The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-10

Though the West Virginia State Fair
opening day was wet and disagreeable,
with no attendance to speak OF, Friday,
the last day Of this exhibition, was a
model day. The weather was delight
fully pleasant, not a bit too warm. and
though the walks were somewhat
dusty, the swirl OF dust in the wind was
far more agreeable than the splash oil
mud under foot,
The attendance was ouly about one
third of that of the day before, but
then Thursday has always shown the
biggest crowd OF the week, and Friday
has always been day weak in attend
ance. Yesterday about 5000 people
we're on the grounds.
Hundreds OF country people took adj
vantage OF the last opportunity, to visit
the best and most completely equipped
fair ever held in the state OF West
Virginia. They formed a very large
portion OF the visitors on the grounds
Yesterday, and we're marked by the APP
probation of'the splendid machinery,
animal and fowl display, and their evil
dent desire to learn all about
THE NEWEST AND BEST THINGS
available Tor successful farming. Nearly
all of them brought their lunch along,
and at dinner time many parties OF
country folks gathered in convenient
hooks, TO dispose OF the edibles they
mad taken the precaution to bring with
them.
The entire crowd was very orderly.
and though few cases OF frolicsome
Tags" we're to be seen on the grounds,
no downright drunkenness marred the
days good humor.
The races were not over until dusk,
but the refreshment men evidently in
tended to wait until the last moment
before dismantling their booths and
packing up, for the stream OF outgoing
visitors were still invited to partake OF
hot coffee and ice cold lemonade, waifies,
wienerwurst and other dainties, long
after darkness had spread itself over
the scene.
Last night the sound OF the hammer
broke the usual stiffness OF the Fair
grounds at night; the lowing OF the
diplomGd cattle, the growing OF the
tagged cocks, the bleating OF the prize
sheep and the grunting Of the berib-
boned hogs. All impressed on the
minds of the tired sleep-seeking Island.
crs, that the great West Virginia State
Fair oil 1892 was over
A SATISFACTORY RESULT.
1t would be useless to attempt to lead
any to believe that the financial result
OF the now departedState Fair provided
go much satisfaction as did the receipts
OF last year. The fair OF 1891 brought in
more money than did the fair OF 1892.
During the week OF the former the re-
ceipts OF threee big days helped to part
ly ill up the hole in which the manage
ment stood and to enable the officials to
protrude their heads above ground and
survey the field. But this seasons re.
Ceipts added but very little to their pile.
The rain on Monday and the threaten
ing aspect OF Tuesdays sky no doubt
kept away thousands who would have
come to the fair on those days, and who
could come, perhaps, on no other.
And yet, though the two weeks OF the
two seasons bear no comparison with
each other, so far as financial showing
is concerned, the exhibition was never
theless success. The expenses were
lar more than met, and surplus re-
mains, to enable the energetic manage
ment to make OF the coming Fair oil
1898 a show that thousands will come
from far and near to see.
THE BooKMAKERs KICKING.
The bookmakers claim to have got
left this year. They think they were
compelled to pay exorbitant premiums
for the privilege OF working the races,
and protest that there was no money in
the business, and that they are thou
sand or fifteen hundred cases" behind.
Add to this the thousand some OF them
lost running faro bank the other
night, and no one will doubt that they
are probably right in thinking that the
wind was not tempered to suit them,
the shorn lambs