The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-18
Efks Day is Observed BY the
West Virginia Fair
Association.
VARIOUS FEATURES
OF the Great Exposition Make
It a Collosal Aggregation
of Amusements.
ASSOcIatIOn.

two thousand Elks and their ladies'
who are here for the annual state re-
union OF the order, a tremendous
throng OF people attended the sec
ond days meeting OF the annual
clarksburg fair Wednesday The
day vas observed as EIks' day and
the reunion visitors attended the
fair as honor guests Of the Clarks-
burg lodge. Yielding to the mo-
mentous occasion, all the banking
institutions, many places Of business
and the various public schools OF the
city district were closed during the
afternoon. 1t was a great day and
its successful outcome was source
OF much gratiheation on the part
OF the fair association officers.
shows in Full swing.
Special shows and midway at
fractions got into full swing We'd
nesday and the attendance at all was
large. The various booths and re-
freshment stands also did a rushing
business. Considerable attention
was given to the cattle and horse,
show departments, in which the
judges were busily engaged in max
ing ahal awards of premiums. There.
are extra fine cattle and horses in
these departments and they elected
much praise and admiration from
the crowds that inspected them
Splendid Racing To-day.
splendid racing card was open
ed at 1870 O'Clock in the afternoon.
the hour having been advanced IN
order to finish an the heats without
undue prolOngation of the track
events. The results OF the heats
that were raced up to the Te!egram's
press time are as follows:
FIRST Race-2:27 Pace-F'Trsc 800.
First heat3Maor Hunter. first'
]. F. NJ, second; Bosnie Chimes. third:
HaiIcy's Comet, fourth; and coruS-
cation. fifth. Nina Mc1wen and
Leona were drawn. Timc-2:2I II.
second heat-Hancy's Comet. fist;
Major Hunter, second; J. + NJ tAisa'
Co-uscation. fourth: and BoSale
Chimes. NTH. Time-2:l5 Ii
Third heat-Major Hunter. first:
HalIev.s Comet. second: Coruscauon.
third. Bosaie Chimes, fourth; and
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second TSacc-2:2:s TrOt-Pursc 500
First heat-sin< Hat. first: Sweet.
heart. second: Princewood. third:
Billy Miller, fourth; Iunetta J.. ffth:
Roseleaf Victory. sixth; and Myth.
seventh. Billy Davis. drawn. Time
2.2O Ia.
second heat-Silk Hat, first; sweet
heart second; Priucewood, third:
Billy Miller. fourth; and Roseieaf Vic
tor. NTH Time-2:19 Ia
Racing Tonight.
Tonight the first racing program
by artificial light ever executed in
this section will take place at the
fair grounds. The chief event will
be hve-mile motorcycle race for
purse of $50. seven entries for this
excit ng contest have been made, as
follows: j. G. Hendrickson, w. w.
ours. Earl Frum. Charles Frum, Tru-
man Zinn. Dana Davis and Piggy
TichenaI. All viii ride Indian stock
racers except Davis. who viii ride
a Thor and TichenaI, who will ride
a Siers. All machines viii be strip
ped.
a special reduced admission fee
OF 25 cents viii be charged for the
wednesday and Thursday night
racing. This will include admission
to the grand stand. Automobiles,
buggies and other vehicles will be ad
mttte6 free of charge provided their
occupants hold individual tickets.
The race course will be brilliantly
Illuminated with hundreds of high
Aambeaus. which viii enable the
spectators to see all the racers at all
parts of the track as plainly as in
the light of day.
Business suspends City Day.
A record-breaEing attendance is
expected at the Fair Thursday.
which will be observed as City Day
and which will probably be the big
gest day OF the entire meeting
Practically all places of business in
the city viii be closed during the af-
ternoon. All the banking institu-
lions. which were closed wednesday
afternoon for Elks' Day, will also
be closed Thursday afternoon. the
doors being shut at noon. The pub
lie schools of the clarksburg district
were. closed Wednesday afternoon