The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-28
WEST VIRGINIA PENNSYLVANIA
FAIR AND RACING CIR
CUT ORGANIZED.
ls Composed OF Several Former Mem.
bers Of Lake Erie Circuit and
Other Racing Asso-
Citations.

A new racing circuit. TO be known
as the West virginia-P nnsylvania
Fair and Racing Circuit. was formed
yesterday. al a meeting held in this
city by representatives OF several fair
n racing associations. Officers were
elected and dates assigned. and the cir
cult starts out with encouraging pros
poets.
The following officers were elected:
President-Harry ". Perkins. Parkers-
burg. W. Va.
Vice President - Harry Cochran.
Dawson. Pa.
secretary-John 8. Scott. Fairmont.
w. Va.
Dates Are Allotted.
Dates for racing meets the coming
season Were allotted. as follows.
Week OF August Belle Vernon.
Pa.
Week Of August-CTwo applications.
and date will be filled later)
Week Of August 14-Parkersburg.
W. Va.
Week OF August 23-Fairmont. W.
Va.
Week Of Angus, 2s-washington.
Pa.
Week OF September wheeling.
W. Va.
Week Of September 11-Dawson. Pa.
Week OF September 1S-Clarksburg.
W. Va.
Week Of September 1s-clarksburg.
Week OF September 25-Cumber-
land. Nd.
More Members Expected.
The circuit starts out with the as
sociations mentioned nov as mem
beers. There are other applications and
~ was stated following the meeting
that II is likely the membership will
be increased
Seevral associations in the new or
Eanization formerly We're members OF
The Lake Erie Racing Circuit. but have
withdrawn from il Wheeling. Daw-
son. WASHINGTON. ParkorshurC. Clarks-
burg and others had been in the Lake
Erie circuit for years
New Circuit Expected.
The formation of the new circuit
has been expected for some slime o.
has frequently boon |couteuded that
tho Lake Erie circuit was too large.
embracing. as 10 does. tla states OF
Pennsylvania. Ohio. West N.r-.1ia and
Maryland Many racing men objected
10 shipping their horses from one end
az the circuit 20 tho other. and % more
compact circuit has often been sus.
Cested.
Recently. too. there has been consid.
erabl Dissatisfaction expressed over
the allotment o. dates in Oh. Lake
Erie circuit \ few days ago BE- was
predicted in The Intelligence that a
new circuit would be- formed. but 40
that time this action was not auticipat.
cd until after tho meeting Of tho
stewards OF the Lake Erie circuit
The stewards o. the Lake Erie cir.
cult Will meet in tho Hotel Nowell.
Pittsburgh. February e. 20 allot dates
Tor This season.
Predicts Good season.
All persons in attendance az vee.
terdays meeting predicted n most suc.
crssful season Last year was a fairly
successful one from a racing stand.
point. and the outlook for 1916 i-
brighter
The Wheeling Pennsylvania circuit
will be one ~ tho most compact rae.
ing ORGANIZATIONS i0 tho country THE
officers and members are enthusiastic
over tho proap. D for frs future
President George SIS Iut1 Secretary
Bert II Swar'z and members 0f fh.
racing committee OF fla West virginia
state Fair Association. represented ftf
local association Of E"t-'trIs. meet
ing Among others. Ir -aft.rI.rr.
were. Harry Perkins. parter-Nl-s.
John $ Scott FairmOr'. Harry Cupf
ran. Dawson. 50 s. Luce Belle Yer
non. Pa. W. H Davis. Washington
Pa