The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-20

The formal opening Of the twentieth
annual West Alexander, tPaD. fair TOOK
place Yesterday. It was the best second
day in attendance for years. despite the
fact that hundreds Of farmers through
out wetscrn Pennsylvania remained a.
home to vote at the primary eiectlohs
Today Is the last day. but 1t promises
TO be one Of the greatest in West Mex
ander It Is TO be Patriotic Day. y
feature OF the program will b" Capt
Frank Stanton Of the West virginia
Flying corps OF Beech Bottom, making
a flight to the fair and soaring ov"r
West Alexander. \ special racing III
has been arranged for today. Al! the
many exhibits will be on display
Live Stock Display.
When the fair opened yesterday
morning at . o'clock all the many eS'
hibtts were in place. including larsl
display OF live stock. The Judging. was
completed late in the afternoon and
awards made in all departments.
Only one race was pulled off. free
for-all The pacing race was post
poned because all the entries had NOT
arrived. All the horses were on tho
grounds last evening and the race Will
take place this afternoon.
Hrae-Tor-Au Race.
The free-for-all race WAS won by Sam
Parks. owned by Frank Morgan OF Bur
gettstown. Pa. The best time was 1884
in the third heat. Five heats were run
Robert Jones. owned by r. ". Scott OF
Hundred. w Va, pulled down second
money. In the fouth heat the horse
strained a leg and led limping off the
track. He made the best average time
In the four heats. The summary 81
the heats and the winners in order Civ
en- were: Sam Parks. c-2-1-1; Robert
Jones. 1-1-3-2: Henry L. owned by d.
w. Studa. Burzcttstown. 3-4-4-3-2: Lord
Carper. r. W. Scott, Hundred. 4-S-3-t-3
Purse. $3.50. divided. $50 for flrsts
SIS. second: SIS. third: SO. fourth. Col
Bob Anderson OF this city. was the
starter
hundreds Of Visitors.
The hundreds OF visitors who were
on the grounds yesterday afternoon
visited the many departments where ex'
cellent displays in fancy work. baking
preserves were displayed. The stables
were filed with life stock, including
cows sheep. horses and many varieties
Of fowls James \. Mckee. Washington
county agricultural agent. said that the
stock exhibits surpassed the Washing
ton county fair this year in class. Mt
Mckee was the judy" in the fruit ana
farm products ut the West Alexander
fair
Horse Awards.
Under the supervision of W. |. Cor
don a fine display OF horses was
shown and rreatl| admired by the many
hundreds of farmers yesterday. I. +.
Egan OF West Alexander. took five
first prizes in h.aTy draft horses II
Class A: W. T. P"lan. West Alexander.
took one first prize: Willmot CLANCY
also pulled down Il first prize. as did
T. l. Swart7: AMI j. NJ. CunberledEe.
all of the West Alexander community
Messrs Folau and Swartz also wee
awarded A second prize each for heavy
draft horses Of certain classes. Homer
Whitman took DOWN second prize.
Class c. heavy draft horses: Posi-
Brothers. four first prizes and two se>'
ouds: James Rina. Fin Grove, one sec
ond: Class D. draft horses for all pur-
poses: George Whitaker. Elm Grove.
4. 3. Bowers. W. y Guess. Post Broth
ers G.. Lyons and James Shirts. all -
wes. Alexander district. were awarded
r,-St prizes of norScS in various classes
In the above named class. y. +. REers
was given = soc md prize.
Glass F. light harness horses: George
Whitaker. Wheeling: J. d. kiger ana
George Ealy. first prizes and W. +.
Po,au second award.
Class r. special and mixed horses:
fancy driving. Carl Scott. first prize;
Brice Gordon. J. y. Niger. Miss Lucille
Ayers and Post BROTHERS second awards.
Class G. mules: c. l.. Swartz, first.
Class II. Shetland ponies. Olive Post
first
Cart Scott of Hundred. W. Va. who
won the first prize with his fancy driT-
ing horse. was awarded the fine set Of
harness offered by Charles f. Seabrighe