Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-24
BIG DAY Of THE FAIR
Thousands Attend the Mont
gomery Show.
WEATHER PROVES GOOD
RACING A FEATURE OF THE AFT
ERNooN.
Premiums Awarded for Best Stock and
Other ExMbits-Entries for
Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. August "a 1906.
This is what Is known as the big day
Of the fair. For the past decade the third
day has been the greatest event Of all the
year in Rockville. Today promises to be
no exception to the rule. Notwithstanding
the heavy fog Of early morning and the
dusty thoroughfares. people have been ar
irving at the grounds ever since the hour
of sun-up. Trains of vehicles from every
direction have been fling into the grounds
since the opening Of the gates: the steam
cars and the trolley cars have brought
their heavy cargoes Of human freight from
Washington, from Baltimore. from the va
rious counties of the state and from every
where within convenient distance. AS the
morning wore away the sun came out and
the weather frightened up. and still the
crowds continued to pour in. At the hour
of noon there Is every indication that the
attendance Of today will be the greatest in
the history of the society.
Entries for Tomorrow.
The race entries for tomorrow. the final
day of the fair, as follows:
$50 trot or pace. purse SCORED Rock
John Seeley, Ashburn, Va: Maid Marian.
H. c. Copperthite. Washington. D. c.; Col
den Glenn, Clayton Fahrney. Hagerstown,
Md; Ella c.. w. D. Clarkson. Hagerstown.
Md; Joe Bolton. E. H. Johnson, Dover
Del; Miss Flora Bell, E. H. Johnson. Dover.
Del; Edward Wilkes, E. H. Johnson. Dover,
Del. ; Alexander T.. William H. Chambers.
Washington, D. c.; Lady Belle. George
Patterson, Rockville, Md; Harry H., H l..
Duley. Washington u G linn
ter Wiley, Baltimore, Md.
Running. six furlongs and repeat. purse
S2oo,Petite RENE, P. J. steubener. Bla-
Linden, Md. Kite. H. B. Mizpah. Wash
ington. D. c.; Seagate John Seeley, Ash
burn. Va; Satrist Clifton Laughlfn, Lang
ley. Va; Mamie Ordway. Duff Green.
Fredericksburg, Va: DR.. Lynch and Ethel
bertha. William H. Slye. Benedict Md. !;
Deslo and Skyrunner, Thomas A Hickman
Martinsburg. Md; Sentry, James A. Hen
derson. Rockville, Md: Kentucky Rose.
James H Cotton. Washington, D. c.
The third race is a special running event
substituted in the place of the county trot
which failed to fill. This will be for a purse
of $500. The entries for this race have not
yet been made public, but the race COM
mittee gives assurance that 1t will be the
best running event Of the fair
Racing Only Ordinary.
The racing yesterday afternoon was only
VI mere Weie Three events On the
program-the 225 pace. the 2.22 pace and a
run at six furlongs and repeat The 2.25
pace brought out field of flve-Harry c..
Harry H, Nellie R., DR.. Bell and Lady
Belle. Dr. Bell was favorite In the betting
before the first heat but the winner turned
up in Harry c., the property of Timothy
Shugrue of Washington. DR.. Bell however
paced an excellent heat and forced Harry c.
to the limit to win The same horse took
the second and third heats and the race. In
the second heat DR.. Bells sulky broke down
and. although distanced, was allowed to
start in the next heat, the accident being
unavoidable.
The 2.22 pace was also won in straight
heats. Alice r.. belonging to Charles F. Steel
of Union Bridge. Md. proving herself far su-
trailed the field until near the head of the
stretch. when she was given her head and
shot to the front as If the others We're tied
winning going away. The second and third
heats she led from start to finish and was
not hard driven at any stage of the game.
In the second heat Tuck Rabbits Ella p
who made bad break rounding the first
turn, thereby losing much ground. was dis
tanced.
The running race furnished the best snort
of the day. But four horses tried the issue,
which was IL heat affair at six furlongs.
Ethelbertha who. 1t was whispered, is part
ly owned at least by the man who made the
book on the races. was hot favorite before
the first heat her price being l to 2. The
prices of the others ranged from even
money to ) to 1. After a tedious delay at
the post the horses were sent away to a
miserable start, Kentucky Rose getting off
several lengths in the lead. the others being
punched. The veteran racer McFonso at
once set sail for her, however. and entering
the stretch the two horses were neck and
neck. After the hottest kind of a brush
down the stretch McFonso gained the YER
dict by short head. Skyrunner was two
lengths behind with the favorite close I'D.
The in the second heat
poor, Kentucky Rose again getting the best
of it by two lengths. This lead she main
tanned until the stretch was reached, where
McFonso moved up some, but was unable to
overtake the Washington horse, which won
by a good length. The deciding heat was
taken by Kentucky Rose in easy fashion,
several lengths separating her and McFonso.
Summary Of the Races.
The following Is the summary of the
races:
First race. 2.25 pace; purse. 5000
Harry C., Timothy shugrue, Washington.
Doctor BeI L. Corbin, Hamilton, va a.. ?
Harry H. H., Fl; L. Duley Washinston Pc
Nellie R., Frank Thomas, Brightwood, DC. 4 s
Time 2.47-247-2.47.
Second race. % pace; purse. 5000
Alice r., Chas. F. Steel, Union Bridge, Md. /
Investor. Henry Shepherd. Hagerstown. Md. =
Noble Boy, Bnttonwood Stock sn Farm 1un -
Ella p, VIM H. Rabbit Rockville. Md. . dis
Time 2.211aT22lA-22lA.
Third race, running; six furiongs and repeat;
purse, $500
Kentucky Rose. James 8. Cotton. Washing !,
McFonso, Frank h. Keys Linden, Md. -. l
SkyerunBer Thomas Hickman, Martins
Etheibertha, VIM. H. slye, Benedict. Md. 1
Time, 1.2O-1.20-1.21.
Premiums have been awarded as follows:
Cattle.
Registered Short Horns-Herd, first. L. L.
Green; bull, three years, first. L. L. Green:
bull, one year. first, Charles Veirs; bull
calf under year, first, l.. L. Green;
second l.. l.. Green: cow, three years. first
and second L. L. Green; heifer, two years,
first. L. l.. Green.
Grade Short Horns-Herd, first, Charles
Veirs; COW, three years and above. first,
Charles Veirs; second. Albert Fields; heifer,
two years. first and second, Charles Veirs:
heifer, one year, first, Charles Veirs; heller
and calf first and second, Charles Veirs.
Holstein Friesans, Registered-herd AL
bert Fields; bull. three years, first and sec
Ond Albert Fields: COW, three years first