Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-22
ROCKVILLE FAIR OPENS
Montgomery County's Fifty
Third Annual Exhibition.
MANAGERS ENTHUSIASTIC
Extra Accommodations Necessary to
House Exhibits.
POULTRY AND OTHER DISPLAYS
Names Of officers and Directors Of the
Society-Entries for the
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 22.-Never
did Rockville fair open under more auspi-
cious circumstances than the fifty-third
annual exhibition, which began here yes
terday. The weather was all that could be
desired, the exhibits in all departments
complete and interesting and the attend
ance for an opening day large The nat
urally pretty grounds never appeared to
better advantage. AS result Of the fire.
quent rains everything was fresh and
green, and there was no dust to mar the
pleasure of visitors. The managers are
enthusiastic over the prospects for a high
ly successful fair, and declare that all that
is necessary to make it record-breaker
from every standpoint is good weather.
The fair will continue through Friday.
AS is customary the opening day, there
was much noise and confusion during the
morning hours. Exhibits were arriving In
large numbers, and the officers and clerks
were kept busy receiving entries and ar
ranging exhibits By noon everything was
in place and the familiar voice of the fakir
hailing the struggling country folk was
announcement that the fair was on In
earnest. The Woodsboro Brass Band OF
The officers of the society are as follows:
President Lee Offutt; vice president, John
H. GassawaY; secretary, James 7. Bogley;
treasurer, John ]. Higgins; board of direct
ors, Lee Offutt, John H. Gassaway, John
H. Bogley, Charles Veirs, Henry II. Crit
fifth Josiah w. Jones. Charles F. Kir--..
David II. Warfield. Robert c. Warfield,
Benjamin c. Colt, Gist Blair and John c.
Bentley. The advisory board of directors
is composed of one member from each dis
frict
trict of Columbia, as follows: Uriah H. w.
Griffith, Perrie e. Waters, VIM. j. VII
liams, William Dorsey, Mortimer o. Stab
Ter, Frederick Allnutt, NJ. Wilson Offutt,
K. Jones, Thomas o. White. j. NJ Etchi-
son, Samuel D. Waters and Charles NJ.
Wolfe.
Mr.. ]. Clinton Dorsey is chief marshal,
L. D. Riggs, aids, and Messrs. Charles Hol-
land, Walter Cashell, ]. A. Smith, A.
Brown, c. L. Gilpin, James Cashell and
Frank Gartrell, assistants. Mr.. Artemus
Sullivan is chief of police.
Poultry House Inadequate.
The poultry house was inadequate to &C.
commodate the many fine exhibits of chick
ems, ducks, geese, turkeys and pigeons, and
large building near by was pressed Into
service. Poultry has long been one of the
chief attractions at the Rockville fair, but
1t Is no exaggeration to say that the exhibit
ton this year is a long way ahead OF that
of any former year. Probably $500 speci-
ments are on hanu.
The cattle exhibit, upon which the Rock.
willie fair has long prided itself, was never
finer than this year. The specimens are
of the finest and every inch of available
space for this department occupied, many
entries being refused because Of lack OF
space. The display OF horses Is also very
fine.
The main exhibition hall Is devoted to
farm and garden products flowers. fruits
fruits, jellies, etc. This department Is in
charge of Turner w. Welsh as superintend'
emit, and he Is assisted by Julian F. Wal.
Mary A. Green, Miss Ada Warfield and
Miss Ida Dove.
Judges at Work.
The program for today is an interesting
one, and as Wednesday is regarded as one
Of the big days Of the fair the attendance
was large. The judging Of exhibits began
In the morning and was followed with in
terest by the various competitors. At $50
a grand cavalcade Of stock around the race
course was in order.
The racing program for the second day
was an exceptionally good one. In the 2.1s
trot and 218 pace, a mixed affair, for q
purse Of $500, nine high-class steppers are
entered, four Of which are Washington ami.
mails In the 2.22 pace, for a purse Of $500
sixteen good ones are scheduled to try the
issue, five of them being Washington
horses. The only running event of the day
is hurdle affair of a mile, the purse being
$500. The old campaigner McFonso, be-
longing to Mr.. Frank r. Keys of Linden
Is entered for this race. The other three
that will face the starter in this event are
Washington horses, including Lord Mel.
bourne.
The race committee has decided that de-
lay by horsemen will not be tolerated this
year. The first race will be called promptly
and a specified time allowed between heats
the management insisting that the rules bt
obeyed. These tiresome delays have in pre-
vious years been the cause Of much com
plant from visitors generally, and the de-
termination of the managers to eliminate
that cause of dissatisfaction Is a source o.
qualification to the thousands who annu
ally view the speed contests.
Entries for the Races.
The following are the entries for th1
races:
First race, 2:15 trot and 2:1s pace, mixed
purse, SCORED Rock, Washington Nailor
Washington. D. c.; Investor, C. F. Clark
Waynesboro, Pa; Jurash. J. w. Byrne
Washington, D. c.; Elsie G., E. H. johnson
Dover, Del; Josh Roughley, F. B. Shreve
Lancaster Pa; ST. Patrick, M. ]. Kohn
Baltimore, Md; Bedworth H.. w. T. Biggs
Arlington, Nd; DIR. Bell, l.. c. Corbin
Washington, D. c.. Bell Hazel, l.. c. Cor
bin, Washington, d. c.
Second race, 2:22 pace; purse $3OO-Ells
p, William II. Rabbit, Rockville, Nd; Mel
lie R.. ]. D. Inson, Washington, D. c.; In
weston, c. F. Clark, Waynesboro, Pa; Har
ry Madden George Goodacre, Washington
D. c.; Noble Boy Frank Thimas, Wash
ington, d. c.; Miss Flora Bell. E. H. John
son, Dover, Del; Alice r., Charles F. Stell
Union Bridge, Md; Hero. Charles +
Barnes, Easton, Nd; Hattie H. Charles F
Barnes, Easton, Md; Paul Pry, William
Adams, Quarryville. Pa; Brownell, F. 3