The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-27
THE FAIR A SUCCESS.
GOV. sONTAouE PRESENT ON THURSDAY
Premiums VIII Be Paid Ia FuII-The jump.
Ing. Races. Etc.

Premiums viii Be Paid Ia FuII-The Jump.
Ing. Races. Etc.
The Fair closed Thursday evening af.
Ter one Of the most successful exhibition
ever held here. The receipts were larger
than heretofore. and all OF the premiums
will be paid in full. A full list of prizes
awarded will be found on the first page
Of this issue.
WEDNESDAYS RACES.
Among the diversions. none was of
more interest than the jumping contests
Mr. {. II. Hurkamp entered number of
his splendid hunters. Mrs. &. III. uur-
kamp entered Hornpipe and Count d.
Adhemar entered My Lady. The jumps
resulted a. follows:
Over four feet-C. II. Hurkamp's Ken
dale first. Count d Adhemar's NV Lady
second. Four Others contested.
High iump-Mrs. c. III. Hurkamp's
iiornpipe won, {. III. Hurkamp's Amaret
second. Three others contested.
The races were ofunusual interest. and
resulted as follows:
Scrub race, One-mile dash-A. Gar
rett's Dick won, G. Jones' John NJ. second
Half-mile dash-Duif Green's Mamie
Ordway won, q. T. Bouleware's Madge
Wildfire second, and II. Simpsons Gold
Dust third.
Novelty race; mile; purse; for horses
reaching each quarter pole first-F. r.
Keys McFonso won the entire purse.
There were three other starters.
Ha'tmile heats-Ut terback's Lady Has
Been won. Wells Bros Thad second
The heats in this race were broken. Thad
having won first heat.
Mie-and- an-eighth dash-Utterback
functurc won, Brightwood Stablas' Ar
gunta second.
Count d Adhemar second. W. ID. Carter
aud W. +. Brooks each entered n horse
also.
The balloon ascension was a SUCCESS
each afternoon.
THE covERNOR's VISIT.
Despite .he very inclement weather.
the rain falling almost the entire after
noon, quite n large number Of persons
were at the fair grounds on Thursday to
welcome Gov. \. j. Montague, who
reached the city ON the 40 p. m. train.
His Excellency was met at the depot by
Mayor NJ q. Willis and the following
committee: Col. +. ID. Cole. Capt. Terence
McCracken, st. George r. Fitzhuph Hon
J III. Biscoe, ii. II. Wallace. RTB. Me
Galley, c. O'Connor Goodrich and Chas. I.
~ 'ngle. Carriages were in waiting and
the party were promptly taken 10 the
fair grounds. All along the route the
Governor was the observed of all oh
servers, and he was greeted with the
waving Of handkerchiefs.
The fair grounds was reached at Ola
p. m, and as the Governor aud hisescorts
approached the grand stand the band
played Hail TO the Chief" and the con-
course OF people present sent up hearty
cheers. The grandstand was soon crowd
ed with people something very unusual
on the last day-and everybody seemed
determined TO make the Governor feel at
home
His Excellency is no stranger to the
people OF this section. While the Judges
were busiiy engaged in getting the horses
started IN the several races. the Governor
was pointing out 20 his associates differ
ent spots on Stafford hills with which he
was familiar
AFTER the hrst two races We're over the
honored guest was escorted To the dining
tent where splendid collation. was
served. The following were the invited
guests TO the lunch:-Mayor NJ. G. Willis.
wise and daughter. Judge A. W. Wallace.
II. H. Wallace and wife, st. George II.
tltzhugh, III. i. Crismond and wife. Col.
+. d: Cole and daughter, Capt. T. Nc
Craeken and daughter, c. O'Connor Cool
rick, Ches. l. Stengle and wife, r. Il. Nc
Galley and wife. Mrs. j. w. Bovee. of
Washington. Miss Maude Steele. of Rich
mond, Hon. J II. Biscoe, ofSpotsylvania.
Hon. W. ID. Cardwell, of Hanover. II. II.
boswell. OF Hanover. Capt. NJ b. Rowe
and wife, Capt. :. j. Quinn and daLgh-
ter, Hon. A Il. Embrey. W. u. Carter
and wife. A. =. Rowe, George Cole and
vile, Mrs. W. A Bell and J j McCracken.
Lunch over, the party returned to the
Z randstand where after another race
had been run and that part of the pro-
gram completed, the Governor was given
an informal reception and hundreds of
people extended to him the hand OF well
come.
During all of this time the rain fell. but
every body seemed to forget the condition
of the elements and each We'd with tbe
other in their effort to show the Cover
nor how popular he was in this part of |
the State
AT 4;3O L. M. His Excellency was tax |
en- to the home ofMayor Willis, where he |
was rendered another receptionf after
which he was escorted to the train.
where, late in the evening, he departed
Tor Richmond. bearing with him the best
wishes OF the people of this community.
THURSDAY RACES.
The track was heavy on the last 6ay
and some of the races did not fill. In the
high jump Mrs. G. II. Hurkamp's Horn
pipe won, with C. III Hurkamp's Amaret
second. Both horses were ridden by Mr..
hurkamp and made beautiful perform
ances: In the first race, three-quarter-
mile dash, there were only two starters,
w IA al.
Puncture won, Keys McFonso second.
consolation race, mile dash, was won
by q. II. Boulware's Lila Woodward.
Wills Bros Thad second Three others