The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-09-01
THURSDAY
CLOSED
EkP0S.I ION
SOME EIGHT OR TEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE ATTENDED ON THE LAST
DAY.
RAINY WEATHER DOES NOT
DETER THRoNGs FROM COMING
TO SEE THE BIG FAIR.
Track Record Broken in Free-For-A
Election of Directors Takes
Place-NIost Successful Fair Ever
He'd in claFssbuIg.

Rlce-EIect1ou or directors IaAeS
Place-NIost Successful Fair Ever
Held in claFksburg.
TIE rainy weather Thursday morning
made every one think stuff was Off 50
far al the fair WAS Concerned THAT day
but that did not deter the people from
coming and it is estimated that the at
tendance was from eight to ten thous.
and, The excursion trains brought lots
OF people and Others came in carriages
as was the case the day before. Many
remained over Wednesday night and by
. O'Clock the streets we're well thronged
with gala visitors.
At first it was deiicyed the fair would
have to be continued a day but thc
weather cleared and the sun coming oui
nicely shortly after the dinner hour, the
track dried fairly Well and the race
,serc run thus closing tine program fol
the annual exposition
The election was held this day, but
results we're not announced at the tim
of going to press. The commissioner
were l.. L. Lang, J. ]. stealey and
NJ. Allen. There was virtually but one
ticket in the field. and these Director
We're reelected, namely, 3. B. Stout
T. r. Wallis. J. F. Allen $. G. Denham.
Il. ID. H1lyrnalser ana q, ". Lynch.
Track Record Broken.
Wednesday afternoons racing was
the best OF the fair thus far and con
sisted OF 2;25 trot with purse al
800 Il free.forail mixed with purse II
s:soO 4 mule l7l@e. p,trsc SI5, and a half
mile running race.
One Of the features uf the program
was the mnle race AMI the other th'
mgrlSiug of new truck record in the
free for-alI mixed lowering it from
PISA to 2:l7sz-
The lirst race WAS won by YaIH, be
longing To DIR. 7. +. Core, OF TINS city
with protfne, owned by +. B. Hay, q
this city, coed second. and third
n,oucy WAS divided between Cogepcy
belonging to a. D. Pdrr of this city
and William b.. owned by Mr.. kecner
OF Alorgantown. Best time Was e.26E.
Ehe free-for-s,n ended with A. p
Tnrr's Crystal Bell Carrying or first
money Texas Queen, owned by W. o.
Walker of Wheeling, was second. Mann
brino Field. of the Cork and Solnmers
st,I,Ies here. third. ANA r,thel Is.lkin. b,
I,noing "a .Jpstus Eakin. Of New Mar.
ti,s,aIo fo,n1b. The second heat
I,rots a., ree,o,,.1 of tbe track there. Tho
t;,na ia;n,, o.i7lz. MD Texas Queen
,,.i,,,in., t5,. d,e-tt The contest was vcr,
,.Iose Get,vc.n her and CRYSTAL Bell aui
hot, bad eo,,.,l STANDING. Int bv extra
sTn7t L AZ last beat II the five c,Tys
III Rell ,con tbn bc4t and the race.
.tsba r,,,le rac, 1nd eiss,teen starters.
.r,,,,,. ss5,.,.,i5 ,,p1ia,. tbe Wire and made
tyo.tblrds n,ile run which proved the
80 o,,o;+;rc If ibe races Of the day
,,,5 ,tro,,I,,,I / .rrs.,t deal If a,nuscment
~. n;st,i,. +bav n,aJe two runs They
III boon ,o1d Il 4 claimed. bv Chi~f
NT,-.bol ( s Foris q run y,s soon a..
ti,ay o,tor,,a mon ia Track and they
sa1Iowe.t i,,af,,,,3i,ps q ma leiter. ,rhp
,,,.e vas RIM without r,,porting to the
inil.,es nn1 the latter stood dumb.
<fonnJod not understanding why their
nrcy,5,tive bod BEEN taken away from
tban Nj after tbc mules mad been
,.or,alls,l exnlanation. followed nnl
,n,,Ies anal ri,lers were sent Rack to tile
stnb,o. ,yfth t1,e information that they