Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-04

One carriage was occupied by Mayor
Caldwell, Chief Of Police McNichol,
City Clerk Thoner and Chas. Hoffman.
Meister's Band, OF Bridgeport, also &C.
cupied a big wagon, heading the jour
neymen butchers on horseback. One
wagon contained the two lambs, and
another the six calves, which were to
be slaughtered for the contests In the
afternoon. The Cleveland Provision
Company also turned out decorated
wagon,
When the parade arrived on the
grounds, preparations were at once
made for the big barbecue. Five beeves
were roasted and distributed free TO the
people who were then on the grounds.
1t was estimated that fully 1000 people
were fed. A corps OF walters was kept
busy for several hours, and the meat
was distributed In wooden dishes, upon
two long tables. 1t was nearly two
o'clock whe1 this feature Of the day
was at an end.
In the meantime the Opera House
orchestra had been stationed on the
dancing platform, and the floor was at
all times fairly alive with devotees OF
that popular amusement, The crowd
was so large that it was frequently diff
fcult to move about.
AN IMMENSE CROWD.
It was not until the middle OF the al
ternoon that the crowd reached its
greatest proportions, and ii was eSti-
mated by the gatekeepers that there
were fully 5000 people present at one
time. Along in the evening they esti-
mated that 5000 persons had passed
through the gates during the
day. The scenes reminded the
visitor OF Fair times, with crowds
OF people az every point,
and the customary catch-penny devices
doing thriving business. The priv
ilege" men were present In full force,
and provided no end Of amusement for
the crowd, in addition TO the regular
events upon the programme for the
afternoon, There were no gambling
devices on the grounds, however, and as
a result the crowd was more respecta-
bic than that usually found at public
picnics.
A large proportion Of the people
were Germans, and it is needless
to add that the bar was we'll
patronzed. But this class OF our popu
lation can drink without becoming
either intoxicated or Quarrelsome. The
crowd was orderly throughout, but
single arrest being made by the officers
who were on hand to preserve order. q
The people lined the fence along the
efanAfnrr Fhraa Aaaw "a
some points, during the races. After
the barbecue, the crowd slowly gath
cred in the grand stand, and when the
irst event was called, there were about
1900 people present.
THE RACES.
The judges chosen for the races were
Bob Anderson. DR.. Heath and r. A.
Lindemuth, Of Martins Ferry. Jacob
w. Grubb acted as time-keeper. The
first race called was the butchers trot-
ting and pacing race. This proved a
very tame affair, and excited little in
terest. The entries were Henry Dan
nenberg's roam gelding "Seepy JIM"
Henry Zoeckler's roam mare, Sarah
Bernhart;" John Loefler's bay gelding
"Never Sweats;" and q. Il. kedieks bay
Qelding "Whitsiace." 'Bernhart"
proved an easy winner in two straight
heats, with Never SXeats" second, and
"Whiteface" third. The average time
OF the race was 4;45. The prizes were
s3s and els, for first and second places
respectively.
The next race was pacing and trot-
ting event, half mile heats, best two in