The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-07
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND DE.
SPITE THREATENING
CLOUDS.
Five Running Events with Track In
Good Condition Furnished
Thrilis for Many Fans.

Despite threatening clouds that kept
katnering yesterday afternoon. a large
num6er OF race fans turned out TO see
the nrst card Of running races held by
4 state fair for many years. Even n
the weather was little discouraging.
the track was In almost perfect condi-
tion ADD little better than average
time was made
Owing to delays in the entries the
first race. The card had been a Arranged
hurriedly sunday night. and yesterday
afternoon most OF the entries scratched
or were switched to another race.
In the hrst race. furiongs. there
were five entries. Della Mack being
favorite and winning with the field
reees following the winners took the
money more or less easily. and gave lit
us,s real ssei,smenti The most stirring
when Sun Kist filled the zap In "A big
lead coming down the home stretch ana
finished within a length OF Maxentius.
Netting was Unesrtain-
The boolxies were out long before the
nrst race In three different clubs situat-
the entries put a damper on the betting
as more than once a horse was scratch
ed after being put M on tho board. The
betting on the favorites was At even
money. and the longest odds were three
TO one. Outside the first and fourth
races the favorites did not come home.
and IN the second race First Trump. IA
yorite at even money. did not even place.
In this race King Stalwart a TO / bet.
AlIlencQ AlIHl Win the IAtlQ Strung. sun
b kist. favorite at even money. in the
last race unable TO make up the last
few feet OF big lead. and Maxentius. a
Setting Wss Sboa, 10 Snf ON ns All r the awe awe
entries. John Roberts walked away with
The crowd began to gather around
the grand stand long before the first
race TO watch the harness tryouts. Some
OF the best horses entered In the cards
out on the track. and some good pacing
and trotting was exhibited. There was
much speculation as TO the best bets
nothing yesterday afternoon.
1loodhounds Perform
nounced that the Lord High sheriff OF
ohio County, being A. T. Sweeney.
would set his two bloodhounds upon a
was duly one and the dogs were seen
circulating around with their noses close
to The Er9SSnd 40, for some some time.
band kept busy. partly drowning the en-
ticing yells Of the bookies. Then fol-
lowing the first race an acrobatic cir
the grandstand. One OF the acts TO
follow - the famous Dutton troupe
made a great hit with some fancy bare
From the time they were off in the
hrst race the clouds kept gathering in
aninous numbers. Then at the sound OF
the gong for the third event Il began
10 sprinkle. There was rush for the
Rrandstand BY all but the hOokics who
stuck TO their POSTS and their money.
The clouds cleared In few moments
and the activities Of the afternoon went
on without interruption.
summary 81 yesterday afternoons re-
suits followT -.
furlongs. purse 200-three year olds
Five horses we're off at 2.45-Hariz.
Booth. starry Hermauz. Della Mack.
and Edmund Adams.s Excepting Starry
Herman. distanced. the field was bunch
Mack m. owned by Mrs. A Matthews,
got away for a good lead. Edmund Ad-
ans, r. J. b. Clements. finished sec
ond; Hafiz. rhos- Cheek. finished third.
second race.
"a furiongs purse s2Oo-For all ages.
The card excepting King Stalwart
was scratched In this race. and five
other entries substituted. King Stalwart.
ch z. r. Deem. won this race by "A good
Tiger Jim, b g. Thos. Cheek, was sec
ond. and Maid Of Honor. third. Time
O.57h
Third Race.
~ furlongs. purse f2oO-three year
This was 10 have been the one mile
West virginia Derby. but u was de-
eided 20 hold that race later In the week
when the entries were better prepared.
John Roberts. br z. ". H. sharpnaek,
him Some Kid. ch m. Thos. cheek nossd
out Brian In = sensational finish for
second place. Time-o.56if
FOURTH Race
- durlongs. purse 800. Wheeling
only three horses entered IN this race
Hedge Rose Royal Tea. and Gordon
Russell Hedge Rose ch. m. Mike Kelly.