The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-05
AT WHEELING PARK.

Nearly 10. 900 People Attracted to the
Popular Resort, the Largest Crowd
ON RecortI-BlcycIe Races, Concerts
and other Amuscments.
The FOURTH at Wheeling Park is
always big day, but the record in
point OF attendance in the history Of
this beautiful resort. was broken yes
terday, when 1t was estimated 10000
people passed through the gates. There
was jam at the X. Of P. picnic at the
park a few weeks ago, and again on
Grocers Day. but these crowds looked
Email in comparison to yesterdays
throuE. And remarkably pleasing
feature OF 1t all was that the crowd was
NOT uncomfortable large. fact due to
the parks extensive limits and every
man, woman and child enjoyed the out.
Inc wheeling 6 Elm Grove gave a
frequent service all day and evening,
every car was packed. The crowd
AZ the park was early on the ground.
several thousand being there at
o'clock. Many who had come earlier
came prepared TO picnic; they Drought
lunch baskets witt: them and II was
FREQUENT spectacle to see a group OF.
hatiesS and cool-lOOkinS picnickers
masticating pickles and cold chicken
under the trees all over the park. Then
lunch was served in the park cafe, to-
Rether with other refreshments, and the
NATURAL beauties Of the park seemingly
doubly so on q hot Fourth, were en-
HANGED by the programme Of amuse-
ments the management had prepared
Probably the attraction exciting the
most interes. was the bicycle racing on
the one-eighth mile track. back of the
Casino. A concert by the Wheeling
opera House Military band. varied with
selections by the Southern Jubilee
Singers. bowling in Bowlers' Retreat
mud fireworks after dark, formed the
other attractions. all Of which nightly
pleased the visitors. The fireworks
display was the most elaborate ever
given at the park and the rockets ana
various set pieces. were used to beauti-
mi sdect. II was considerably after
midnight before the park was emptied
OF It's hosts.
TIE bicycle races in the afternoon at
tracted a large crowd to the track-side.
The frst event was the two-mile ham
dicap in which there were the follow
in@ entrants: Don Smith, ! lap: Her
man Penrlmnn, / lap: oliver Elliott, $50
wards; Robert Lindsay. l25 yards: a. j.
Thornton. l25 yards; George Gollner'
1q5 yards; ]. L. Bird, 100 yards; F. Arm.
bruster, 100 yards: E. Z. Wagner. 100
yards: w. F. Doyle. rs yards; Joe Bal
ger. so yards; Herman Fredreich'
scratch: Carl McGrnnahan, scratch;
Clarence Darby. scratch. The limit
men were soon Oyerhauled by the fast
ones and Il wns soon race In which
only the latter we're likely winners.
About the zenith Jap McGranahan jump
ed out into the lead aal set hot pace
for the nell, which was bGnched few
feet in the rear. McGranahan finished
first: Elliott, second; Smith. third
Darby, fourth. The time was $50.
In the half-mlle race three heats were
run. In the first. which was made In
1;i3. McGrannhnn. Balzer and Pearl
man finished In the order named, hrst
and second IN tldB and the other heats
qualifying for the final In the second
heat, ArmbruEter finished FIRST In
1915 2-5, followed by Doyle. Fredreieh,
Lindsay and Goiner. In the third heat.
Darby won out, followed by Smith and
Thornton. The final. In which SIX men
uuailhed was an exciting race, which
rns won by McGrnnnhan IN n fine
spirit on the last sixteenth, with Bal
ger. Armbruster. Doyle. Darby and
smith following In the order named.
The time was 1913.
one OF the happiest rOoters at the
trnok-slde was Jason c. Stamp, the
Sterling Rambler man. who reJoiced
exceedingly over the Ene showing OF
McGrannhan on the Sterling. who won
both races.
Tho fine fireworks display was made
under the direction Of Mr.. Oswald
sehrslber. OF the Bremen & Mabis
Company, and was one Of the best ever
witnessed here.
Secretary HlrEch said last night that
yesterdays attendance was nearly
double that OF any former Fourth or
July celebration ut the Park. the rec