Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-05
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR
Forty Sixth Annual Exhibition Opens
Today at Rockville.
Unusually Large Ffrst-Day Crowd I'm
Attendonee-Some Of the Exhib-
itors-Racing Program.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

gomery county Agricultural Society opened
here this morning under encouraging cir
cumstances. The weather was all that
could be desired. the attendance was above
the average for an opening day, and the ex-
hibits, both in quantity and character, equal
to the expectations of the fair managers.
If the weather is favorable during the re-
naming three days of the fair it Is expect
ed that mountaineering crowd will be in
attendance
AS Is usual on the first day of the fair,
there was considerable confusion and hustle
during the early hours, exhibits were ar
irving In great numbers and were being
placed In position. and the fair managers
ana employees were busiy engaged in MAX
ing mai preparations. BY noon everything
was In shape, and the fair could be said to
nave started in earnest AS the hour for
the races to begin approached visitors be-
gan to arrive. and by the time the first
race was called the largest first day crowd
In years was in attendance
tomorrow Will be one of the big days of
the 1alr and an immense crowd is expected
TO attend- The racing program for the
DAY Is especially attractive and some rare
sport is promised. At 9 O'Clock a grand
cavaicade Of stock will pass in review.
The Exhibitors.
The following are some of those who
have exhibits at the fair:
Horses-Leonidas Ricketts,, Edward UNI
stead. s. W. Magruder, c. c. Waters, David
J. Bready, Martin Broadneck. George
Brown, John T. Gray, Herbert O. Stabler,
Alfred Ray, Vernon Portner, Thomas A.
Hickman s. P. Wagner, James E Multi
can, Harry A. Dawson, Lawson Day, s. M.
Muncaster. Geo. w. Gather, William V.
BeaH Joseph Nicholson, Zodiac NJ. Cooke,
VIM W Day, Clifton Ray, John H. Glass;
away, Otho B. Williams. A. w. Stonestreet,
James T. Bogley, J. H. Bogley, Munro
Yohn, R. H. Stanley. e: B. Prescott & Co,
veirs. J: c. Dorsey. o. w. McGaha, w. T.
Tschineiy, l.. Adamson. B. w. Waters,
CSC. c. Dawson. W. H. Faucet. w. B.
Lee orutt, D. H warfield, e. NJ. Monday.
E. c. Davis.
Agricultural implements-P. H. Heiskell
& Co, W: I. Brooke L. G. Orndorf, May
Gaithersburg Milling and Manufacturing
Company, Wilson B. Tschiffely H. c. Mil
Ter. Dorsey & Humphrey, W. W. Welsh,
cattle-charles Beard. J. w. Graft. Ohio
B. Williams. John H. Gassaway VIM. w.
Day, Zadoc M Cooke, l. D. Hull, Willie
Bean. G. c. Waters. John E. Wilson. Chas.
Hogs-Thos N. Bailey. Charles veirs, 1.
D. Hull. Ohio r. Williams. Munro Yohn
sheep-C. 6; Waters. Zadoc M. Cooke.
Mues-Carlten Gland.
Poultry and Pigeons. NJ. Allen, Percy
Beckwfth, Charles l.. Blanton, John NJ
Black. Brooklyn Poultry Yard. E. a. Brad
dock. Norman .Bouio w. H. Barksdale.
VIM. K. Birely & Col A. NJ. Cowell, Stokes
10. Edwards. Charles D. Fowler Mrs. G.
". Gather. Mrs. C. ". Fields Thomas T.
Graft, Mrs. Charles Harriss. R. p Hines.
Miss NJ A. Jones, d. Morford ]. F. Nc
Guy H. Oyster & Co. NJ. f. Phelps. Willie
Prettyman. Leenidas Ricketts,, Mrs E.
Turner. Mrs. H, L. Wells.
DoSs,Clyde Poss. Percy Beckwith, W.
NJ. Reading Joseph L. Clagett. Miss Maud
Luckett. Walter Welhorne, Mrs. c. A Will
son, Garfield Broadnix. Henry E. Selby.
Albert Smith, Ralph Kleindienst, Leonidas
Ricketts, Mrs Ben Riggs c, B.. Edwards,
Mrs. Annie Patterson, NJ F. Giagell. Jesse
Meads, Edw. England, Anderson Ross.
Jerry Tyler, Clifton Fawcett John w.
Keys e. {. Davis, Lee Peterson.
In Exhibition Hall.
Among those having exhibits in the main
exhibition hall are the following:
Mrs. +. d. Laird. with a very complete
exhibit Of preserves. canned fruits. jellies
etc. and fancy work: Miss Berthe Higgins.
fancy work and flowers; Mrs H. c. Bowie
pickles and jeliies; Barnard Welsh. vege-
tables; Miss Lillian Bennett fancy work
embroidery and candy: w. H. Robertson
exhibit of the Rock Hill Spring water:
Mrs. Fl: c. Hurley, canned fruits, pickles
ana Jeilles; Miss Julia Anderson. fancy
work: John White, vegetables: Mrs. Benz
G. Riggs. oil paintings, crayon. pen-and-ink
drawings and fancy work: Mrs. c. r. Pur-
dunn, jellies. vegetables and fancy work:
G. Hogg. embroidery; Miss Katie Carr
fancy work; Miss Maud Klendinst cake;
Miss Maud Garrett. works of art: Miss
Elizabeth Shaeffer. pickles and jellies; Mrs.
Fields. display Of jellies, canned and pre-
served fruits; Mrs. c. w. Baggarley, flow
ers and fancy work; Arthur l.. Bowie,
vegetables and fruits; Miss Margaret Daw-
son, cakes and jellies; II. C. Bowie fruits
and vegetables; Mrs. S. B. Haney jellies:
Mrs. l.. l.. Nicholson. sofa and pin cush-
IONS Miss Blanche Nicholson sofa cush-
ion and fancy work: Mrs. G. p Califf,
work. works of art; Miss Mary Granger,
fancy work, fruits, jelles, etc; Mrs. ].
w. Warner. sewing, cake. bread and flow
ers: Mrs. Charles Albert. fancy work Mrs.
Miss Daisy Prescott fancy work; Miss Ida
Offutt. fancy work, iellies, etc.
Program for Tomorrow
The race program for tomorrow We'd
nesday) is as follows:
First lace, go class, trotting: purse 5000;
entres-Bessie Gould, VIM. H. Rabbit,
Rockville, Md; Stamford, b. F. McCauley.
Washington. D. c.; Pat or Nutwith, r. c.
Bedford Brightwood. d. c.; Bonnie Eek
ington stock farm, EaStville, Va; Mary
Belle. J. C. Lang, Baltimore, Md; Hay
field, J. A. Henderson. Rockville. Md;
Scottish King. J. A. Smith, Charlottesville,
Va: Lutte Dawson or Ella Leo Walton
stock farm. Falls Mills, Va.
Second race 2.20 class trot and 2.24 class
pace. mixed; purse $500; entries-Onycha
Wilkes or Almist, R. c. Bedford, Bright
wood D. c.; Estella. Maple Croft stock
farm; King of Prussia. Pennsylvania; Ali
CANA. George W. Cooper. Hagerstown Md;
Maggie Carroll or Miada, Walton stock
farm, Falls Mills, Va
Third race. 2.25 class trotting: purse $3.50;
entries-Annie- Russell, P. H. Sheridan,
Baltimore. Md. :ePat, r. c. Bedford Bright
wood; Dot James NGale, Washington, D.
c.; Hayfield, J.TA Henderson, Rockville,
Md; Princess Ofloff" John Dugan Wash
ington, d. c.: lhltie Dawson or Ella Leo.
Walton stock farm; Falls Mills, Va;
Rubico. G. NJ. sHarden, Raleigh N. C.;
White Tips, G, G, Walker Belle Haven,
Fourth race, .runnttllg, six furlongs and
repeat: purse S4bo; ell res-Longshanks E.
B. Prescott & tb.. Norbeek, Nd; Veit, r.
c. Bedford. Brfshtw5od, D. C.: F. v. r.,
A. A. Portner. Manassas, Va; Little Ralph.
Geo. Sheilborn. Washington, d. c.: Avon,
Thos. c. Keys. Rockville. Md: Frank Or
rison, T L. Orrson. ffockville, Md; Young
Critic. George Ryown.1 Baltimore, Md; Bos-
ton. Thos A. Hickman. Martinsburg, Md;
Susie Houze, Charles Theis. Philadelphia,
Pa. Orange. ElPayn9. Leesburg. Va
The first race will be called at 1890