Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-29
THE Picnic.
An Immense Crowd and II Successful
Affair,

An Immense Crowd and II Successful
Affair.
On the grounds the jam was simply
enormous. The crowd was the largest ever
seen on the new Fair Grounds at a picnic,
and if the coming Fair can command such
an average daily attendance it will be a
grand success. Tables were spread under
the trees, and after the procession entered
these, and the beer and lemOna lie stands
were crowded so closely that the attend
ants could not begin to serve the hungry
and thirsty throng, and many were forced
to return to this side to get dinner.
ADJUSTMENTS were plentiful, and the
programme arranged was carried out very
satisfactorily. Shortly after dinner the
two dancing paviliOns became scenes of
amusement, and from that on till five
o'clock
BOTH WERE CROWDED,
and many wOuld-be dancers were turned
away from sheer lack of space on the floor.
At five o'clock the colOred folks began to
thin out and their dance broke up, The
white people, however, kept up the merry
tripping till darkness closed round the
happy scene and the musicians folded
their stands and silently crept away.
During the entire afternoon bicycles were
numerous on the race track, and at two
o'clock, when the bicycle race for a gold
medal was called, many who cared to wit
ness the exhibition of skill were unable to
do so from the fact that very few knew
until it was over that the race was to have
been so early in the day. There were five
entries in the race, Harry Gruber, Will J..
Wright, Geo. Hannah and Ed Sarver, of
Wheeling, and ]. Blaukly, of Bellaire.
THE START WAS MADE
with the machines standing, and two Of
the contestants lost considerable at the
start, from lack of experience in that
method of starting. The race was, how
ever, very interesting, Gruber and Wright
coming in with a very small gap, the
former leading. He was awarded the
prize, an elegant gold medal. Grubcr rode
a 56-inch Royal Mail"
THE BASE BALL GAME.
More attention was paid TO the base ball
game, between steab0nville and Wheeling
than to any other one of the various
amusemcntS afforded. 1t seemed before
the game started that the entire space in
side of the race track, including the dia-
mond would be crowded with spectators,
and it was only with the utmost exertitn,
and in many instances threats Of arFest,
that the large force Of police was able to
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partial opportunity to carry on the game.
The tremendous crowd interfered mate
rally with the game, two lines of people
from five to ten deep blockaded the
grounds from back stop to the home plate,
and from thence out 70 first and third
bases and into the field, and q ground rule
had to be made allowing the runner only
one base whenever the ball got into the
crowd. Good playing was entirely III of
the question, as the people kept constantly
surging on to the field, bothering all the
players. A constant pandemonium pre-
vailed during the game, so that it was i'm
possible 20 hear the umpire's decisions
OF 10 attempt t9 coach the
attempt to keep the crowd in order, as it
manifested no inclination to permit the
game to move on unobStructed. The
visitors won by a score of 10 to 8. The
batting was about even on both sides and
the ielding very poor. Sol. Whites con-
duct in interfering with Lauer's catch Of a
high foul fly which he White had batted
was very reprehensible. Mhe home team
want to resort 10 no Maple Leaftactics and
games must be won on their merits, aud if
lost honestly there Is no attendant disgrace.
As the Fair Association will not rent the
grounds until after the State Fair, there
will be no further games until that time.
but the season will be resumed after the
week in September and carried on
to the coming of cold weather. Steuben-
vile will be afforded other opportunities
this season to try conclusions Inder more
favorable circumstances.
THE HORSE RACE
was another feature of the afternoons en-
tertainmant, and although it was more or
Iess f~arcical, ii drew considerable attention
from the base ball game, which was in
progress during the first two heats. There
were three entries, rs follows: Joshua
''Bay Billy" Lewis Frobie's
Dandy Dick" and George Stamm's
Emma" The first heat was taken by
Bay Billy in $40, with Dandy Dick a close