Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-07
A RECORD BREAKER
Unusually Large Attendance at
Montgomery County Fair.
ATTRACTIONS ON THE RACE COURSE
Award of Premiums in Several OF
the Departments.
PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW
ATTRACTIONS ON THE RACE COURSE
PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW


! Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
| ROCKVILLE. Md. September To-day
was the big day at the Rockville fair, and,
| as was expected, Il record-breaking crowd
| was in attendance. The ideal weather, the
| unusua! attrat lions in the form of races,
exhibits, etc, and the knowledge that the
| nominees on the democratic state ticket
| would be present, all tended to increase the
| attendance. The fair managers worked
hard to make the day a success, and a
| success it was, the greatest in the society's
| history The people began to arrive as
| early as I O'Clock. They came from all d.
| rections and poured into the grounds in
| thrones 1t is estimated that 1000 We
| hicles passed through the gate.
| The trains from both east and west
| brought great crowds. the midday trans
| from Washington beng especially heavily
| laden. The fair officials much Gated
| at the great success OF the exhibition ana
! feel wei repaid for the hard work attend
| ing the preparations.
| Some of the Washingt onians noticed on
| the grounds We're W. J. Brooke Lieutenant
Boyle and family, Il. T. Lyddane and fam
| ily P H. Heiskell. jr., VIM. B. Greene,
| Percy s. Foster George Boteler. f. H..
| Lafferty Edw. Lyddane, l.. q. Orndorff,
John F. Jones' Richard II. Waddey and
| Hilton Hunter.
The Track Program Yesterday.
| Yesterdays racing program was an at
| tractive one and productive of some
| excellent sport. The first event on the pro-
| gram, the go trot, was called at 12:3o
| Eight horses faced the starter, and, after
| considerable delay at the post they We're
sent off at d fair start. Lutte Dawson soon
| took the lead and was never headed, Mary
| Belle getting the place after hot brush
| with ShaWford. The second neat was also
| easy for Lutte Dawson, Mary Belle again
| ok JT =
| third place in a strong finish. Lutte Daw-
| son tired badly in the third and Mary Belle
| captured the heat, as she did the following
| two, with Hohe. jr. a good second each
| time Lutte Dawson being diStanced IN the
| fourth.
| There were four starters in the second
| race. 1t was the . % trot and . "a pace
| mixed Alicarla took the first heat easily,
| but ir the remaining heats she was at no
| time dangerous, Maggie Carroll capturing
| the three successive heats, in the second
going the mile in 22r2, establishing new
| trotting record for the track.
! The 9 p class trotting. the third event of
| the day. went to White Tips, who had the
| race well in hand at all stages and won in
! straight heats, apparently without exert
| ing himself
| The final race on the program was the
six-furlong run. Seven horses started, and
the run a good one. The horses We're
sent away to a good start. excepting Long
shanke who was practically left at the
post When he got started the horses were
seventy-fve yards ahead. He ran a good
lace, however, and managed to oVertake
and beat out. Young Critic captured the
first heat and Frank Orrison the second.
1t was too dark to another heat, and
| the race will be concluded tomorrow.
award of Premiums.
The following premiums have been
awarded:
Horses: Standard bred-Stallion, years
| old first. r. c. Bedford; second, ]. c. Dor
| Stallion. years old. first n. b. Denny.
! Stallion. l year old, first, C. c. Waters.
| Brood mare, first. c. G. Waters; second.
Irwin Rabbit. Filly, years old, first W.
DRY; s.cond {; 6: "aters; Mar or or
ond O. e. Williams. Ge!ding, 3 years, first.
c. W. Fields.
Quick tiratt-stalfon. 4 years old first.
Waters. Stallion, ; years old, first,
Joe Nicholson; second, R. II. Stanley.
| Stallion. : years cid. iIrst, Hogan:
second. f. c. Davis. Stallion colt, year.
Brood mare 1 years old, first, c. C. Wat
| ers: second. o. b. Williams. Fily, years
old, first. Geo. l.. Shaeffer; second, A. w.
| Stonestreet. Filly, years Cd, first, c. c.
| year old, first, c. c. Waters. Sucking
colt. first. Albert Hargett: second f. f.
| Fraley. Mare or gelding, / years old, first,
| T. W. Waters; second. J. H. Bogley. Geld
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| f. E. Prescott & Co. Geldng, years Old,
first. +. Il. Prescott & Co; second, Ada W.
| McGaha: Gelding. year old, first, a.
! Fields. Pony, first. Miss Ida NJ. Cole.
| Imported heavy draft-BrOod mare. first.
j. II. Gassaway. Filly, years old, first
J. II. Ga aaway. Fliiy. 1 year old first, j.
| II. Gasst Mare or gelding, years
Heavey draft-Stallion, four years old
first, Lawson Day: second. c. c. Waters
Stallion, two years old. first, j. II. Gassa-
way; second, Il. NJ. Waters. Brood mare
first. c. c. Waters; second, {: c: Waters
Fiily. three years old, first, Z. M Cooke
| second, L. p. Wagner Fily, two years
old, first, Thos. Bailey; second, j. II. Gas
Fields. Mare or gelding, first. T. NJ. Cooke
| second, .. L. Williams Geiding, three
years old, first. Chas. Veirs Gelding. two
years old, first. ". V, Beaii; second, r. B.
| Farluahar. Gcldng, one year old, first, T.
| n. Bailey: second. Chas. Veirs.
Teams-Six- horse, first, George Myers;
| second, Lee Cffutt. Four-hcIse, first, Chas
| Craver; second. James G.. Cashell. Heavy
| draft span. first. L. N. Cooke; second, o. b.
| Williams.
, Mule teams-Four-mule first, Carlton
| GLAND; second. Chas. Nicholson. Oxeh
| first. r. r. Farquahar: second, Chas. F.
| Kirk.
Hackney and hackney grades-Span, first
G F.. Brooke. Stallion, four Gears old
| Caleb staber, Sucking colt. Caleb Stab
Ter Mare or seldins, four years old, first,
i
| Thorouehbred- four years old,
| first, +. Il Prescott & Co: second Geo
| brown Stallion. three years old first
| Venus Portncr. Brood mare. first Alfred
| Ray: second, f. G. PAYNE. Filly, one year
| old, first. Thos. A. Hickman.
! Saddle horseS-Mare or Scldine four years
old. first. ]. A Meredith: second. c. c.
| Waters. FLY three years old, first T. M
| Waters. Stallion or gelding, three years
old, first, Samuel Blunt.
The Cattle.
Durham-Bull. two years old first. c.
c. Waters: hull, one year cd. first, Chas
| Neirs; second. c. c. Waters; bull calf first
G. c. Waters: second. Chas. Veirs; cow
| three years old first. c. c. Waters second
G. c. Waters; heifer, two years old first
{. {. Waters: second, c. c. Waters; heifer
| one year old. first, C. c. Waters; heifer
| calf, first, {. c. Waters.
| Holstein registered-fIerd first Albert
Fields; bull, three years old, first, j. H.
| Gassaway; bull, two years old. first, Albert
| Fields; bull calf. first J. II. Gassaway;
| second, A Fields; COW, three years old first
| A. Fields; second, A. Fields; heifer, one
year old, first. A Fields; heifer calf first
| a. Fields, second, A. Fields.
| Holstein erades-Herd, first ]. II. Gassa-
way; bull. three years old, Urban Wagner;
bull, two years, first. J. E. Wilson; bull,
two years old. second, j. D. Hull: bull,
one year old, first. c. c. Waters: bull calf,