The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-09
ANNUAL EVENT
Continued from First psrs.)

10 the din and noise by their cries at
tracing attention to their goods.
The rain in the afternoon slightly
DELAYED tine erection of the many tents
and stands. but Immediately upon the
cessation of the downFour activities
We're aga'n resumed and the work
speedily finished The rain tended TO
PUT the race course in rather bad con
dition Tor N short time. but b. to-day
II Is said mat the track will he IDEAL.
me waiting having IN reality added
springiness and life To il.
Niles Some Aviator.
During the afternoon Aviator Niles
surprised those present By his p-omtf
ness In getting his aeroplane In work.
ing order. making three fights " over
ten minutes duration. ana plainly
showing himself 10 be one-uf the most
daring and reckless Of aviators in the
hNing game Niles uses Il - n. D. Cur.
tiss biz lane. which is said To be The
one used by the famous Lincoln
Beachy
For first day fight Niles perform.
ance yesterday VAS remarkable. With
his machine under perfect control h.
ciTcled u" grounds time and again
darling OF ia different direction. ar
intervals. AMI once ascended until ha
was almost lost 10 view IN the duiI
clouds that hung low down through.
OUT the DAY.
Niles narrowly escaped an accident
10 his machine once during his fiights
when he attempted 20 alight againqf
the wind After striking the ground
ne machine sped along for short
distance until struck BY sudden r1,s.
OF WIND when n yeered of 10 the Ieft
ana almost ran fun tilt into the TEN.
pofaFy fence erected 10 keep the reIt
CitaT OF spectators Had Niles not
Jumped from his seat and checked
ii7 speed great degree there f. no
doubt but that one OF the rlanes
would have been wrecked The acc,-
cent was very similar 20 the one 90.
curing 20 Aviator Richter during the
semi-centennisl week. In which me-
completely demolished one Of bis
planes
Crowd Was Light
The crowd on the grounds yes,.e
DAY was very lisht. due 10 tho weather
primarily. and then 90 the facf tbat
Monday IS awsys recognized AZ IL
day for putting on tho finishing
touches preceding tho biz days Of tb.
iair by today the out-of.toVn VIZ.
Tors VIII have begun 10 arrive Ar I
IRON then on every train into town
VIII bear hundreds Of visitors 81 ~.
cry class. al bound for the g-oup,-
10 View the thousands % wonders p-s.
pared for them
bF nir1' practically ell ~ tho
hor-"F entered in the races we're IN.
srd almost without exception the
lists secured BY Col Rober' Anderson
viii APPEAR IN the scheduled evan,s
lh" etablinE accom- modafIonr wore
severely taxed BY noon yesterday. ev.
cry s'al on the grounds being taken
som" Of 90" classiest epeedc-- rae.
ii2 This season arc on tho grounds
awaiting %" beginning ~ Tho race.
an' 'h" entries are considered the
hr.f iu years
Ih" quarters assigned for .he .Yef
'f. exhibits have proven orf-.f. f7
"i"pHaf" Tor Tho number ~ birts on
'"r"d. th"re being rcarcaIv roor, f,,
move ahuu' after tho cf.ape and hov,s
rrr" arranged. o. Is und.rtfood tb7f
part or 700. criibr 1851 Doc moved
over .n'1 another i4.fdIrr so .4 O.,
acrommoda'H the mans exhibition.
lh" work ~ making tho awards
n fh" ladies. and rrgIron-a d.p4r,
mont. naa h"un yesterday. rrly.s
hr.rr handed 0uf fDr frv.H. oo.I
sewing nf tarIDI. t.rfr frrr
breads. l"ilirs. prcror,et fI tl...
'Inn"r"r. POI numarou. prr. .r. .,
nihHf That fu" apIrds pn' not Do.
completed urfI TODAY
To-day win 500 rtert'HIr~ IN eYr
."Ft and rom fhsr or re ,r1gf.
a-" eNpnr OF fn grow from f4v 90 d,v
.hi.I IhIr-dat whom fhe -srDr.r
breaking climax should tr reached
~ Features TO-DAY.
To Jaws program $3.50 include o,r-v
.'t'Ir" or fhr flir. horse racing. aer
ni.an" living. balloon ASCENSION b..
sides il" Other attraction uaf ono in
h''Nrfn fnn main even. Something
.h1f IHf n0f been .rrn ir WIeeIirr
i'r '"f"rHl years wiI Doe fro balloon
1-f"n .rr Dos Professor ffrfrb|r.,,r
1rt hi7 fr0up" OF aeronsuts tn tie
party Hrn Nrf iiufchinrnu. Goorrc D.
'"w"ll or Hai' more. aho has b.or
-""n h"r" h"fD-o ~ ~ Rurhie. OF
oumhus ~ ard I1vsri - Van. OF
A.rft'vr ra Touf boil scna have
been 1fDIgI' aloug b. Tho party AM