The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-11
YHH FAIR IN FULL BLAST
The Weather Continues Good
and Everything Going Right
THE RACES HAVE COMMENCED
Aud Now the People May bO Expeot-
ell to Attend in Droycs-Tho
sights Euumeratcd-To,day's +.
Programme In Full.

The second day Of the State Fair de-
lighted the heart Of the management
TWAS a perfect day in September, bright
and balmy, Just warm enough to make
the horses feel good and the stalled stock
not too lazy to show to advantage. The
attendance was nearly double that oithe
corresponding day Of last year, giving
promise OF the best season the AssoCia-
ton has had in its history, City people
were out in goodly numbers, but the
greater part Of the crowd was composed
Of out Of town people, The city folk
made straight for the grand stand, there
to walt until the races should come on
Tho visitors, arriving earlier, took in the
exhibits, stopping to chat with exhibits
ors as they made the grand round,
OF the live stock exhibits the cattle
attracted most attention, No such col
lection Of cattle has ever been seen be-
fore at the State Fair. The Holsteins
make a stronger showing this year than
ever, a fact which testiaes to the grow
Ing favor in which this splendid general
purpose breed is held. 1t is equally no.
ttceable that the beautiful jersey occn.
pies less space than formerly. The
Dutch belted cattle are seen this year
for the first time In Wheeling-well
made, kindly beasts, marked with sin
gular uniformity, bearing a strong gem
eral resemblance to the Holstetn.
Short Horns and Herefords are
we'll represented. The sheep ex'
hibit Is good, but suggestive
Of an industry not In the highest stage
OF prosperity, In other years the sheep
breeders have had more heart in their
work and have done better here, where
sales at Fair time have usually been
large. The swine show 10 good, and
farmers are already casting their eyes
toward some Of the most slightly. Draft
horses, to be seen on the river side, are
always an attraction, and this year some
splendid specimens arc entered. The
fowl exhibit, which has increased from
year to year In quantity and quality,
drops back this year. There are fine
birds In the Coops, but not so many OIL
them, though still enough 10 make their
quarter much sought.
The Main building shows great va
rlety of products. The work Of the
PUBLIC school children is highly com-
mepted on, particularly that OF the Mar
tins Perry children, which would be
Creditable anywhere. 4 fruit season
below the average has had its effect on
this class OF exhibits, though under the
circumstances the display is Of high
quality, Vegetables are better, some oil
them phenomenal. Beets, pumpkins,
tomatoes and sweet potatoes run to
Jumbo development. Homemade pre-.
serves attract the men as well as the
women and are shown In great variety.
OF road vehicles the two.wheCler has
easily first place, being OF all sorts and
at oil prices, Some four.wheelers Of high
grade attract special attention. AgriCul.
tural machinery Is In great variety, and
exhibitors are expecting good business.
The creamery exhibit from the West
Virginia Experimental Station at Nor.
gantown, which Is TO be in full blast TO.
day, will be one Of the drawing cards oil
the fair, The outfit Is complete, OF the
most approved design, and is in the
hands Of an expert.
Tho horse racing and the bicycle rae.
ing drew u good sized crowd to the grand
stand, and the number Of carriages on
the qnarterstretCh was large fora second
day. Similar events to-day are likely to
prove even more attractive. Fakirs Of
all varieties are On hand in force, but
business in their line Is a little slow in
opening. The shell men have not yet
put In an appearance, but II would be
strange II they did not pop up to-day,
Just to see how the police win take Il.
To-day the excursions begin, and a very
large attendance is looked for.