Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-31
Notes Of thu Day.

Notes of thu Day.
Lots Of people got their pictures took
yesterday
Another big crowd will no doubt be
present today.
This is School Day." and the children
will all be here.
The hurdle race will be called this after
noon right fter the csvalcade.
The "ble.chipg boards" in front of the
grand stand are great institution.
The races today will be very interest
ing, and the attendance will be large.
Yankee Boys" were thick and 30 were
the men who wanted to test their muscles.
A good nsny people mistook the re-
porters' stand Tor the grand stand, yester-
day.
The betting At the pools was very slow
at times. Manuals paid small money all
day.
The score csrds have been handled by
Messrs. Prayer and Thompson in good
style.
There were o good many fights on the
grounds yesterday. Several arrests were
the result.
A number ofssindling games were shut
mp yesterday afternoon by the Fair man
agement.
A great many people left the grounds
early iu the Afternoon. They Couldn't stand
the crush.
The usual Indian doctor was on hand.
He was a big fellow, and the way he
yauked teeth was scaution.
DR.. Ramsey, Of Clsrksburg, who had
several racers at the fair, was called home
suddenly yesterday morning.
Patterson" the PAGER, is too sick to
make start to-day. His owner was quite
anxious about the animal yesterday even
ing.
If the grand stand had been hall as large
again, it would not have more than &C.
commodated those Who desired to get a
seat in it.
An unknown individual was indus
triously engaged in having fl Is, around be.
hind the grand stand, Daring the progress
Of the races.
H. NJ. Cook, who handles the Reming-
ton type writer in the main building, can
write ninety-three words per inmate
blind folded.
Jimmy Robinson, the nan who was con-
victed of murder with HDky Morgan and
after wards set free, is in the city along with
SEINE Of the horsemeu.
One man had two fits back of the grand
etand yesterday afternoon, and is now
lying at the hotel i'll. BE caused a good
deal of excitement when he fell.
A big, portly gentleman, was overcome
with the heat, at the north end of the
grand stand, about noon yesterday. An
application of ice to his head brought him
around all right.
The quarter stretch with its constantly
changing panorama Of buggies, carriages,
dog carts, pretty girls, &c, o. viewed from
the press stand yesterday afternoon, pre-
sented very pretty sight.
A woman yesterday Afternoon reported
to Secretary Hook that herr pocket had
been relieved of a pocket-book and rail.
road ticket. She had fortunately left
most Of her money with friend in town.
There were a good many Wild estimates
On the size of the crowd. The man who
WAS dead sure there were twenb We thou
sand people in sight from the jut,ss' stand
was on deck. be ls at the Fan every big
year.
Mr.. A. d. Maxwell represents Clark,s
Mile End Spool Cotton at the Fai,, having
handsome exhibit in the mainhsll The
company have given away oys 5000
spools Of spool cotton and are acysrtisipp
their business extensively.
A jswelry fakir noticed Marsha NcCul-
Tough approaching his stand ACCOMPANIED
by an officer yesterday afternoon, aud he
made a break and disappeared in the
crowd, leaving stand and alleged syelry
behind, all Of which were conhscatd.
A man and q mule made fun Tor the
crowd back of the grand stand ID the af-
ternoon. The man was on the mph but
il looked for time as if the order Of things
was to be reversed as the crowd sgetd the
kicker on to dump the rider and he Almost
succeeded.
Al. Scott, a colored man, became an.
ragged at Punk Jennings yesterday sftrr.
noon and struck at him with q sesns
Plank lodged and the cane struck a Nhits
man, making q bad wound on his head
Scott was arrested by Officer Carney and
placed in the cooler.
Mr.. Aiken, of Monongalia, who had
charge Of the workmen who took the h.
block of coal, now in Machinery Hail
from the mine, was ON the grounds yests,'
day. He 10 very proud of the big 'Iump y
the weight of which, by the way, is 4,soO
pounds.
Officer McNiehols. yesterday moruipo
arrested Tom Baker and Ben z. Mile
both of whom were running shell games
0oe of the men drew off to strike Bobby
with his cane, but when he noticed a
Smith & Wessou revolver looking him in
the face ne concluded not to strike, and
went to the lookup pescssbly. The men
N.A explain how the shell game Is worked
in POI Court this morning.
A piekbSszst attempted to get in his
work on mahback Of the grand stand
yesterday aftern,yn, and was caught by