Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-08-28
SAILING RACES. a.
SECOND Day.

Early this morning the clouds looked
lowering and threatening, and the second
day Of the fair promised to be az gloomy
and discouraging a. that of the first. ard
many began to fear that the dav would be
q disasteF0us one 10 the fair: but Fortunate
" about 8 o'clock the clouds BEGAN ~
disperse and ID q short time the sun came
out and every thing looked more cheerful.
Vehicles Of all kinds began to pass through
the city IN great numbers which gave
promise Of large attendance from this
section OF the county. The first day Is
never success with agricultural fairs, as
much OF the day Is consumed In -prepar-
Ing Tor the following days, and this was
the case st Bay Ridge yesterday. The
excurstonists were very loathe to give up
their dancing pavilion which had been
assigned as exhibit hall for the fair
association, and the whole dav was con
sumed In arranging the articles for exhl
bition In this building. Every thing was
In confusion and unpIesentable. To day
the grounds presented quite . different
aspect and everything showed TO a great
er advantage
In addition to Pawnee Bills Wild West
show on the inside of the race track,
and the racing that attracted a large
crowd, there were sailing races of bugeyes,
batteaux, sch0oners and sloops on the
bay which presented q beautiful scene
from the Cafe and the Hotel verandas.
The racing yesterday was not very ami
mating and resulted 10 The following:
SUCCESSFUL HoRsEs.
First Race--Free for all county horses;
purse 500. Mile heats, in 5.
j. Birds b. h. Patrician, ............ll1
X. Al. Cheston's b. m. Sunday, ...........2 2 2
-. Larimores b. h. Cyclops .....3 33
Time-2 .46, 2.b5, 2.55.
Second Race For Three year-olds owned in
the codnty; purse 500.
j. +. Browns blk. 6. Black Boy,......2
w E. Ceclls b. 6. Sulrain, ..............122
G. w. Garey's b. b. Cleveland, 3 dis.
Times. IL, 3.19, 3.l74
Judges-Starter, H. q. Henshaw; associates,
Charles R. Earle and Thomas j. Hall. Timer,
u. g. Reynolds.
TO DAYS RACES
The races for to day are as follows:
No. 6.-Free to all. Purse $500. For
the fastest stallion. mare or geldipg, free
TO all, trottiDg In harness, mile heats, best
three in Ave. one heat to be trotted Ia 2 40
or no money to be paid. $4,000. for Sec
ond. s75 90; for third, $40 90; for fourth,
5000. Entries Jacob Birds Patrician,
.. b. Chenowith's Music, +. H STAIRS
Eddy B., and Hentschel 81 Hops st.
Elmo
No. 9.-25 so Glass. Purse $500. For
the fastest stallion, or gelding, trottiDg in
harness, mile heats, best three In FIVE,
$40 600; for second, $50 90; for third,
$50 90; for fourth. $4,000. The 2 90
class; purse, 5000. Entries: ]. A. We'll
ler's j. E. c., r. III. Cheston's Sunday.
Hentschel & Hops Bessie Morrill,, j. T..
Jones Billy s., W. j. Smiths Linda S.,
j. G.. Larrimore's Cyclops. Jr., and Here,
ford 81 Fornhcimer's Dandy.
No. 10-Running Race "A sweepstake
OF $500 each. p p, with $40 90 added,
the second horse TO receive his entrance
money back Weight for ages. Dash of
mile. Entries: J. ]. McCann's King
Fan and Thomas Orme's Pickwick.
No. IL .-Running Race.-For all ages,
half. mile heats, best two In three. A
handicap sweepstakes of So. 90 each, with
5000 added, of which $1,000 goes to sec
ond horse and third horse to save his take.
Weights to be announced and acceptance
to be made Immediately after the last race
on Wednesday, August 28th, 1889 Run
ming race, handicap sweepstakes OF 80
each, with $50 90 added. Entries: #. M
hetcham's Commander ana mos. URINE
Vexation.
The display Of horses and cattle is
much better than last year. Over fifty
COWS are exhibited J d. Blunt, of
Montgomery county. exhibits fine herd
of registered Guernsey, Ayrshire and
Jersey cattle Nicholas Brewer, of
Annapolis. makes a good exhibit of cat
tie, White & Son, of Adamstown,
Frederick county. exhibit registered Per
cherons. L. A. Palmer, of Anne Aruldel
county, exhibits a Clydesdale stallion and
Spanish jack II w. Simon, Of Prince
Georges, exhibits q heavy draught
stallion. Quite number of mares and
colts are exhibited. j. Spence Howard,
OF Davidsonville, Anne Arundel. has
registered Berkshire, hogs and Oxford
Down sheep and Cotswold sheep.