The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-12

Large crowds were out IN all parts I
the city to witness it, and many Of those
in line were presented With bouquets
along the route.
The procession was made up as fol-
lows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Chief Marshal, Gustav Medlek, aud aides, Gus
2oeckler, Jr.. Charles Rohrig
aud Frank Fisher.
Opera House band In wagon drawn BY
Butchers Association, about 50. IN number,
on horseback.
Carriage cor sSntaai ..t fh. netting sgss a ssiS 'epson'
otPollce AcNiGhol.
Handsomely decorated wagon containing the
two lambs 70 be killed and dressed.
Six carriages. containing members Of the
Butchers' Association and the
ButcherS' Union.
Assistant MafShalA William shAirer, Leo Alt
meyer and Charles Nun.
The Butchers Union, composed OF
about 70 %horsenen,
SECOND DIVISION.
Assistant Marshall Fritz Adolph aud
Henry 2Elles.
MelSter's band In four horse wagon.
Three carriages containing saIS, nem0cFa OF the
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Assistant Marshals. Theodore Rehm. George
MedIck aud William Burkett.
The young Butchers, numbering about 90
on horseback.
The decorations Of the carriages and
wagons, the uniforms of the members
oi the association, the gay equipages oil
many Of the saddle horses, the white
caps OF the apprentices, all combined to
give the turnout a brilliant and attac-
tive appearance.
About the time the procession ar
rived at the grounds; another heavy
shower came up, and as the grounds
were already wet the prospects for an
enjoyable or successful time seemed
gloomy indeed. The executive COM
mittee held a meeting on the grounds,
and were half disposed to postpone the
picnic till to-day. II was p~roblematic,
however, whether the weather would
be any hetter to-day, and as the meat
was roasted for the barbecue aud the
people were already arriving in unex-
pected numbers, 1t was concluded after
consultation to go ahead with the pro-
gramme regardless of the weather.
The whole roasted oxen were served
out IN liberal slices on wooden dishes,
with rye bread and pickles. The meat
was tender, and done TO q turn. The
butchers were all told frequently that
Il they always sold as tender and tooth
some meat as that they would soon
acquire a worldwide fame.
Wagons and carriages were on the
ground in large numbers before the
feast was over. Indeed, never except
on the biggest day of the annual State
fair are 80 many private vehicles seen
on the grounds. Butchersi families
we're there by the score. The space
usually reserved for carriages, in and
out Of the race course, was more than
filed by the vehicles, which included
everything from q buggy to . landau, 9
dog cart to a picnic wagon.
The people did not seem to care for
rain. Heavier and heavier and heavier
were the successive showers. About
half past three o'clock it fairly. poured
down rain. Still the people came.
Women without umbrellas smiled
through the shower bath. Men ignored
the weather. Those who could get be-
meath the shelter afforded by the bar
shed, the dancing pavilion, the grand
stand aud the refreshment sheds took
advantage Of these, and in all people
were packed like sardines in a box, and
yet many stood in the open air with
the uncertain protection OF umbrellas.
Nobody kicked Or scowled.9 All pro-
fessed to be having agood time, and all
stayed. twas hard TO estimate the
crowd. II was generally remarkedth that
II the day had not been rainy the
grounds would not have held the people.
Anywhere from 5000 to 10000 were
there asi 1t was. On any day it would
have been considered an immense
crowd.
It was q physical impossibility to
have a bicycle race on a track several
inches deep with mud. The trottihg
and running races were run, however.
The horses hoofs sent showers OF mud
over everything, the fecka Of Boft clay
flying high in the,alr. OF course good
time was out Of the question, but still
the races were watched with interest
by several Thousand people, the grand
stand being packed and the space along
the quarter stretch lined several rows
doep with people.
In the trot the following horses start
ed: James O., b. &; James O., d. b. 6. /;
Better D., b. m. Nellie B., b. m. James
c., the d. b. e, won the irst heat in
8:02i, and James o., tho bay gelding,
won the second and third heats in 1859
and 1851 respectively. Nellie B. came
in third, and Bette l. .fourth in all the
heats.
In the running race three horses
started: You Bet, r, r, Glendale, b. E.,
and Lady Lightfoot, b. !. You Bet
won both heats in 1908 and 1904. Glen
dale came in second in both, and Lady
iLightfoot third.
Two fourteen.year-old boys, George
Rohrig and Frank Tiegelbeck, took part
in the lamb killing contest. Rohrig
won in tive minutes and three seconds;
his opponent dressed his lamb in i've
minutes and fifty-three seconds.
Four men took part in the calf killing
contest: Charles HAPPIER, Peter Trosch,
George Beiawineer and William
Schairer The time made was q marvel
TO those who had witnessed tho contest
OF last year, where the best time made
was nine minutes. Charles HAPPIER
dressed his calf in four minutes and ten
seconds, less than half the time occu-
pied by the winner last year. Peter
Trosch'cleaned up his animal in four
minutes andtwenty-fve seconds, George
Beiswinger In four minutes and forty
two seconds, and William sehairer In
five minutes and three seconds.
The bands, the Opera House, May
er's and Meisters, made music. While
It rained tho Opera House band played
under the bar roof, but at other times
it occupied a stand under atree near.
The amusements were kept up till