Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
RACING AT ROCKVILLE
FEATURES OF TIE CLOSING DAY
OF THE FAIR
Postponed Event First on the Schedule
Warrington Horses Win
In Four Races.

Special Correspondenoe Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, August p. 1904
Some very good racing was the feature Of
the closing afternoon Of the Rockville fair.
Tho 2:1S trot or pace, which was postponed
Thursday evening after three heats had
been raced. was the flrst called. Ray NJ.
was withdrawn. leaving but three horses.
each with a heat to Its credit. to try con-
illusions. Harry Woodford took the first
heat In easy fashion. with Nellie r. Just al
easy second. In the second heat Harry
Woodford made several bad breaks. which
enabled Nellie r to take the lead. which
she succeeded In maintaining to the wire.
winning by a short head The third heat
was easy for Harry Woodford. The winner
was hot favorite being held at very short
odds.
The second event of the day. the 2:S5 trot
or pace. was somewhat disappointing. Cap
tain Marion was at all times the favortts
In the betting and won in straight heats.
Inc go trot furnished a very good race.
John Gheen's Becraft demonstrated that he
was easily the best horse in the race, al
though he dropped the second heat to Eva
The others were outclassed, but s. ID. II.
showed speed i'm spots
A mile dash marked the close of the fair
or the fourteen horses entered for this
event only four faced the starter Bound
Brook was installed favorite in the netting,
Sc
second choice at 2 to l. Bound Brook
Red Hook and Hal Dan ran half a mile a
run speed to false break After a short
breathing spell the horses were sent away
10 good start. Red Hook assumed the
lead after half the distance had been trav-
ersed and steadily Increased his advantage.
winning by several lengths.
After this heat. Ernest Utterback. owner
VI bouno BrOok, was arrested for an al
!eged assault on Willie Davis Hal Dams
Jockey. 1t being claimed that Hal Dan was
pI n bumped into Bound Brook. RUM
taken before Justice OF the Peace Brewer
who fined him 81 and costs.
hed Hook and Ethelbertha were the onIv
nor horse hs. IN , the nnsi heat. Hal Dan hav-
Bound Brook was withdrawn Red JooS
experienced sn no difficulty in winning. hay-
ing several lengths TO spare at the finish.
Race Summaries.
p First race IS trot pace: purse. $500
N: ellie: H. v Il R:ci.;. Wash: Il
HAIRY &. i4@oti; sausrue. wash: 2ai,
Ray n. Il. sehiesei. washington.
Time. 2as. a.aeb. a.a4. 2asH. 2 ss,s s 3 sr
Second race. 2 5 trot pace: purse. $500
Captain Marion Thomas Bond Washing
L. j. K. s. j. Ruion. E1uron. Va.
Stranger, George T. Light. Chariestown.
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Roy Hal r. Thomas BrightwOod d. O.. dis.
Edna Wilkes. @. A. Bowen Winchester.
va............ Observation-Disclosures. dis
Howard Russell. p. j. Stubener Wash
ingtOn. d. c.. ........................ dis.
Time. 224h, 219k. 223h.
Third race. 2.8O trot; purse $500.
Becraft. John II. Gheen Washington,
d. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2 I
Eva. Charles Myers. Washington. ID. O.. I
Howard o. J. H. Corbin Hamilton Va 8 1
8. d. R., s. d. Rulon Exuron va. ]
Uno Strathmore, John LurcOe, Washing
ton. II y
Time, 2 26A. 2 29h, 22Sk. 22Ih.
Fourth race. running mile dash: purse $20.
Red Hook George Shelbourne, Washington.
D. Z. ...-.--..... go. = :''''''
Ethelbertha, A. B. Slye Benedict. Md. .
Bound Brook, Ernest Utterback, Herndon,
Va............. - ai'
Hal Dan F. Hochesen, Washington, ID. c.. dis.
Time, 21h. 11S.