The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-06
RAN9-TAus MAKE GOOD TIME ON
ISLAND KALI MILE TRACK IN
FIRST DAY RACES.
PIVE PURLoNG4 ARE CLIPPED OFT
TWICE III ONE MINUTE PLAT.
or"R EVENTS FAST.
FoUA HARNESS AND TIRED RUN.
Nno NUDEIS ON To-DAYB
CARD-ALL RUNNEAS
u IT Rams.

PelpIs more tnaN lOV'h men, N''''
and children gathered around ;he Island
half mile track. In the grand stand. and
in the quarter stretch seven fast run
ming races were staEel. marking the
opening Of tho trty-first annual Yves
Virginia Safe Fair.
Not ore person vas dissatisfied with
the races. though many were d!saDpo!nt-
ed IN the results through IN" par
mUtIeis. but. The card rs whole wa
tho best ever seen on The local track.
eciipsing even The spring running meet
which was an immense success.
Thousands OF dollars were won o. los;
Trough IN" mutuc!s yesterday. H." ~
dollar tickets being In greet danran:
Long before the various races started.
lines formed 70 buy tickets. Will. after
each race. the lines rca cheG FAR Hcyor,
ne edge OF the grand stand.
Mixed with racing numbers. vaud"
vii" acts were presented OF III" stag"
opposite the grand stand. all being os
the Eixhes, class. aud intensely inter-
estlnr. Everything from the clevercs;
Ut aerial work tn tDmhling. and tho
acting OF dogs. monkeys. horses and
mules was thrilling. md kept he large
crowd amused every minute. To tor
OFF tho program fifteen minutes a.
thrills w"r" presented ny the auto polo.
lists Spills. r,"vNr driving and narrow
ESCAPES from collision, mixed with The
autos urs"t!ug entcrta med the crowd.
The Ftrst RACE.
p;.uinS III" RI, ing card for the fair.
Jockey T.. Smith drove EiGa. owned by
~ r. Freeman II wonderful! form. after
4 bad st1r'. a"i nosed out Rlarchi'a
anl Wundp,.r al :he HON" stretch.
tict,;rc away \. the barrier E,arrh.ta
.ook the .rat followed by RcN"r!a. Anna
Star. Sea Nine. one o. IN" favortt".
and Woodpi,". another fayortt". AZ
they passed the grand stand tho frs,
:!ms Of mo five fur,ongS. they were
still IN tho order o. the start. hut az
hey swung into the back stretch Elea
started gaining. and as they swung into
III" las; turn. ;o"'t the lead. There
w~r" six star;ers. ;hre" having been
scrached The time for the run was
ono minute flat.
The siI Furlong Run.
Lscnora b. with B. Mccain up. drove
4 fine race IN the second event. Taking
ch lead at tho first. size held the lead
OF the field until the f!'dsh. Winall
made a wonderful! recovery in the last
quarter. coming from sixth position to
second. and was pushing the winner
hard on ,hr HON" stretch. July Fly.
with W. GavGan Up. vas second =; the
break. and he'd The pace until tho
home strech. when Wiaa!, nosed him
out. There were seven starters. Leo
nora I. was thr favorte. The time
for the six tUriuucs was lis.
Third Race Fnst.
The third race %; tho afternoon. the
five and a half tur."HE spring. was one
Of the best Of Tho day. Runnan. with
punE!nson up took the lead at the
break OF The barrier. and held the lead
for tho first quarter but dropped be-
hind and finished last. Honest George
who started IN third place finishing at
the head OF the field.
Jockey H. I'ribble. a youngster who
IS making his first appearance on the
local track. was thrown from Walter
Mack. who hA was riding third as they
swung into the home stretch. and was
slightly injured. lie was able 10 walk
off the track without aid. while his
horse finished IN sixth place.
The finish was 4 thrilling drive he
tween Honest George. Early Morn and
Jones. James was the surprise OF ihe