The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-19
OHIO VALLEY
FAIR OPENS AT
MOUNDSYILLE.
First Day Attendance the Largest on
&Record-"Big Days. To-day
and Thursday.
THE GENTLEMEN's ROAD RACE
Was the Most Exciting Of the Races,
and Was Won by B. B. Nc
Mechen's Jim Corbett.

The first day of the Ohio Valley Fair
at Moundsville was decided success.
The attendance was the largest OF any
year for the first day. but to-day and
Tomorrow will be the big days" The
exhibits are much larger and better
than last year, and It viii be necessary
for the management to provide more
space next year.
The fire slide by Prof. Rock was one
OF the best performances ever given
there. One end OF the wire down which
he slides was fastened In large oak tree
fifty feet from the ground After gaso-
line had been poured over him and set
or fire the professor camedown the wire
a distance of nearly 100 yards to the
ground, mas OF flames. Upon reach
Ing the ground he lost no time in plung-
ing into q large tank of water and ex-
tinguishing the flames.
The racing was good, the gentlaman's
road race being the most exciting. The
first race, the gcntleman's road race,
had five starters, and resulted as fol-
lows:
Jim corbett, b. g., B. B. McMechen. :,
Fleetwood Boy blk. g., W. III
Meghen. Moundsville ...............
kMsit Syund h; e m. Harry Spencer !.
Rex DurnIcia, br. m, j. Ii. Nc
Mechen. McMechen .................. 3
Black selim. blk. g.. James Dorsey ;,
Time@s:5o. 2:ia.. Purse 81. $500
Second race-2:4o mixed country. purse
Marietta Bird. b. M. c. S, Potts,
Dick D., b. s. John Dean. sher-
Mamie Vincent. br. m. ]. L. Nc
Mechen. Mchechen ............
TIme-a:i2. 2:s9H. 2:s9A
Third rnce-Farmcrs, run. purse SIS.
Great Scott, 5, s.. John Dean.
SnerrarQ ...............".........3 :
Maud othello. b. m, Everett
Eoontz, Moundsvllle ........... 4 i
Ensign. 8. g.. ]. Miller........... DR..
Red Star. b.. h.. Chapmhn........ 3 3
Tlme-:5s. IS. IS.
The following are the entries for the
races this afternoon:
$40 TRoT.
Fleetwood Boy. b. g.. by Lawnwood.
William Meighen, Moundsville.
sherrard. W. va.
Captain jack b. s.. unknown. Chester
Denny, b. Ii. Edgar connelley, steuoen-
Rena jackson, Jack Perkins. steuben-
Edgar C.: Ed. Connellcy. stcubenyllle. Q.
j. M L. Mc xsn M e lee ey 81 Vincent Van
PardneT;, by st. Charles. J. G. Burns.
nillE p. +. &. by Hannibal. Levi Cas-
Marietta Bird, b. m. c. g. Potts.
Moundsvlllc. s-aas ....t r.sIri0
Adroit, b. g.. by Auteo. B. u. McMech-
en-. Glendale. W. Va. ..ayi-S
$50 PACE.
Big Bill. b.. g.. unknown, Jim Dean,
J. o. Bethel. Holloway. o.
Bessie Conn. by Esion. Jack Perkins,
May Hall. Edgar Connellcy, steuben-
Black Queen b, blk: m; by Count CO. Wilkes.
Ella H.. b. ~. by Judge Sewing. Ray 6
Waddic. Wheeling w; Va.
B9te. IT.. ,emhenvlle. 9.
ncS.se Williams. b. m. by Dan p!so.
Lemucl Fisher. Smyrna. o.
Miss Dempsey. b. m. by Capt. Joe, i.
E. Brown. Flushing. o.
Idle Girl. ]. O. Bethel. Holloway. o.
2:2O MINED PACE AND TRoT.
Improve CHI. H.. by Dominion, ]. B.
Wiseman. Lowesville w. Va.
Star Onward. b. 3, by Onward, Ray &
WadLle, Wheeling.
Hasa. b. s.. -. LoomIs. Wheeling.
DIR. FoX: b: s.. by H!atoga Jim, II.
Brtes Wheeling.
Miss Dempsey, b. M. by Capt. Joe. E. E.
Brown. Flushing. o.
Rack Queen. blk. M. by Comet Wilkes,
Peterson & Peterson. CadIz. o.
Porkella,IJ: G. Hose, Mt. Pleasant: o.
Glen, by Pilot Medium, J. C. Jordon.