The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-04
CHARLESTON.
The Agricultural Fair-..FIrst Days
proceedings..Not AWiully Grand.

The Agricultural tuiI.ssr lIst Dat
proceedings..Not Awiuily Grand.
s,sc,al Correspondence OF the Intelligeneer)
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept, 80, '73.
Our STATE Agricultural Fair opened up
a, the "permsnent seat" to-day. 1t is a
yery fair affair for D County Fair. but
rather puny for q State exhibition, (how-
ever il will be much better when It gets
properly under way)
The grounds are situated about one
mile from Charleston proper, being IN the
Walker addition TO the city. There are
about ,hirty.six acres under fence, with a
circular race track one-half mile around.
There are large number Of excellent
stalls for horses and cattle. which are
equal in style and number to any have
ever seen. There are also good and con-.
yenient arrangements for keeping swine
on exhibition. There is an amphitheatre
Immediately on the border Of the track
and opposite the Judges stand, that viii
seat comfortably about 900 people. This,
Of course, was constructed for the COM
ort and convenience OF those persons
who desire to witness the agricultural
horse races that come of every day at $3.50
Pm, There Is a strong rail around the
track 10 prevent horses from dashing Into
The crowds ofspectators that usually stand
gaping on the steeds that are stepping Tor
tho purses. e.
There arc two halls, probably one hun
dred feet by fifty each, in which arc
stored all the "good" and pretty things
that arc entered tor premiums. These
halls arc we'll filled with almost every i'm.
sginable article that you can think Of,
from huge pumpkin to the most minute
boque,, and from spinning wheel TO o
piano forte" and turning plow to q
French harp. In fact there are q great
number of industries displayed in these
halls, and they are still coming in. i,
In addition 10 a hocus.pocus "Punch and
Judy" tent show, there is a huge dancing
pavilion about so feet square with an ell
tgant floor on which TO "tIp the light fan.
tas,ic." It Is covered with q white can
yass and sided with pine brush. They
keep up good music and an eternal hilla-
bsloo, for people will dance II the plow
stops. Outside Of those buildings and fix.
lures already enumerated there Is dining
hall over hundred feet long in which
the demands Of the inner man arc satis-
fled, and as usual at such places "it pays"
There are large number Of fine horses,
big bullocks, superior mixers, fat beeves,
huge mules, overgrown colts, wee
ponies, etc, etc., on exhibition. They
will be "trotted out" in grand procession
today al II, preparatory to the awarding
Of premiums.
Yesterday a trotting match came oifbe.
tween three horses, one from lronton,
owned by Capt. Rickets, one from Kama
whs, by N. H. Burlew, and one from
Grcenbrier, by 8. @. Luddington. The
trot was the two best out Of three, one
mile heats, ior $50 first premium, and SEQ
second. The first mile Burlew's sorrel
led out. Time 8 minutes close. The
second, Rickets black stallion came out
ahead Time minutes full; and the third
round ricketts, came out on 2:57 and took
in the $50, out Of the cold. Burlew was
second best. The race was very close
and of course was exciting and interesting
must go on the grounds to sec tht
sights" and prepare my notes for TO-
nOrrow's letter. ABEL.