Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-08


The sixteenth annual State Fair was
opened yesterday morning in manner
which was most satisfactory both TO
the management and the visiting pub
lie.
The day was a most pleasant one on
the grounds, the air being cool, with lit
tie or no wind, and all who were pres
ent found the occasion a delightful one.
All during the day the work Of local
ing entries and putting the various de-
partments in perfect shape went on, and
last evening at dark al was announced
to be in readiness.
The racing starts this afternoon, with
perfect track, a very large number OF
fine horses, and with continuance Of
good weather there will be some excel
lent sport. The events are three in
number-a 2:1S pace, a 2:4O trot, and
running race, half mile heats, 2 in 3.
A tour OF the various departments
and buildings, yesterday afternoon,
showed an aggregation Of exhibits Ci
which every one can well be proud. In
The hve stock exhibit, the hundreds of
sheep, cattle and hOgs repres Mt the
product of the finest breeders in this part
Of the country. All the best known
breeds CT animals are represented by
magnificent specimens, and to-day when
the judges get TO work, they will have
for inspection as fine a lot of stock as
was ever gotten together. The new
quarters for stock have again demon
strated the value OF the Encouragement,
and an hour can be spent there with
profit by every one, Whistler especially
interested in live stock or not.
The poultry exhibit was increased
yesterday by several hundred fowls Of
various s0rIs, including 4 large and fine
exhibit of pigeons. There are also u
considerable number of small animals.
The exhibit is next TO the largest ever
seen in Wheeling, and would have
broken all records had not TWO exhibitors
dropped cut at the last moment. The
specimens shown are remarkably hand
some, clean, healthy, and IN the pink OF
condition. and there is always a perfect
chorus or crows, csckles, c.Ucks and
QU1cks throughout the large space re-
served For tl5 cages. Mr.. jefferson Rice
is in charge. ana says the exhibit is tbs
finest he has ever seen.
In the Horticultural hall the display
is even larger and finer than was
thought on Sunday. Never before IVES
there so much in the way Of fruits and
farm products, and never were the eXaib>
its in such fine condition. Apples,
peaches. pears and ounces are repre-
scented by scores Of varieties. while the
display of grapes is rather beWi!dering.
One exhibitor alone SHOWS th.r,y-two
varieties. and each IS as perfect as was
ever seen at a Whe ling Fair. The dis
play Of vegetables is very large, and
with The farm products completely fill
all the space in the hall, even after it
had ben so re3rranged as TO double its
capacity.
Outside the hall the display of plants
fills large tent and the overflow is
accommodated in the the old interior
fittings of The Horticultural Hall. oppo-
site the tent. It is probably the best
display of plants ever made.
The Household department, nclud-
ing preserves, jellies, pickles, etc, has
been crowded over into a corner Of the
Main Exposition building there being
no room in or near the Horticultural
building. where this department has
usually been located.
The Geparmen,s Of farm machinery
and wagons. buggies and other vehicles
are full up and the space assigned $
completely occupied.
In the Main Exposition building
great deal Of work was done by exhibit
9rs YES .erday. and las, evening every
dsD9rtmenc was complete and every
sDsce occupied. The central fountain
YES stocked with fish yesterday morn
irg and this attraction never looked so
well. The Art d parjment. in tais
building. while not so crowded as N
some former years. appears TO be OF oe-
cid-dlv more merit, and contains
,orge number @, fine specimens OF anna
teur work.