Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
THE PICNIC.
Over Ten Thousand People at the Fair
Grounds.

Grounds.
The scenes at the Fair Grounds In the
afternoon reminded one of the big days
at the State Fair. and this analogy was
carried out in the manner in which the
crowd conducted itself. There were
half dozen refreshment booths, and
baby and cane racks, shooting galleries,
and fakirs in profusion. Crowds gath
cred about the various stands, and the
people parted with their money freely.
When the substantial refreshments,
Notwithstanding the fact that bounti-
full supply had been laid in, gave away
late in the afternoon, an enterprising
vender of watermelOns introduced his
wares, and did a rushing business.
The streets leading to the Fair
Grounds, In the early afternoon, were
alive with a constant stream Of hu-
manity, which wended its way to the
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Early in the afternoon the ticket sellers
at the upper gate gave up the task or
keeping account Of the persons who
passed through that entrance, but later
they estimated the number of persons
as between 10000 and $1,000 people.
There were fully three or four thousand
more people on the grounds than at the
Butchers picnic, which held the record
for the most successful picnic in point
attendance up to that time. About one
o'clock Mayors Orchestra stationed IT.
self on the dancing platform, and during
the afternoon and early evening, sue
cession of dances we're called up, and al
though the crowd encroached upon the
space allotted to the devotees OF that
popular diversion, they entered Into
the various figures with evident
appreciation. The committee In charge
of the dancing was composed OF Levi
Smith, John Arthur, s. Witty. John
Meighen, Hermann Rolf, Henry M.
Stoltzer, Andrew G. Steltzer, Geo. Kiln
ger and Geo. Mckinley. Ballet master,
John Meighen; assistant, John Arthur.
Jesse Gill, chairman of the committee.
The committee performed itsduties In a
most satisfactory manner.
The crowd was made up OF people
/ from Wheeling and vicinity, with quite
a number from Steubenville, and other
points at a distance. Then the time
for
THE KACEo
approaehed, the grand stand filed up
RAPIDLY. and fully 1900 people witnessed
the different events. Owing TO the alb
sence of officers at the gates, the crowd
pushed into the enclosure, and swarmed
about on the track in front OF the
grand stand, so that the time for start
ing the races was delayed somewhat. II
was after half past three o'clock when
the horses were called out for the trot'
ting race, which was the first event on
the programme. There were five en-
tries, horses owned by Alex Linn, o.
Martins Ferry, aud Messrs. Christ
He'll, John Auber, Myers and Morgan
The Judges were Haycinth Ebert anC
Ad. Newland, of Martins Ferry, and
Richard Robertson, of this city. Mr.. c
y. Hancher officiated as started, anC
Allen Wheat as timekeeper.
The horses got away for the first hea
in good shape, but 1t was soon apparen
that the heat would be taken by eithe
Auber or He'll. The contest between
the black owned by the former, and tn
bay by the latter, was very exciting anC
close. 1t was finally won by He'll, Au
Der second, Morgan third. Time, 3:O31s
The second heat was also stubbornl'
contested by He'll and Auber, with tn
other animals practically ont of TIL
race and fighting for third place. TIL
horses were neck and neck on the las
half, but Auber pulled up on the hOm
stretch, and passed under the wire
, winner by but few feet, Morgan agai
, coming in third. Time, 2:56A.
, The third and final heat promised I
: be interesting, but He'll broke badly /
, the first quarter, and although he re
! covered and closed the distance bt
I tween him and Auber, the latter cam
In under the wire first in 2:59H. Fo
loving is a summary Of the race:
rRorrrSs RACE. Nr1E HEATS. BEST N S-PKIzE