Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-13

Gus vehicles also hied into the ground TILL IN
the FIRST hour Of the morning over three
thousand people were within the grounds.
The card tends, both children and adults
did thriving business in collections yester-
day of the numerous handsome advertise
ments of the many firms.
Yesterday afternoon the usual number of
bad equestrians caracoled about the stretch
mounted on spawned livery hacks and
looking irresistably ridiculous
The display of Myles, the photographer
consists Of case of handsomely finished
cabinet of the besux and bellies of the Nail
City, and attracted general attention.
The Horticultural exhibition has been
larger and finer this year than any Of the
proceeding meetings, all classes and
varieties OF vegetables, fruit and grain were
represented The awarding committee, by
uoon Yesterday, in two days of hard work,
bad awarded the entire list of premiums
The concert at o'clock Thursday after
noon in C. A. Houses musical booth at
tracted general and attentive audience.
An impromptu programme, consisting OF
violin, cornet, basso and piano recitals and
vocal music. lie duah DO d euCCeeo was
most gratifying.
A tour of the cattle stalls, sheep and
swine pens and exhibitions of horse and
mule stalls was the first popular attraction
among the stock 6nanciers on entering the
grounds, as most of the stock premiums
we're awarded Thursday. The gagon talked
by the vets over the respective merits of va
rious focks and herds of their different
choices was edifying to say the least.
The premiums on the varieties of buggies,
pbaetons and road carts were awarded
Thursday evening. The majority of the
EXHIBITS were made by Columbus, o., and
Youngstown, O., firms, who rivsled one an
other in their award of red ribbons. The
firms repl esented were the Hayes Bros, of
the former city, and the Youngstown
Wagon & Carriage Company, of the latter
city.
The whip fake has unique racket in gath
ering the shekels of the audience attracted.
He occupies buggy containing wheel
in which are sixteen compartments alleged
to hold various sums of money, and sixteen
empty compartments. In addition he has
large number of whips for sale at 81
piece The purchaser of whip has the
opportunity of indicating by his whip what
compartment he will choose free of charge
out Of the thirty-two.
Full dress was the rage with many of the
fair occupants of the laundas and other
rigs on the quarter stretch, the bright colors
of glossy texture OF the handsome fall styles
CT dresses showing off TO advan-
tage against the dense back
ground of equestrians and pedestrians.
The apparent stunning of the main build
ing and the Machinery and Horticultural
Hall By the local bad characters is due to
the vigilance of the capable force of special
police on duty throughout the entire day.
The majority of the thefts committed are
probably bv foreign pickpocket who always
make tour of the circuit on the heels of
fancy horse flesh owners. Where there is
county fair you can look for them by hun
dreGs.
The fning OF the drivers of Felix and
Jordan for iockeying during the scoring in
the second heat of the free-forall pace yes
terday seemed to meet with the approba
ton Of the crowd, who were displessed with
the trickery of the drivers, especially that Of
Felix, about whom it was alleged that he
purpoSely threw his horse from his feet in
the first heat. when he was at the head OF
the stretch, and had the race beyond doubt
That exquisite centre piece, the aquarium
and rockery, in the main building, still holds
a conspicuous place in the estimation of
visiting strangers as a decided gem. The
tasteful and graceful heterogeneous ar
rangement of the shrubs and vines situated
as il is among the somewhat heavy decora-
tons of neighboring booths, is like Whit
of fresh air IN a close and badly ventilated
room. the freshness and charm of the scene
re,iving the weary promenaders and. tssci-
mating them till they throng in numbers
around it.
A crayon sketch of Wheeling Island, Sus
pension Bridge from a western view is on
exhibition in the Art Gallery, and attracts
general attention The river is well repre-
Sented here, and there dotted with immense
quantity of drift containing houses, barns
and haystacks. North OF the steamer
Prince is represented on the west
side of the bank while
directly west of it is correct representa-
ZION of the sunken steamer. A small sec
ton of Twelfth street is also graphically dis
PLAYED, giving correct sketch of the Peo-
pies and National Bank buildings during
The high water. The artist is c. Y. Lar
kin.
The rigs that brought the country peo-
pie into the grounds were Of of all styles
and descriptions. Ancient buggies, rock
Always, follawed in turn by substantial
Webster or Delaware wagon, drawn By
sleek, handsome teams Of the solid gran
gers, and occupied BY one or more families
all arrayed in their best clothes. Some of
the vehicles presented an appearance of
having been resurrected after long slumber-
ing in ancient barnysrds the bodies patched
ogether with new planks, while the cadav-
erous quadrupeds that drew them were APP
parent y hung together with their rope har-
ness. In spite Of their ridiculous appear
ance Of many of these rigs the occu-
pants looked prosperous and happy.
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