Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-04-27
Agricultural Society.

The Board of Directors of the Agricultural
Society met here on Tuesday afternoon last.
In the absence Of the chairman, Mr.. ]. H.
Bogley, of the committee on enlargement
and expansion of the exhibition grounds,
Mr.. j. H. Gassaway reported that meet.
ing was held last week to take action in re.
gard to the work Of the committee, and that
another meeting Of the committee would be
held next week At the meeting Tuesday
drawings Of half mile track surveys, which
were made several years ago, were shown and
the impracticabillty Of half mile track on
the present grounds was substantially dem
onstrated, thus making 1t necessary to pur-
chase more land should the committee re-
commend further enlargement Of the race
course 1t is understood from the officers
that an enlargement will be recommended.
A letter from Mr.. Patterson, of the Mary.
land Experiment Station, recommending
endorsement of the Brosius Pure Food Bill,
was read and the Board ordered the Presi-
dent and Secretary to sign the endorsement
OF the bill for the Society and then send 1t
to our Congressman, George A. Pearre.
MIR. ARENAS Sullivan, of Brookeville, was
chosen chief police, and Mr.. Leonard Weer,
of the same place, chief marshal for the
coming Fair on September 4, 5, 8 and z
An additional superintendent was ordered
to be appointed for the exhibition hall, ladies'
department.
The application OF the Free Methodist
Church for the use of the Fair Grounds for
a camp meeting in June was granted on
terms to be agreed to by the treasurer, Mr..
John j. Higgins.
Several changes were made by the race
committee In the program, as follows:
Trot or pace, horses four years old and
under, owned in Montgomery county or
District of Columbia three months prior to
race, purse 800.
Hurdle race, 8 furlongs aad repeat, purse
$75.
$50 Glass Trotting, purse $500.
2:1S Trottng and 2:22 Glass Pacing, liked,
purse $500.
Run, open to all, furlongs and repeat,
purse 800.
2:16 Glass Trotting, purse $500.
Trotting or Pacing. open to horses owned
in Montgomery county six months prior to
race, purse $500.
$50 Glass Trotting, purse $500.
Hurdle, mile dash, purse 800.
2:15 Glass Pacing, purse $500.
$40 Class Trottng, purse $500.
Run, open to horses owned In Mont
gomery county since June LIST, 1900, one lap
and repeat, purse $75.
Run, open to all, 9 lurlongs and repeat,
purse 800.
In the officers OF the Society the Commit
tee of Reception was abolished, and an adj
visory board, consisting of one active man
from each district in the county and one from
the District of Columbia, was substituted.
In the poultry department the rule re-
quring three entries In poultry and pigeon
classes was modified to two entries. A rule
allowing single birds to be entered from
breeding pens was abolished, also the rule
requiring entries to be made in pairs
Numerous changes were made in the de.
partment OF ladies' handiwork, several pre-
miums which have become obsolete being
al olished and premiums for up to-date arti-
cles substituted.
A letter was read from Mrs. Edward p.
Thomas recommending the employment of
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw to deliver an ad.
dress one day at the Fair. After long dis
cussion it was decided TO invite the lady TO
be present on Wednesday. This will be
Woman's Day at the Fair, and numerous
other features will be added later.