Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-30
rsa,a AT the Fair.

On tho second DAY OF the Fair, when the bloods,
were trying their blood IN tue shone OF fast horses,
the following ludiotous Incident occurred, as told
by locker ont
To-day one OF the most langhnble affairs ocour'
rcd that ever witnessed. The horse ring, which
had been omen during Tie Afternoon iOI lhe use Of
such gentlemen AZ might wish 10 Practice their
horses, contained some six OF seven fne horses
snlendidty csnorisoned and attached 10 light sui
kies, which lad grown excited bY the sport that
Tue whole affaiE had become merged into o most
spirited race This contest was strong, and every
horse was urged 10 hts utmost speed a slcTowu
had ooleAed TOT the purpose OF enjoying The spill
aud loud shouts allesIed their appreciation Of Tue
lnyonle horses.
Just about the heghlh OF The race, The rope that
protected the entrance 10 The tily was luWeIed and
one Of the uqliesl looking specimens Of The horse
kind, that have eYerseen, entered He was Ons
Of dun COLOR one sided, loosely Luill, IinR-bOned
aud spawned, His driver, on old man, with SHORT
grey, beard, was clothed In q rusty suit VI grey
with sealskin cop, and was sealed In an old ul
painted sulky, with bundle Of SHAW bensalhthe
seat, from which an old rusty umbrella pIoluded.
at his very enhance no was greeted with shouts
from the crowd, OF "lake him out" move him.,
'wo haw,' and other derlSiye shouts, that showed
him, a. settling under the most unfavoTabls cir
cumsances,
Almost Of the start no had been oyeIIaken by
AWp N0lugll WIN uuW Veell AUu VOUulNk llNOIs
ties, aud as they came up 10 The old dun, the lead
es oil the ruce called out 10 hsdTveT TO gel out Of
the way. Amer few awkward efforts, 10 did lIy
10 do 90, but was alter manner lllls expected,
loEthe old Horse shook bis ears aud bsgan 10 strike
out at an awful pace, aud The blOoded horses 10
gon TO feel the need Of trying their bottoms. Away
they went, and by the time they came round to the
starting place, the old DUN Extraordinarily IN id
vance. Vlls faster he went tue uglef he looked,
and his gait was so awkarl that The crowd roaTed
with laughter Away he went, and away went
The blOUda In pursuit The lunheE the old dun
went, The ugieI he looked, and al every round, hv
wss greeted with CRIES Of "GO II Old clay. bank"
Old claY'bnnk did 60 H. aud tie way lie went was
'sin to CtocketL' BY The ililh OF sixth found he
had Just golnsd the length Of lhslIack on hiS COM
pelilOTs, aud came upIn the rear like a cansbEnke
on iiIe. The excitement was now intense, aud
The roaring and believing Of The crowd almost
dealening.
Tie old dun never minded the crowd whit,
but held himself down 10 his work, and as he
came round again, he had passed two Of his rivals
and was abreast Of The third;
eco II old olay.bank," shouted The spectators,
and without whip OF word from his driver, lie
came up 10 The scratch. BY the time this round
was finished there TemHined but one hOlss ahead
Of him--a fine, blouded grsy--sOnsidervd by all
The beat horse, In all points, on the ground. AS
they reached the enlIauce, the two horses were
abreast, aud uO grey eyed his opponent with n
Siding glance as lle shambled along side Of him.
The o'd man now reached down behind him and
drew tile umbrella from the shsaf of straw beneath
the seat, and to which II wus fastened, aud with
n great flourish over his head, brought 1t down on
the hip bones Of the old dun. II was had TO tell
which ratified The most, the old umbrella OF tile
bones Of old olny-bnnkj but from that moment the
race was at an end. The grey was lsll iOr behind,
aud tue old dun came up TO the entrance at one VI
the most awkward stumbling, yet swillest PAGES |
have ever seen, beating his rival considerable
section OF tile count y. 1t is needless to add that
old oIay.bank was tie faYOnlv tho balance Of tue
lay,-Ptdin Dealer.