Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-07

State Fair, yester-
was great SUCCESS.
r., weather was delightful, the at
lance fair, and the attractions mani
tlland full OF interest.
The racing programme of the after
r tbe wedding ceremony in front Of
~. Grand stand, the fancy riding by
,r.s vprtie Peek, aud the general at
...c-f5ns throughout the grounds made
.lsfsva very attractive one, and the
l,ge crowd in attendance voted the
r,rb.ton a great success throughout.
To-day will be much more interest
49,, The racing will be fine, and all
.t.avbi5its viii be in the best Of shape,
-.rs tonight there will DO another
-...5 show afforded in the racing by
.1s electric light. This innovation is
.v-sc,sd to attract a large number Of
...,.,. and TO be one Of the greatest at
.-..t..os Of the week. ItshOuld not be
Cessation. however, that il requires an
,,rer admission TO see the night races.
t-sfmfssion ticket during the day will
,-...-, the owner 10 see The whole Fair,
che races, etc., as usual, but to see the
-t-ft racing programme, another ad-
MISSION must be purchased. The
--.grts will be cleared of all Specta-
,.-. between six and seven o'clock, and
tt, rates will be reOpened at the latter
t.rr for the sale OF tickets for the even
--, contests. A special motor will be
t.fatthe Elm Grove Station until II
O'clock. or later, IL necessary, 70 take
f9.zs from ont the line of the road home
after tle racing on the grounds is over.
Yesterday opened bright and sunny,
and although the Fair grounds were
damn in localities In the early morning,
tfa result of the incessaEt rain Of the
d.v before, there was rapid improve
mont throughout the day, and last
evening everything was in excellent
shane. There was rather light at
tendance iu the morning, but at noon
relu'e began 10 gather IN, and during
the middle Of the afternoon there were
several thousand people on the grounds.
trthe buildings were we'll patrOuized
~ s.ght-seers, and the exhibits, live
stock. etc, were attentively studied.
About three thousand people saw the
races from various parts OF the grounds,
and while the sport afforded was not
the very best, it satisfied most folks.
One great drawback was that the races
were drawn ont too long, 10 being seven
O'Clock whom the last heat Of the run
was started. This was at least an hour
200 late. Tonight an effort will be
made 90 wind up everything by half
pas. five or six 40 the latest. To do TO-
however. prompt work will be required.
The live stock judges began their
Iqb0rs Yesterday, and there was some
very lue stock submitted for lnSpec-
ZION. The competition in several mat
tsrs is very keen, and the winners OF
ribbons ia some lines will have to show
something worth having.
A count Of the chickens yesterday
morning showed seven hundred and six
DO the cO0ps, making the largest exhibit
save one ever seen Ia Wheeling. As
has been stated, the fowls are al Of the
choicest sorts.
a t5ur Of the Art and Ladies' depart
uents, To- the Main Building, yesterday
afternoon, showed lot Of stuff we'll
worth critical examination. In the
Ladies' department. especially, there is
some very handsome and intricate spec
linens OF need e. work. which have been
greatly admired by those most interest
cd To- such things-the ladies', and there
were lots of people about the cases all
day. In the Art department quite
number Of pictures and drawings possess
Unusual artistic merit, and this portion
o.. ,ho Fair is fully uD TO the record Of
past years. The school exhibit, while
l0- as large as it has been in former
years, possesses some clever work by
pupils, and yesterday afternoon num-
bar OF teachers and pupils were TO be
seen about the department, looking up
le haHliw0rk of the school children.
This evening the report OF the Sulli-
van-C0rbett prize fight will be read
from the Judges stand by rounds, so
that all Interested In that pugiliStic
event win be kept fully Informed OF
what is going on inside the ring in the
Crescent City.