The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-15
THE ~WELGsBuRe Pam.
HandsOme DippIsys-Rars Turf Sports
awards Of PFemlams-Notea.


rAWaEdsO Or Fromlnma-NOtea.
The agricultural reporter who has been OF
on a long vacation resumed his duties yester
day, and nov swings his pencil on the fFst
county fair held in this neIghborhoOd. With
escort and unannounced he invaded the
pleasant village Of WeIIsbuFsa At an early hour
yesterday morning, and bribing q hack
driver for the muniaCent sum Of ten cents
he was o flying over the main boulevard
Of the town, and in U few brief moments was
set down at the gates Of the Fair Ground.
FEATURES OF THE WEATHER ,i.
At the hour the reporter made bis grand
entry iewpeople were on the grounds, but asthe
day wore On,and the attractions, in the shape
Of races increased the interest the crowd was
sYelled to5a very respectable size. The
weather was fine-toO fine, In fact, II the ex'
preston Is not seemingly too paradoxical.
The day in June" a~pOstrophized by the
poet as being 80 rare wOpldh have 10 getup
and dust to surpass the general excellencies Of
the autumnal beauty OF yesterday. There
was one dnawback-it was too dusty. 1t was
the only cloud that appeared in the other
wise pleasant skies, and this could have been
abated by the iudicious use OF a sprinklng
cart on the d~ust'coated track.
INCIDENTAL AMUsRNESTs.
The legendary gingerbread and cider, SUP.
posed to be omnipresent features OF every
well regulated country fair were made con-
s]picuous by their absence, Neither was the
omerry-go-round' or brain whirling flying
horse there to beguilo the heayyhOurs hang.
ing on the hands OF the rustic lasses and
furnish amusement for their urban cousins,
There were "diYarsiOns and sich,p however,
to employ the idle time Of idle hands. The
innocent reporter yentured near \ machine
which consisted OF o smooth board ut the end
OF which were placed three wooden pins ut
equal distances apart,
"What Is it?n inquired the inquisittye !. r,
"Well, you see," began the garrulous pro-
fessor who was master OF the science he
taught for twenty-five cents u roll, the OBJ
jecti Is to roll the hall 50 aS 70 SO between the
pins; or, knock one pin down without dis
turbing the Others. II you are artist enough
to accomplish either feat your matriculation
fee Is refunded, and you depart with the pleas
urable consciousness OF your superiority,
Take q rOllYn
Not to-day" said the I, r. Some other
fair"
Besides this there were colleges Of markman.
shin, and the doll and base ball game, for
particulars OF which see small bills.
FARMERS AND MECHANICS AND YLaRAk HALLS,
The display in Floral Hall is fully equal to
that OF former years, In the other depart
monts were found the usual articles exhibited
at Fairs. The display in the farmers and
mechanics hall warrants the assertion that
there will be no danger OF anybody going
hungry IN Brooke county this winter. The
collection OF farm products consists Of wheat,
corn, oats, rye, timothy seed potatoes, tpnla'
toes, onions, beans, cabbage, peaches,
ounces and peppers, all Of which are beauti'
Mf to behold and would make q hungry
man uneasy to lock at, A. Rae 4 CO., OF the
WellsburR Sack Factory, made . handsome
executed in tbs slightest style, In the agricut
tmVal department The display consists pt the
Brown Wagon by Il, <, GitH y Co..
Wheeling, Canton Monitor steam traction
engine and thresher by @. Aultman y Co,
Canton, O., American corn grinder, Buckeye
grain drill, reapers and mowers, Walter A,
Wood 4 Co., reaper and mower Banner grail
drill, Victor hay rake, Union grain drill
Royce reaper, Spring wagon, D. Adrian
smithfeld, O.; buggy, Columbus Buggy Co
TIE RACES.
The trials OF speed were unusually spirited
and interesting, and were by a considerable
majority the features Of the day. The grand
stand presented a very picturesque sight
dotted as It was by the yariegated ColoFs oil
the toilets OF the fair women, who were
present in large numbers The track wal
heavy, which was o disadvantage as for as
good time was concerned, but In other
respects the sport was rare indeed, the sew
eral heats being holly contested. The FAC
trot had six starters, and was an exciting trial
Of endurance, speed and sklllful driving, the
winner only closing under the line a few feel
ahead Of her pllcky antagOnist-WhitC
Cloud, The free.for.arl pacing raOo was also
exciting, the horses moving. IN good form,
aud frequently punching, leaving the spec
tatOrs In. doubt as to which would thunder
down the home stretch ahead. Following
are
TItR SUMMARIES.
Free for all pacing nce. Purc 500. FIBt pre-
MUM, 500 second, SO third, $40 fourth, so.
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Tme-2;33; 2:27t 2;2j.
TroltlnE horses that have never beaten 240
Purse sl20. Frt premium, 800 second, $40; third
SO.
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BICYCLE RACE.
novel feature In turf sports, we might say
a pleasant innovation, is bicycle races. Tile
trial Of speed yesterday between several well.
known machine men OF the Nail City Club
was very interesting and entertaining, the
nolseleSs sklmnFing Of the machines over the
turf and the easy, graceful movement OF the
riders being n relief from the clatter OF the
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