Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
THE ROCKVILLE FAIR
Ideal Weather and Large At
tendance Yesterday.
LIST OF PREMIU MS
RACING EVENTS THE BEST OF
THE ANNUAL MEET.
The Ball in the Opera House Last
Evening an Elaborate
Affair.
LIST OF PREMIUMS

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, August 81, 1903.
The closing day of the Rockville fair was
favored with ideal weather and was, like
the preceding days highly successful. The
attendance although not to be compared
with the tremendous outpouring of yester-
day, was graufyingly large. Additional
premium winners have been announced as
follows:
Sheep-Buck lamb Caleb Stabler, first
and second; pen of ewes two years old,
Caleb Stabler first and second; pen of
ewes, one year old. John E. Muncaster,
first: pen of ewes, under one year Caleb
Stabler. first, John E. Muncaster, second.
Merinos-Ram, two years old, H. ii. Fra
ley first; ram, one year old, H. H. Fraley,
first: buck lamb, II. H Fraley, first and
second; pen of ewes, H. H. Fraley first
and second; pen of ewes, one year old, II.
H Fraley first and second. Dorset horned
Pen of ewes two years old, Caleb Stabler,
first. Grade sheep-Pen of ewes, two years
old James Offutt first; pen of ewes, one
year old, James II. Offutt. first and sec
ond
Harness and vehicles-Trap, E. NJ. Gilbert
& Son, first and second; white chapel bug
gy, L. NJ. Gilbert Son, first; runabout,
Jacob Poss & Son. first; E. NJ Gilbert &
Son, second; falling top buggy, Il. M Gill
bert & Son, first. and Jacob Poss q Son,
second; surrey, E. NJ. Gilbert & Son and
Jacob PoSS & Son, firStS; general display,
Jacob Poss & Son, first.
Discretionary-Collar case, Mrs. Ruth Ad-
amSon. first; fancy wood work, V. r. Slmp-
son. first; torchon lace, loom and specimen
of work, Mrs C. W. Baggarly, first; wood
carving, Henry Esser, first.
Awards Made Today.
Premiums were awarded this morning as
follows:
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game ack-breasted red game, black Su-
matra game, golden duck-wing game, silver
duck-wing game, Cornish Indian game,
white Malay game, red Malay game, light
bramahs, crevecoeurs, partridge Cochin,
silver-penciled Hamburgs, golden-spangled
Hamburgs, black Hamburgs, white Lang
shangs; seconds on black Langshangs,
black Javas, black Hamburgs, golden-pen-
ciled Hamburgs birchen game, black
breasted red game, black Sumatra game.
golden duck-wing game, white Indian game,
red Malay game.
Vadosta Poultry Company-Firsts on
birchen game, black breasted red game,
black Sumatra game. silver duckwing game.
Cornish Indian game, white Malay game,
white game, red Malay game, white Ham
burgs, silver penciled Hamburgs. golden
spangled Hamburgs silver-spangled Ham
burgs, black Hamburgs, black Javas, black
Langshangs. white Langshangs, black leg
horns, mottled Javas, white leghorns, buff
leghorns; seconds on black game, Cornish
Indian game, silver duckwing game. red
game. blue Andulasians, black Cochins
G.. A. w. Beall-Firsts on black Sumatra
game, white Indian game, blue Andalusians,
golden penciled Hamburgs, silver penciled
Hamburgs, notified Javas: seconds on
black Leghorns. silver penciled Hamburgs,
golden penciled Hamburgs, white Ham
burgs, partridge Cochin.
q. E. Williams-Firsts on black Sumatra
game. Dominiques. black frizZles: seconds
on black Sumatra game, Dominiques, buff
Leghorns.
Thomas Lockwood-Firsts on golden
duckwing game, white Malay game, buff
Cochin, partridge Cochin, white Dorkins,
silver gray Dorkins silver penciled Ham
burgs. silver spangled Hamburgs black
Lanshangs; seconds white Hamburgs,
silver penciled Hamburgs, golden spangled
Hamburgs. black Hamburgs. black Javas,
notified Javas, white Langshangs, black
Leghorns.
H. j. Drumhunt-Firsts on silver spangled
Hamburgs. Cornish Indian game; seconds
Hamburgs.
Harm Janssen-Firsts on black Javas,
second on black Javas.
F. G. Bean-Ffrst on black langshangs.
white langshangs. white leghorns. modelled
anconas. white frizzles: seconds on mod
ered anconas, black frizzles.
Charles F. Brooke-First on white leg
horns.
r. P. Hines-First on white leghorn., sec
ond on white leghorns.
T; c. Waters-F'irst on buff leghorns. Sec
ond on bun leghorns.
Birely & Co.-Ffrsts on white Indian game
white Cochins. dark Bramahs, partridge
Cochin: seconds on silver gray dorkins,
partridge Cochins, dark Bramahs, modelled
anconas. black leghorns white Indian
game.
The Annual Ball.
The annual fair ball was held in the
Opera House last evening and was an elab-
crate affair. The attendance was very
large, guests being present from Washing
ton, Baltimore, Virginia, different sections
OF the county and other points. The COM
mittee OF arrangements was composed of
Messrs- Hugh Glascott, John Higgins,
theodore Mason and Randolph Mason. and
the chaperons were Mrs Harry A. Dawson,
Mrs. II. F. Reich. Mrs. Benjamin C. Riggs
and Mrs. C. x. Wilson. The music was
furnished by a Washington orchestra and
at midnight refreshments were served
Among the distinguished visitors on the
grounds yesterday was Edwin Warf1eld,
who 1t is generally conceded. will be the
democratic nominee for governor. Soon
after arriving at Rockville he sought Col
Spencer c. Jones. his late opponent for
gubernatorial honors with whom he had
most pleasant and satisfactory chat At
ter luncheon with Colonel Jones Mr.. War
field visited the fair and held quite a re-
ception in the presidents headquarters
Later in the day he visited the race track
and viewed the races from the grand stand
Mr.. Warfeld stated that Colonel Jones had
assured him he would antagonize him no
longer, and assured him of his cordial sup
port.
Good Racing Yesterday.
The racing yesterday afternoon was de-
cldedly the best of the fair. and was wit
messed by an immense throng. The grand
stand was packed and the fence encirclins
the track was lined with humanity the
scene presented being decidedly animated
one. There were four events on the pro-
gram-the PA pace the county trot, the
2.27 trot and a mile dash.
The first race of the day was the PA
pace. in which five high-class animals faced
the starter. Richard Henschells Evadna
was Installed favorite in the betting and
rewarded her hackers by taking the first
two heats with ease. In the third heat she
made a bad break on the second round and
entering the stretch was last, being al least
fifty feet behind Sir Arthur, who was lead
ing BY remarkable burst of speed she
passed all but Sir Arthur. who took the
heat by the narrowest Of margins The
fourth heat went to Evadna.
The county trot, which is always OF the
most interest TO the county people, was the
second number on the program. The only
starters Were William II. Rabbits veteran,
Walton Mc(r