The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-07
A GREAT SHOW,
THE STATE FAIR AGAIN OPEN,
The Most Magnificent Exhibit Ever Made,
Everything Full and the Demand for
More Room Pressing = To'daY's
Races Open up tho Sport.

The largest, the best, the most com.
plete and diversified annual fair ever held
IN this State, or for miles and miles around
here, commenced yesterday on the grounds
Of the State Fair Association at the lower
end Of the Island, and will continue every
day this week. 1t is is the sixth annual
effort OF the Association, and lays over
anything ever seen here in TACT, in many
respects it is fur ahead OF the Columbus
fair,
Yesterday was busy and bewildering
day, and the active officers Of the Asao-
citation were driven almost crazy, Exhib-
its were pouring in all day long and even
after nigh. had arrived, Where to put the
live stock was the ono great perplexing
question. One thing is certain and that
Is, more land on which to erect stables and
sheds IL an absolute necessity lianother
year'sF air increases in its proportions as
this one has over that Of the last year, the
present grounds will be very decidedly
inadequate, Considerable Ene live stock
had to lie out,oi-doors last night for want
OF quarters which will be provided to.
day, Such display OF live stock as 1t is!
1t is simply enormous, and tits no wonder
that farmers and breeders find II hard to
find pleasure in anything but admiring
the FLOODED cattle, horses, sheep and
swine that crowd the place, Thousands
and thousands OF dollars are represented
in this vast aggregation OF line animals.
To.DAY's RACKS,
The attendance was not large yesterday.
1t never Is on the opening day, About
the only ones hurrying about were the ex-
hibitors, stoCknen and hors0men. To-
day is really the first day Of the Fair, for
to-day the racing commences. To'day's
events on the track arc trot for the $3.50
class for u purse Of $500, and running
race, mile heats, best two in three, for q
purse Of $500. In the running race there
arc four entries, and for the trot there are
ton horses named on the programme,
This insures all the sport one could de-
sire, and opena up the Wheeling fall meet.
ing in splendid shape.
The starting judge this year Is to be Mr..
T. Weed Martin, Of Philadelphia, q horse
man noted for having everything done on
the square. The other judges will be
Messrs. O. NJ. Rhodes and I. O, MO1at.
Tho pools will this year be under the man
agemOat Of Major NJ, Burgess and Mr..
George Forbes, Of Cleveland, aud Mr..
John W. Quimby, OF Rochester. Mr.,
Forbes was until recently, tho owner Of
Oliver X, who did some phenomenal
work q short time ago, rs horsemen
will remember and was then sold for $l7,-
900. The Association has nad Manager
Tracy, OF the Western Union, put in
system OF electric calls and gongs in the
Judges stand thatis a great improvement
over tho changing old bell Of for
mer years. The starter by push.
ing one button signals the band to
play or stop; another rings bell at the
stables to call the racers up, aud another
rings gong in theBtand to call them back
from bad start. This years races arc
going to belively ones and plenty Of money
will be dumped into the pool box, probR.
bly,. The Western Union has an office for
the convenience Of horsemen at the
Judges stand and also one at the main
| oUlan