Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-02
CROWD DISAPPOINTED
GOV. SMITHS PARTY FAILS TO AT
TEND MARLBORO FAIR.
Good Showing Made by Agricultural
College Cadets-Racing Schedule
of Closing Day.

SP'Niai correspondence OF lne fVentnC star.
UPPER MARLBORO October /, 1893
The concluding day of the eleventh annual
exhibition of the Agricultural Fair Associa-
ton of Southern Maryland was character
lied by beautiful weather and large
crowd. The crowd was considerably dis
appointed at the non-appearance of Gov
ernor John Walter Smith and Mr.. Edwin
Warfield. democratic gubernatorial candi-
date. both of whom were advertised to be
present. company of sixty men. COM
posed of the pick of the three companies
of the Maryland Agricultural College. at
tired in natty unf rms of gray came to
the fair a special over the Chesapeake
Beach Railway from HyattSVille. The Of
hcers of the company We're: II. II. Watts
captain; Walter Mitchell. first lieutenant;
X. +. l.. Choate second lieutenant: L. w.
Cruikshank. third lieutenant: Thos. Hines.
first sergeant: j. c. Cockey, second ser
Seant: +. c. Webster. third sergeant; j. A.
Anderson. fourth sergeant. and q. l.. Went
worth. fifth sergeant. Cadet j. NJ Street
was first corporal. The company gave an
exhibition drill of marching the manual of
arms and firing in the afternoon that re-
ceived storms of applause. The marching
was particularly fine. and the company
wheeled into the race track and passed in
review before the grandstand with a line
that was conceded to be absolutely perfect,
they We're cheered to the echo. Captain r.
Major Ezra B. Fuller. T. S. A. command
ant. and DR. j. r. Owens. treasurer came
to the fair with the cadets
The game of baseball this morning
between the Lanhams team of Prince
Georges county. and the Eastern Buds. of
Washington. 1t was one of the prettiest
games played during the fair, and was
largely attended. The Lanhams won by "A
score of 6 to =. The Beckett brothers. VII
liam and Humphrey. carried off the princi-
pal honors for the Lanhams. Anderson
also pitched a good game for Washington.
Hurd retiring at the end of the second
mining as the result of an awful crack re-
ceived on his pitching arm by a batted ball.
Miss Annie E. Briscoe. eldest daughter
of Judge and Mrs John p. Brscoe of
Prince Frederick. Calvert county, was voted
the handSomeSt girl on the grounds and
was awarded a silk umbrella.
Result of the Races.
The trotting and running races afforded
excellent amusement. 1t being the LIST day
everybody was anxious to get even" and
the only bookmaker on the grounds did a
lively and incidentally. profitable business
The first race, one mile heats. three In
five, was for Washington horses only The
following trotters faced the starter: Nell
lie r., Marry c.. Hobson and Orphan Boy.
The first heat went to Nellie r., while Har-
ry c. captured the next three straight heats
and the race. The purse was 500. The Win
ner is owned by Tim Shugrue while Nellie
R, who got second money, belongs to w
H. Rackey of Georgetown. Harry G. did
the final heat in 229
The second race. trot or pace one mile
heats, three in five, for southern Maryland
horses only, was won by Miss Clean. Time
1T. The purse was $500 FL Capitano Phil
Steubeners stallion, was a prohibitive ia
vorite in the betting for the first heat and
won handily. In the next heat Miss Clean
was made the favorite on account of her
excellent first heat after a bad start and
the mare justified the confidence of her
hackers by winning the next and the two
succeeding heats with apparent ease Ell
Capitano got second money
The third and last race, running two in
three, fve-eighths of mile heats had
four starters-McFonso, Musiciene. Annie
Ordway and Hilarity. Annie Ordway won
the first two heats and the race. The time
104, was the best made at the fair for the
distance. The horse is owned by A b.
Slye. The purse 800