The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-04
THE BUTCHERS BIG DAY.
Their Picnic on the State Fair
Grounds Beats the Record,
THREE OXEN ARE ROASTED WHOLE
And Deyoured by the Thousands who
Attend the Atrair-A Very Fine Pro-
gramme of Sporting Events Carried
out-An Ohio Man Wins Both BIcy-
clio Races-MoolOlland Beats John
McGannon's Horse.

mic in the history Of Wheeling was that
OF the butchers yesterday, and specta-
tors said this on tho grounds yesterday
rs they stood around and watched the
densely packed and moving crowds,
Estimates Of the attendance ranged
from 5000 to 10000 people, Notwlth-
standing the heavy dust occasioned by
the moving throngs, and the sliding
heat, every one was in the best humor,
ready for any and all enloyments. A
common remark prevailed among the
p~icnickers was, "More like q fair than
a picnic" and many wistfully wished
that the opening day of the fur might
be as big.
On the grounds was a motley array
OF amusements. Tho merry'go.rounds,
swings, throwing machines, shooting
gallery, restaurants, Tefreshment
stands, tin type gallery and the big
wheel gave the grounds in the neigh
borhood Of the main building, where
the crowds were thickest, an appear
ance of q miniature Midway Plats-
anee.
The big wheel was not running, much
to eYerybody's disappointment. The
horses which have been running 1t were
otherwise engaged, aud n horse hired
for the purpose did not understand the
business, and it wouldn't 60" There
was much demand, for rides on the
miniature "Ferris wheel"
A pleasing feature to all the bustle,
confusion and jam was tho entire alb
sence OF accidents or disorder during
the entire day. !.
Music was furnished in different
parts of tho ground all day, the Opera
Honse band being located near the
main building and Meister's in the
quarter stretch baud stand to give con-
certs. The music Of Meister's orchea-
tra'a ut the dancing stand was the means
Of keeping tho platform constantly
filed with dancers until late at night.
II was about 10 Il. IN. when the cele-
bration Of the day really started, the
big parade moving down from Eigh-
teenth street, where the line was
formed, over the route as previously
published in the INTELLldENCER.
1t was headed by the Chief Marshal,
John Dunkle, and his aides, William
Bayha, John Medick, Fritz Luikert and
George Weimer, followed by the Opera
House band in u wagon. Then came
the officers OF the Butchers Association,
b~ossebutchers and distinguished guests
in carriages. holsters band headed
the contingent OF %iourneymen butchers
on horseback, all neatly alfred in their
uniforms, white shirts, plumed SLOUGH
hats and sashes and gaily caparisoned
horses. These were followed by moro
carriages, decorated wagons and ap.
prentices on horseback. making u credit
able and lengthy parade.
Tho barbecue was not tho least fea-
ture OF the picnic. The three whole
beeves were served free TO all appli-
Giants. The meat was done to turn,
and thousands partook OF the tooth
some roast with enjoyment.
II SPEED VEN
When starter Robert Anderson rang
the bell for the first race. shortly after
2 o'clock, the big crowds that filed the
grand stand and quarter stretch had
settled down in anticipation OF good
sport. No n was disappointed, for a
greater outlay OF sport Is seldom pro-
vided.
Tho officials in tho judges stand
were: Starter and time keeper, Robert
Anderson; Judges, DR.. II. +. Heath
and X. A. Lindemuth.
Owing to some misunderstanding as
to the time OF the start, Henry Dannen-
berg's roam golding Sleepy Jim did not
start in the first heat. He entered in
the second heat, starting 800 yards in
tho rear Of the other participants, and
finishing with tho leader, amid cheers
from the grand stand.
The first trotting and pacing race OF
horses owned by butchers and driven
by owners resulted as iollows--mile
heats, best two in three:
Sarah BCrnhardt, r. g., Henry zoecklcr. ... / /
Never SwOats, b, g., John LUtller .,,..."... 2 2
Bon iwhlteiace. b f. G. H. MCdIck "."...... 8 8
Timd. l:iI and 5:lli money divided, SIS to
frst, Sl0 TO second.
The starter caught the crowd at the
finish OF the race byannouncing, "Bern-
hardt wins, time-the watch run down.
The second race was more holly CON
tested than the first, which strung out
like q funeral procession. 1t was d trot-
ting and pacing race, one.half milo
heats, best 2 in 8, purse $50 to first and
Sl5 to second, horses owned by butchers
and driven by owners;
Nellie, b. r., WIN. Bayha..........y.........l /
Fanny Davenport. b. M, g. II. MGdlck- .s.9 2
FIltz, b, g..E. W, Fritz "...,,..'..., .". ....."..3 3
Time, 1857 and l;37h
The next event on the programme
was the first bicycle race, ono.hOif mile
dash, which resulted us follows: g. II.
Hale, OF Wollsville, o., first; Henry
Malhlke, second; II. Riheldatler, third;
Will Green. fourth; Alex. Dodd, Of
Wellsburg, fifth, and j. +. McCarter,
sixth.
The first prize wal a gold medal; sec.
ond, bicycle shoes; third, m enameled
button.
The race was hotly contested from
start to finish, and was won by only q
few feet by tho Wellsvllle boy in / min
ute and 29! seconds.
Everett McClOlland thcn ran 40
yards, or a quarter Of q milo aud 30
yards, against John McGannon's rum
ming horse, which was to 70 one.half
mile in the Same time. At tho report
Of u pistol, man and bcHst got away
evenly, but tho sprinting Of McClelland
was too fast u pace for tho horse to
o%vortako, and ho landed IN easy win
o in | minute and seconds.
The interest shown In tho second
bicycle race, u two.milO daBh, was oven
greater than In tho first, ono, as II was
regarded as q test Of endurance Ra we'll
as OF speed. Tho honors, however. TO
tho disappointment Of many wero
again carried oil by tho buckeye state