The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-12
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neeond Day oftha slate Fair ard Rape
sifiOR-ImRroyed EHhiblil n an y,
PaFtmentl-RiGybls and Here Races
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Matters OfInteFeat.
The second day Of the 6rst exhibition Of
the West Virginia Exposition and Stats Fair
Association opened bright and promising.
The clear sky and the bracing air gave prom
ise Of q glorious day, and this promise was
fully realized. At an early hour visitors be-
gan TO dock into the grounds and by ten
O'clock good crowd was gathered In every
locality where any sights OF Interest were 70
DO seen. The exhibition, which the evening
before at the closing Of the gates had been
rather In preparatory state than completed,
had
sPRuSG ISTo FULL BLAsT.
Additions OF line specimens Of rare species
Of the iinny jewellers OF the deep had been
made TO the Aquarium, and II was the centre
Of attraction all day, The various exhibits
In the Main building had been finished, and
the show there was attractive In the extreme
In the Machinery hall the display was also in
q better shape, and Floral hall was in the last
stages of most artistic arrangement Of the
exhibits.
The side shows and booths about the
ground were also In operation for the inst
time, and the medley OF cries Of exhibitors
and vendors added to the picturesque scene
the one element lacking on Aonday-con'
fusion OF sound,
At THE RACE couRsE
the first attraction was bicycle race between
Miss Elsa Won Blumen, the graceful lady
rider and Burt Hazlett, OF tile Wheeling
Bicycle Club, the.winner Of theprOYioul days
race.
The start was 4 very pretty one, and was
made promptly at II O'clock. The two con.
testants got away well together for the frst
hal mile heat but HaElett soon dlStanced his
fair competitor, and made the round nicely
in 2:OSN, with Miss Won Blumen some fifty
yards in the rear, but riding beautifully,
Between the heats while the contestants
were resting, Mr.. Cmgin, the Boston biCycleT
made q trial round In l:4sk, and pronounced
the track the finest he had ever worked on,
allowing for the .soggy condition Of the sur
face OF the ground. His riding was much
admired, and won many expressions OF de.
light from the spectators, especially those Of
the fair sex in the Grand Stand.
The second heat Of the race was much
more closely contested than the frsL Mis-
Won Blumen leading portion OF the way
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feet as they glided under the wire. The
time was Gllk.
In the afternoon
MUSIC LENT ITS CHARMS
to the other attractions Of the affair Blythe
way, VaAs's City Band Is winning much mer.
tied praise for the music they are making
on the ground. They are advancing rapidly
toward the front, and II they continue TO inn
prove rs they have for some time other local
organizations must look well to their laurels
Miss Won Blumen rode her bicycle against
Mambrino Eagle, In sulky, driven by Will
Handlan. The horse was 10 make mile and
a half to the lAdy's mile. In the fiat heat she
won, making her mile In PIG; and also took
the second heat In BIS, though the horse
pushed her.
RUNNING RACE,
The iree.for.all running race was antici.
pated with much interest. The entries were;
Hula, by 7. b. Fill; MaliSe, by J. Irwin;
Moses Primrose and Bill Bird, by H. j.
WoOdford, and Buckshot, by Doc Hancher.
The heats were both spirited, but Bill Bird
took them both. The time OF the first was
Isl and OF the second exactly the same. Fol.
lowing Is the summary;
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