The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-14

THE FuR-FoCErH AND LAST nAN.
-Ncstsriav was the LAST and bsst day
of our fair.
The crowd in attendance during the
lav vras very lan-e sfinlated bymany
a. high a. ave thouSsnd-probably
more than were present ON the threc
presiding DAYS altoScthcr.
Tho weather Vas very dne-s htiie
cool. but pleasant
In The morning "a sweep-iaSes came
on for trottng hor~es that have never
beaten 20. besf 3 iu 8 The hrsi pre-
mium was So and the secoud so for
this the following entries were made;
~Haia." by :. Keys, OF Pittsburgh ;
ss5rrsi Rsshsw.r by A. l. STEPHENS. %
Nsreus: .sorrel Prlnce." by :. Gil-
ha-t. of Columbus. The drst premium
MAS ,san tv --srrel Prince" End ne
sercni bv "H1da." The heats were ss
follows. -Hnla." @. g. 9. 'Sorrcl ha-
shaw. 8.s -S5rrel rrnce. a. ~ The
rm. msds wss a. follows; hr,t beat
et-.. -eooni heat. -st& third heat
lRs.
fn the afternoon the sweepstake-
came on Or the @uowlug premiums
H-.t sao. stcond si1o. largesi COM
r.t.i for dur.u- Chr Cir. THIS VAS Dor
f-.nHns horse in harness. mile heats,
h-rafnA For this ~ f,llowius en-
tr... wers ma.lc; American >inr, ~
F-i.x Lsasuy Of P.ttsbars; Mary
Ann" hv = Rey-, of Pittsburgh
.wud Wa-ouer." subsequently With
1-unI Tiie 6rsr premium WIS won
Av aNfarv Ann" and the second BY
q. Amercan STAR" Theheat- were as iol
lows. "Amer.can Siar.' D. = :, ,
"Narv Aun, 2LLL Tho time m'd'
was as follows; drt hcut ass e; sec
ondheaL e16t.; third heat. -5,,; fourth
heat. -
rhe Interest I'M the sweep-take racc'
,ra.vorv animnei-the spectators BEN.
very much excited The racing was fre
qnsntIy remarkably closely contested
Q1te d Doc of money changed hands oi
the resnIts-much betiiug having takei
place among che spectators. We hear,
orons i.t 500 o. $50 on the ~Amer
lean star"
Erturtn suoeusiakes. exhibition
tolk place OF animals Ia the var.ol
classes
AZ ,he Gloss Of the Last sweepstakes
sale ~ stock took place on the ground
Tho l.s. of awards in classes VII p
published n a SOW days, as soon AS /
can BE- complied BY ths secretary.
With au tho vast crowd the best @
humor and order prevailed 'Fith.a teV
ex,epli0us. 4 few false alarms OF agh
were raised and few angry word
ssaken. hut We helieve In only one iu
same were blows given.
The fair. a. a stock exhibition, Was
decided Success. Tue premiums oiere
were liberal. The animals exhibited
cood qualities. and barring the few -,
accidents which were incident o. a
f,.r. we believe the public generally
saf.sled
The oflccrs OF the society certaini
deserve great credit Cor the manner
which they have zsalously lsborct {.
the aivancsmsnt OF che air. VIE
We rsdect on the short time they were a
lowed 90 propare, we consider that th'
have accomplished q task Of no ord
nary sire. and we think they richl
merit. a. they viii doubtless reoeiv
the thanks o. the public.
The character Of The next feir, an
the lime. sc. with an other particular
must Be-, o. cour-e, arranged hereai,e
bnt TIE thing Is already being canvas
"a, and we hope viii noe be allowed
20 by IN default Tie society nov ha
INK possession o. their grounds vi
probably - allowed b retain ihei
ana. a. they are nicely hxei up, mu'
can be saved towards another exhil
lion. We would ike % see The matt
put through.