The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-10
PURSES OF $500 HUNG UP FoN
2:o7 PACE AND 2:1o TRoT- Z
FIVE OTHER EVENTS. :;
Class Events Of $500 Purses An,
nouneed Latsr-cleveIand Sports.
man Boosts Fair. :,

Entries In the seven early closing
events for the racing at the annua1
state fair IN September will close to-
day, and officials Of tho West Viz
ginia State Fair Association are pro.
dieting the claseiest Offering ever pro.
scented on the local track <;
The class OF the card indicates the
hind of horses that will BE- here, and
followers Of the turf arc free In their
predictions that Wheeling vii $50 thd
greatest races In the history OF the ~ \
ISOLATION. y
On the card which closes today arv
two events OF $500 each, and dve;
1000 events. The following 10 th6l
card: No. 1-2:o7 pace, $500; No.
a2:13 pace, $1,000; No. $3.50 peesfl
100; No. 4-2:10 trot, $500; NOT
52:16 trot, $1,000; No. $50 troti
81. 900; No. 7-2:25 trot. $1,000.
A number Of class events. to be an.
nounced later, win bear purses OF.
5000, and these, too, will bring SorhA
Of the best harness events In the coun-
Try here. ),
The Cleveland Sportsman. q }ournAli
OF the turf that has host Of readers
throughout the country. Is boosting;
the races at the state fair, and has
the following to say In the latest
! issue:
Among the halfmile tracks that ara
providing worthwhile engagements
for fast horses, that Of the West VIZ
ginia State Fair, at Wheeling. stands
out prominently. The 1901 pace ana,
the 2:1o trot, each for . purse OF
Il 800. with entrance and starting Ioo'
of only two per cent II paid cash H7en
entry, should attract some OF the best
performers In the game to the WheelA
Ing oval for the meeting Labor Day,
week, particularly since the speculS,
ton privilege Is enjoyed there. II
enough OF the fast steppers arc enf
tered to I'LL these events, cIose con-
tests will undoubtedly result
To round out tho program headed
by these two feature races, I'VE other
esrly-closing events are carded. for
purses OF $1,000 each. consisting OF
a z:13 and a 2:2o pace, . 3:6 and .
500 trot, and a 2:25 trot for three.
year-olds, while nine late-cloGtne
purses Of $500 each will be announced
later, bringing the total number OF
races to sixteen and providing classes
to suit every stable. With such . CARD
the Wheeling meeting should get .
bumper crop OF entries, especially -
It dovetails 80 nicely with leadtnk
| Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Ohio tracks that are also offering good
stakes" =.
Numerous improvements arc bein1
made to the grounds at the West Viz
einIa State Fair that will greatly en-.
hance the attracuvenees OF ns
Wheeling plant. Those OF chief inter-
est to horsemen are the instAllAdon
Of new sewerage system. the grad
lng Of the infield, and additions TO tbs
seating capacity Of the grand stand
The composition OF the track at
Wheeling, which is regarded as ons
OF the best In the country, Is such that
Il dries out very quickly. The new
drainage system will accentuats this
natural tendency and make the track
as near waterproof" as any turf could
be made. The improvements to ths
lnheld will afford an unobstructed
| view OF the horses at any point on the
truck, even with automobiles parked
In the inAeld. The need OF additions
10 the srandstand was demonstrated
last year. when the large structure
proved Inadequate to Accommodate
the throngs that visited the races N
the afternoon and the night show,
Other Improvements include the pttr.
chase OF additional land, elevation and
moving OF the live stock buildings.
purchase OF two dwellings f6>oe nttsd
up as quarters for exhibitors, laying OF
street car tracks 40 that cars will load
and unload within the grounds. and
me erection OF a commodious street
car waiting room. II funds can be
raised for the purpose. a new exposi-
,ion building will be erected. and poe.
slbly a coliseum. -
Marriageable women N China usually