactory. ieav
Y ins doubt IN the minds OF the specta
: tors n the horse that won first none,
q really was the best % the part5
$ one - the most thrilling and interest
ms races - the entire season OF 1911
was that which was Furnished by ~
Kentucky futurity 90 Lexington q fev
weeks since. which resulted in six raus
Tins hcata. tho contest finally being wo
by Peter Thompson after Msinlesf hs