The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-13
THE HARRISON COUNTY FAIR.
A Fine Success-Account OF The Exhi-
bitiOn. the Cattle and the Races-A
Largo oAttendance-HOt weather.
WALKERS HOTEL, CLARKsBURG,
Snntnrn hnr q 1S-n

l. Elk
September 9, 1875.
Editors OF the Register.
Well, the Harrison cousty Jterore is over.
The annual agricultural and mechanical
baby is born, and its mother, the Central
Society, is up and about lively-doing
splendidly-and the proudest mother you
ever saw. And well she might be proud,
and hirt her tie-back dress again over the
advent of q four thousand dollar baby.
But while | like to see her strut, and
am ready to laugh and rejoice with her,
vet | must be al owed TO say in all re-
spect and modesty, that while the happy
result of the three days labor is indeed a
very likely brat, 1 do think it savors y
little too much Of hosS GH8 iHju. don't
like to zee those yearly episodes, that are
generously ta;hered by the outpouring
masses, dressed up 50 much in jockey rig
and Indian feathers. Let US have less
cruelty TO horse flesh and more farm
products at the fairs; LEES jockeying and
more honest rivalry; less betting and
more lively, active ambition Tor real eX-
cellen.e.
Financially the Fair has been grand
success, the receipts aggregating over 81
900, and the Society Is happy in being
out OF debt, with Il surplus on hand for a
rainy day, which We hope may never
come-and We beg TO suggest, in our
weakness, that the surplus be
used in extending the halls and
buildings on the grounds, and IL
providing inducements in the WAY o!
more liberal p'emiums, or otherwise, TO
receive larger display of !arm products,
machinery and general merchandise.
The latter particularly seems to have
been almost entirely overlooked by the
merchants of the city. They forget that
BY making displays of goods at their
fairs they would not only add largely to
the general interest of the occasions, but
greatly advance their own pccuuiary in
terests in the matter Of judicious adver-
tisiug,
But l didn't intend to preach meant
TO tell what the fair was, in my weak
opinion, not what it might, or should
have been.
A. | wrote yesterday there was moth
ing remarkable in any department OF
the exhibitions, except that OF s;O,k-un-
less it be that some OF the departments
were remarkably HLr.
In cattle the show was particularly
fine, there being number Of choice
h .rds Of blooded stock in the pens
Ameng which Was that of ;. y. Bartlett,
of Harrison, in cluding splendid four
year old bull. Bismarck; and fine two
wear old, r. f. Lee; thoroughbreds, pur-
chased of MooreteId, Lexington, Ny.
II n. J. j. Harris and others had also
herd, of thoroughbred bulls, COWS and
heiierS. that were treat, iully enjoyed,
for admirers Of fine stock TO look At, but
| could not succeed in iq>y1i5,g the own
ers for particulars 4 four wear old yoke
of oxen. weighing 400 pounds, belong
ing to D. REYNOLDS, were much admired
for their size and beauty. In sheep and
hogs also the entries were notable for
numbers and extra quality.
! suppose | should not be cScusabIe IN
closing without saying something OF the
Agricultural horse racing, which ocrH-
plcd All this afternoon. There were a
number of races of trotteTS and PAGERS,
with another Indian gallop thrown in,
All of which was alternating, one group
making heat while another rested. RE
atteution of the multitude was thereby
kept on the track with continued inter-
est to a late hour. For the benefit OF
those who care to know, obtained the
score as follows:
Sweepstakes-Three entries, Helen
Selong. Belle of Oakland and Joe. Helen
took three straight heats Time-2:j2,
= 4G. PAP. Joe taking the second prem
ium. The purses were reduced more
Than one-hali-tO $40, $50 and $40, the
excuse being the few entries. This is one
of the features of horse racing can
claim to understand. You see l didh I
get into the judges stand.
PAGERS and rackers-Belle, Grey Sam,
Thompson and Flirt were entered. The
first heat was won by Belle, her time
being 2:j2; second heat by Grey Sam, IN
2.3O. Grey Sam was the winner, but
the Judges, tsome of whom seemed to be
interested in the race getting into
souabble ~ | am informed, over the re-
suit. no time WAS announced. inns Is
another feature of fair racing only under
,tsndahle. presume by the initiated:
In the second race of the red chief and
his herd of senccas, in which they were
to make three miles while the horses
make six, the braves came out ahead Win
war whOup.
l was glad to notice throughout the
biz crowds OF Yesterday and
today, an entire absence Of disorder
and undue boistcrcusness. The immense
quantities Of that delicious hot weather
beverage, lemonade, engulped all over
the grounds, seemed to keep everybody
II, a GOOD humor, and as there was moth
lng stronger sold, and the little pocket
saloons that could be seen opened on the
SIX around the corners, in social bevles OF
country lads having good time, We're
too soon exhausted to engender trouble
and everything passed OH smooth
Is in thi, respect.
The ONLY casualty learned of was the
running away of the fine, white and bay
spotted match team, owned and driver.
hy Ben Stout, in nice, new express.
They made things lively for iew MN
uteS, IN performance '"''
find on the programme. As they were
being drived down q bank to get on the
track, the tongue snapped, and the wagon
running upon the horses, this gay span,
with their nice express were seized with
AN ambition to out do the Indians, ana
came sailing aroundthe track with neither
cargo nor pilot, at rate of speed and
with reck.cssness of steerage far more
exciting than gratifying-ali this amid
the deafening shouts of the excited, and
screams of the afirighted. Fortunately,
as they came in front OF the grand stand,
in the narrow lane between the frighten-
cd masses of humanity, dozen or so Of
old men dashing out with boards, clubs
and whatever they could snatch up, and
meeting them with sudden aour'sh and
shout they were confused, checked and