Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-06
USE NEW OVAL FOR
HORSE RACES ONLY
Officials Expect to Bring
Crack Runners Here
Next Year.
PLAN HARNESS EVENTS
Committee SAYS Troltcrs and
PAGERS Will Be Here
in 1923.
PLAN HARNESS EVENTS

\ halt-mile track al the State Fair
Grounds. especially for horses. is be-
ing constructed at this time and Will
he ready FOR use when the 1922 fair
opens next October. The contract
was let several days ago and the
work will he pushed as speedily as
possible, but with not such haste
that the track will not he one OF the
fastest hSlt-mhe ovals in Virginia.
The new track will he erected IN
the middle OF the present mile track.
which Will he turned over 10 automo-
bile races only 1t is the plan OF
tho racing committee OF the State
Fair Association to have the new
oval kept in excellent condition in
order 10 at;rac; horses from all sec
lions Of the country hero during
Fair Week
For the present no harness races
are contemplated W !. Carter
member ot The committee and one
OF the leading race horse authorities
in the country. said last night that
i: was the plan % the committee 10
bring harness horses here in 1928.
The best runners ob;ainabIe VIII be
brought here next year to compete
over the new half-nile track
Races InnuEurnted in 1900.
In 1906. when the first fair CON
Quoted by the present association was
held, horse racing had cons p!cuous
place on the program. Both runners
and trottcrs were brought to Rich
nond, and there was much interest
in tho events. The races continued
from 1905 through 1917. Since 1911
no harness races nave been held dur
ing the fair. and few running races
10,
tabl!shcd record for the mile
Delmar performed the feat on the
drst day. and the following day
George q. clipped a quarter OF a
second from tho record, covering the
distance in ".o6.
This was the banner racing year
OF the fair. and many grand circuit
horses came to Richmond Ailcon
Wilson won the fr"c-for all pace in
@:o6 and established record for IN"
track, which never has heon broken.
Grace Direct was credited with pac-
Ing the mil" in ..o5. al the races
here last Labor Day, but nor tim"
was unofficial While tho records
made in 1907 were official.
In planning ,hc construction Of The
new track officials OF the state Fair
HSSoC!1 non nave outlined their plans
so tina, the spectators VIII get the
benefit % all races Both half-mile
and mile races viii start and finish
lin front Of me grand stand In a
milo race tho fleeing horses will pas,
the grand stand twice
VIII Have 1w" Tracks.
That the ucw track will be pop
ular With ,hcy" Interested In horse
race, IS the ballet or member OF
The racing committee They point
on; tina; bo;h mile and a half
mile track arc uncommon a, ,h@
many :n!r grounds throughout the
United states
In Announcing the construction %
Tho new rac" track officials n ;h~
fair said yes:grday mat loca. dog
fanc!ers VIII sti:- bench show here
next October : committee. con
sisr!uc - FRANK : Burlington. John
puny and j = Failing has b%~n
appointed 20 work gu, tn" details %,
the dog show !, = proposed 10
have $50 hiEh-class dogs o. all
breed and 70 have the exhibition
more IN the ra'gr" ~ showing o.
STATE dog rather than those inn
Ir-'et The bench show VIII he an
addsd trea attraction to IN, state
Far aS no admission VIII be
charged