The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-28
THE SrATE FAIR GROUNDS,
Some or tho Recent improvements
Things on tho (;rO,it,,fs. .Hr-t,

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The State Fair Grounds, on the island, arc
not the most attractive place In tho world
tho day after steady, soaking rain like TINT
oil wednesday, but n reporter who visited
them yesterday afternoon found n good deal
OF interest TO note. Some considerable i'm.
provements have been made, and others nre
now ~ progress, 80 That when they are ull
done tho ground bids fair to be, rs Mr.. Tin.
gle prophesicd yesterday, one OF the com.
In the country. The low places about the
grand stand have all been leveled Oft and
ulled up with cinder, and cinder walk, pro.
tected from the drive way by II wire railing,
has been laid around the outside OF the
| track, The main drive for carriages runs
around the outside OF the track, civ.
Ing for most Of tho way a clear
view Of the race course This
drive. will DO nicely packed and drained.
Another similar one Is To DO made around
the inner ruling Of the race track. The
sronnd"cncloscd by the course has been
leveled oil and sown with grass, which Is Just
beginning to tinge the ground with delicate
| green.
In tho center OF this space Is the miniature
lake which will be sheet Of water 100 by
.oo feet, OF M oval shape. Tho edges will
slope gently and be soddcd and around the
lake Will be promenade, with drive out
side, separated byA railing. A low balus.
trade will also guard the lake side Of the
promenade. The lake will have rockcry
and fountain In the middle, and tiny bouts
will lloat upon 1t, 1t will also have several
swans, probably. ~ =
Among tho other attractions added arc
number oil ornamental flower beds nenr the
entrance, with grass borders. .a.w
The sheep beds have been moved from the
south end 10 n position west OF the main en-.
trance md east Of the horse stalls The poul.
try Will occupy the space just west Of the
gates
Lombardy poplar trees have been planted
around the fcAce ut close intervals from the
rear Of the grand stand to point opposite,
and when tley grow out some, will add mucl,
to the appearance OF the grounds. The
Judges stand is being moved fifty ieet north
OF It's nld position thus sccuringa perfectly
straight "home stretch.n
The horses have already been written I'M
some There arc now eighteen OIL the
grounds, aside from some merely stabbed there
and not in training. Four new ones arrived
yesterday. One Of these belongs to Cant,
Tom Moore, OF Portland, Ohio, and another
to James T. llodgens, of the same place. The
latter is son of Almont, famous Kentucky
stallion. w G. Swearngcn has now seven
| horses in charge, and Dr. IIancler eight, A
curiosity is shown to visitors in the shape OF
colt to which Mr.. Tinglc's thoroughbred
running mare gave birth on Easter morning.
und which has heen appropriately named
Lady Easter" Among the fine horses are
W. G. Swearingen's bay pacing stallion, lilo.
| toga stock, and two lIamiltonians belonging
to Robert Campbell, Esq aged respectively
three and four years. Dr. liauchcr has his
famous runner "lIuckshot on the grounds
also. and Will uandlan's gray stallion Nam.
brine Eagle" is stabbed there. ''Buckshot"
i'stablcd in most luxurious stall.
The two prospective races, the one between
Beers gray Lady Warren" and IIork.
lieimer's buy Gov. Jackson" OH the sixth
Of May, and that between 4. Walters
.Neshannock" and Will Nandlans "Iady
Forest on the sixteenth. ARE the principal
topics OF conversation among the jockeys on
tue ground. Another race is now talked OF.
though not yet made, between Wm. Nc,
Manaway's DANDY Dick" and Lou Franz.
helms MOLLY Mcguire" This would be an
interesting race.
The grounds have been engaged already for
three picnics between now and the June
races, and bid fur to be popular resort ali
summer.