The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
Nellie York and Jarr Spring a
Surprise On Backers Of
Favorltes.
Cockroach and No Wonder
Outrun In Classic Events at
State Fair.
Obstinate Plays Up to His
Name When Outdistanced
By Red.

Two favorites. Cockroach and No
Wonder. bowed 20 two dark aorses'
Nellie York and Jazz. in the hrst TWO
running events on the City Day racing
card Yesterday afternoon. B~aoylonian
and Red. favorites In the beettng IN the
shird and fourth race. respectiFcIF'
were easy winners. The running events
were last and interesting and served 70
hold the crowd in the Grandstand Ions
after the finish OF the last harness race
at 4:30 O'Clock.
NeNi. York. ssx-year-old mare by
Uncle. and Prunella, a long shot. by
Mrs r. Howard, paid a good mutueI
price when she crossed the wire In mo
Ara, event a neck ahead OF Rog. a geld
ING hv Blues and Royal Nettit. Cock
roach. played heavy as a faVorite. nm
ished sixth with c. Howard up. Hoover
ridden by r. Buel, was the show horse
in this race.
A one.mile race between Cockroach
narrowed down TO a sprint between
Nellie York and Rog In the last half'
The purse awarded the winner was
$500. The time. lax. was rather slow
considered the excellent condition OK tne
track. No scratches were made. Also
rams were Capsrs. Cockroach and De
Witt.
Jass. A geld.ng OF ave years. with
Eames UT. running 10 the jazz music.
rendered BY the orchestra on the Oat-
mans dance pavilion, defeated Tom
Norris by a length in a Jazzsng finish
IN the second race. NO wonder a
favorlte. ridden BY "Skeets" Gardner.
refused to run and finished up in fourth
position a half length outside OF the
money.
No Wonder led at the start but was
unable to keep up the pace and gradu-
ally fell back 10 fourth position. which
she MANAGED 10 hold until the Ave fur
longs was finished. INDIAN. winner or
a race Monday. vas scratched. the
time was minute fiat and the purse $500.
Show tickets on Malvolio were paid.
No Wonder and Our Alice also ran.
Baoylontan Again
Jockey F. Lux. breaking flying with
Babylonsan. the popular h~re-year-old
runner IN the third race OF six fur-
longs. ou,classed the aeld. passed the
half mark In the lead and hnished nn-
der the wire a neck ahead OF TattinR.
a ane t~hree-year-old. we'll ridden by T.
Buel.
A ~tavorite In the betting. Baoylon'an
nevertheless rewarded his supporters
almost two 70 one Prince Bonero.
with Jockey w. Dunk!nson up. just
came in the show money The time was
one minute nat. identscally the same as
that ~ the second race. which was but
Ave furlongs. The purse was $500,
RosenAeld and Gordon Roberts were
scratched. a heavy bet having been pre-
viously recorded for the later horse
Dan Ptrp and Sure were also in the run
ming.
Red Defeass Obstinate.
Refusing 20 reward those who relied
on his ability 70 duplicate hts perform
ance OF Labor Dar. Obstinate, favorite
four-year-old. Flowed himself 10 o
beaten by Red. n s~iN-year-old. who nosed
him OUT at the wire. The finish was
very close.
Red and Obstinate were both favor
lies in the machine under the grand
stand and :. was really nothing more
than a race between these two, although
the start was close. Old Pop and Kitty
Chatham were unable TO hit the pace
Mutuel paid $3.50 on a straight ticket
on Red. The time FOR the six and one
half furlongs was lei. The six fur
longs were run IN one minute fiat by
Babylonian. while Red took one minute
and 81 seCords TO run the six and one
half t~urlongs. James G. and Pomerene
were scratched.