The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-08

j annual Ialr OIL IHe west
Virginia Fair Association on the
grounds will be continued nj
more than was intended and
there will be programs tomorrow and
ne1t day in order to complete the
"wednesday was cloudy and at an
sarlY hour there was rain, but
trains brought throngs of visitors.
The attendance was double that
Of Tuesday, being estimated at fully
i've thousand, but the crowds were
again doomed to keenest disappoint-
ment assrain set in just at the hour
the races were to be called IN the
afternoon. The sdownpour was even
heavier than the day before and
rendered the track useless for rae
ing purposes. !.
Rain continued through most of
fhe afternoon and made it quite dis
agreeable for the throngs of visit
oTs.
As stated in yesterdays Telegram
rain prevented the execution of the
complete race program But two
heats were run-one of the 20
pace and the other in the 2:24 trot.
In the first there were ten starters
and the heat was close between Otto
and Raven Boy with the former
winning by a neck. Bud Crook and
John Elder ended closely behind
Raven Boy.
CLAY Cecil passed under the wire
half a neck ahead of Sister Ada,
with Carricita third, Elder B fourth.
and Dick Mont fifth. As the call
IVA made for the second heat rain
began and the races were then post
poned until Wednesday.
The results of the heats Tuesday
evening were as follows:
First race :35 pace-Purse
$500. (Unfnished) Otto X. CIV. G.
Travnor, Cadiz, o., LIST Raven
Boy. (Allie Willis, Clarksburg), 2d5
Bud Crook, Jr., Is. G. Stanclif,
Columbus. O.), Sd; John Elder.
(Jesse Taylor, jamestown, ohIo)'
4th Biddie Miller, (Logan Car
rage Co., Parkersburg) 9Th; Emily
(Camden Sommers, C~larksburg),
9th BURY IL. Dean, ZelienoPle,
Ps9 18th; Sophia Direc, Martin "
Boreman, Buckhannon). Sth'; Gam
boiler, "a. II. Tyson, Wilmington,
DeI5, 9th; Jay W. Is. A. Drum
mond, Huntington), 10th. Time,
Second race ID trot-purse
S4OO-Unfnished-Clay Cecil (B.
w. Whitehead, Erie. PAD. LIST Sis
Ter Ada, (J. A. Smith, Germantown
MIDI. Cd: Carricita (H. J. Jami-
SON, Roanoke, Va.), Sd: Eden b..
Is. @. Mckay. Imperial, Pa.l, 4th;
Dick Mont "a. II. Tyson. Whining
ton, Del), 9Th. Time 2:22 IA
Premiums were awarded as fol-
lows to exhibits of poultry:
White Rocks-Wilson * Lewis,
Buff Rocks-Wilson & Lewis,
aClarksburg, all prizes.
Silver Wyandottes-F. A. Vice,
Marion COMFY, first prize; T. w.
Swisher, Lost Creek, second prize.
Golden Wyandottes-Wilson &
Lewis, first, and t. w. Swisher,
second.
Buff Wyandottes-Wilson &
Lewis. all prizes.
Rhode Island Reds-Wilson q
LEWIS al pllHtS'
shanghai-T. W. Swisher, all
prizes.
Single Combed Leghorns-Ben
Anderson. Shinnson. first and sec
ond prize 4. w. Swiskcr. third.
Whie and Brown Leghoms-T.
w. Swisher, all prizes.
Buff Leghorns-Wilson y Lewis
all prizes.
Black Leghorn<-Wilson s Lewis,
all prizes.
Duckwing Lcghorns--Wiison &
Lewis. all prizes.
.Nowmarks-B. Super. all prizes
Hamburgs-'T. W. Swishcr. all
prizes. ~
GamraBnntams-T. F. Korn-
mann, harrisburg. all prizes.
White and Black Cochins-- Wilson
q Lewis, all prizes.
Japanese Bantams-Wiison y
Lewis, all prizes.
Prizes were equally divided be-
tween II. w. Swisher and Wilson &
Lewis in the ducks.
Wilson & Lewis have on exhibition
a white rock rooster valued at $50,
which is the finesElrd on exhibition
here.
Wilson & Lewis also won the cup
offered for he hes all round eXhi-