The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-25
LABOR'S CELEBRATION.
a Most Surprising Interest Is
Bviuoed in the AfAik
THE FINE PROGRAMME OF THE day
outIincd-rhe Races VIII DO of High
ouality-RemarkablO Time Made
by the cyclsrs Who VIII Contest
This Afternoon - The Mississippi
Cake wark-Eutrles to tho Horse
Races-rho Parade This Morning.
Tbi, Labor Day Ia Wheeling.

AulH - AAAUoT lay "a "hUVAuba
And that 1t will be celebrated in the
most successful manner in the history
OF tho Ohio Valley Trades aud Labor
Assembly is not doubted. The morn
ing feature will DO the grand street
denomination, which will move from
the rendezvous on Twenty.third, be-
tween Main and CLaplIue, at 10 O'Clock
sharp, under command Of the chiel
marshal, Mr. John ". Norrington, as
sisted by large and competent stat
and proceed over the following routei
Down Main to Twenty-sevsnth, tc
Chapline, to Thirty.third, to EoG, to
Thirty.ninth, countcrmarch to Twenty
seventh, to Chapline, to Twentieth, to
Market, 10 Tenth, 10 Main, 10 state
Fair grounds via the new steel bridge.
IhV afternoons main attractions are
the racing events. Last night, oil ac'
count Of tho one mile running race not
filling, il was thrown out OF the pro-
gramme, and the speed events will be
as follows: Frat, hall mile running
race. best thrnS in Eve. purse $50, SS5 to
first aud Sl5 to second; second. tree-for'
all trot, mile heats, three In 1--we, purse
$50: third, match trotting race between
Agnius "Mollic" and Elliotrs EDNA
Fox" for set OF fine. harness; fourth,
hall mile bicycle race, Ave heats, three
IN five.
Last night ut 10 o'clock the entries
for the lralf.inile running event. closed
at William Gruber's cigar store, and
are as follows: DR.. L. n. Refers "Bob
Anderson" Lawrence Williams' maud
Ashley" DR.. Ettep's "Lithsome;" viii
liam McLaughlin's "WiusonI;" Humph-
rey's Easy DOne;" Hal kennedy's
Lucky Moses"
Tho entries for tho free for all pace
weregiven in yesterdays IwTELLiGEScIR:
Tho entries for tho bicycle race closed
yesterday at noon with Jason Z. Stamp,
and are us follows: Irwin T. Wood,
Jason Q. Stamp, "Jack" Laue. Henry
Muhlke. Oscar 7. Smith, ]. NJ. Smith,
Of Martins Ferry. and w. A. BaumetIin.
The bicycle race promisea to be q
great event. The boys have been train
ing hard on tho track for tho past week
and some very fast time has been made.
in fact in ono reported instance pheno-
menal time was made. One OF the con-
testants IL said 10 have made quarter
mile flying start, With two pacora, in the
remarkable time Of % 10 seconds. The
young man who held the stop watch
on this performance says he will swear
to its reliability. Well, il that young
man shows speed within five seconds oil
this he will pretty nearly bear tho
trade mark Of winner. Henry Mahlke
is in excellent shape and did tho dis
tancc, one-half milo IN l:07. Of tho
eight contestants five arc about equally
matched and it would not be surprising
10 SEQ tho raco stretch out into ten or
twelve heats, though it is possible only
three will be required.
Tho Mississippi i cake walk, sure to be
ono Of the most popular features OF tho
celebration will start promptly at u
O'Clock p. M, with Hon. 6. W. Atkin.:.
son, Colonel W. ". Arnett and "Mr."
G. r. Tracy as the judges.
Tho races will start at 1880 p. N. The
horse race judges will be Captain Tom
Prince, &. W. Robinson aud Richard
Robertson; starter, bob" Anderson,
and timer, Andrew 7. Sweeney. The
bicvcIe race heats will be sandwichet
between tho horse race heats.
Tho factories OF tho city, almost gen.
orally will shut down to-day so as to al:
low their employees tho opportunity OF
participating in the festivities. and
many OF tho business houses will OBJ
serve Mayor CaIdwelrs proclamation
and give their clerks and employees q
hali.holiday. Last night trades Assem-.
bly, hall was tastciully decorated and
this morning number oil tho business
houses will follow suit.