The Washington herald., 1907-10-16
FAIRS OPENING DAY
HagerStOwn's Fall EveIft Is
Bigger Than Ever.
EXCITING FINISHES A FEATURE
More Room Needed 10 Accommodate
Exhibits-Over Four Thousand En-
tries I'm Poultry Section - More
Horses In Racing Department than
Ever BefOre-Track in Coed shape.
L 70 The Washington Hernld.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Hagerstown. Md, Oct. 1.-THE fifty
second annual Hagerstown Fair was
opened to-day under the most favorable
| conditions The fair was formally opened
this morning with parade of the officials
and marshals, headed by a band. Ex-
hibits have been arriving here since Sat
urday from the York and Allentown fairs.
swelling the number already placed to
large proportions. Notwithstanding the
grounds have recently been enlarged. adj
ditional space Is needed TO accommodate
exhibitors in all the departments.
! The growth Of the fair from its insig-
nificant beginning in 1851 TO a great inter
state exhibition, having advisory boards
/ IN fifteen counties of Maryland, Virginia
/ West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, has
/ been marvellous. One of the largest and
most attractive features is the poultry
/ exhibit There are over 1900 exhibits
alone IN this department. covering a
range of territory from Massachusetts, TO
/ Kentucky and as far South as North
Carolina. Prizes in this department are
much sought after by poultry breeders
and fanciers. State Senator B. Abner
Belts is superintendent of the poultry de
partment which occupies 1890 feet Of
floor space.
Two Hundred Horses Entered.
Entries in the racing department this
year. number more than 200 horses, being
the largest list In the history Of the as
sociation and including many fast ones.
After every race was filed II was found
necessary to make an addition to the
programme in the shape of a special
race on Thursday, this being a 2:l5 pace
for a purse Of 1900 The racing purses
for the four days aggregate $3.50. -Four
of these are stake races, each for purse
OF s. lO0O.
The entries for ths> horse show, to be
held on tomorrow, Thursday, and Fri
day IN connection with the fair and IN
the daytime, indicate that this feature
Will be a gEeat success. W. II. Howard.
/ secretary of the racing department is
| superintendent of the horse show. The
prizes for the show amount to $1,000
Several exciting finishes, notably that
between Beryaldo and Tearoline in the
stake race, were among the features OF
the races on the opening day Of the
Hagerstown Fair. Owing to the large
number of entries in the 2:1S pace. purse,
I 5000. it was necessary 10 make two di-
/ visions, with purses Of $500 each. 4
/ large crowd witnessed the contests, the
track being in splendid shape.
The Summarizes.
FIRST RACE-First division 2l5 paoc; in ):
4 purse 500
E1an: cl s. Bradley Stock Farm. Mount
Kirr ir9I Pm \ bs e wilson Newark Ohio
/ Billy s.. D. g.. Rand Anderson, Youngs-
town. .......-.. 5
Billie Watson ba. E., William Gallagher,
Philadelphia
Jennie Dircct, blk m. Harry c. Carlisle,
CleaThCld. Pa
/ Belt Lire, b, m., o. u. ErksBe. Horuell.
y Y..........................................s7 :
Edna C.. b m. E. L. Alexander Washing
ton. u. s
Frank A. b. g.. A. T. Nitz Baltimore. 9 6
Maggie c.. b. m, Cobb Bros. WeIlsyiile.
Time, 2ls&. 2IR.. 2Ip4.
SECOND RACE-2.ls pace; purse $50
/ Lottie Bennett H.. Sherwood * Miner.
Warsaw, y. J...---..--......................2 j
Raven Boy. b. &. Scott Willis Clarks-
u
Black Patchen, b. &, C. f. Swan, New
York
Dillon Queen b. m. Buttonwood Stock
Farm, Gettysburg Pa...-...................7 Z 2
Vuus, b. H., William Nicholson, Balti-
more 3
shadelaud Boy. C. W. Hazel, Denton. Md. I
Clipper Wilkes. 7. s., Morris Hannah.
Marietta. Ohio 3
Senator Hal. b. e.. Dick LaWence Bos-
ton. S
Time. PISA. 2:l5b 2I6z. pisa
THIRD RACES trot. stake race; 81 900 purse;
three IN five.
Beraldo. b. g.. W L. Rhodes Gutten-
burg. y.
Tearoline. C. m. ]. Il. Wingate Roa-
noze. ...........
Alto Down, b. g., Montezuma Farm,
Richmond. Na................ ...............s3
TEocar b g. C. p. Keener. Morgan
town. W .........-.......... 4
Time. 2.9O1a. 2lsA. 22fA. 2zl4. 2ns..
FOURTH RACE-ThTee-minu county trot and
pace; purse S250; three in i've unfinished.
( The PTetender b. c. Buttonwood stock
Farm. Gettysburg ...........
Ella H.. s. NJ. George $ Huffer. Burktts-
Ydie,
Country Boy, ch. g., F. B. Hersey. Waynes-
boro
Rustic jay. b. E. a. r. Schultz. Hampstead
M
Allie B., blk NJ. Harry McHenry. Hagerstown ;
Dandy R'casrd, b g., Joseph Wright. IT,,
" inchester .....-.......-.. )
Gertrude Wood. 2. n, W d. Clarkson.
hageIstoWn 5
! Jennie G., b. m. o. A. Trowbrdge, Hagers-
town ..--.-.---..-- 800. ....... z 4
Time. 2.2)4. 2.22l4. 2Z5A.
/ FIFTH RACE-Running; mile dash; purse $50.
Madison Square, b. g.. Frederick Stanton. Ohio
Oly
/ King Of Spades. blk. g.. Rogers Bros, Hamilton
Va
Chaplain. b. G.. E. c. Allnut, Rockville, Md. ;
Time. I.f7Z.
/ Guess, Braeing Breese. One More. Grafton. and
Hlsrity also ran
Z. Z. Biggs. Of Baltimore. vas starter o. harness
I races; Samuel J, Fisher, Of Mount Washington Nd
/ starter Of running races. and Henry W. B,Irress OF