Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-10
FOUR THOUSAND VISITORS
Attracted TO the State Fair Grounds
Yesterday.
The Day Dark and Gloomy One, Threat
ening Rain---The Machinery, Farm
and Poultry Exhibits, and the
Racing on a Heavy
Track.

Yesterday was far better suited 70 the
successful manipulation of hanging, or
the copsumualion of some deep and dark
conspiracy, than for inducing people to tenn
porarily forsake their accustomed avoca'
tioas and attend the best State Fair and
Exposition ever given in the upper Ohio
Valley, and the gentlemen in charge OF the
vast aggregation Of exhibits on the southern
part OF the Islsrd were anything but elated
over he outlook as they gszed from their
respective bedroom windows, on arising IN
the morning, st The lowering clouds and the
general threatening aspect Of the weather.
Rain had fallen steadily all night, and a.
though the storm ceased al the approach
of daylight, the ground wss thoroughly
soaked al everything looked
DAMP, DaEARY AND USINyITING.
In the early morning q brisk breeze
sprspg up, which materially aided IN dry
ing the face OF deluged nature, and when
noon had come pedestrianism became pos
sibIe to a reasonably careful person, but ali
throug the day the sky was thickly over
cast with heavy clouds, and rain seemed I'M
minent a dozen times. Fortunately, how
ever, Jupiter Pluvious kept the cork IN his
watering can, and no more OF the unWel-
come rain fell In the morning the attend
apce OF spectators was light, owing to the
conditions above described, but early in the
afternoon, encouraged by the absence OF
rain and attracted by the announcement
that some of the races would be run, people
BEGAN TO FLOCK IN,
md at O'Clock there were probably three
thousand or thirtyfve hundred on the
grounds. All the exhibits were in splendid
shape, and the display as whole was ad-
mired by every one of taste and experience
in Fair matters The ladies, for the most
part. divided their time between the Main
building, Horticultural Hall, and the fruit
display in Machinery Hall, but few OF the
mere enthusiastic braved the mud and at 3
o'clock we're suugly eusconsced In the
Grand Stand, prepared to take note of the
hyers IS they sped around IN the 2:25 and
$50 trots.
SOME LITTLE EXCITEMENT
sas occssioned in the afternoon by Chief Of
Police Smith appearing on the ground aud
closing up the apparatus of sundrY "nigger
oaby" and knife and ring" men, who had
ct up business in their respective lines
IL meu thus summary Set down upon
iumblsd O good deal, and one Of them,
.i,,rge Ford, who was running q
how Of some kind without a license,
sss taken over to the city BY Officer Lukens
Id locked up There was also some COM
la,uing done By several officers OF the Asso
citation, who thought the Chief was pushing
rhings too far in stopping what they termed
rifles but the Captain claims he had no
alternative than 10 take the course be did,
and refers to section 4S of the ordinance in
-elation to oFepses as sustaining his course
This makes it unlawful for anyone Ito keep
r exhibit X any table, instrument,
device or thing used for the plrpose OF
gaming on or by which money or other ar
-'cles may be lost or won," and section 81
If the same ordinance meets out fine to
b. Sergeant or deputy who, knowing the
,boye things to exist shall fail to make in-
formation against them. The fact was also
Alluded TO that the ball throwing had been
stepped within the Fair enclosure while one
pen
WAS PERMITTED TO CONTINUE
It the corner of Fink and South Front
,t-,et, but it is claimed BY the Chief that the
osrry, who ran a lunch corner, gave
10 plizes 20 his patrons, bat merely allowed
purchasers Of sandwiches and lemonadeto
ry their skill if they saw fit without hope
or prospect OF reward. rhe Association is
having bad luck all around. Both the law
and the elements seem to be warning against
its interests The action OF the Chief is
going To lose several hundred dollars in
be way of privileges to the Association.
During the day exhibitions of live stock
we're made as follows Horses-At halt
osst nine, for carriage and general PR
losss; at IL o'clock, match teams, and al
1880 single drivers. Cattle-At 9 clock
Short Horns at ii o'clock, Herefords, At 2
o'clock, Devons, and at o'clock, the vari
Gus polled breeds. Sheep-At IL O'CLOCK,
Backtops, at o'clock, Dslsiues aud Meri
cos, and $3.50 clock, Saxon and SiGcisn
Merrinoq. Swine-At 9 a. m, sweepstakes.