The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-06
A MONSTER SHOW
no opnN no ruE pUBLIc TODAY.
The Sixth Annual Exhibit of the State Fair
AssOcIatIOn-A Larger and Better ES.
position than Ever Made Hers-ThS
Arrival of Live stoCk-Ths Races,

To-day the sixth annual fair and expo
sItion OF the State Fair Association COM
menCes, In importance, size, attractive
ness and general excellence it Is going to
surpsss any previous efforts, and II the
weather continues good all the indications
point to the attendance being greatly in
creased over that Of last year, which Il
will be remembered wRssimpIy enormous,
A Wait to the grounds, made yesterday
afternoon, was full Of interest,
All the executive officers were busily
engaged issuing final orders and giyinI
directions to the exhibitors already
on the ground. Stockmen and horse
men were constantly arriving will
their blooded animals which vert
housed in the comfortable stables
stalls aud pens. Over 300 head Of as fins
cattle as man ever admired were counted
US the reporter made hurried tour, In
cluded in this number were several tina
have never been shown here before
among them the celebrated French
herd Of Holstelns from Cincinnati
There are in this herd fou
imported animals that are Amater
dam prize-animals. Colonel Rowe Is hert
from the Virginia Shenandoah vale!
again with his fine Jerseys, OLhers-gen
tlemen prominent as stock breeders whC
have shown here time and again ant
have always gone homo delighted
with the treatment received here
have arrived here or have sen
word that they will be here early thi
morning, Twelve carloads OF cattle will
come in this morning from Washington
county alone,
About 100 head Of sheep were on thu
grounds last night, all OF them splendiC
animals aud about 70 head Of swine wert
resting in their pens, This evening Whel
all the stock shall have arrived, there vii
be Oh the ground about 800 head OF cattle
800 Of swine, $50 Of sheep and 1913 OF clasi
horses, The poultry display will elm
brace about 1900 birds. All Of these fig
urCs are an increase Of from 20 to so per
cent over the exhibits made last year.
There has never been seen in this sec
ton 80 valuable collection OF race
horses ~ the one now stabbed on thu
grounds, There are PAGERS, trotters nnC
runners, all with HrstClass records, Elk
Cellept sport Is ahead and the pnol DO,
will probably do biz business. The free
ior-aIl trot announced for Saturday failed
to ill. 1t was changed to Thursday, il
place Of tho 1925 trot, which also did no
I'LL, and yesterday, six entries were Sc
cured. Among them are Harry Roberts
Little Joe, DeCk Wright and Hiram Millsr
This means u great race. A special race
will be made for Saturday. There are
three races on Wednesday, Thursday an[
Friday, and two races on Tuesday anC
Saturday. There arc four running racer
lone each day except Saturday. The
purses are liberal and the acCommoda
tions for both horGemen and tho public
all that can be asked.
Exhibitors in the various halls were al
busy yesterday preparing their displays
This work will bs in progress to-day. 10
night will SEQ everything in oil the build
ingg completed and all the stock on the
ground. Tho grand exposition will then
DO complete and ready to entertain the
thousands who will como from far and
near. They will be- amply repaid for theil
time and trouble.