The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-02
FIELD DAY.
BOOMERS ARE
HARD AT WORK.
Over 1000 Tickets Have Already
Been Distributed, and Fully
10000 VIII be Sold.
.FEATURES0F THE PROGRAMME
Discussed at Meetings of the Gem
eral and Sub Committees Held
q. Last Evening.

4 LlSt HlSnt IN tHe committee room u
the city building there was meeting OF
the Republican Field Day general COM
mittee. and of the ub-committees on
finance, athletics. parade and music,
prizes and parade. It was Intended to
hold the meeting in the chamber of the
first branch OF council, but the room
was not opened for the occasion. and as
a consequence number of the members
OF the committees left the building un-
Outstanding that there would be no
meeting. However,! the members who
did gather proceeded with the work OF
preparation and tomorrow evening, lit
connection with the meeting of the
Rough Rider regiments officers, at the
city building. there will be another
meeting of the Field Day committees.
At the meeting Of the general commit
tee two or three subcommittee were
appointed to look after certain matters
requiring immediate attention.
The secretary of the general commit
tee was Instructed to send written invi-
tations to participate In the Field Day
parade and sports to all the Republican
clubs of Wheeling, Benwood. Elm
Grove, Moundsville. McMechan. Bell
aire, Bridgeport. Martins Ferry, Wells
burg, Steubenville. Little Washington
and other surrounding towns
The matter of arranging the details
Of the parade on Field Day was dele
frut nd IN . no h
Rough Rider regiment officers who arc
j to meet tomorrow evening. They viii
appoii the division marshals, select the
route of parade, etc. 1t Is likely that
the hour Of starting will be p. m, and
the route OF such length that the line
VII reach the fair grounds at $50 or
earlier.
It was decided to hold I prize drill
at the fair grounds, open to all uni
formed Republican clubs OF West F!r-
glnia. eastern Ohio and western Penn
sylvania. each club TO be represented
by platoon of sixteen men. For judges
OF the drill, Capt, w. H Travis, Capt
John P. Glass and Lieut.. B. C. Dent. U.
S. N, instructor OF Lfnsly Institute,
were chosen.
The committee on athletics. through
Chairman Jason C. Stamp, reported
would arrange a running race, in
which three Of the local bang-tails
would be entered; that Instructor Dent.
OF the Llnsly. was willing to allow the
Linsly foot ball eleven to contest In I
short foot ball game. probably Of ten
minute halves. and that an effort would
be made TO secure the Wheeling High
school! or Bellaire high school eleven as
the opposing team. In bicycle racing.
Chairman Stamp said he had outlined
four events, as follows: One mile now
Ice, one mile open. one mile handicap,
two mile handicap. If there is time. II
is also proposed 10 put on Percy Harris.
OF this city. In an hour. race against
time. Mahllte recently went twenty.
one miles to the hour, and Herbert Ri
heldaffer went twenty two miles. 1t is
believed Harris can do twenty-five.
paced by tandem and n triplet.
AS already stated, Messrs. Stamp and
Salade will go over the route OF the In.
telligcncer- Repository Relay Race on
"Wednesday and Thursday. and will
enlist riders In Cadiz. Uhrichsville and
Canal Dover The relay riders, upon
completing their respective relays. will
wire the Intclllgencer In this city, and
the Repository, In Canton, and both pa
pers will post bulletins. so that the
public in both cities will know In adj
vance about the time OF the arrival of
the Presidents message at Its destin-
alton.
The Wheeling Tent & Awning Com
pany has made the pouch that Will be
used In carrying, the Presidents mes
sage in the relay race. The Intelligent
Ger is under obligations to Manager
Williams for the donation of the
pouch.
The following riders have been ac-
cepted for service on the relay: Edward
Snlatic. Edward Nicoll. Percy Harris.
VIII Planlscy. George Cook, Harry Mo-
der and Joe Balzer.