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Racing at Wheeling Off Friday Due to Bad Track TrackPostponed Postponed Program Will Be Run On Monday Sport Resumes Today TodayWHEELING WHEELING W Va June 4 The post ¬ poned program of todays racing at Wheel ¬ ing Downs while improvements were made to the track will be run next Monday in ¬ stead Edward J Brennan general man ¬ ager and racing director announced to ¬ night nightThe The West Virginia State Racing Com ¬ mission granted the postponement and the application to reset the card for Monday after Carl O Schmit of this city conversed via phone with Beverley Broun chairman and other officials of the commision commisionImprovements Improvements to the track consisted of scraping flood mud from the stretch before the clubhouse the lowern turn and also the back stretch After the mud was taken off new loam was put on the racing strip Workmen will toil practically all night to complete the task in time for Saturdays racing racingThe The action of the racing commission gives the Red Cross and the Wheeling Community Fund their full seven days of racing as all proceeds from the Victory Meeting go to these charities A new rac ¬ ing card will be drawn for Monday it also was announced announcedWith With the completion of the Victory Meet ¬ ing Monday the regular spring meeting for Wheeling Downs will start Tuesday as scheduled making a full week of racing next week
