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Show WINGFIELD OF NEVADA By reason of the success of the season at the exposition track the men who have revived the sport will probably feel justified In having a meeting meet-ing every year, says Town Talk of San Francisco. There is talk of the purchase of Tanforan and hone breeders feel greatly encouraged. As a result some fine horses may be imported for breeding purposes. To George Wingfiield, the Nevada Ne-vada banker and miner, is attributed the intention of purchasing one of the greatest stallions in England. Eng-land. It was due to the influence of George Wing-field Wing-field that racing was revived in Nevada, and now he is taking a lively interest in the Golden Gate Thoroughbred Breeders' association of which he is an active and energetic member. It is interesting interest-ing to reflect that George Wingfield is living up to the tradition of the Comstock days. In those days the Bonanza Kings who made their fortunes in the Sagebrush state found that San Francisco was a good city to invest in and to spend much of their time in. Now though "Wingfield is a loyal Nevadan he likes San Francisco, and he Is a bank president here as well as in Nevada. If he reminds re-minds one of the Bonanza Kings he differs from most of them in this, that his wealth has neither reduced his temperature nor inflamed him with ambition. His predecessors could think of nothing noth-ing higher than a seat in the United States senate. sen-ate. George Wingfield refused one. |