Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-09-04
Immense Celebration
Of Labor Day Here

While the parade was not the very
largest that has ever turned out in
Wheeling it was considered by many
as the nattiest. and the picnic follow,
ing at the Fair Grounds was perhaps
the most successful the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly has ever
given.
oral things, the splendid appearance
Of those who did turn out, the wonder.
fully lagre percentage of the member
ship turned out by some organiZa-
lions. the Carpenters for instance,
and also for the absence of some or.
carnations that should by all means
have been in line-the Printers, for
instance. About half Of the organized
workers o Wheeling were in line, but
that half is the militant half that is
fghting not only for themselves, but
for the other half that does not show
interest enough to take care of pro-
teeting themselves.
The parade moved promptly, under
the direction of Chief Marshall La
Flam. and the line of march and line
I'D was as printed in the last issue OF
the Majority The parade disbanded
at the Main street end of the Island
bridge, as many did not care to march
over to the Fair Grounds at that time
Fl Many went, however, and the people
kept on going over all during the
afternoon and evening, until the
grounds were fairly crowded.
At the Grounds.
At the grounds good humal and in
terest prevailed. The races were gooG
and the fire aerial exhibition of the
ROBBERS, thel ocal artists pleased the
thousands of spectators.
The motorcycle races proved feat
ures and were quite thrilling. In
practice run Steve Striker, of Steu
benville ran his motorcycle directly
into that of Ira Chain, of Bellaire
and both riders were thrown violent
II to the ground. Chain was the more
seriously injured, sustaining bad
bruises about the hips and knees. He
was taken to his home. The machines
were badly damaged. Strikers ma
chine was a double cylinder one ant
Chains was but a single cylinder
affair.
The entrants to the races were:
John Clark, J. H. Michaels, J. Gold, #
Rebold Otto Ritz, Joe Demuth, EaI
Braunlich, Joe Weldrun, A. Morris.
William Maloney, Morris Herold ano
Emery Herold. The first race was for
ten miles. 1t was easily won by EN-
cry Herold, on an Indian in fourteen
minutes and ten seconds flat. Herold
burned up the dirt track and made
lap Of a half mile in forty-one seconds.
This was his lowest record. He was
awarded $12. Otto Ritz finished sec
ond on an Excelsior and was awarded
IS. William Maloney COPIED S. TO-
third place.
The next two five mile races were
won by Otto Ritz, on his Excelsior.
Ritz finished each five miles in six
minutes fifty and one-half seconds.
He lowered the motorcycle record fol
half mile dirt track, making the cir
Gle in forty seconds one second bet
ter than the record in the ten mile
race. He would have made better
time had the track not been so deep
with dust. In each of these races he
was awarded So for first place. Emery
Herold won second place in both
races and was awarded prizes OF 81,
while William Maloney finished third
in both places and was awarded prizes
OF So
Not satisfied with his winnings, Ritz
again cleaned up in the three-mile nov
city race. aEch Of the five entrants
rode the first mile and then had to
stop and drink the contents of pop
bottle. Ritz proved that he was the
quickest drinker, for he had the bot
tie empty before the other riders
jumped from their machines. He I'm
ished first and won So. Herold again
won "a for second place and Maloney
won So or third place. The winners
totals We re: Ritz, $S2; Herold, $24;
Maloney,. S14.
Running races were put on by Bill
McGannon, the well known local
horseman. Alter succeeding in buck
ing his youthful driver from the saddle
Wrestler was captured and with a
new driver won the race. The other
racers were Wheeling Boy" and
Lady Parker.
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