The Washington times., 1901-08-27
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR
The Arrangements Complete for a
Successful Meeting.
stock Pens. Poultry Cages. md AEri-
cultural Tables Full of Entries
Racing Events of an Unusually
Fine order-Good Trolley Service.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Aug. 26.-The Race
Committee of the Montgomery County
Agricultural Society Fair completed to-
day the list of entries for the fair, which
begins at this place tomorrow, lasting
through the 30th. The entries show some
good horses.
All is now in readiness for the opening.
The grounds are in excellent condition,
the buildings are ready. and the stables
and pens are occupied by horses which
have already come in. President Lee
Offutt says he expects to have larger
exhibit this year in the way of stock and
horses than ever before.
Officers were at the grounds today
busily engaged in giving exhibitors their
checks and other requisites. The poultry
show, from all Indications, will be very
large The officers for the fair this year
are: President, Lee Onutt; Vice Presi-
dent. John II. Gassaway; Secretary, John
f. Muncaster; Treasurer, John J. Hig-
gins: board of directors, John II. Bogiey,
u. II. Warfield, Charles Veirs, Lee Onutt,
John II. Gassaway, Samuel E. Eastburn,
John c. Bentley, II. II. Griffith, J. w.
Jones, Charles w. Fields, X. II. Miller,
and Arthur Williams; Marshal, James
n. Brown; Chief OF Police, Artemus Sui
Ivan.
The programme for the fair is as fol-
lows.
Tuesday. August 27-Arranging exhib-
its; races called at ! p. m; hurdle race;
z:t0 class, county trot.
Wednesday, August 2S-Judging ex-
hibits; $50 a. M, grand cavalcade; races
called at 1890 p. m; 2:3o trotting; open
to-alI run; 2:25 class pacing; z:z5 class
trotting.
Thursday, August go a m. grand
cavalcade; races called at 1870 p. m;
ZIG class trotting; $50 class trotting;
county trot or pace: hurdle race.
Friday August 30-Races called at 1870
D. m; 2:15 class pacing; county running;
$40 class trotting; open to all run.
The entries are as follows:
ESQ class; county trot or pace; purse,
s1Ge-Grant, w. w. Rapley. Avenel. Nd;
Kinstress. C. C. Waters, Germantown,
Nd
Six furlongs; hurdle; purse, s75-Boston,
T. A. Hickman, Martinsburg, Nd; Beau
regard. Melville Wilson. Baltimore. Md;
McFonso, F. r. Keys, Linden, Nd.
9:eS class; pace; purse, s2OO-Minnie w.
c. c. Waters, Germantown, Nd; Tom B.,
James Nice; Harry c., L. ]. Collins Ball
ston, Va.
2.3G class; trot: 500 purse-Happy Rus
sell. Ir.. Richard II. Gaines, Milestown,
Md: Trib Gentry or Queen Bess, George
f. Dyer, Greensborough. Ala; Francis
Medium, A. Il Davis. Mobile. Ala; Cou-
pom, Z. II. Heiskell, Washington, -. c.;
To BE, s. A. Hersberger. Burnt Mills, Md.
2:25 class; trot; purse. s250-Coupon, p.
II. HeiskelI. Washington ID. C.; Bessie
Gould. ". II. Rabbit, Rockville. Md:
Francis Medium, A j. Davis. Mobile,
Ala; Red Mont, kavanaugh Bros Har-
risonburg. Va; Trib Gentry or Queen
Bess, George +. Dyer. Greensborough.
Ala. Edna Stevens, Joseph Wright jr
Winchester. Va; Eagle Boy. ]. X. Bor-
ders, ChoccoIocco, Ala.
Open TO all run; purse. s1o0-McFonso.
+. r. Keys. Linden, Md, Sappho, +. r.
Keys, Linden, Md; Whimsical. j. A
Varied, Jamestown, Md; Rough Rider,
T. Roberts, Washington, u. C.; Mrs
Reeves, T. A. Hickman. Martinsburg,
Md; Lady Hasbeen, Stuart Bailey Wash
ingtol, ID. C.; Kings Pride. G. II. Engel-
king, Baltimore, Md.
County trot or pace: purse, S200-Walton