Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
10! THE ROCKVILLE FAIR
WILL OPEN TOMORROW AND CON-
TINUE FOUR DAYS.
No Betting on the Races, But Every
thing Looks Promising
Just the Same.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 20, 1907.
Notwithstanding there will be no legalized
betting at the Rockville fair. which opens
tomorrow to continue four days. the pros
poets for success appear excellent. 1t was
feared that the elimination of pool selling
would deter owners from entering their
horses for the various speed contests sched-
uled, but this has not been the case. The
list includes many high-class performers,
and the indications are that the racing will
equal that at any former Rockville fair. In
all there are ia entries for the fourteen
events on the program, only one race-the
county trot or pace-failing to fill. The
purses offered aggregate 3,7O0.
Aside from the racing features, the fair
promises to be fully up to the standard of
former years The demand for space for ex-
hibitS of various kinds was never greater,
and for several days past a corps of clerks
has been kept busy receiving entries. All
available space for the exhibition of cattle,
horses, sheep and hogs has been engaged,
and many would-be exhibitors have been
turned away because of lack of room. Sec
rotary Bogley says that by the time the fair
opens tomorrow morning every inch of
space in all departments will have been
taken The managers are enthusiastic over
the prospects of a successful exhibition all
along the line, and express themselves
confident that good weather is the only
thing necessary TO make this fair the ban
ner one in the history of the society.
Distinguished Folks Coming.
Gov. Warfeld of Maryland Judge Austin
l.. Crothers, democratic candidate for gov
ernor; Isaac Lobe Straus, candidate for at
torney general; Caleb c. Magruder, candi-
date for clerk Of the court of appeals, and
Joshua w. Herring, candidate for con-
guests Of the management Thursday.
Thursday is always the big day of the
fair and the fact that these distinguished
gentlemen will honor the exhibition at that
time has added interest to the day, and
will doubtless very greatly swell the at
tendance. The candidates on the republi
can state ticket have been invited to at
tend and will probably do so Wednesday.
The local candidates of course will be on
hand all four days. and will not be the
least prominent feature Of the fair.
The management ger Of the fair this year
ors: Lee Offutt, Gist Blair, John H. Glass;
away, John II. Bogley, Charles Veirs.
Henry H. Griffith, Charles F. Kirk, Josiah
c. Warfield, Henry H. Griffith, John c.
Bentley and Benjamin C. Colt. The off,
GERS are: President. Lee Offutt: vice presi-
dent. John H. Gassaway; secretary, James
T. Bogley; treasurer, John ]. Higgins.
Here's the Race Card.
The race program for the opening day in
cludes three events-the 80 trot and 233
pace, mixed, LOT d purse OF SaOU anu d i've
furlong run and a four-furlong run, each
for purse of $50. The entries follow:
First race, 23O trot and 2.33 pace mixed;
purse, $3O0-Lottie B. or Montgomery Mack,
w. o. Woodward, Washington Grove. Md;
Prince Gilpin, 0. j. Humes, Westyille. N.
j.; Oak Wilkes. p. j. Stubener. Bladens-
burg, Md: Robert D., Frank Parsons, Cum
beriand, Nd: Colebra. William E. Miller,
Washington, D. c.: Eddie B., H. Copper
thite, Washington, D. c.; May Queen, G.
Goodacre Washington, D. c.; Billy Stone.
F. B. Hershey. Waynesboro, Pa; Perhaps
or John White, f. F. Nottingham, POGO
moke City, Md; Lady Bell, George Patter-
son, Rockville, Md; Pensader. Herman r.
Thyson, Newark. Del.
Second race. running: four furlongs and
repeat purse, $15O-Freckman, E. c. ALL
mutt Rockville. Md: Ethelbertha. Twister,
Black Flag and Marie Lass.e, William Rob-
inson, Baltimore, Md: Delude, John NJ. V.
Green. Fredericksburg, Va; Arawaka. c.
H. Morrison, Brooklyn, N Y: Fannie
Golden, Thomas A. Hickman, Martinsburg,
w. Va: Carrie Graham. a. L. Moore, Rock
vile, Md.
Third race, running; five furlongs and re-
peat. purse, $150-Chaplain, E. c. Al,nutt,
Rockville, Md: Etnelbertha, Twister, Marie
Lassie and Black Flag, William Robinson.
Baltimore, Nd; Night of Weston. F. l..
W. Green, Fredericksburg, Va; VERIFY. F.
L. w. Green. fredericksburg, Va; Ara
waka, c. Fl. Morrison, Brooklyn. n. Y;
McFonso, L. r. Keys, Linden, Md; Sea-
gate and Gunston. y. L. Moore. Rockville,
Md.
The first race will be called promptly at i