Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-06
ATTHE ROCKVILLE FAIR
Much Praise Bestoyedon the Exhibition
HALL
Results Of the Trialse0f Speed-Prises
Awarded for cattle and
theiDoes.
special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

during the afternoon today the crowd on
the fair grounds was much augmented both
by persons sIom various parts Of the county
and the District. among the crowd being a
large number of ladies'.
The exhibition hall was, as usual, a great
point Of attraction, and after all the ex-
hibits had been placed in position presented
truly a beautiful appearance. Long tables
loaded profusely with the choicest flowers
WED with others containing displays of
fruits unequaled for size and flavor show
ing that the county had within the past
few years made rapid strides In this direc-
ton. In the vegetable department the ex-
hibit was very fine, considering the unusu-
ally dry season. and the large piles of pota-
toes, corn, beets, carrots, cucumbers and
melons were enough to make the mouth
water and drive away all fears of an early
famine The display of works of art was
such as is seldom seen at an exhibition of
this kind. and reflected great credit upon
the amateur contributors. The arrange
ment of the exhibits in this department was
in charge of Miss Sophia Higgins and many
were the complmen tary remarks made In
regard to the taste displayed
About one-third of the first floor of the
main hall was devoted to the display of
products of the Maryland experiment sta
ton. of which Mr.. Robert H. Miller of this
county is superintendent. The exhibit was
in charge of Messrs. E. H. Brinkley and
Jas S. Robinson. and consisted in part of
40 varieties of wheat. IA of oats. of bar
ley. II Of grasses, of clover, Of sorghum,
y Of potatoes. 2 of corn. IS of canteloupes,
20 OF watermelons. of lima beans, - of
tomatoes, Is of garden peas, z of field peas
Fine samples of tobacco. showing the rela-
tive value of air and hue curing, were also
on exhibition, the fiue cured being much
lighter IN color than that cured by the old
process. Specimens Of potato vines which
had been sprayed with Bordeaux mixture
were shown alongside those which had not
had that treatment In the case of the for
mer the vines were green and vigorous,
while the latter were brown and dead Six
teen samples of the typical soils of the
state, mechanically analysed were exhibit
ed. showing the relative quantities of the
different sized particles. The entire exhibit
was Viewed with much interest by farmers.
One of the ,interesting features of the day
was a spirited game of base ball between
the Sandy Spring club and the Athletics of
this town. resulting in favor of the home
team by a score of IL to 4.
Races.
The first of the series of trials of speed
commenced about pm, and drew the at
tention of the large crowd from everything
else. Race No. 1 was for horses in the
three-minute class and resulted as follows:
Nuggett-Wilkes, SIS, Fields & Kelch-
ner. Rockville, Md ..I................1 i
Monte L., CHI. g., Robert Lyddane.
F. Lee. b. g.. John Hammersly. Wash
Silver Tail. 5. g.. yJulian Walters.
Derwood, Md. y. ..;................i 4
Fanny Martin. b. ms.WaJ. Shepherd H.,
Fleetwood. b. m. Miss Ealeril Flack,
Forest Glen, Md. %. y ........-...... dis.
Belle W., b. M. Tim. shugurue.
Georgetown. d. CT. ...,............... dis
Dan, 5. m. F. NJ. FraIey, Olney Nd. dis
Walker, 6. g., James Hughes. WASH
ington, d. ......t.................... dis
Time. g.45-2 so 46.
Second race open to horses four years old
and under owned IN montgomery county.
Md. Purse, s9O.
Ray Gould. br. s.. Alfred Ray. Forest
snlfonal. b. s. Thomas Veirs. Rock
Bradley. b. g.. Julian Walters. Der
Time, a59-aH.
Third rs ce-cpen to all--Rurning Stake
$50 each; society adds SO; six furlongs
and repeat.
Gypsy. $. n. E. H. Maddox. Warren
ton. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1
Ada Blue. b. M. John T. Hope. Wash
ingtcn, ID. C............................
Judge Glen, $. g.. J. l.. Carter. Balti
Nancy Ocniitree. b. m, F. NJ Page,
Forest Glen, Md. ........................di dis
Time. 1.22-1.2l.
Fourth race-Running: six furlongs and
| repeat. Purse, SIS.
The Top. bl. g.. Frank Hudson. WASH
ington. ID. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1
Donley. b: g.. Eugene Payne. War
rentcn, Va..........::...
Time. Ia l-a-i.2s i-2.
DIR. 8. Hill and ]. c. Henshaw acted as
judges and John r. Kelley held the flag.
Prize Cattle.
The awards OF premiums in the several
departments were late in coming in, only
the following being reported:
~
G. Otis; bull, three years old, H. G. OTIS
first and second bull, two years old, H. G.
Otis; bull. one year old. George Shaw: cows
three years old. H. G. Otis; heifers. one
and two years old. H. G. Otis; grade Hol-
steins-bull. three years old, J. H. Bogley;
cow. three years old, H. G. Otis: second,
heifer. two years old. j. H. Bogley, first; s.
A. Selvy. second; registered Swiss cattle
best herd. Samuel Blunt; bull. three years
old. Samuel Blunt. first; F. NJ. Hallowell.
second; bull. two years old. Samuel Blunt
bull. one year old, Samuel Blunt; cow. three
years old, Samuel Blunt: heifer. two years
old. Samuel Blunt; heifer year old,
Samuel Blunt; bull calf. Samuel Blunt
Brooke; cow, three years old. F. NJ. Halo
well, first and second heifcrs, one and two
years, calf and bull. F. NJ. Hallowell.
Premiums for Dogs.
In the bench show Of dogs in charge Of
F. r, Keys, the following premiums were
aWerded: ST. Bernard, Duke OF Winchester,
F. r. Keys first premiuin. and for Rob Poy
second; bitch, Myrtle Knox, F. r. Keys
first pup. Rob Roy, F. r. Keys first. Deer
HOUNDS. bitch. Princess Flora, w. c. Cos
ling first; pups. Fly, w. c. GotIing first
English fox hounds, dog and bitch pups, F.
r. Keys Fox hounds, dogs, w. c. Cos
ling first and second; VIM. Offutt commend
ed; bitches. VIM Offutt first and second;
pup dogs ard bitches, w. c. Costing first
and secord.- Pointer bitch pup, w. c. Cos
ling first. English settlers. dogs. James p
b. Viers first; J. o. Moulden second, Lee
Offutt commended; bitches, Jas. Vers first,
Wesley Smith second; dog pups. JAS Veirs
first, l. r. Maus second; bitch pups E. S.
Schmid. l. r. Maus commended. Irish set
ter, dog, w. c. Gosling,-fi first: dog pup. W.
G. Costing first, J. H., Tabler second. Cor
don setter. dog. Robt f. Fletcher second.
Collies. dog, Miss Viva Fields first. Samuel
Rabbit second; bitch. Miss Viva Fields
sec ond. Beagle dog c. F. Brooke first, ].
II. Tabler second, John Howes commended;
bitches, c. F. Brooke first. John Howes
second, b. Poss commended; dog pup, Will
son johnson first and second j. o. Moul-
den commended Fox terrier, dog, ]. A.
Hoffer first bitch, 3d. 8. Hoffer first and
oond, w. c. Costing commended; dog pup,
Frank Janney; bitch pup, J. A. Hoffer first,