Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-25
FAIR SCORES SUCCESS
The Attendance Regarded as
Satisfactory.
CLOSING DAY THRONG
RACING SCHEDULE PRESENTS
GOOD EXHIBITION OF SPEED.
Additional Premiums Awarded by the
Judges in Various Departments
Accident Noted.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August %, 1905.
The attendance at the Rockville fair to-
day, the final day, was in striking contrast
to the record-breaking throng of yester-
day. but, considering the weather a very
good closing day crowd was on hand. The
exhibition was regarded as the most sue
cessful ever held at Rockville. Excepting
today, the weather all that could he
desired. and the attendance equal to the
most sanguine expectations, that of yester-
day. when. shown by the receipts, be-
tween 1900 and IA 900 were on the
grounds largely exceeding that of any one
day since the organization of the society.
While returning home from the fair last
evening a horse attached to a buggy in
which were Mrs. Fountain Peters and her
young baby of Glen; this county took
fright after collding with another team
and ran away Mrs. Peters and her child
We're thrown out. THE mother struck the
ground with great force and was badly
bruised about the body and face. but no
bones were broken, and it is thought
injuries will not prove serious. Fortunately,
the child fell Immediately on its mother
and escaped without as much as a scratch.
The buggy was badly smashed. Mrs. Pc
tiers was able to proceed To her home later
in the evening.
The Racing Schedule.
There was nothing the matter with the
racing at the fair yesterday afternoon. 1t
was the opinion that 1t was by far the best
eyer witnessed at Rockville. The feature
of the program was the free-for-aN trot
or pace for, a purse of $500. This brought
out a field of six high-class performers, in
Guiding Bedworth. jr., with mark better
than 2o4; Prince r. l.. Conroy. Miss Clean,
Irish Jack and Uneeda- 1t was generally
conceded that Bedworth. Jr., had the race
at his mercy. and In the betting he was
held prohibitive fayorite. In the first
heat, however. the unexpected happened.
and Prince Z. l.. beat the favorte a short
head Conroy led the field until within
about fifteen feet of the wire, when he
broke, allowing Prince E. l.. and Bedworth
10 pass him. The other heats were easily
captured by Bedworth, Jr. In the second
heat of this race Bedworth negotiated the
mile in , 10 fiat. making a new track rec
ord. the former best performance being a
fraction above that mark.
Eight horses faced the starter In the
30 trot, which was for purse of 500.
Orphan Girl. belonging to j. R. James of
the early betting. The first heat went to
Frank Thomas Sir EIectroid. who led from
start to finish, winning quite handily The
price against this horse was 10 to l. Or
phan Girl came with a rush In the stretch
in this heat, but could not quite catch up,
finishing close second. Five other heats
,fidd 10 ne tr0tted to decide this race, all of
which were close and exciting, the winner
finally being Anytime. the property of r.
Cromwell of CatonsvilIe Md
The talent selected Edward Wilkes, be-
longing to +. II. Johnson of Dover Del, to
do the trick in the 2.35 pace, and in the
betting before the first heat he was an
.oGds-on favorite, the prices of the others
ranging from . TO 1 to- 10 to l. The Wash
irgton horse, Bon Jay, at the remunerative
Gods of 10 to /. furnished a surprise in the
first heat. however. winning quite easily
after leading the entire distance. In this
heat John Seeley's Red Rock acted badly
and was never in the chase. but in the other
heats showed himself to be possessed of the
speed of the bunch, although he dropped
the third heat after making a bad break.
John Seeley piloted the winner Red Rock
will be entered, it is said, in the 30 class
In the coming meeting at the Empire city
track, New York
Cliff Laughlin's Satirist took the mile run
ming event without difficulty. Abby Hen
derson's Sentry was a hot favorite for this
race, but was never prominent, finishing in
the ruck. The veteran McFonso was back
ed down from . to l to even money, but
finished a bad last The prices of the
others ranged from to l to TO 1. The
start was almost perfect Gus Siyes Ethel
bertha assumed the lead and held it once
around. but soon had enough and Satirlst
went to the front and had difficulty
staying there TO the wire. winning in a
Cauter.
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