Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-11
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ICorrespOndenee Of The Stdr.l
ROCKVILLE, MD, Sept. IL, 1874.
Yesterday as our report closed the steam
thresher was going through the ordeal of q trial
and was taking in q supply Of grain on the stalk
by two or three feeders at rapid rate, while
from q cylinder on the side q stream of clean
wheat was running out at the rate OF more than
half a bushel q minute, making one sigh to
think what a waste of muscle there used to be
in the old time process OF threshlng, so laborous
and so much dreaded. About the same time
the Kirby combined mower and resper was
trimming up the grass plat inside the race
track with as much ease as q lawn mower is
pushed over the green sward in the Patent Of
ice yard. These operations somewhat delayed
THE SECOND RACE,
but as soon IS the last straw Of ton of wheat
had passed through the thresher the bugle
called the horses to the stand. This race was
for the fastest stallion mare gelding, trotting
In harness, mile heats, best three in nve, bred,
raised and owned by a resident of the District
August list, 1874, for apremium of $50, with S2j
to the second horse. There were three entries,
as follows: j. A. Barbour, of Geor getown, en-
tered Rising Star; Major Nicholson entered
two latter from Washington. On the first he It
Wash. Majors Jake was distanced and ruled
out. The heats were won as follows: First
heat, Rising Star, in S:15H; second heat,
Daisey, in 4:05A; third heat, Daisey, in 3:Oi;
fourth heat, Rising Star, in 9.054; fifth heat,
Daisey, in 3:04; thus Daisey won the race and
entered his fast nag as a saddle horse, and be-
tween the heats of the last race put her round
the ring, and the mile was made in 2:45. The
remainder of the day was given up to exercise
and unofficial" trials OF speed.
A COLLISION ON THE TRACK.
About i've O'Clock p. m, while three or four
horses hitched to snlkeys were being driven at
a rapid pace around the track in the usual di-
recLiOn, some dazed individual drove a rock
away on the track headed the wrong way.
Seeing the horses flying towards HIM he es-
EnnT rod tn I'm aNal .RRda dnsp
Iectly across the track. On came the racers
with a speed that was impossible to check, and
ore OF them struck the rockawsy amidships,
and crushing the of fore wheel brought Ii low.
There was Considerable excitement. The sulky
wheel passed over the axletree of the rockaway,
out on the shaft and alongside of the horse, and,
again, and away went the flyer down the track
as though no obstruction had been encountered;
while the other team righted up, repaired dam
ages, and will doubtless know better next time.
CIVIL RIGHTS ON THE FAIR GROUND.
About the same time a white and colored
man near the east entrance got into dispute
which very quickly ended in the white man
horsewhip ping the black one. The women
near by screamed like stuck pigs and in one
minute hve hundred people were around them
and in another minute two of the marshals had
the cOlored man, who was loudly shouting al
never sturbs no body" by the collar and
marched him off to the lookup, while the white
man leisurely walked off through the crowd.
HARPIsTs AND sHARPIsTs.
the ground "plying their vocation" and are
resping quite reward.
La TTult has here one o. the wheel gambling
machines on which are painted twelve horses
he sells the pool for fifty cents a chance with
five dollars TO the winner. He makes Just one
dollar every time he sells pool, and as he is
near the track where the crowd is, the pools sell
very quickly, and for several hours he sold
them at the rate OF one minute. Sixty dollars
an hour is fair pay these hard times.
There are also several other chance game
arrangements, ring pitching, lifting, &C., and
The fortunate exhibitors are shown in the fol-
lowing list Of
PREMIUMS:
Best mare or gelding, four years old and up
ward, SO, to .. +. Wlllett; best walking do,
$40, to John G.. Trundle; best do under four
years, So, ". X. Gather; best SouthdOwn ram,
s., q. +. Fish; second best do, $3.50, @. Il.
FarQuhar; best display of flowers, S., Mrs.
George +. Burke; second best do, s., Mrs. Y.
ID. Waters; best cut roses, y, Mrs. DIR. VIM. E.
Lea; best fuchsias, 90, Mrs. DR.. Magruder; best
hanging basket, 81, Mrs. f. Gilpen. Grade
sheep-best ram, So, DAVID Griffith; second do,
81 30, Henry g. HalloWell; best buck lamb, So,
Thomas Lea; best lot ewes, SO, David Griffith;
second best lot of ewes, S. Americas Dorsey:
best lot lambs, s., K. b. Farquhar.
SertRg Adchtnes.-Best sewing machine, first
class certificate: Weed Family Favorite, dis
played by Mrs. I. NJ. Woodward, of Baltimore;
second best, second-class certificate Davis ma
chine.
NtcoS.-DtsJ PIE WHEAT ~, y. Z. DO1ge,
best co. red wheat, 81, VIM. w. Blunt; best
sample bUckwheat, ~, L. w. Stonestreet; best
do. corn, 50, j. p. Dodge; best do. rye So VIM,
+. Muncaster; best oats, az, j. P. Dodge; best
81, +. l.. Moore.
Musical I,strpments.-Estey organ, $40.
Fat Cattle Best beef on hOof owned and
grazed in Montgomery county, SO, Howard
Griffith; best do, bred and fattensd do, $40,
John Sanders; second best do, s., f.. q. Belt
Machinery and agricultural ImpLemsnts.-Best
three horse plow' 50, I. l.. Moore, Taylor
nor & Horton plow to p. Mann; best four horse
wagon, So, ThOs. j. Lee; best shovel pillow, 81,
G. Il. dunlap; best horse rake, 50, Garrett &
Council; best cultivstOr, 81, p. Mann; best corn
cOverer, 81, John A. Baker; best threshing ma
chine, SO, John IL. Gassaway; second best, s.,
VIM Jefferson; best display OF implements, s25,
Hogs.-Best Berkshire boar, SO, C. F. Kirk:
best low, SO, WIN. L. Muncaster; best shoats,
Sc. +. G. Bell.
j. Hall; best biscuit, 81, Mrs. g. ii. Brooke;
best rolls, ~, Mrs +. j. Hall; best rusks, So
Mrs: Eliza Brooke; best sponge cake, 81, Mrs.
Z. II. Brooke; best pound cake, 50, Mrs. S. A.
Dawson; best jelles, 50, Mrs. f. q. Gilpin; best
fruits canned, 81, Mrs. Anna Hallowell.
Grade and Ndtire Cahle.-Best bull, years
old and above, DIR. +. Thomas, SIS; best COW,
SIS, VIM. s. Brooke; best bull, 2 years old, a.,
X. b. Farquhar; best cow do, SIS, Jacob ii.
KeDgler; best bull, year old, IS, Jas. s. Hal
lowell; best heifer, year old, So, VIM. T.. Mum
CdsttIY Dest pair steeTs, -, howard Griffith.
second best pair steers, SIS, Jas. s. HalowelL
Horses Of General Utility.-Best stallion, 800,
WR. K. Gather; best mare or gelding, SO, a.
Selman.
FIOur.-Best family -four, SIS VIM. III. Tenney;
second best family -four, 81, Biers g. Bro; best
fine do, 81, A. d. Offutt
SAeep-Cotswold-Bes ram, s., e. G. Gilpin:
seconO best, 81 80, f. q. Gilpin; best buck lamb,
IS, 4. q. Gilpn; best lot ewes, 80, Z. q. GlIpin
second best, SIS, f. O. Gilpin; best lot lambs, s.,
4. U. GilpiD.
VegetableS-Clsss secoDd.-Best Lima beans.
81, Mrs. s. b. Farquhar; best satisfy, 81, Mrs
Fred. Stabler; best half dozen paTsnips, 81 Mrs
Stsbler; best carrots, -, Mrs. +. StabIer; best
potatoes, 81. Thomas Miller; best tomatoes, So
james s. HalOweli; best beans. ~, Miss Ka e
Msnnakee; best onions, So, Miss Kate Mamma
kee; best cucumbers, 50, James s. Halloween
Working Crthe.-Best pair, so, A. NJ. Stabler;
second best, s., 5. L. StOnestreet; third best
So, Tho IN As Lea.
Durham Cdttle.-Best bull, years old, as,
Thomas j. Lea; best COW, Si5, y. D. Offdtt; best
bull, two years old, IS, John Sanders
Inadvertently omitted from my mention OF
District exhibitors yesterday the name of Mrs
NJ. y. Hunt, of your city, who had a beautiful
collection of ladies and chiIdren's hats and bon
nets on exhibition.
After four O'Clock people began removing
their stock and other articles on exhibition, and
TO-DAY
there is not much TO be seen, excepting the
races. There have been several entries for the