The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-09-03
THG FAIH. -The threatening wealh.

Monday, preceding the Fair. made
all interested in its success feel blue.
and many were the expressions, that
this will."play out the Fair" Slope
it will stop raining &c. On Mon.
dry night it cleared away, and on
Tuesday, the first day of the Fair, the
sun shone out brightly, and by Wed.
nesday, the grounds had driedof the
heavy rains serving to lay the dust
and put the roads and grounds in
good condition, and cooling the atmos.
phere, during the whole of the week.
No more beautiful weather could
have been desired, than our Fair was
blessed with. Wednesday there were
about one thousand people upon the
grounds, but on Thursday and Fri
day, the crowd run up into thous-
ands, and great difficulty was exper-
fenced in getting to the grounds,
SO great was the rush on the two last
days. The Fair just closed, was I'M
doubtedly the best Fair ever held in
the county. The number of entries
made were much in excess of any
previous Fairs. The number Of peo-
pie in attendance was greater than
at any of our former Fairs. The dis
play in the Floral Hall was the finest
ever exhibited in the Hall. The cat
tic, horses, sheep, poultry, hogs, &C.,
were the finest stock ever exhibited
on these grounds. The display Of
fruits and grains were exceedingly
large, but there was a falling off in
the display of Agricultural Imple,
ments and mechanical products,
which we hope our mechanics will
see is not the case again.
In making the awards of prem
iums, very general satisfaction was
given, and we heard but very little
grnmbling or complaint, of men who
competed for premiums in the vari-
Gus departments, which has not been
the case in previous Fairs.
Much credit is due the Directors
and officers for the successful manner
in which our late Fair was managed,
and let US hope that it will continue
to grow in favor with the people, un-
til it will become the grandest Fair
in all this State. Those who visited
our Fair, from distant States, were
loud in their praises Of it and the hos.
pitality Of our people. Many Of
them pronounced the Fair better
than many of the State Fairs they
had visited, We hope all who were
here at our late Fair, will live to Wis
it us again next year, and to all who
come, we pledge hearty welcome
land kind treatment.
THE RAcEs.-The races at the Fair
were inaugurated on Wednesday, the
second day, in the presence of over
1000 people.
1t was the green trotting race, and
represented by jim Kidd, 10. Taylor,
Lucky Jo., Skinner Jim and Bay Bill.
ly. There was considerable troublein
getting the horses off, each driver
seemed determined to get the best
score, but after eight false starts the
horsesgot of in good shape. jim Kidd
taking the lead, followed close on the
frstQuarterb by Skinner Jim, the other
horses in the race seemed to be of no
use for the first two made the gap so
wide, that even by running, the 9th.
er horses could not save their dis
tances. jim Kidd won the heat
without much trouble, shutting out
all except Skinner jim, Time 2:5S.
The betting now became large and
intense excitement prevailed, and
hackers were determined on their
horses. Rumor was afoat that jim
Kidd had ruptured the suspensory
ligament of his left fore-foot, but this
was not the case, as the next heat
was won by him without the least
exertion, beating Skinner Jim four
lengths. Time 1853
There was some artistic driving
done by Dickinson and Hendricks.
Next came the pacing race, mile
heats, three best in five, which was
won by Ben Willis, in fine style, dis.
tancing all his competitors on the
first heat. Time 2:304.
The attendance Thursday was very