The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-28
OPENING DAY OF THE FAIR
Crowds Present at the Montgomery
County Exhibit.
Many of the Features Greatly Inn
proved Over Former Years-SOmc
of Those Who Have Made Entries
Speedy TrOtters on the Track.


of Those Who Have Made Entries
Speedy TrOtters on the Track.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Aug. 1.-THE forty
eighth annual exhibition of the Mont
gomery County Agricultural Society
opened at the fair grounds here this
morning. with prospects of an excellent
show. As was expected, the main street
of the town has today been the thorough
fare for wagons, herds of sheep, cattle.
and horses. On the grounds there is a
mass of moving humanity, wagons, and
live stock There are all of the usual at
fractions which have been seen hereto
fore at county fairs. The side shows al
ready have their tents up and are ready
for busi Tess. Here the public will find
the merry go-round. games of chance.
gypsy camps, and the lunch stands.
The grounds are in excellent condition.
The rains of the last two weeks have set
tied all the dust, but even now it Is
feared that the racecourse will have to
be sprinkled before the fair is over. Every
morning for a week the racetrack has
been used for working out the horses.
Among the large number of exhibitors
are the following: Sheep-Shropshire. Ca
leb Stabler; grades, II. II. Fraley and II.
o. Stabler. Standardized horses-Glen
Poole, E. B. Prescott, James n. Barnsley,
and o. 3. Williams Quick draft horses
c. II. Pue, NJ Broardneck, J. Timothy
Smith. W. V. Beall, Albert Hargett, John
H. Gassaway, William F. Gather o. B.
Williams, John II. Janney, Charles Adam
son, H. C. Fawcett, Wallace E. Ricketts,,
Charles Kohlhoss, and Wallace Fields.
Heavy draft horses-T. T. Graft, Lawson
Day, II. II. Fraley, Mrs. NJ. A. Beard. Al
bert Hargett. George w. Gather, o. B.
Williams, and S. w. Magruder. Teams
George W. Myers. Cattle-Registered
Swiss, Y. NJ. Cooke; Jerseys, John Cason,
o. b. Williams; Guernseys, John E. Will
son, NJ. A. Beard; Ayrshire, d. Hunt;
w. Graft. Samuel r. Plummer, J. H. Gas
saway, c. Il. Edwards; Herefords, Lee
Kemp: Channel Island. o. B. Williams;
red polled, l. II. Ford. Registered heavy
son Day. Buggies and carriages, S. d.
Waters & Son and Jacob Poss & Son.
Farming implements-W. w. Welsh, w.
L. Brooke K Co, Maytield & Brown, P.
H. Heisken & Co. Bickford & Huffman
Co. l.. c. Orendorf.
The poultry exhibit is the largest ever
Company. of Littleton, Pa, has 400 birds.
The other exhibitors in this line are Cecil
Alnutt, j. N. Barney. Berwyn Poultry
Company. w. X. Birely & Co. B. Bean,
H. Cashell, J. Defandorf. H. ]. Drumhunt,
]. II. Mehring, r. Magruder, John H. jan
ney. John w. Keys, S. NJ. Kefauver. Rich
ard Lee. D. r. Hershey, NJ. Stenetz, Ed
ward Taylor, w. V. Wilson. William o.
Griffith, c. Shoemaker r. Thiele T. c.
Waters. A. S. Gardner, NJ. E: Merritt, and
the Weering Company. Mr.. h. A. Warner,
of Baltimore, is the judge in this depart
ment.
There is also a large show of dogs The
exhibitors are: ]. +. Walters. w. II. Rab-
-
F. b. Albert, 4, smith, R. c. Warfieid.
f. r. Keys, NJ Porters, C. B. Edwards,
Cecil Alnutt, Clara Bean, c.. Kohlhoss,
Thomas Brown, Fred Page, James Daw-
Mildred Offutt, Louisa Beall, f. W.
Hodge, Mrs. Clara Beall. Mrs. ]. S. Zeig
Ter, w. a. Gettings, Susan Dawson, Lee
L. Zeigler, Mrs. J. F. Walters, Ida Dove,
Edward Pierce, Mrs. E. p. Thomas, Lille
b. Stabler, Miss Allen Farquahar j. j.
Shoemaker, Florence Veirs. Fora Heagy,
Mary Fields. Mrs. Helen Adamson Mrs.
F. V. Fowler. Mrs. L. l.. Kefauver The
firm of Sanders & Stayman. of Washing
ton, have on exhibition a large number |
of musical instruments of all kinds.
The only racing at the fair grounds to- |
day was a special run, the regular races |
having been declared off. This race re-
suited as follows: Sappho IF. r. Keys, |
l, !; Boston IT. A. Hickman). 2. 2: Tor |
mentor IT. A. Hickman), 3, 3. Time. 100 !
in both.
In tne game OF DaSepaIl mere between
the Rockville team and Marine Corps |
team of Washington, the score was to |
s in favor of the home team. The pitcher |
for the visitors broke his right arm just |
above the elbow as he was delivering the |
ball in the eighth inning.
The outcome Of the fair today compares |
favorably with that of last year. States |
Attorney Talbot this morning notified |
games or amusements on the ground, as |
a result of which one man was compell- |
ed to repack and send his slot machine
away
The race entries for tomorrow are:
2:25 class. pace, purse S200-Monnie w,
c. c. Waters, Germantown. Md; Tom b,
Va.
$50 ciass trot purse s2OO-Happy Rus
sell, Jr.. Richard III. Gaines. Milestown.
Md; Trib Gentry or Queen Bess. George
+ Dyer Greensborough, Ala; Frances
A d. Davis, Mobile, Ala;
Coupon. =. II. Heiskell, Washington, d.
C.: Tobe S. a. HersperSer, Burnt Mills,
2:25 class. trot. purse. s25O-Coupon. p
II. Heiskell, Washington, ID. G.; Bessie
Gould. w. II. Rabbit. Rockville. Md;
Ala: Red Mont. Kavanagh Bros, Har-
risonburg. Va; Trib Gentry or Queen
Bess. George f Dyer. Greensborough,
Winchester Va; Eagle Boy, J. X. Bord-
ers. Choccolocco. Ala.
Open to all run, purse Sl00-McFonso, F.
Keys. Linden, Md; Whimsical. J. A.
" arfield Jamestown. Nd; Rough Rider,
p. Roberts. Washington, ID. G; Mrs
Reeves. II. A. Hickman, Martinsburg,
Md: Lady Hasbeen. Stuart Bailey, |
d. c.; Kings Pride, G. II.
Engelking Baltimore, Md
2:4O class. trot. purse $200-fiGppy Rus
sell, Jr Richard II. Gaines. Milestown, |
Md; Robin Hood, C. C. Smithson. Wash
ngton. D. c.: Eagle Boy. ]. X. Borders.
Ala: Baby. ]. L. Nc Kinney, |
Do oil 10 ar t1It,p |
fatty Mount Pleasant, ID. c.; Henry |
Shepard, l.. C. Corbin. Washington. ID.
y: kinstress. c. G.. Waters, Germantown.
Md; Joe D., John Dugan, Washington.