Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-04
THE ROCKVILLE FAIR.
Largest Attendance Ever Known-The Races
Additional Premiums Awarded.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Largest Attendance Ever Known-The Races
Additional Premiums Awarded
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Sept. 8, 1891.
The crowd upon the agricultural fair grounds
was undoubtedly the largest ever seen there
and is estimated at Il, 600 persons, and yet in
all this throng there was no disorder and
scarcely an intoxicated person to be seen.
The races were the great attraction, and
long before the time for the horses to start in
the first trial of speed the grand stand was sc
densely packed with people that no more
tickets were sold, and a large number were
obliged to leave in order to secure more com.
fort ELSEWHERE. And while this was the case al
that point the entire track of one-third of g
mile was entirely surrounded by the throng
and many hundreds took refuge under the
shade trees inside of the track.
THE RACES AND THEIR RESULTS.
The first race was a sweepstake of SO each
$50 added money, S25 to second horse; run
F. NJ. Draney entered St. Mary; F. R. Keys
roll Robert Garrett, and the following was the
result, of the race: St. Mary. l. l; Robert Gar
rett. 2, 2; Bavecn and Bellfeld, distanced
Time, &C. and 35 seconds.
The second race was a trot, open to all
Purse. $3.50. Divided SIPS. SIS and $50. Fol
bridge, Kate Clark; John Dugan, Bunch Of
Roses, with the following result: Kate Clark
1, /, l. Bunch of Roses, 2, 2. 2. Otto 3, and dis
tanced Time, 2.59, 2.421l, 2.50sI.
The third was running race for horses
foalei and owned in Montgomery: purse SIS
tered Antrim jr.; 7. H. White. Tramp; W. L.
Schaeffer. Rowdy Boy. This race was hotly
contested and resulted: Antrim, 3. l, /; Tramp
2, 3; Rowdy Boy, 1, 2, 2. Time, 37A, 3615, 3912
The fourth was a trotting race for the sc
class. purse $780, and was by far the most ex-
citing race of the day. There were six entries
and a large amount of money changed hands
on the result. Clark Maxwell entered Dixie
f. B. Thorn, Catoctin; Lee Offutt, Charley o.
Rich Osburn, Annie R.; E. H. Brengley, High.
land Red, and W. H. West, Prince Orloff, jr.
with the following score: Charley O., /, 1, l.
Highland Red, 2, 2, 2; Catoctin, 3, 4, 8; Annie
r.. 5, 8, 4: Prince Orloff, 4; Dixie, distanced
Time, 2.4311, PAT and 2.4S.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS.
The following premiums were announced thii
afternoon:
Thoroughbred horses-Stallion, four years
old, F. o. Sellman; mare, four years old, John
L. Dawson; saddle mare and gelding, W. p
Miller. jr.; walking mare or gelding, William
Reading; FLY under four years, Edward Ma.
gruder.
Hogs-Berkshire, SOW and pigs. W. E. Nun.
caster, first; w. A. Bogley, second. Farrow
SOW, W. E. Muncaster. Lot of shoats, w. E
Muncaster, first; Everett Ricketts,, second
Poland China boar. John c. Bentley, first; D.
b. Staley, second; lot Of shoats, same. Far.
row SOW, John G. Bentley, first; D. H. Staley
second; SOW and pigs, same. Jersey red Far.
row sow, J. W. Graf. Grade hogs, lot Of
shoats, same; SOW and pigs. VIM. Wagner
first: Jas II. BO0lev second.
Seeds-White wheat, z. w. Page, first; C. R.
Hartshorne. second. Buckwheat, z. W. Page
first; c. D. Duvall second. White corn, John
I. Dawson, first; r. w. Stabler, second
White ear corn, R. NJ. Stabler, first; Mrs
Helen Adamson. second. Yellow corn, R. NJ
Stabler, first, VIM. Warner, second. Yellow ear
corn, Mrs. Helen Adamson. Rye, 2. w. Page
Oats. VIM. Wagner, first 2. W. Page, second
Timothy seed, same. Tobacco, same.
Flour-Roller process, Montgomery county
D. H. Warfeld. Flour made out of county, W
W. Welsh first, d H. Warfield second. Famil,
-four made in county, d. H. Warfield; made ou,
Of county, D. H. Warfeld. s. A. NJ.