Evening star., 1901-08-29
Nine Thousand Patrons at the Mont
gomery County Fair.
SCHEDULE OF RACES FOR TOMORROW
List of Premiums Awarded in the
Various Departments.
T lie TR ACK RESU LIT 8
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.


were open. From o'clock until noon a
steady stream of vehicles loaded with WIS.,
itors poured into the grounds. Every few
minutes an electric car dumped big crowd
at the gate and the trains on the steam
road brought more than their usual quota.
BY noon fully 1900 people were In attend
ance. including many Washingtonians.
Every feature of the exhibition received
the morning hours. Throngs inspected the
various exhibits, the snake charmer's tent
was crowded. and the fakirs gathered in
the nickels and dimes as fast as change
could be made.
One Of the most enjoyable features of the
fair this year is the music furnished by
the Woodsboro' Brass Band of Frederick
county. The organization consists Of
twenty pieces.
The cavalcade Of stock was repeated at
10 O'Clock this morning and was witnessed
by big crowd. being thoroughly enjoyed.
as usual.
Results of Yesterdays Races.
The races yesterday afternoon were in
teresting, and came of according to sched-
ule. There were four events on the pro-
gram. A field Of Ave faced the starter in
the 2.25 trOt Bessie Gould opened an
even money favorite in the betting, but at
post time Queen Bess was the public's
choice, closing a l to favorite, with Bes-
sic Gould to 2 second choice Bessie
Gould led all the way to the head of the
stretch and appeared to have the heat
well in hand, when Queen Bess and Eagle
Boy developed bursts of speed and over
took her just before the wire was reach
ed, the former taking the heat The sec
ond and third heats were won by Queen
Bess in easy fashion.
The second race on the program was the
HQnnv
strong favorite, but he was never in the
chase, Kinstress winning in straight heats
without apparent effort. This young filly
Is owned by Mr.. c. C. Waters of Ger
maiden effort. Happy Russell and Nellie
T. were distanced in the first heat.
Frances Medium captured the $50 trot
in straight heats, without being forced to
extend herself. Coupon, the promising
Washington horse, took second money quite
as easily.
There were but three starters in the six
furlong run-McFonso, Whimsical and Mrs.
Reeves. McFonso was a prohibitive ia
vorite and justified the publics confidence
by landing each heat in a gallop, Mrs
Reeves securing the place each time with
cut difficulty. Summary:
First race-2.25 class, trotting; purse,
$3.50:
Queen Bess, George F. Dyer,
Greensboro, Ala. la......................1 1 1
Eagle Boy, ]. H. Borders, Meridian.
y
Redmont. Kavanaugh Bros, Harri-
sonburg, Va..................... 5
Bessie Gould William H. Rabbit,
Rockville, Nd. ....3 3 3
Edna Stevens, Joseph Wright, Win
chester, Va. .........................4 4
Time, 2s5, 235, 2s3
Second race-2.40 trot; purse. 5000:
Kinstress; c. c. Waters, German, ;,
Robin Hood. @ c: c. c smithson, Wash
u.
Happy william Richard Bros.
Ridgeley, Md. 3 3
Nellie 7. and Happy Russell, distanced.
Time, 233, 2.34, 2.33.
Third race-2.3O class trot: purse. 500:
Frances Medium, A. D. Davis. Mo
Coupon, @ p. P. II. Heiskeil, washington
To Be, s. A. Hersperger, Burnt Mills.
Mo. .5 8 s
Trib Gentry George F. Dyer, Green's
bore bore aia ia > ~ 40 '..'.'.......'4 :
Fourth race-Six-furlong run: purse, 500;
McFonso. F. r. Keys, Linden, Md. .....1 I
Mrs. Reeves. Thomas A. Hickman. Mar
whimsical, I ). A. Waraeld, Darnestown. l.
Time, 120. 125
Entries for Tomorrow.
The following are the race entries for to-
morrow. the final day of the exhibition:
First race, 225 class. pace, purse. $500
Minnie W., c. c. Waters. Germantown,
Md; Tom B.. Melville Wilson. Baltimore.
Md; Harry c., L. J. Collins, Ballston. Va.
Second race. county run, one-third Of a
mile and repeat, purse, $75-McFonso and
Sappho. F. R. Keys, Linden, Nd; Whim-
sical, ]. A. Warfield, Jamestown Md. Bos-
ton and Mrs. Reeves, Thomas A. Hickman,
Martinsburg. Md; Erickson, F.. o. Sell
man, Dickerson. Md.
Third race, running, six furlongs and re-
peat, purse, S1OO-Rough Rider, p. Roberta,
Washington, D. c.; McFonso and Sappho.
F. r. Keys, Linden, Md; Tormento, Thomas
A Hickman. Martinsburg, Md; Lady Has
been, Stuart Bailey, Washington, d. c.;
Kings Pride, c. II. Engelking, Baltimore,
Md.
Award of Premiums.
The following premiums have been
awarded:
Fruits-Apples, Mrs. ]. E. Thomson, first;
John E. Wilson, second. Peaches, Seth w.
Warfield. first; Joe Harris, second. Ounces.
Miss Ellen Farquhar, first; Mrs ii. L.
first Mrs. H. M. Cronise. second Plums,
J. W. Graft, first; Miss Jessie H. Magruder,
second. Damsons, Seth w. Warheld, first;
Mrs. Maggie Welch, second. Pears, Mrs.
H. L. Wells, first; Mrs J. e. Thomson, Sec
ond. Watermelons, Emory Ricketts,. first:
Miss Ellen Farquhar. second. Muskmelons.
Emory Ricketts,, first: Urban Wagner. Sec
ond. Display Of fruits, Urban Wagner,
frst: Seth w. Warfield. second. Display of
fruits, collected. C. w. Monday. first: Seth
w. Warfield. second. Display of apples,
collected Mr.. J. E. Thomson, first.
Garden Products.
Beets, r. p. Hines, first; Miss Ellen Far
quhar second. Cabbages. Catherine Hut
ton, first: Emory Ricketts,. second. Gym
blings, ]. E. Thomson. first J. L. Shoe
maker. second. Pumpkins, e. w. Monday.
first; Reuben p. Hines. second Egg plants,
DIR c. Warfield. first: Mrs. C, B. Graf.
second Cucumbers Joe Harris. first; Miss
Clara w. Beall, second. Lima beans, Miss
Emma Warfield. first: Miss Ethel Ross,
second. String Beans Miss Sadie Penn,
first; Mrs. Edward Harris, second. Satisfy,
Miss Ellen Farquhar first; Seth w. War
field. second. Parsnips. Miss Ellen Far
Quhar. first: Seth w. Warfield. second.
Carrots. Mrs. Maggie Welsh, first; NJ.
Counselman, second. Celery. Miss Ellen
Farquhar. first Seth w. Warfield. second.
Potatoes. sCharles Heagey, first; Wm Get
tings, second. Sweet potatoes. Miss Mag
gle Harrison. f1rst; NJ. Counselman. second.
Tomatoes, e. v. Robey. first: Miss Mollie
Fawcett. second Turnips, E. w. Monday.
frst: Seth w. Warfield. second. Onions.
M. Counselman. first; Bernard Atwood,
second. Parsley. Mrs. Edward Harris.