The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
FAST RACING |5FEATUR Of
:,a STATE FAIRS BIC PROGRAM
EoRsEs SHOW UNUSUAL SPEED ON
rsLAND TRACK AT FAIRS
OPENING DAY.
Ftye Events End Closely-Inte1enI II
Great in weeks Racing
Schedule.

Tho rncInr program for the first day
AT tho biz West Virginia State Fair was
AN unusually bright one for an opener
and interest ran Icnse in yesterdays
races Each Of the five events was close.
with tho winners in doubt until IN"
homo stretch was rrach'd-
Tho first event was the running dasn.
,brcc-ouartcr milo. and Early Mnrn'
owned by T. l.. Short. came as Il sur
prise hy winning straight. The unc
1r,s I Il : Tho next threc-quartcr niue
WINS very close and was won by Lack
rose, tn" time being I:lT Il. The ~ 1uF-
long was won b. J i. Harrrll. the time
being n.5O, The one mile dash was won
nv N,Dhthys. being complete surprise.
Thr time was IL. In all the races inc
fayoritcs. except in the fifth event. Jaoot
being the favortG, and coming IN 10
third place. won.
Tho track was fnst and the ,im's
made were considered very good. Ihere
were no false starts. and the winning
horses were run very hard
Today's' races will b. the harness
races and interest is great. The hrse
will be the 2:16 pare. with Good mum.
Der Of entries. The second IS the ga
trot. There are eleven entries IN this
race. The 2:22 pnce has thirteen entrles'
Yesterdays Results.
First event. = mile running dash
Fssrly Morn, e. H., r. i. Short tl-bi'
first place; Beverly James. C. e.. p MOCK
(1o3) second: Papariotu H.. C. &. tlZ')
third. Time, iii.
Second event. :: mile running DASH
1,ackrose. b. e., Joe Baldwin t23), hrsl'
Amusement, n. E.. i. Johns G2G. Sec
ond: parlnr Boy. r. s., p. J.. Short Cl23''
third. Time. l:17iz.
Third event. -. fur7nnEs. running
DASH. T. Earrcll. [. g., J. T. strite
(1cS). first: Tioga- b. T.. r. Mock Cl.S)'
second: Cinco Colorado. :. 8. j. johns
ll2D. third. Time" 0;50.
Fourth event. AZ furlonEs. running
dash-Cioldcn list. c. T.. Elolccurt I l."l'
first place: quinn, b. T.. Is. Mock I-"''
second: Old KycIcr. e. E.. il. -. Want
I23). third. Time. No..
Fifth event. one milo. running dash
Scnhtbvx. c. m. J.. Mock G:%i. first
placc: Baby C"lr. h. &. owner not known
(12dJ. SECOND: Jalnt. h. e. George hoS-
mer (l23), third. Time. l:+6.
Today's Program.
Tho following viii BE- the races ~
scheduled for this afternoon. inc "Fs'
race will be al : o'clock:
c:l0 Pacc--S515:
Prtcr Maur"r. :. h.. by Peter the
Great. Tessc Fisher. Cleveland. o. =,
Homer D.. II. e.. 10y q. W. d. -. H.
Erskine. Columbus. O. agent; ~ d.
AHA y. $. NJ. by Cons.cnaro. I'm
Bloom lrcnSburg. Ia. ,,
Dolly r.. hr. M. by kenFton' Whit
IJydr MCchonlcSbuTR. IA. ,
Vnndola. :. T.. hy Nerrola Crane
Fed ricr. br. s. by Rcd Medium, 5. S.
RGhlc. IGEan. OHIO. ,,-;,,,,
&. S. Kui'lc. Logan. ONO.
Snrrnl Top Oh. =. j. T. Willis. Green
Margie AUDUBON. Er. M, hy Audubon
Coy. l.. Hardy I:"ck.
a:17 Trnl--S!i5:
Sid Singsn. hr &. h. lord Bing'n'
J. r. Crawford. Epckvillr. Nd. ,>u
Olive FAINT. II. m. by Cen Watts Du-
quesne stables; F1lSn"rEn. III ,y,,,.s
Res Wilkes. j.. =. III Nu'w""d NiihsS'
!. II. Mrnk., !:,c!im"nd. Ind.
Roberta Imp II. m, by Lord k"herlS'
W. Z. smiih. Marietta; 0h,'. =
Simpson. nnt"r. ohio.
skinny The Tin rcddler b. g, by the
Expcrt, II. i. Wood, Redwood Ohio. =,
Taru,l, uEs II. <. hy Sir Marqur. i.
W, EoS"mirr. Walden. y. Y.
Great Bar"u. j.. s. hy I'ctnr lh' t'F.at'
blizzard X Sayr' rnrk"r%hurE. ". va.
Alta Mac. vi. NJ. 10y k"diac. j. l.. JIG
Mcch"n. McMrrErn. ". Va.
Chancellor Strong. =. Il. ny STRONG
Ecy :. :. I:uI'l". Logan ONO;
Lord ErlI"n. H. :. nN i.urd FnnrrtS'
.. t.. GHnrhcll. Marietta. ONO.
2:2a rar'... $I!I: =,
lady I.i;il"tun. h. IN. Ivy Mo1u"!l". IT,.
Schrcih>r. lng bhr" street PiitShurSh'
Ia. i,
.lrinct"m Wells. h. e. nr. c. F.. Lest
Ufn"ndr l.. Z. b. nrmondc. V. o.
Martin. Columbus. Ohio.
Red TN. :. -. Nv bnimuS. K. T.. h''IS'
Parkcr.hurE W. Va. 80
Isrownrrta. hr. m. by silva Lhll"n'
John X .In"kS"n. Toledo. ohio:
E.ity Baker. b. M. ny Sc Qnlr"'
Walter Hyde. M"cHanirshurG. Oh'"
Ben Hall. :. E.. hy tharne HAIL.
cram" & pnwrll Crhana. Ohio.
Silly :. h.. E.. ny Direct. Louis PER-
relic. Mnn"n Sah"ia. Ia.
M.dr Roberts. l.. s. by Lord ROBOTS
C.. l.. Campbell. Marietta. Ohio.
VI. Medley. =. X. by pr. Tanner Z.
II. bean W'h"'IjnE ". Va.
MAY n'rnnnur. u. IN. 30 Barn"r
Ot'onnrr. H. Srctt. tiuldshoro. NJ; {.
Miss SpuIau" b. m. by Bluc fc'rr'
II. sent tioIdShoro. VI. i.
Lady symbol. II. M. by SnymboIur II.
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