The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-02
Thousands of People From All Di-
rections and Long Distances
Come TO See Big Show.
PROGRAM is FINE
'osstriches Race Like Horses, High
Dive Takes Place and Balloon
Ascension Best Ever Seen.

Many thousands of people are at
tending the fair today on the old
fair grounds. All the morning
trains were crowded with fair visit
,ors as well as the special trains and
the street cars brought in about all
the people for miles around.
The program is big one and the
races all that can be desired, there
being some close contests scheduled.
Another feature is the race by
ostriches, still another the high
dive, and to cap the climax the
balloon ascension, with the one
made Tuesday afternoon the finest
and highest ever seen in the State.
TIe Cattle Exhibits.
There is quite a large number of
exhibits in the cattle department
and they are all Of such quality as
to show that cattle raising and breed
ing is still given careful attention by
the cattle men aof Harrison county.
The Herefords lead with the largest
number OF exhibits while there are
good many Polled Angus bulls and
idows. There is also a fine general
exhibit of Polled Herefords. While
the fat class is not so we'll repre-
sented this year. there is a big num-
ber of the native grade cattle and
they are of excellent quality.
Alvin D. Rassel. of Lost Creek, the
well known and popular horse and
cattle man, adjudged the cattle
Tuesday forenoon. Even though he
is an expert on such matters, Mr..
Basel had to deliberate for some
time to award the premiums. The
>Herefords carried OF the first prem
ium of the sweepstakes, the fine herd
of bull aud three cows entered by
Squire Hall, of Auburn, taking the
honors. The herd of Polled Angus,
owned by Lee Morrison, of Peel
Tree, got the second premium, while
the herd OF Poiled Herefords belong
Ing to George Williams as awarded
third premium
sey and HoIstein classes c. Q. Stout
won first premium and B. NJ. Allen
second. There was no third award
as there were no other entries in
this class. Mr.. Allen got first prem
( ium on jersey helfers and G. L. Ford
secoEd.
Fine Horse Show.
Marshal G. Q. Stout has charge OF
as fiae lot Of horses as we're ever
shown Int he long career of thesfair.
Among the classes well represented
are the Purcheon, Clydesdale, Eng
lishire, standard bred, roadsters,
draft, general purpose. coach, fam
lily driving. hatcher and saddle
horses and jacks and mules. The
official judges in these classes are
NJ. s. Mcdonald. DR.. H. v. Warner.
Howard N Gore, L. Warren Mines,
William A. Gaylord. Creed Ward, E.
Thad Post and Frank L. Reynolds.
The animals presented an interest
ing scene on the quarterstretch,
where they were exhibited, examined
and judged. and many red and blue
cards were carried on the stretch.
The program of awarding prem
iums in these classes was not COM
pleted today and will be resumed to-
morrow morning and concluded
about noon.
Sheep and Hogs.
The sheep and hog pens are filled
with fne sheep and hogs of every
description and these exhibits at
tract attention To be found there
are the chester, magic and large
bone swine. durocks or Jersey reds.
Suffolk. Berkshire and small bone
swine
Then. there are fue wool sheep,
native grade and middle wool sheep,
long wool sheep. Shropshire and
southdown-all the finest grown in
the splendid old agricultural county
of the State as we'll as in adjacent
counties.
Quinn iiinter and John R. Steel
were chosen by the directors to
judge the hogs. and Hugh Thomp-
son aud S. e. Sheets, who are prom
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