The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-08
DR., DOUGLAS CAPTURED THE BIC
! STAKES YESTERDAYS RACES
DASHES INTO LEAD PROM THIRD
POSITION IN SECOND HEAT OF
2:2o PACE-THEN WINS
THIRD HEAT.
THREE HARNESS AND FOUR RUN
MING RACES FEATURED YES
TERDAYs CARD-Goop
TINE d MADE.
DIR. HALL STEPS OFF FIVE FUR
LONGS TO FINISH PRo0AAM
IN So sEcoNDs-wINS IN
GREAT DRIVE.

or the las, turn through the home
stretch. George Wh!tehcad. driving Dr.
Douglas. NJ the !. &. benhcr and J.. p,
Cook stables. of Johnf'"" n. IA. won
the second heat ~ ne second event
on yesterdays card At tho West VIZ
sln!a State Fair. and then won me
third heat with ease. taking down the
feature event ~ the card.
The srrond heat ~ the race, the 220
race. was one Of III" hes, ever se"n on
the loca! hall mile oval. and tie stop
watches caught the tine m ?lhA.. 1T
was the fastest heat on the program.
and every on" Of The seven starters were
striving 10 ovrrtakc the fi"cttootcd I'r.
Douglas.
There were three harness and four
running events on yesterdays pr"Grhn',
fnd they were run off IN g0od ORDER
k+erng The crowd of 5000 persons busy
crsry minute. To Top or the program.
there we're no I'VE usua, good Naude-
Vile acts. and the fifteen minutes Of
auto pu!o. featured with spills and three
If the machines being Wrecked
Opening the Card.
Opening me card was the @'Ib pace,
rir~ starters facing pr. Herman The
first nca, was fast one. being sna rreh
ond faster. The third was a second
slower
Tonka Patch. by Dan Patch. showed
tho speed Of MS sire by winning three
straight heats. Lady Orphan trailed
the leader in the first heat. taking seq
ond. bur dropped back To fourth and
MN In the second and third heats. fin
!sh!nr with fourth place Mt the end.
Van Burn. e The Frank Vince stables.
~ s.. L0uisvillA Ohio took second
money by capturing two thirds and
second.
Each heat was thriller and the
PAGERS got away in good time In each
heat
The Feature Race.
The second event was the 2:29 pace.
which went 70 Dr Douglas. In the
FIRST hca, the winner OF IN" rae" was
, rocknicd hui on n" second ard third
he was nu; in from; before n" others
had caught their stride. lie dropped
back - fourth in n" second heat after
.rr start. and Travelled In thai position
until the last three furl"ngS. He started
his spurt In ~" back stretch and swung
into tho load on tho turn. AS he
flashed under the wire he was length
ohead and going strong. The third heat
was easy.
Tho FRS, hna, was made In 2;llt.
hu, mo second FOUND he seven start
rrs finishing In ?:lGA.. The time or
,Nc ,h,rd hca, was n" same AZ tie
irst.
Surprise Wins.
Donna IIairanc ~ m" Willard Fee
man stables or Mount Vernon. G.. took
. tho 2.l7 trot IN hire" straight heats.
Henry g. oF Newark. O.. took second
& money with fourth and two s"aHs'
. whi,- NiCk Grady took third Money.
, although he fa..cd 10 show anything ar
. tor the FIRST heat. The nrSt heat he nm
. lshcI second. bar tn" second re WAS
. eighth and the third he WAS t"rth. AT"
! Mac was third In IN" thre" heats. h"'
! had fourth n"ney
The First Running Event
S!X rories faced Starter Lester Dean
! H. 'hc FIRST running race. or he fourth
event or The afternoon. Runmic. on who
! thor" was t-rng tip in the hating.
! Iumred into the lead and Jockey ~.
! Prihh.e pulled his first winner on The
! local track under the wire l"nSth
I ahead o. tho neld Anna Star wasCo
. Ing strong followed ci"seiy by bort
: T. Owens The time ~ the Ave FUR
longs was ono minu'" flat.
! Huron II wins.
NGron II. owned ny i""r:;" '"rdHr
Clipped orf tho second winning race. an
J r'h"" C,Ir'"nr affair ~ or" m'nut" :at
md icd the Geld O'ympinn kinE .rd
TIL. T,'cian H. pushing hard. II wax
a great finish. Olynrian King Showed
! rs'ic~ '.rrr than on tive day before. and
ran good.
Billy Stuart
EIilv Stuart wnn tho MI" a:'H:- -
! Great s.,ln nd PAID -" higGes' Tr'c"
Of tho dav on the n'u'Tais ~ E"inE
! 20 hoid.rs ~ straight tickets. i"'SoN
Cr,i:r showed himself Il rrii d"'y"- ~
pullirG his hos" mr fr"m second {"
, crs. l., - Griyin.: nalSh "o'lnw"d - 'Sr:v
! b. Marhir" Gunner and n"'sv. Na'hi1"
| Gunner md tho r.nd IN ~. "'S' 80 h:'
was roscd out Nv R!H, s'Tari II -
ina fcw seconds oC running
pa:sy PAID well ~ IN" w"'"".> 2"
shea. SEQ going - Nn'!":$ ~ s.
tickets The Tim" Was ltt.
Dr. Hall Wins Final.
Dr. Tla.. won IN" itmL' r.'," ~ TIA
day. another i've fur.,ns sprint. II"
nu.,~d NJ from second position {" Hr~t
in tho IA : turn. followed \, N"=iN"rn
R4t!s an! LucIc May. uh" hc.d lie cad
for rhc irst quarter q ~" MI" Tho
,rre was tn" IA Stcsi nf tne day. h"lrS
cooked at - seconds.
Mntuels PatronHsd.
T"c mUtu"is wrr" i@trNn.""d WN"h
te.,e- Yesterday than Tuesday. VIXEN
mo hitting vas very light. III" H""ki'S
I'D good business well nnd he
Aav ,,ts 4 mach bigger sUrccsS than
re .ar before
THE SUMMARY.
First Evont-
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