The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-31


from morning till night. The races are
below. The cavalcade which
preceded them was splendid one and
attracted the attention Of hundreds. az
THREE RACES
That are Watched by II Vast ThrODg-HOw
the Crowd Looked.
When Starter Lowry tapped the bell
ut 1880 o'clock yesterday afternoon for
the commencement OF the races the
scene presented from the reporters
rickety roost well repaid the intrepid
news.gatherers who had risked breaking
their necks in climbing up to it. The
lowest calculations placed the number OF
people who were in sight from this point
of observation at between 1900 and
1900. The grand stand was packed asst
never was before. Gathered on thegreen
sward OF the enclosure were over two
hundred carriages filled with ladies and
gentlemen, while hundreds on foot cir
culated in and out among the vehicles,
picking out their friends and exchang.
ing pleasant courtesies with them. The
Tense on the outside OF the home
stretch was lined ten and fifteen deep
with men, women and children. In the
open space in front OF the stables at the
south end OF the track there was q
large contingent OF country people
standing up in their wagons, which
were packed In there us thickly
as possible. Extending all around
the track there was black border Of
humanity hanging to the fences and
perched on convenient posts ready to
watch the sport as best they could.
About the pool boxes and the refresh.
ment counters in the rear OF the grand
stand there was constantly seething
mob that was ever shifting to and fro
between those points and the track.
There was plenty OF money in this part
OF the crowd and they spent it freely,
thereby assisting largely in keeping up
the excitement.
In every direction one looked there
were hundreds gathered to see the
racing. There were hundreds OF others
who were unable to get near enough to
the track to see anything that was going
on there, These could be seen moving
through the live stock departments in
speeding the handsome exhibits to be
found there, while every once in awhile
there could be heard above the noise
about the track the hoarse cries OF the
fakirs, who were haranguing the multi
tude who remained about the build
ings and did not 20 near the races.
An INTELLIGENCER reporter made a
trip through that portion Of the grounds
ut a time when the racing was the most
interesting. He found the main build
ing so jammed that it wasa difficult mat
ter to move. In machinery and hort-
cultural halls there was state OF affairs
Just about the same as in the main
building, while in the orchard there was
not fakir that did not have about his
money making scheme greater or less
crowd. At 2o'clock there were probably
not less than 10000 people on the
grounds, and that figure is a low esti-
mate.
The scene the reporters lodged out
upon was fascinating and pleasing. The
day was a perfect one and there was life
and color everywhere. A holiday air
seemd to pervade everywhere and every
thing, and while everybody got tired out
and dusty and vowed they would never
20 to another fair, they all had good
time and will be on hand again nextyear.
The racing, excepting the last three
heats OF the trot, was exciting enough to
be entertaing and thatwas what the PEG.
pie were there for.
There were three regular events on the
card aud they were all disposed OF. The
first was pace for the 2:20class There
were six sidewheelers in nomination and
they all started. Hugh II. was distapeed
in the first, leaving five who made things
lively by their fight for place. In the
pools Judge Lynch and Little Ida sold
ut $40 each. Jack Curry brought 81 and
the field was knocked down at s.. Lynch
was pretty generally played as winner
before the raCe started, by those
who did not know that he
was tired out by u fair days ride in
the cars. Those posted as to Little
Ida's mark OF 2:lOf backed her from the
start, even though she was reported to
be little off color, and that Curry was
regarded as being able to make the mile
in about 2:2O4. IdG got the pole and
held it nicely TO the finish, though she
had to squirt on the home stretch to
avoid being passed by Curry, who had
hung to her wheel all the way around,
aud pushed hard on the fin
ish. The second heat was a
great one, Ida and Curry having
the hottest kind Of argument all tho
way around. The mare managed to
cross the wire by u neck, but had to be
whipped on the finish to do it. This
heat pleased the people immensely, as it
gave them n chance to cheer and swing
their hats. In the third heat Lynch
managed to get up into the company of
Ida and Curry and the three finished
closely punched and all under the whip,
Ida was in the lead, however, and took
The race, which was by odds one OF the
very best seen on this track in the past
Two seasons.
The summary is as follows:
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500, divided.
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