The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-28


Advance Guard oiwheeimcn.
Chief MarahAl-JOseph Purcell,
EtaH- ch!el Of stNR-John MinEemeyGr, Aides
G. ". Clifton, Thomas Fox, Charles
Sten,, II, A. Foster, GabrGol jack
son, George Coleman.
Lieutenant George ", GGuS
Sixteen Police In Two FlRtoons.
WRIST DIVISION,
MarshRl-John Norrington, and Staff
Meisters band,
Mammoth Stage, drawn by Boys,
Garfield Assembly, K. OF L.--l3O Men.
lIeaheringtons Band.
Local Union No. ., GlQss WorkerS-l3O Men.
Carpenters and Jolners' Union No. $50 Men
American Coruet Band.
Brewers Union No b3-l5 Men.
Gas Filters and Plumbers Unlon-lj Men,
Electric WOrEers-?O Men.
SECOND DIVISION,
Hhuhpi, Ed. Costello, md stan.
Mayors Band.
United Nine Workers, SO men.
Friendship Lodge, AmalgamatSd 40 meIl'
Butchers' Union. 40 men.
MeMeehen Band.
American Federation No. 500, 10 men.
THIRD DIVISION.
Marshal, Jacob Bocs, and STAT.
Opera House Band.
Typographical Union No 70. 10 men.
Black Eagle Drum Corps
PotterS Assembly No. g3S. 50 men,
PlASterers Union No. 80, In Carriages, 10 men,
CooperS Union, in Wagons, 50 men.
Trades Display, Including CoOpers, BlaCksmithS
Musons, ETC.. and Many business
Displays
Band.
Team Owners Association, 10 men.
Miscellaneous Wagons and Carriages.
Tho festivities at the fair grounda on
the Island commenced promptly at the
conclusion Of the street demonstration,
and lasted throughout the day and
during the evening. All the amuse-
ments usual to such occasions were pro-
wded and were literally patronized.
The race programme provided by the
management was especially fine, and
attracted moro attention than anything
else
Tho entries in the first horse race
we're Minnie Higgins" owned by Lou
Lynch; "Alice Major" owned by ]. B.
Hoge, and Rocket" entered by Harry
Hutchinson. The first heat brought
out an exciting contest between minnie
Higgins" and "Alice Major" in which
the former came of with first honors.
The second heat was also hotly con-
tested, but the same horse crossed the
tape first. Time, 1:57; 200.
The trot was comparatively uninter-
osting. "old Skates" won in three sue
cessiYe heats. Time, 2:571; $3.50; 500.
The next event was the halt mile foot
race, in which there were number OF
contestants, including some OF the fast
Martins Ferry hose team boys Ed
wards was the favorite and succeeded
in taking first place, though McAninch
was close second. Most OF the Others
we're distanced. Mercer was a good
third.
Burns 4 Church's "Bill" didn't have
any trouble in taking first modey in the
pacing race in three consecutive heats.
Time, 2:344, 2:41 and 2:S71.
The mile bicycle race was the best
contested and most exciting race Of the
afternoon, and tho spectators seemed
TO enjoy it more than the other speed
contests. There were four entries who
lined up for the start, Henry and Max
Mahlke, Jason Stamp and VIII Greer
The two Mahlkes rode under the Colors
Of the Mountain state Club, while
Stamp and Greer were Wheeling Ath-
lotic Wheelmen mon. "Dick" Robert
son fired a pistol, and all four got of
beautifully, Max Mahlke slightly In the
lead, They remained punched until
The half was reached when Greer was
leading closely followed by the others.
Until the second homestretch was
reached the race was loaf OF the worst
kind, oil saving up for the final squirt
Of two hundred yards. AS they rounded
into tho stretch they were still
punched, and all put up the best pace
they had In them. Stamp aud II,
Nah Ike drew ahead OF the others. In
the last hundred yards tho race was q
beauty both being dead even, but
Mahlke who was mounted on much
lighter wheel than his opponent Buc-
coeded In passing under tho wire q
wheel length ahead.
Another ttotting race was arranged
later In tho afternoon, Frobo's "Nobby"
winning two successive heats In tho fol-
lowing times: 2:54 and 2:409.
IT'D BtTs.
The new pontoon bridge received lots
Of patronage.
The committees in charge worked
hard and late for the success Of the
Affair,
Stamp had lots Of admirers in The
grand stand who wanted to SEQ him win
out IN the cycle race Mahlke's friendl
were legion also.
g, MendOi 4 Co.'s new furniture van
ouiIt by tho Donaldson Carriage Com.
pany, was drawn by q team OF grey
1orso', and the outfit attracted q great
uoal oil attention In the line,
The now labor paper, The Ohio Hdlisl
iEatm''r and Labor journal, was soon on
.ne grounds; sample copies wore dis
ulOutOd. Mr. j. II. Burt 10 tho cap
A"fe head Of the labor end Of tho paper
one very bad feature was tho inabIl
NY Of the special police TO keep thu
crowds oil the track during tho races
was With difficulty that tho rannSri
un.HGd on this account, Spectator
mould DO kept OIL entirely
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