Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-08
4 GRHl7 BIG SUCCESS.
49,. ,v,oyD DAY OF TIE FAIR RACES At
49, TRACTS THOUSANDS
S,ssl Programme Well Given in the Aher-
. -. r5s Electric Light Racing an Unquali-
~ 81 S,,,,ss-A General Good Day on the
Grounis-To-Day's Races.

-,.,tbipg combined yesterday to
IN a most satisfactory day at the
l., Fair, for both management and
visitors. g.
-. the racing was much better than
. the previous day, the exhibits
~. in fre order, and the attendance
large. About ten or twelve thou
va .oectators were present during the
,.s-oooD. and about four or FIVE thous-
"a more saw the electric light racing
last night
To-day, which IS designated as City
~ will be the big one on the grounds,
., -. weather continues to be what it
-, for forty-eight hours back, and
80, who want TO see big crowd and
:, .,rdy human nature in one Of its
est interesting phases-to say nothing
-,.ho Fair-should be on hand bright
" 5s,rIy and remain late. Last night the
.@Ur was full OF strangers, ana some
A.. svrrrsions are booked TO come IN
rs morning, from points a hundred or
~. niles distant, while the citizens or
Irtsslinr and neighbOring towns will
W, ou+ almost en- mGSSC. The pro-
--.-,ne Of attractions for to-day is a
'---orgbIy good one. On the track
80 will be three good events, and in
s5tt+ion four exhibitions by Miss Myrtle
psst who gives very meritOrious per-
finances. The various exhibits will
IN tbeir prime, both in the depart
~arts under the roofs OF the main
s1fr5fpps and in the pens and sheds,
I'D M those who attend day full or
rotsW0rthy sights can be promised.
The early morning trains yesterday
o,~s into town filled 10 overlooking
vitb those bound for the Fair grounds,
.,d soon after the gates were opened
t5s stream Of humanity began to poster
tbs ticket-sellers for paStebOardS. As
,bs morning went the arrivals became
more numerous, and at noon there were
two or three thousand visitors on the
grounds. The real rush did not com
rence until about a quarter OF one,
Iovevar. and from that time until
b,l.Dsst two or quarter Of
tfrae there was a constant 10
csssion passing through the gates. All
tse lines OF communication with the
citv were we'll patrOniZed, the boats and
Yachts supplying transportation from
tbs wharf, while the bridges and street
railway carried those who could not
conveniently get to the river front
MANY hundreds crossed over from both
tbe city and Ohio towns on foot, while
the rigs were only TO be numbered by
scores Some very nice turn-outS were
10 be seen in the in-fed during the
races, and many q lady prominent In
social circles viewed the afternoon sport
from a carriage Of some sort.
Early i'm the morning the judges In
The several departments renewed the
work Of awarding prizes, and last even
ing most OF those thus engaged could
see daylight ahead OF them. To-day
tbis work will DO concluded, and those
making exhibitions will know just how
successful they have been. Last night
many blue and red ribbon was to be
seen about the live stock pens, while
the various departments Ia the Main
Exhibition building, In the HOr ticul-
tursl Building, Machinery Hall, etc,
were tricked out with vari-cOlOred tags.
The live stock judges were uuani-
m0usly OF the opinion that no
better display of stock had
ever been shown on the grounds. Among
those who took premiums on cattle
were Fisher Bros. and j. l.. Henderson,
on HoiSteins, S. w. Anderson, OF Green
brier county, and 5. Adelman, on Here
i0rds, r. q. Gifin on Jerseys, and Green
& Teaner and Brown Il Co. on Short
Horns. On sheep, j. L. Henderson, w.
" Noble, j. s. d w. G.. Crosby, ID.
Williams, John q. Clark, ]. II. Clark,
Buchanan & Sons, Oliver Watkins, I.
P. Allison, T. NJ. Paxton and Thomas
McEwen all got premiums.
OF the great mass OF premiums
awarded In the Art, Ladies', and other
departments, it is impossible to speak
st this time.
A Noticeable thing yesterday, and one
which shows the great practical value
OF q we..-managed Fair, wSS the great
attention farmers and others from the
country paid to the fine exhibits Of cat
te, sheep, horses, hogs and chickens.
Al. during the day parties of country
ne0 were to be seen about the pens,
cri,.csiDg the good points OF animals,
talking with owners about methods OF
care, breeding, etc, or comparing their
own experiences with those OF the own
ers Of the exhibits. Much can be
learned by the intelligent stock-raiser
from this cOmpariSon,Oi notes, and Fairs
become valuable just in the proportion
That exhibits are thus studied aud the
exhibitors crOSS-QueStioEed. The same
Thing might be done with profit about
'ae displays Of farm products, fruits,
etc.