The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-11
+ arners Day at Fair
Brings Out Big Crowd;
Today Will Be CITY Dav

Twenty thousand persons attended
the West Virginia State Fair Yster-
day. making the largest attendance the
institution has ever assembled on
"Wednesday. The day was one OF
gloriously fine weather and was taken
up by extra good racing on superb
track and with aeronautical feats
highly sensational in the extreme.
The enormous crowds came from
every class Of people and from every
section OF the STATE. as well as from
nearby sections Of neirhbUring states
Being Formers Day. many thousands
OF them took an especial pride IN be
INK IN attendance and IN having the
exceptional opportunity of meeting
With those friends whom they had not
seen since the iast great State fair.
The day opened cool AMI clear. with
hardly cloud IN the SKY 10 darkrn
the hopes ~ the thousands who we're
early anticipating DO" day Of days for
them and Tho delights ard pleasures
which would accordingly b. open TO
them
The little rain which Tell in this To-.
ceIty ou Monday had effectuaily pre-
pared tho grounds against =. abund-
auc" o. dust and was so lirtiD that no
mrd oi any consequence was left to
mar the "goas-y on please desires Of
every visitor
Racing o. high quality was of great
interest 90 ail. aud thousands packed
The Rrandsf1nd. lined The track around
~ iIiI course. and practically filled
~" inside oval close 10 the quarter
stretch
Sensational Aeronauties
super rsouslfiou1l asrunauticai ex.
positions Verc of the variety that
raised The hair on rho heads o. many
Aviator stiles Wa most suectacuIlr
and dazzling iu his second tight. and
nId fair 20 usurp the attention of all
'hile h. was in tho AIR The balloon
's's surpassed 400 previous enrrt~. ant
gave mos vundrrful exhibition Of
parachute hights In series ~ drops
With parachute after parachute m1d..
so rauid'F fh1f ruustnrf attention OF
probably Oh on 'he grounds and many
u ih" surroundinr country was given
Au ~ The exhibit buildings were
'htuug"d hour after hour with , surg.
ing continuous stream - efaht qeers
bent ON viewing al that producer. o'
-i"'k and agricultural produ--N had
prepared EspoaItion hnI. Machinery
iaI Horticultural hrn and other
buildings hold thrpnrs ~ men. women
and children ~ all hours
Wac Great Day
Tho mauv visitor surely had ono
~ The greatest dat- for many voAra
and aa tho sun wont down. rpinions
w'r' voiced cn every ..dc that to.d,v.s
features would drne apofh-r record
br'rkrc corNi auI uaf friends uho
did r0' atruI Yesterday would DO
prevailed upon fp got some a. tho
Zoo times earn some ~ tho nov
fh rls AMI foo some of fhc exceptional
'Ish'r now provided no West virginia q
rrelf..f ffir
Tn'f'.e vents are scheduled IN DO
rfr1fHr in oH'onf. iarrcr in nuu,if,rs.
ard fo hr Df much more Interest 10
larger numbers of people ir an walks
10y lf" than those ~ any dav previous
Special Features
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