Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-28
A BIG DEMONSTRATION
By Organized Labor to Be Made in
This City This Morning.
The Miners Division of the Labor
Day Parade Will Turn Out a
Thousand Marchers-The Picnic
at the State Fair Grounds--The
Horse Races and Bicycle Races
Will Be a Feature.


at the State Fair Grcunds-The
Horse Races and Bicycle Races
Will Be Feature.
With favorable weather the annual
Labor Day celebration in this city will
be the most successful in the history
of the Ohio Valley Trades Assembly.
The general committee on arrange
ments held a final meeting last night
and everything is now in readiness for
the celebration.
The opening feature of the day will
be the parade in the morning, which
promises to be a record breaker. The
chief MARSHAL, division marshals and
aides, lie formation of the column
and the route Of march have all been
published heretofore. Many business
houses which were decorated for Mer-
chants Day, will allow their flags and
bunting to remain in position, and
many others places Of business will be
decorated. The trades display in the
last division will be a prominent fea-
ture Of the parade.
The parade will move promptly at
10 o'clock, and it is expected that there
will be at least 5000 men in line. The
most imposing turnout, perhaps, VIII
be that of the miners, who are expect
ed TO turn out 1000 men in their divi-
sion. Miners from all nearby towns
will swell the number Of strikers in
line. and the Assembly will pass
visiting miners though the gates at
the Fair Grounds free of charge.
The picnic promises to be an i'm
mense affair. There will be several
bands, and separate dancing platforms
for white and colored people. Appli-
cations for privileges have been num-
erous. The amusement programme IS
better than usual.
The list of officials for the three BIZ
cycle races, as we'll as the list OF en-
frances and prizes, were published in
yesterday mornings Register. The BIZ
cycle races are attracting general in
terest among lovers of that form OF
sport.
The horse races also promise to be
exciting and stubbornly contested. The
free for all trot or pace, will no doubt
be a great race, as there has been con-
siderable friendly rivalry among the
owners of horses which have been en-
tered. The entries so far are as follows:
"Onaka." by Hal Kennedy; "Russie
Clay" by Osce Statler; Il Wonder"
by Harry Mendel, and Don Juan, by
DR.. L. n. Refer. The horses have
been working out in fast time, and con-
siderable money will change hands on
the result of this race.
The races will begin at o'clock,
and will be pushed through before the
harness races are run, in order that
the track will not be cut up by the
trotters. They will be run in the fol-
lowing order:
First-One mile open.
Second-Half mile open.
Third-Five mile handicap.
Positions were drawn for the races
last night and resulted as follows, the
first named rider getting the pole:
One mile open-No. 4, R. w. Rosen-
berger, Sistersville; No. 10, Jess Nc
Causland. Wheeling; No. 3. w. r. La
nan. Bridgeport; No. II, w. ]. HAM
brick, Huntington; No. 16. George A.
Wood. Wheeling; No. I, w. n. Mat
thews, Wellsburg; No. 19, w. Fl. Hope,
Benwood: No. 6, D. w. Cochran,
Wheeling: No. 5. Charles Swan; No.
IS. c. J. Stuart, SteubenviIe; NO. l.
c. A. Briant, Parkersburg; No. ., II.
F. Berry, Bridgeport.
One-half mile open-No. 5, Charles
Swan. Wheeling; No. 7, c. a. Briant,
Parkersburg; No. 4, R. w. Rosenber-
ger. Sistersville; No. IA, j. w. Ham
brick. Huntington; No. s, c. j. STU
art. Steubenville; No. 6, D. w. Coch-
ran, Wheeling; No. /. w. n. Matthews
Wellsburg; No. TO- George q. Helms
Steubenville; No. 9, II. F. Berry,
bridgeport: No. 16, G. A. Wood,
Wheeling; No. -, A. NJ. Steen, Wheel
ing. No. Is, Jess McCausland, Wheel
ing; No. 8. w. r. Lanan, Bridgeport;
No. IS, II. W. Hope, BenwoOd.
The third race on the programme IS
a five-mile handicap event, which will
he one of the greatest struggles OF the
afternoon. Last night Official Handl-
capper Will r. Stevenson completed
the work Of fixing the handicaps, with
the following result:
44O wards. Clarence Wilhelm and
Tom L. Muncaster. Of Wheeling.
$50 yards, Ralph Rosenberger. Of Sis
tersville: Allen NJ. Steen, Of Wheeling;
II. w. Hope. of Benwood; c. ]. Stuart,
Of Steubenville.
S25 yards. W. R. Lanan and n. F.
Berry. Of Bridgeport; Charles Swan
Of Wheeling.
800 yards, George A.WOod97 of Wheel
ing.
Scratch. George f. Helms, Of Steu-
benville: c. A. Briant Of Parkersburg,
and W. \. Matthews. Of Wellsburg.
The handicap of Walter ]. Ham
brick. Of Huntington. has not yet been
fixed. owing to the insufficient inform
alton given in his entry blank. His
handicap will be fixed by Handicapped
Stevenson this afternoon.
The riders are requested to call al
Stamps to-day at noon, when they will
secure their tickets Of admission and
numbers.
The races will begin promptly at 2
D. m, rain or shine.
WILL BE \ SUCCESS.