The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-12
news OF HORSES
And HORSEMEN
LABOR DAY RACES FURNISHED
SPORT FOR THOUSANDS OF
PLEASURE SEEKERS
(By w. j. Carter.)

a card of four events made up the
program of Labor Day races at the
Virginia State Fair Grounds on the
I'd instant. The prizes offered in
cluded a set of harness, robes, blan-
kets and whips. a heavy shower fell
shortly before o'clock, the time
fixed for starting the races, which
caused an hours postpOnement, and
then heavy track handicapped the
horses and slow time resulted. Glass
A, free-for-all affair, was first
called, and three PAGERS scored up in
Tom Littleton, 2:15 u Lady Wealth,
the brown mare, by Wealth, 2:10, son
of Gambetta Wilkes. and Willing,
brown gelding. by Billy Wilton. Tom
Littleton won the first heat in 1929 ,
with Mckay up; Lady Wealth second.
and Willing, driven by his owner, V.
Turner, third. Lady Wealth, driven
by William l.. Bass, finished first in
the second and third heats, in gao
and 2:31, and her victory was heart
lily cheered. Class a, the 1922 trot
and pace, was easy for Nelly McZeus,
who won in straight heats, time $3.50
and 1928, driven by her owner, DR..
James p. McDOnough. The bay pac-
ing gelding, Bayard H, 2:22A with
Frick up, was second, and Kelly King,
big and handsome brown stallion,
! by Kelly 2:27, was third, with Bass
up. Glass c, n special, for trotters
and PAGERS, went to that old veteran,
The Spaniard, 2:1SA Il, pacing with
Josie Dillon second and Baron Cal
third. Time, 2:52 and PAS. Glass
ID, for roadSters, went to Reject, the
gray mare, by Reelection, with Bass
up; Anna Virginia, 2:23, driven by
her owner, Philip Courtney, was sec
, Ond, and Uncle Davey, 2:26 Il, third.
One heat was decided, time, 2:27 u
after which the event was declared
finished, in order for the motorcycle
races to start.
William L. Bass. who started three
| horses in as many races on Labor
| Day. and was placed first in two
events. now has in his stable Kelly
| King, 2:24A, by Kelly, 2:27; Reject
| gray mare by Reelection, dam by
i McCurdy's Hambeltonian, and Lady
| Wealth, brown mare, by Wealth, 2:1O
| and is working them for speed over
the State Fair Grounds track. Kelly
| King has but recently closed a heavy
stud season and a mile in about 2:2C
is his fastest work so far. while
Reject trotted around 1922. The gray
mare has no record and may be start
ed in some races this fall. Lady
Wealth is a green PAGER and goe:
without the straps. She has shown
miles close to 2:20 this season, will
limited work, and Bass thinks she
will learn to pace fast. Kelly Kinl
will be entered in the 1924 trot a
the Virginia State Fair meeting, anC
then at the Petersburg and Emporis
meetings, which follow, while Relec
and Lady Wealth will probably b.
among the starters.
c. +. Rose. who for a couple of sea
sons or more has trained for Walton
Farm, Falls Mills. Va, has some ter
or twelve trotters and PAGERS. owned
by that establishment in his stable a
the State Fair Grounds track while
in addition. he IS handling six OF
seven horses for outside parties, I'm.
Guiding Victor. 2:19# William Strott
l2;27H; Clinton Bailey. hay horse, 10
| by Onward, 2:25H. dam Tillie Thomp-
ison. dam OF Miss Stokes. 228#. By
Guy Wilkes, 2;isA; Nas2 p. bay