The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-05
State Fair Multitudes See
Splendid Running and Trot-
ting Races.
Feature Event of Labor Day
Program Is Won By Four
year-old Celding.
Obstinate, former Favorite,
Noses Out James P
Jockey Is Thown.
They're on

all sections OF the tv!-State d'SIr'S''
breathcd In unison "a the wire went up
and the string OF thOroughereds headed
in cloud of dust and With tnudd'ns
Of hoofs down the halt-m!le track.
The first day Of the races At the DIE
West virginia State Fair was on yes
terday, and from paddock 10 stands the
gaily bedecked crowd cheered their
fayorite or watched with bated breath
the working OF the pari-mutneS
Everyone was there. Staid BANKERS
rubbed elbows with the lae"rers from
the coal mines. newspaper men '"'Ne '' -
highly dressed touts, policemen "a'Neu
i, shoulder 20 shoulder with old-tne OK
feeders lawyers trod on the heels OF
proletariatS The spirit OF the iasV'
The great common lsEeler o. Glasses
and conditions made everyone FORGET a.!
else save the flying brown streaNS OF
horsaresh and the fact that the races
had opened.
I Feature event.
Advance four-year-old brown geIa'ns
OF r. II. Cassel. by Van Tromp and sam
Shot Win = Moore up. won the feature
event OF the Labor Day program by nos
INK out ShiGty and Mary q. BY neck III
the stretch.
Advance Got away in second place en'
was psssed at the third furlonS by
Shiftv and Mary g. The SeldihG WAS
crowded TO the outside at the noT'n"eS'
curve. bu, by spurted dash on me
stretch passed the leaders 10 FaruS
from the wire. winning by half ienK",'
Shcreacres. Treadwel'. Huron He''"N'
! NV Oracle and Big Son we're the also
( Nv, a., mis- the Fall Inaugural aud the
sixth event on the program OF EtS'e'
( dav Sister Shoals and Major pomo
were scratched. F2rt-muiUeIs pai0 So'"o
and $3.50 10 holders OF two-do.iar tIcN-
cts on Advance and $40 (" ho'ders ot
B tickets for an equal amount OF Sh.''E'
This was easily The feature OF 'ne IL.
noon. The largest purse ~ 'he uaf,
S70O. went 70 Advance. winner OF '"''
event.
Tbc ,-ogram for the afternoon con-
s,s,sd y, eight running events. ranging
IRON, Ave furlongs 10 one mile IN lenS'o'
seven runners were entered in the nrst
race A i've furlonE event. LED ny
horsnran a,tired IN the red jacket ana
black cap Of the English FOX hunter"
m. Jockeys in their bright colored 9''N-
en- shirts paraded before the croWH IN
the Crandstard The event was scheu-
MED FOR 2l5 o'clock. \oi one en'Ey
OF the seven TWO yea -e'as was
scratched.
French Canadian Wins.
rorLav "Snec;s" Garner on French
, Canadian lei the held throughout TINS
nrst race and passed beneath the W'Se
/ fully two lengths ahead OF the VA
| nond. 7 William W. who nosed ou' inc
nLv. Oriental. ridden BY F. Moore on
the quarter Garner~rarr!ed Ito pounos'
IN, ,i,,s Po- the event was l:OZ$ y.
pari-mu,uels paid $500. SS:o ana s-'e'
nm t,ro-dollar tickets on Frencn 'aH'-
/ at. esq and 81 90 on twO-dollar tick
o.. a, valmond and $3.50 20 holders OF
,u,-Iollar tickets on Oriental Al tne
two furlong mark on the south curve
rarl, Taps. q wild Geldlng, threw MS
rider r pev!c. and continued 10 foA'"
the runners around the track feF!c
nas u,iniured in the fall and rode IN
several other events during the a''er-
! noon. The also rams for tAe,hrSt race
| are. Back Taps. Bomho. Fran siro anu
! rretty Doll The purse was S49O.
Garnsr Scores Second Win
I -rooLey Garner won his second race OF
! ,he afternoon riding indian. OF j. u.
I Rics nv Meridian and Neneta Strame
r,an,tng the Eve furiongs in l.OZ ana
easily beating Happy Girl, at three-Fear
old black Ally. and Mary Ma!lom' q
brown mare, who ran second and tniro
respect!vely. INDIAN carried ITO POUNDS
o.. Tho also rams Tor the second event were
Dan ripp and Sure and 'hs sSr"''ms "a
Dintv. Fop. Marchstone. Trader ana
Naster Karma. $3.50. $500 and $500 on
two dollar tickets on INDIAN; t.6o ana
saao on two dollar tickets on Happy
Girl and sS2o on two dollar tickets on
Nary Mallom, was paid by parimutuei.
Purse $500.
Obstinate, J. Pevio Up
Obstinate. a four-yeaT-od cheS'nut
mare Of VI Jordan BY The Manager ana
wiruI, who appeared at the spring race
uest held here last year. with J. Pevtc
rn nosed out the chestnut geldsnS
James C. rIddin by Jockey F. Moore. In
,hs third event OF the Labor Day pro-
gram on the fairgrounds turf. speedy
Lady. chestnut mare with w DnnKin'
aon I'D. ran close third while Fond
Hope was Just under the money IN TINS
event OF six furlongs. J. Pevic weighed
!, Al 161 pounds Nalvolic, Fond Hope
clara Francis and Peggy Easton also
ran and three scratches Pomerere. MISS
Orb and Butler were made. Purse s4oC
ard three scratches. Pomerene Miss Orb
,na Butler were made. Purse $500 and
time, 1.lSk.
woodpile Under wire
woodpile. stS-ye2r-o.d chestnu'
mare Of J. I Abrams By Tran ROCK ana
woodvine a favorite az the last spring
meet held IN this city. outran July Fly
=, eixht-year-old brown mare with +
Moore 10. BY three and one-halt lengths
I, rho Ave furlong race scheduled as the
,s,rd Syent % the afternoon. BabyloniaT
ridden by Jockey r Lux finished thirc
IN This event. J. Pile rode "oodpiit
under the wire and weighed In at To-
nounds The time for This race VA:
I oOs Purse $500. No wonder RapidiaT
ERA scratched and Lui Meme. Juantt'
Third and Dude Bug also ran. Pari-mu
tuaI naId $40. $40 and s24O on Wood
,TIa two dollar tickets; $40 and VA
=, ,xo dollar tickets for July Fly anC
60 so On a Babylonian TWO dollar paste
board.
FOURTH Event Goes 20 cockroach
Cockroach. another ReidinE OF si'
wears who appeared az the race meet OF
tho fair grounds last spring, SHOWED
great form yesterday afternoon on tn
Inr,l turf and with his trainer. e. How
AID uo IN a squirt on the home stretcl
h.a, Nellie York. brown mare r!ddc'
nv J. Pev!c. by two lengths. The NIL
was run in 1854 Quincy Ward. a prom
Using rour-year-old EeldinS owned by n
T Palmer ran close third In the event
Cockroach carried loS pounds. y purs
OF $500 yas awarded 10 the winner o
this event Also rams IN this race wer
-Garnv LADY De VIII and Red. supper
sirNAr vas the only scratch. Mutuel pail
a yGo drrtce N TWO dollar tickets: Slh I
S4LN and $500 on CockroaCh. $50 an
81 81 or Nellie York and $3.50 on Quinc
Ward.
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