Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
CROWDS AT ROCKVILLE
The Exhibits and Races Are Far Above the
Average.
The Sport ON the Track is Improving
the Fair Contfuues-At-
fractions Tomorrow

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, September 1.-The
attendance at the agricultural fair yester-
day afternoon was much larger than dur
ing the morning. many attending to witness
| the two trials of speed of roadsters owned
| in Montgomery county and of four-year-
| olds troiting. Additional interest was also
| manifested in the two bicycle races one for
| county wheelmen and the other for resi-
dents of the District. During these races
the grand stand was the center of attrac-
! ton. The reception OF exhibits i'm the hall
| continued until The afternoon. and night
was approaching before everything was in
| place The ladies and gentlemen i'm charge
OF the hall can. however, congratulate
| themselves upon the tidy and artistic man.
htr In which the exhibits are arranged
| alter hours of hard labor In all other de-
partments on the grounds the same seen.
| OF BUSY industry was apparent until all
mad been finished, and the people of Mont
| s"mery and their friends of the District
could look upon the finest exhibition of the
KIND ever given in the county.
'hr races were called at l O'Clock the
| ifst being for roadsters owned in Mont
| S"inery county, which have not been in a
| race, owners TO drive, best two i'm three.
purse. $40. The following was the result:
Nellie, George bradley, Potomac 21
| free Silver, Alvin Hyatt, Martins
| ::iir., Md....................... al
/ -.
| Waters. Brookeville Md... 2
| Timv-2.ad 3.03, 80.
| The second race was for trotters -four
| years old and under, owned in Montgomery
county since June 1, 1856. purse sIvo.
Gilbert Red w. Ii. Wormley, Burnt
Sieepy Son. j. S. Dorsey. Brooke
| Vile ..-.....-.....--...........l = =
Matapan, Julian l.. Walters. Rock
EIec,rique, c. W. Fields. Rock
I Vile ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. dis
Byron, Frank Gather. Rockvllle.I dis.
| Time. - "a, 10 L., =. 49, 80.
| The starter was r.. s. Edwards of New
ark, n j., AND the judges Lee Ofuti and
| Harry Hurley.
The bicycle races followed, the first being
Tor residents of the county, and resulted as
| follows: Wright Curtiss, /; Lee Counsel.
| man, >; Emmett Dove, 3. Time 2l3
| Second race. open TO Residents oi the DIS
| trict of CoiumDa-E. a. Hchard. /; George
+. smith. 2; H. W. NilkeIson, 3; NJ. Il.
Nell, 4; Henry A Greer :. Time. LAB.
| The following additional entries were re-
| ceived during yesterday afternoon:
Mrs. L. Rihl, embroidery, drawn work,
KNIT afghan, vegetables, painted china.
Ms. Arthur kernp, cake. Miss Ida Durr.
ca ned fruit preserves. jelly, Miss Ellen
| Farqunar, vegetables, fruits, flowers: I.Ila
Rabbit, cut fo s.ers; Nora lslb',it-. PLAN
sewing; Rosa Wagner, painted china: .Irs.
| Philip Laird, canned fruit, jelly. ferris
PAINS. embroidery. hand and mach ne sew
1 irg, bread, cut flowers; Malissa Ricketts,,
waller color. painting on mating, knit
afghan, plain sewing; Retta Ricketts, oil
paidtlng, painting Oh plush, quilt, Mrs. ".
SIN IN, rusks, GRAPES, wine, vinegar; E,lCise
| Hutton, charcoal drawings water colcr;
Miss Kate Councilman. bread. cake, butter;
Mrs. Dr. Warfield, vinegar, caisup. light
| bread. caramels. silk embroidery: Mrs Viii
| Talbot. knitting linen thread. crochet.rg:
| Mrs. Nicholson, canned corl: Mr.. A. :.
| Daily, large display of honey: Lille Pea
l f-.If H. .tapa L.
! hand and machine sewing. Mrs j. =. Allen,
potted plants; Mrs. S. ID. iiege. embroidery
on linen and casiiilere. bread, fig cake I'M
| brcidery; Mrs. Helen Howard, canned
| fruits. jelly, bread
Cbidren's department Annie Laurie
| Dowden, jelies and candies: Edgar Lea
man. vegetables; James Dawson, pencil,
| orayon and charcoal drawings; Bradley
| carr, display OF vegetables; May Smith
sponge cake; Mary Hege. banana tree
cake; Mary Hurley, hand and maeane
The entries for the races on Thursday
are as follows: 30 class trotting-IittIe
| Gritty, K. ID. Pendleton. Baltimore: Little
| Icbe and Maggie Campbell, A. Merrifieid
| Baltimore. Boston. I. l.. Stackhousr. Balti-
| more; Miss Ida, w. II. Albert, Hagerstown:
Bedworth. A. c. Ho.niday. Lillian. Va.
Nominee. B: T. Millican. Rockville; BiHy
| c, Daniel Fry, Washington: Rolly Ryan.
w. A. smthson Washington; Princess or,
| lon. John Duean, Washingi On.
| County trot-Bessie Gould. w H Rab-
| pitt, rockville Nd; Lee Edwards. w H.
| A. Wormley, Colesville; Monte L., W. r.
| Lyddane. Rockville; Sufonol Thomas
| Veirs. Rockville
| ~ class, trotting-Onycha Wilkes n ID
| Sarter, Washington, ID. c.: Fat Murphy I
w Mccarthy, Lewinsville. Va: Message
| Bell, A Merrifield. Baltim pre- Md: No DrII
| T. l.. Stackhouse, Baltimore, Md: Cyclops
| 1r.. J. q. Larrimore. Milersville. Md: Ken
| zle, T. r Keen. Hamilton. Va. Dundee ir
| r. V. Smith, Frederick MI; Nav +. Hsr
| ry Lansdaie, Washington city: Capt. Stock
| w. L. l-auehlin, Woodstock Va
Hurdle mile Gash-Long stride r NJ
a, nfiS :, ashington, ID. C: Trumpeter
| NJ. Ii. Shumate Colesville Nj ourta,,,
Piedmont stables, Upperville. Va; Dare
Devil, w. F. Page. Linden. Nd; Frank
Beverly, L. Hickman, Martinsburg.