Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-19
LOCAL MATT EBS.

~ The Fdjr-Fitth and Last Dag. -Satur-
,,r was not day to invite people forth for
s,s,sure, as the clouds obscured the sun aud
Fl r, door arrangements looked3little less forbo
Fnstban on the day previous. The fair grounds
r.re tolerably we'll attended, however, to Wit.
.sss the two great features of the days exhibit.
son the trot for the sweepstakes and the slow
.,,s race. The prevalence of strong wind
.rf the track in barely tolerable condition and
f,,r horses cane into the ring about eleven
,,Iock. Harry Neil, owned by Felix LafFe.ty
C5,mpsgnc, owned by Sam'l Keys, Capt. Fisher,
.rned by Mr.. Grimm of Lancaster, and Ne.
b,,<ka Bill, owned by Mr.. Wylie, of Newark.
Min we're entered. The race was verv ex.
.rias aud contrary to the feelings aud inten.
inns of the officers Of the Association, not a
rnle money was staked on the result Harry
Neil won the first heat, by half heads length.
in 2.45, Champagne being second and Nebraska
Ril third best. Champagne then won three
sI.i;ht heats, in 2;44, 2:394 aud 2:4O, Capt.
Fisher coming in third best every time. The
contest between Harry Neil and Champagne
was remarkably close, the two horses being SO
near equal in speed that they could have been
covered with the same blanket at different ne
RODS during each heat When Champagne
won his second heat, friend of that spirited
animal was SO over joyed that he commenced
turning series of sunmersets in the space
back Of the grand, stand to the infinite delight
Of himself and abouta thousand persons who
supposed him to be laboring under ii Of tenn
pOtary insanity.
Immediately after this young deer escaped
from its pen and leaped into the inner enclosure,
pursued by a dog This part of the performs
ance not being In the bills, only attracted the
more attention, and the yelling of the boys so
frightened the tinid fawn that it soon distanced
its pursuer The dog showing signs Of fatigue,
t3o or three hundred small boys started in
aissll, when theowner of the deer, not funcying
this part of the arrangement, started in after
Tie boys, armed with large whip, which he
welded with such force as to accelerate the To-
cOmoton of the Juveniles to degree which
ties could not possibly have attained without
its singing aid.
As the horses were approaching the outcome
on the fourth heat, the excitement was intense
Tie people crowded against the railing of the
grind stand in such plumbers as to cause the
to give why aud about twenty. Eve
or thirty persons were precipitated head Core>
NEST upon the track. Fortunately no one was
injured, and the scramblins to get out of the
way Of The approaching horses would have been
excessively amusing but for,the interest center
ed in the racers. Some of these who fell.trot.
ted elf all fours without taking time to get to
their feet Others rolled of; some sort O.
sQurmed out of the way after the fashion of a
Stake. Each individual chose the mode which
seemed t1e most speedy without regard to
grace or gravity, aud all managed to Clear the
track for the horses, merely by the skin of
their track
The celebrated stallion Grey Eagle was ex-
hibted in front of the pavilion after the sweep
stakes, to the admiration Of the spectators .'He
wore a wreath Of Roses" and evergrecns, made
AID presented to the gay old racer, as was Sc.
rionsly announced, by the "ladics of Wheel
Ing" Tie wreath was too large aud slid down
upon the horses back, so that the old beauty
who
"-never in that sort
Had hsMdled been before,
What thing upon his back lad cot
Did wonder more and morr.''
Coz the information of the Argus, we may