The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-18

Which Will Be on in Full
Blast the Next Four
Days Of the Week

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with the grounds In me condItion
the annual fair OF the West Virginia
Fair Association here began Mon
day morning. when the gates were
BthrOwn open to receive live stock IN
the horse and cattle classes. There
! are numerous entries in these classes
land the exhibits are the finest ever
entered at fair in this county.
Beyond placing the stock on exhibit
ton, getting the special free attrac-
tons. ready. building an extensive
midway and stocking the refresh
: ment stands, there was no hxed pro
gram. but tomorrow morning a big
program OF four days win be
gin and the big fair viii
be on In fnlt blast. The
racing tomorrow WIN begin prompt
" at 1880 O'Clock in the afternoon
and win consist Of some Of the best
track events Of the fair.
Everything possible has been done
to put the grounds in inviting and
comfortable condition and as a re
suit number OF zehanges has been
made. such as reaFrang cling the grand
stand. rebuilding fences, remodel
ing the refreshment stands, laying
board walks from the entrance gates
to the grand stand and also along
the front and rear OF the grand-
stand. The track is already in
splendid shape and men are con-
stantly working 1t. The promise is
that 1t VIII be the best and fastest
within the history of the fair.
Great interest is being taken in
the fair all over the county as well
as in adjoining counties and at
tendance records are expected to be
broken. AT various points in the
county the schools Will close at least
one day during the fair to give the
teachers and school children an OBJ
portunity to attend the great exhi-
bitIon. Among the schools to close
Thursday will be the Bridgeport
when big delegation OF
school children VIII accompany
their parents to the fair.
With the weather so promising
the fair promises to be the most
successful ever held in the central
part of West Virginia. Everyone ~
talking it and crowds visited the
grounds Sunday In such large num-
bers that extra cars had to be com
missioned to- accommodates them.
announcements is made that the
Clarksburg schools will close We'd
nesday and Thursday afternoons for
the fair. the closing being at 1890
O'Clock a. m. each day.
There are more race horses on
the local grounds than ever and the
speed events VIII be decidedly, 1t is
expected, the best ever witnessed in
this section Of the state and second
to mono ever recorded in the state.
Among the special attractions will
be two extraordinary features. con-
sisting of ALVIN D. Bassell's diving
ponies for which the pond OF water
and other equipment have already
been made, and Senator Clarence
w. watson's famous blue ribbon
horses. These alone will draw great
crowds of people.
Among Senator Watson's exhibits
will be his famous four-in-hand
team, which has won blue ribbons
all over the world. Manager Frank
winterbottom will drive the four to
the brake. The horses were ship
ped here today.
President s. C. Denham and other
officers OF the fair have been very
active in arranging every detail for
the great exposition and creating an
interest far and wide that will be
crowned with the attendance of 4
great multitude of people every day
of the fair.
The street car company has made
several track improvements and ar
ranged to give qnicl service, and
in addition there will be long string
of automobiles to convey persona to
and from the fair grounds. Thus
has ample provision been made to
take care of the crowds that are
coming.
Ie1erson n. BASEL. of Mt. Glare,