Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
THE POULTRYAvvARDS MADE
Those Who Captured Prises at the Upper
Marlboro Fair.
Racing Events Yesterday and the Re-
sults-Track Record Broken
The Entries for Today.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. August 10. 1897
The third day of the Agricultural Fair
Association of Prince Georges county
opened under most favorable conditions
this morning. with cool breeze, sun I'M
der the clouds portion of the day, for
which the horses were thankful, and with
| larger crowd present than any day pre-
vious. estimated at $500. The track was
In fine condition. and things were general
ly lively. Down on the Midway the price
for a fortune was reduced; instead of four
balls for nickel the poor coon had fifth
one to dodge; the rope-walker's exhibition,
was turned into fancy dances, which was
great attraction, especially for the
young folks-such were some of the at
fractions on this avenue.
Among some of those present were: Jno.
II. Mitchell and Adrian Posey, democratic
and republican candidates for judgeship;
Samuel Turner, clerk of circuit court of
charles county; ]. Briscoe Bunting, Thos.
Parran, ThoS Turner Henry Mudd, A. H
Bowling. DR.. Alfred H. Perrie, Henry NJ.
q. Morgan, DR.. L. Frederick, Henry Tur-
ner, Jno. H. Gurley, J. Frank Ford Thos
s. Stone, Judge Frederick Stone Robert
H. Craycroft. Lee Offutt. president; Messrs
Riley, superintendent of fowls all of the
Rockville Fair Association; w. B. Clagett
Rich E. Brandt, Judge R. s. B. Chew, p
+. Castle. DR.. James Harper. Judge Geo.
Poultry Awards.
The awards for the poultry were COM
pleted this morning, and the list turned
in, as follows:
Mr.. L. Banks Holt of Graham, N. c.,
received first premiums. respectively. on
Ardalusians. on bantams, booted white;
b. b. r. game; on black cochin. buff Pekin.
white Cochin. w. C. w. Polish. light
Brahmas, buff Cochins, partridge Cochirs,
Houdans, Langshans, brown Leghorns
white Leghorns, Minorcas. s. c. White,
on Red Caps Spanish. Wyandottes, golden,
silver, white; on ducks. Cayuga; on geese,
white Chinese; on best display of pigeons.
Mr.. A. L. Gardner of Springfield. this
ly. on Andalusians, Silver Sebri't, buff
Cochin bantams, Polish bantams, Cam
pines, golden; on Domniques. Dorkins. color
ed, white; on frizzes: bantam games. Polish
games. Hamburgs, black, &. penciled, e.
spangled. $. penciled white; Heudans,
Javas. notified: on Polish. white; on Rump-
less. Silkies, Sumatras Wyandottes, silver;
on R. c. w. Leghorns; on ducks, call white,
Rouen, crested white, white Muscovy; on
Geese. Egyptian, wild.
Mr.. s. NJ. Hefauver of Mddletown, Md,
received first premiums, respectively, on
bantams-golden sebri't, silver sebri't; on
white; on white; on Dorkins-silver gray:
On games-large black: Oh Dantams-re1
pyle, silver duckwilg, white; on Hamburgs
g. spangled, black, penciled, S. SPAN
gled; on Javas-White; on Jersey blues. La
Fleche, Langshans, Leghorns-buff, brown,
white, r C. W., r. C. b.. on Minorcas; on
Plymouth Rock-bnff. p. c. barred, $. c.
barred, white: on Polish-b. GOLDEN, b. sill
ver buff-laced, golden. silver, W. c. black;
on Red Caps, RLmples, Spanish, Wyan-
dottes-black and buff; on ducks-colored
Muscovy, crested white. Pekin; on geese
brown Chinese. Embden, Toulouse: on
white guineas.
Mr.. Clay D. Perkins of Springfield, this
county, received first premiums, respec-
lively, on games-black: on Javas, Lang
sfans. ducks, turkeys end white guineas.
Mr.. E. E. Perkins Of Springfield, this
county received first premiums on Ply
mouth Rocks-barred and white.
Mr.. c. c. Magruder, jr., of Upper Marl-
boro received first and second premiums,
Respectively on Golden Wyandottes
Mr.. Ish. c. Myers Of Leesburg Va, re-
ceived first premium crested white
ducks.
Special Premiums.
Best loaf of bread, made by girl under
eighteen years of age, Miss Frances
Brooke.
Best general collection of farm products
Mr.. Horace Crosier.
Best collection of native woods, H. Nc
Gregor
Best ram or eve under one year old, Mr.
j. w. RidgWay.
H:I.
Best pen of fowls or chicks, Mr.. Clay
Perkins
The liberal purses offered for the races
nave attracted number of horses from