The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-27
ruE COMING srArE FA1R.
Indications are that 1t will Eclipse all
Others in Every Way,


The coming annual Exposition and
State Fair OF tho West Virginia State Fair
Association, 10 be held on the AssoCia.
TONS grounds at the lower end OF Wheel
ing Island during the week commencing
September 0, like all preceding fairs
given by this progressive Association,
only needs good weather to be q notable
success. AS all previous fairs have ex'
celled those given before 1t, so this coming
one bids fair TO be larger, better and in
every way more satisfactory than any
given in the past, Already all arrange
ments have been perfected, and with q
view to making this fair eclipse all others
the grounds and buildinga have been gen.
orally improved and enlarged. Entries
in all departments and for all classes have
been pouring in for several weeks past
and che entry books bear witness to the
statement, that the coming fair is to be
the fair, thus far held by this Association,
Stock exhibits will be finer than last
years. The cattle pens, horse stalls,
sheep and swine pens have been increased
tonumber $40, and while the exhibition OF
poultry was one Of the grandest that ever
was exhibited in the United States last
year, this year still larger exhibit ia ex-
pectsd, and the space to be occupied in
this department has been made one-third
larger, so as TO accommodate all exhibitors,
According to the premium llst the Asso-
citation will pay out $4,000 Ia premiums
in the dllIeRent departments.
Special attention has been paid this year
to the racing feature, and patrons will SEQ
something unusually fine In this line,
Accommodation will be hotter, and the
management is determined to have racing
and no hippodroming Reliable and ex-
perieaCsd judges and starters from New
York State have been secured, and an
effort made to do away with the spectacles
heretofore seen on the race track. Speed
entries close on August 81 at IL =, NJ ,
aud already thers are more entries than
were secured last year. The purses for
trotting and pacing amount to s., 400, aud
for running races 81, 200, which is So 900
more than was paid last year, Columbus
aud Pittsburgh come lost before in the
circuit, and Washington, Pa, Cleveland
and Youngstown, O., follow Wheeliugi 30
the Association will get oil the best horses
in turn, The Association has a good repu'
tation, and one of the finest half.miGe
tracks In America, which will induce
owners Of good horses to contest for the
prizes,
The cattle department will be under the
supervision OF A. Il, Jacob and l., p. Sis
con; the horse department, John w,
Nichols and A. A. Franzhem; the sheep
department, Julius Le Moyne and Geo. E,
Sisson; the swine department, O. s. Ter
rell; the poultry department, L. Z. Orr
land Il, ], NelBer. all OF these depart
ments will DO fully as fine as last year, and
may eclipse Correspondence looking to-
ward this end is pouring in on the SeCre'
tary, and 1t seems as though every avRila.
BILE inch Of space will be occupied, Per.
SONS who intend to make entries had bet
ter send them to the Secretary at once so
as to secure good location for their stock.
All OF the superintendent have managed
their respective departments at previous
fairs, and have given entire satisfaction,
The directors have acted wisely in retain
ing these gentlemen. The Association has
always paid all premiums in full, and will
do so in tho future, for upon this largely
depends Its success.
Farm and garuen producta will be under
the supervision OF L. N. Atkinson and II,
O. Meyer. The ladies' textile and art de-
partmens will be under the management
Of committee OF ladies. The flowers,
preservCO, etc, will be under the manage.
inent OF Mrs. John II. Hobbs and Mrs,
Henry Brues, both OF whom have given
general satisfaction in this department at
former fairs. With the amount OF energy
displayed by these ladies the indications
are that they will have q far superior OK.
hibition this year in their department.
Low excursions rates will be offered by
all transportation lines and fully sixty
thousand people, are expected to visit
the city during that week,