Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-26
THE TRNHEH FIR
WILL BE THE BIGGEST AND BEST
IN THE HISTORY OF THE
ASSOCIATION.
THE SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Are More Numerous and of n Higher
Class Than Ever Before-The
sre Bench Shov-The Balloon AsceR-
sfons and Hippodrome Races.
The German yfllage-The Elec-
trical IAumknaffon.

If special features and novel attrac-
tons serve to draw crowds. there Is no
question about the mass that will at
tend the coming State Fair. for never in
the history OF the Association has
there been such an array of new fea-
lures as have been contracted for this
year. and Secretary Hook is adding TO
them every day.
To enumerate them Is no easy task.
are of such a varied variety. At the
head of these is the Shannon Balloon
Company, which will each day give
aerial exhibitions of the most startling
nature. The chief aeronaut is Prof.
Richardson, who, assisted by Miss Retta
Danzella, q charming and talented
young lady, will give daily exhibitions
on trapese, performing in mid air and
thrilling parachute jumps. They have
with them their celebrated troop OF
dogs, goats and donkeys, and every day
some Of these will accompany them on
in little parachutes all alone.
Then there is the always popular
Cooks hippodrome, with its half
hundred men, women and horses, in
Producing exciting chariot races, hur-
die races, Roman standing races, and
in fact all the amusements which de-
lighted the ancients In the days of
Caesar These exhibitions will be
given every afternoon and evening
during the Fair, beginning Monday ev-
ening, September 10th.
The dog show is another new feature
and bids fair to attract more atten-
ton than all the others. The Associa-
ton offers nearly 1000 in cash prem
iums, and besides the winners OF the
prizes will be given handsomely en-
crossed diploma. Every class OF
blooded canine is open to enter. and
from the number OF applications for en-
try blanks already received 1t is an as
sured fact that Weddings first bench
show will be large one. Dogs are TO
be brought from Pittsburg, Columbus,
Cleveland, and in fact nearly every city
and town within reasonable distance,
and of course all the canine pets of
Wheeling will be competitors.
The entries for the dog show close
September Ord, one week from to-mor-
row. The show will be under the di-
rection of Mr.. G. o. Smith, and the
judges will be Messrs. w. S. Bell, of
Pittsburg, and AL G. Eberhardt, OF
Camp Dennison, Ohio The American
Kennel Club rules will govern.
The Night Sessions.
The arrangements for the night ses-
sions are progressing in fine shape. and
when the citizens and visitors attend
the opening night, they will imagine
they have been suddenly transferred TO
the Worlds Fair grounds. The grounds
will be as brilliantly illuminated as
thousands of electric lights and power
full search lights can make it, and the
Midway, with its always interesting
congress of attractions will make the
scene a lively one. The German Viii
lage, with its immense seating capacity,
and up-to-date stage, will be the Mecca
for the amusement seekers. Here will
be a continuous performance day and
night. given by a carefully selected
company of vaudeville stars, who come
here under special contract from New
York.
The running races at night will be
another interesting feature that will at
tract crowds to the grand stand. There
are to be a number Of these, and
complete list of the entries will be
printed in few days.
The speed entries for the trotting
and pacing races have already started
to come land a number of very fast
steppers are booked TO appear on the
track during the week.
Only the weather can prevent the
twentieth Fair from being the greatest
and best from every point of view.
The officials have left no stone I'M
turned TO make it so, and have gone TO
great expense to introduce new fea-
lures that should and undoubtedly will
meet with the united approval of the
public.