Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-19
MARSHALL COUNTY FIR
OPENED VERY AUSPICIOUsLY AT
MOUNDSvILLE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
EXCELLENT SPEED EVENTS
On the Card for the First Day-A
Good Attendance In Spite of the
Cool Wcather-Bigger Crowds Elk
pected To-Day and Tomorrow.
The Special Features.

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| indication of clear week.
/, Early in the day the privilege men
| began erecting their booths and exhi-
! bitors were busy getting their stuff in
shape but not many people entered the
/ grounds until in the afternoon when
they began pouring in and nearly fif-
| teen hundred paid admissions were
| counted so that the attendance for the
| first day was very good. 1t Is expected
| that the attendance for to-day will ex-
| coed that of any previous Wednesday.
While the exhibits in many depart
| ments are not as numerous as might be,
yet they are very good particularly the
| floral exhibits, which are very fine.
| AS is usual, the races attracted
| great deal of interest and were very
| good races The first race was the
| gentlemen's road race, participated in
| by the representative citizens OF the
/ county, and each horse was driven by
| it's owner. Jim Corbett, owned by B.
| B. McMechen won the race in two
| straight heats, with Kitty B., owned by
! Harry Spencer second.
| The second race was the 2:40 mixed
| county race, and was won by Rex Ben
| icia, owned by ]. L. McMechen, or
| McMechen.
| The farmers running race was won
by Maud Othello, owned by Everett
| Koontz, of this city, with Great Scott,
owned by John Dean, of Sherrard,
| close second.
| Just before the last heat was run,
| Prof. Fred Rock gave his wonderful
| performance With his clothes satur-
| ated with oil, the match was applied
| and with the blaze enveloping his
| body the Professor suspended from
| a pulley, ran down a cable about two
| hundred feet in length. AT the bottom
| he plunged into tank of water and
| extinguished the flame. He received
| round after round of applause His
| performance will be repeated each day
| of the fair at five O'Clock.
| The summary of the races yesterday
! as we'll as the entries for to-day fol-
| low:
| First Race-Gentlemens road race, own
/ ers driving. Purse, SIS:
| Jim Corbett, b. g., B. B.. McMechen,
Kitty B., r, M, Harry Spencer. :
Rex ao Benicia, br. $, j. L. McMechen, . !.
Fi MeMesnfh Boy, br. g. W Nj. Neigh
| en-, Moundsvile Observation-Disclosures.
Black seiim, blk. g., jas. D. Dorsey,
MoundSvlaliea .:,,'.'.-.' '''''''''''''''''
second e@am1,o Ra et mixed pace, Purse.
Mamie Vincent b. m, ]. L. Nc
M Maehsn Bird. b. m. & 5. Potts,
Dick D., b. G., John Dean. sher- /.
Tara : 1891: 2:ssii
In the above Mamie Vincent and Dick
D. are both blind horses.
Third Race-Farmers' run. Purse, $25:
Maud Othelio, b sm.' Everett !,
cr no4n Scott Me s. g john sherrard
Red Star, b. g., Chapman, Benwood. 9 3
Ensign, s. g., J. Miller................
sDrawn Lame.
| To-day there will be 2:40 trot, 1920
mixed race, and 2:30 pace and half
mile running race. The entries follow,
except the runners:
2:20 Mixed race
Improve, l. ~ S. Dominion, J. B.
Wiseman, Louisville, w. Va.
I Star Onward, b. S. Onward Ray and
Waddle, Wheeling.
Blasa, b. G., B. Lomis, Wheeling, w.
Va.
DR.. Fox, b. G.. Histoga Jim, H. Brues.
Wheeling, w. Va.
Miss Dempsey, b. M, Capt. Joe, E. e.
Brown, Flushing, Ohio.
Black Queen, blk. M, Comet Wilkes,
Dickerson & Dickerson, Cadiz, o.
Parkella, b. ~, by Parkville; ]. c.
Hoge, Mt Pleasant, 0. =
Glenn. G. g., by Pilot Medium; j. G.
Jordan, PIT. Pleasant, W. Va.
Miss Dempsey, b. m, Capt. Joe; e.
E. Brown, Flushing, o.
Idle Girl, b. m; j.. o. Bethel, Hollo-
way, 0.
2:40 Trot-
Fleetwood Boy, Dr. g., Lawnwood;
| w. NJ. Meighen, Moundsville, w. Va.
Dick D., b. g., unknown; John Dean,
Sherard, w. Va.
Captain Jack, b. g., unknown; Ches-
ter Dean, Wheeling, w. Va.
DENLY. b. s.; Ed. Connolly, Steuben-
vile, o.
Rena Jackson; Jack Perkins. Steu-
benville, 0.
Edgar c; Ed Connolly, Steubenville,
Ohio.
2:30 Pace
/ Big Bill b. g., unknown; John Dean,
| Sherard. W. Va.
Billy Bedu1orQ, 9. e., Brown ION, j.
| o. Bethel, Holloway, o.
| Bessie Conn, Eglon; Jack Perkins,
Steubenville, o.
May Hal; Edgar Connolly, Steuben-
vile, o.
! Black Queen, blk. M, Count Wilkes;
Dickinson & Dickinson. Cadiz, o.
Ella H. br. M, Judge Swing; Ray &
| Waddle, Wheeling.
Col. Breckenridge, s.; W. T. Bates,
| Jr., Steubenville, o.
Bessie Williams. b. M. Don Piso;
Lemuel Fisher, Smyrna, o.
j Mamie Vincent, b. M, st. Vincent;
]. l.. McMechen. McMechen. W. Va.
Pardner, st. Charles; j. G. Burnes,
| Steubenville,
Billy D. S. G., Hannibal; Levi Cas-
| sell, Wheeling.
Marietta Bird. b. M; c. S. Potts,
| MOundSyjlie w Va