The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-10
TWO OF HTS HoRsEs, ELaA AND
SAM HOUSTON, WON FIVE
PURSES IN ALL
TWO CARLOADS or PONIES WERE
SHIPPED LAST EVENING FOR
CLARKsBURG FAIR
MILDRED EuRETrA CHANGES OWN
ERS-HAlNESS RACES PROVE
TOO SLOW Pon FANS

With The PONIES holding. sway In TOUT
events AMI three trottinS events a""'
,ional on tho card. the last Gay -.
horse racing Tor the forty-hrst ahnHA .
West Virginia Stat" Far was S'nse.
before crowd OF approximately o'VOV
persons yesterday afternoon.
or tho 5000 III the grand s'hnn an"
around the track. however. there were
but few who we're m'"re"t"" IN nv
harness events. all waiting Until! the
runners far"I the barrier. Then inter-
est was al white heat. and they were
satisfied with some 81 the best races
Il the week
That running races are moro In fhN"r
with the local racing fans was much
in evidence yesterday. especially on me
nori-muturls When the horses dashcd
around tho track. into the hhm"sirelch'
and under the wire. there wcr" but tW"
II tho ninr heats run that recelHNa any
interest The mutucls were ria"ed Yer!
lightly. In fast 50 lightly that on the
0rst rarc hut one price was given. and
that was on n straight ticket In inc
nrs, br,, so bets were accepted for
tho second and third heats whatever.
Yesterdays racing was full 4 thrills
hang,alIS stepped m good time in each
ri the four numbers on Tho program.
while Jockey Allen proved the real
thriller when he was nearly thrown
from Mascot in the fourth lace. Tn"
CirdIe Of his saddl" apparently slipped
and il was with mach difficulty II" held
IN until the nuIsh. Even after tho nm
!sh. as his horse was stopping. II" lost
his hold and tumblcd but was not in
jured.
Won Five Purses
Dan u Freeman VAS III" hi- purse
winner n the m"et w." OF his horses
Eliza ar! Sam Houston. c"TrinS i've
nurses. Eiga won each Of his three
starts, while Sam houston Cou0cd twice
Mildred Euretta gold
Mildred Eurctta, who ran we'll IN sew
oral races. vas sold yesterday by Mrs
w n p"nham. and ran her 'innl race
on tho local track in tho interests "
T. r Waters Yesterday. Tho sa;" price
was given at s'nn.
Horses Leaving
Two carloads Of III" runners !cf last
evening tor Clarkshurg wh"r" they VIII
run in .he Central West Virginia Fair
all next week Several stables LETT
las, evening for Erie. Pa. nw"nE them
being the W. u Good horses where
they Will remain until after the Eric
tair starting in two wceN$. ThHy VIII
rcst III after 4 strcI"us season on the
c,rru!rs Others will leave late this
afternoon.
Runners II st Rains
If there $ heavy rainfall this morn
,nr or Mt noon. tho auto races will I've
called olr and four running events sub
',o Irr
hu, Indications point 10 there being the
auto RAGS "a weather pr"gnisttcat'0ns
are for fair wenth"r.
Drivers Heavily Fined.
Tho Judges presiding over ,h" harness
events yesterday afternoon announces!
thrlr decisions I'm tho cases Of Charles
Bowers. driver Of Dexter nir"rt. and j
r. rartmal. owner and driver or Jake
O'Conncr. In the 2:l9 pace Of Thursday.
Both drivers were charged with lay
ing hack on their horses ard not trying
70 win. bowers was charged with slow
ing W. in thu frs, heat. when Eycl".
I.aconda won. Will" Cartmal was
,hargcG with laying back IN the second
and fourth heats. -
Rowcrs was nncd SIS. Will" 'arima
drew the prize. u finr Of $40" md tHc
suspension Of himself and hi' horse fNr
ono year from my NTH'k RhN'rI"l IN
The national trottinS rules.
Tho decision OF tho judges was VOL
received and met with tho approval OF
NIL Interested Thursday all bets were
declared on in the fourth heat. vhirh
was run between the three heat VIA
ncrS.
Yesterdays First Race.
The hrst race on yesterdays program
was c;25 trot for 'hrreyonr- olds. only
three horses faced the starter. JUi.a
Narcs. Nantoon the Great and Pauline
Worth. The former won In easy fash
ion taking all thr"n heats 10y several
l.:Eths. Nnnt"nn tho Great took second
money And Pauline Worir third.
Tho Second Event.
BABY Girtrr took the second event.
th" 80 pace. in STRAIGHT heats. bat waa
for, 81 IT, extend hir'sclt several ::mcs
- wiz. Lady Todd took second IN each
heat and ~" money. while Barney
Lights took third. King Direct. Jr. was