The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-05
ROCKVILLE FAIR OPENS
Good Weather, Big Crowd, and
Excellent Exhibition.
An Unusual Number of Entries in
Every Department-LiyeS Stock and
Poultry Show the Best in the His
tory of the Enterprise - Many
Fine Horses-Amuseme nts-Raccs.

The forty-seventh annual fair of Mont
gomery County, Nd, which will last
four days, opened yesterday at Rock
vile under most favorable conditions.
The weather, excepting a light shower
in the afternoon, was all that could be
desired, and the excellent exhibit was
the largest that has ever been collected
at Rockville in the history of the fair.
The attendance was more numerous than
is usually anticipated on the first day.
In the main building, on the ground
floor, is an interesting exhibit of farm,
garden, field, orchard. and dairy products.
Here are found display of huge melons
and squashes, cabbages, pumpkins. Gu
cumbers, potatoes, all kinds of grain.
apples, grapes, pears, and samples of
every variety of edibles that are pro-
duced in Maryland. On the floor above
is the exhibit of flowers and plants,
fancy work, art productions, and domes
tic manufactures The prize quilt is one
of the many displayed, and the culinery
department is well represented with
bread, cakes, and candy of home make,
and preserves. An excellent dining room
is fCund in the same building
The poultry exhibit is in another build
ing, not far removed from the main
building. Here are representatives of all
the blue blood of barnyard circles-Leg-
horns and Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes,
Dominiques, Javas, Brahmas, Cochins,
Andalusians, Bearded and Crested Polish,
Hamburgs. and many other varieties.
Bantams, turkeys, geese, ducks, pigeons,
and guinea fowl are also on hand to make
the vicinity of the poultryhouse a bed
lam of discordant cackling.
A kennel exhibit is one of the attrac-
tions and very fair representation of
the CANNES of the county, especially of
hunting dogs, is shown.
Every stall in the long line OF barns has
its inmate of the equine race, and many OF
the stalls have two occupants. Never be-
fore has this been the case at the Rock,
vile fair, and it was found impossible to
accommodate numerous applications which
were refused. The quality OF the exhibit
is of the best. Fine blooded stock is much
in evidence.
The same crowded conditions are found
in the cattle sheds, where the soft low oil
the cows, the grunt CO the pigs, the bleat
of the sheep, announce their occupants
Short horn and long horn Durhams, Jer-
seys, and Guernseys, Deyons, and Ayr
shires calves and cows and bulls. are ex-
hibited. Aristocratic porkers discourse IN
grunts or slumber peacefully in the pens.
Scattered around the fair grounds are
many sideshow, amusement, and refresh
ment pavilons The cries OF the hot pop
corn man, the declarations of the side
show expositor and the music of the
carrousefs pipe organ assail the ears upon
entering the gate. The peanut man does
a thriving business and no less active is
the ginger cake and candy man. Ice cold
pop is favorite beverage from year to
year with fair frequenters, and its popu-
larity was manifest on this, as upon for
mer occasions. The frankfurter, sandwich.
and the ice cream vendors all came in for
a share OF patronage.
The time-honored hit the niger and
get good cigar" ball throwing game en-
ticed many 10 show the accuracy of their
aim. Among the side shows were "0ne
Lung, the rat eater" who posts a $1,000
challenge to out-rat eat all corners; Vemo,
a woman whose diet Is snakes; Rays
Royal Entertainment, where a variety
show is given in conjunction with a snake
charmer; the elephant baby a peculiar
freak of nature, and Punch and Judy, with
out which the fair would be incomplete.
Deborah, a rowing English gypsy. finds
many customers who cross her palm with
silver. that they may know what fortune
has in store for them. 4 big business was
transacted by the fshpond, where every
fish drew prize.
One racing event was run off yesterday.
This was a six-furlong hurdle race Nc
Fonso, the favorite, won, with Boston sec
ond and Jacobel third. The other entries
for the race were withdrawn. In the first
heat Boston lead until the third furlong,
when McFonso forged ahead and held the
lead until the finish. McFonso got the
worst OF the start in the second heat, but
caught up early and ran under the wire
several lengths ahead. The time in both
heats was 1;z8. Henry ". Burress acted
as starter; C. W. Fields and E c. Peters,
judges; II. c. Hurley and Lee Offutt,
timers; Lee Dorsey, clerk Of the course
A game OF baseball between Sandy
Springs and Rockville mines was PLAYED in