Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-29
CROWD BREAKS the RECORD
BIG ATTENDANCE YESTERDAY
AT THE ROCKVILLE FAIR.
Base Ball Game and Horse Races
Among the Features-More
Winners of Premiums.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Inc largest 1Ourtn-day crowd In the MIS-
tory Of the agricultural society attended
the fair yesterday, good weather, an at
tractive program and the fact that many
were deferred from attending the other
days because Of the rain being responsible.
1t was announced yesterday afternoon
that Joseph H. Bradley Of Bethesda, a
grandson of a former president Of the
fair association, had sent a check for
$50 as a contribution to help make up
any deficiency that may have been caused
Wy the bad weather.
One OF the most interesting features of
the fair was a base ball game yesterday
afternoon between the Rockville and
Gaithersburg teams, the contest proving
one of the best ever seen at Rockville.
Rockville won. 3 to I. The contest was
the second OF a series between the two
teams, the first resulting in a ties to 5.
Winners Of Premiums.
In addition to the unfinished half-mile
run. which was postponed from the day
before, the program of races yesterday
included the county trot or pace. the
county run and the 2A trot and 227
pace.
Much interest centered in the county
owned in the county sixty days prior to
the race. Edna G.. belonging to +. c.
Getzendanner of Beane. captured first
money. although IT required six heats to
decide. The other starters were Patchen
Belle. belonging to d. r. Hershey Of
Comus: Patuxent, belonging to w. Q.
Dash of Gaithershurg, and Javins broth
ers Montana Guard. The purse was $500
and the best time 2.27.
The other harness event. which was
also for a purse Of $500. proved a battle
royal and required seven heats to decide.
The winner was Reba j., belonging to w.
c. Fox Of Swedesboro. N. j.. who cap
tured the first, sixth and seventh heats.
1t was Reba Us first race for money.
George Goodacre's May Queen won Sec
ond money: third place was taken by
Arvie. belonging to Dr.. r. ". Smith OF
Frederick. while Hapot, G., belonging to
]. c. Mott of Washington. earned fourth
money. The other starters were Peter
Case and Bonnie Iassie. The best time
was 22714.
-Four faced the starter in the county
run-Cecil Allnutts Chaplain. Walter
Fawcett's Waterbury. Tom. Hickman s
Fanny Golden and Cy Cummings Cath
crime NJ. 1t was a heat affair at half a
mile and was won by Chaplain The time
was O.52ia.
The other running event. the conclusion
Of which Thursday was prevented by
darkness was won by Merry LESSEE. who
longing to James Mullican of Washing
ton.
List of Premium Winners.
The following completes the list Of pre-
MUM winners:
Plymouth Rock, barred-Cock. F. G..
Zimmerman. first; A. NJ. Lothrop, Sec
ond: George Schrade. third; hen, George
Schrade. first and second: r.. p. Magru-
der. third: cockerel. F. G.. Zimmerman.
first: ]. M. Heagy. second; G. Schrade.
third: pullet, George Schrade. first. sec
ond and third: pen. F. G. Zimmerman.
first and second; Miss Jane Yearly. third.
P. Hines. second; J. F. Defandorf. third:
hen. j. F. Defandorf. first and second;
r. p. Hines, third: cOckerel. J. F. Defan-
dorf. first and second; r. P. Hines. third;
pullet j. F. Defandorf. first and second:
4. p. Hines. third; pen, J. F. Defandorf
first: r. p. Hines. second.
Buff-COck, c.. Hicks. first; J. II. Janey,
second: hen, r. P. Hines. first; c. Hicks.
second; j. II. Janey. third; cockerel, ]. HI.
Janey. firSt: c: Hicks second M and third;
and third: pen. c. Hicks. first: r. p.
Hines, second; J. II. Janey. third.
Wyandottes, buff-Cock, c. Hicks. frst
and second: hen c. Hicks. first and sec
White-Cock. Mrs T. w. Turner. first;
hen. Mrs. T. w. Turner. first: r. p. Ma
gruder, second and third; cockerel. Mrs.
7. W. Turner. first: pullet. Mrs. T. w.
Turner. first: r. P Magruder, second and
third; pen. a. M. Lothrop. first and sec
ond; r. p. Magruder third.
Columbian-Cock. Mrs. T. w: Turner,
first and second: hen. Mrs. T. W. Turner,
first and second; cockerel. Mrs. T. w.
Turner, first and second; pullet, Mrs. T.
w. Turner, first. second and third; pen,
Mrs. T. w. Turner. first.
SiIver-Cock. r. p. Magruder. first and
second: hen, r. P. Magruder, first. second
and third: ccckerel. r. p. Magruder, first:
second and third; pullet. r. p. Magruder
first. second and third; pen. r. P. Ma
gruder. first.
Java, black-Hen. J. NJ. Heagy. first and
second: pullet. J. NJ. Heagy, first and Sec
ond: pen, j. NJ. Heagy. first.
Rhode Island. red Is. C.)-Cock. ]. NJ.
Heagy, first. second and third; hen. j. NJ.
Heagy. first; c. H. Robinson. second; ]. M.
Heagy. third: cockerel. c. H. Robinson.
first: w. c. Beck. jr, second: pullet, w.
c. Beck, first; c. H. Robinson. second and
third: pen. j. NJ. Heagy. first: c. H. Rob
inson, second; j. NJ: Heagy. third: (R. c..
hen. c. L. Heumann. first and second;
II. Day, third; cockerel. c. L. Heumann,
first; H. Day. second; pullet, c. l. Heu-
mann. first and second; pen, c. l.. Heu-
mann. first and second. e
Orpingtons. - Bum Cock, Woodlawn
poultry yards. first and third; G. A. Veirs,
second; hen. Mrs. Charles A. Beard. first,
second and third: cockerel. Mrs. Charles A.
Beard first second and third; pullet, Mrs.
Charles A. Beard, first. second and third:
pen, Mrs. Charles A. Beard, first: white,
cock, D. Gloyd, first.
Golden Wyandotte.-Cock, B. Etchison.
first: hen, H. Jansen. first and second;
B. Etchison, third: cockerel, B. Etchison.
first and second; pen, H. Jansen. first.
Black Orpington (S.C.)-Cock. Wood
lawn poultry farm, first: hen. Woodlawn
poultry farm. first and second: pullet,
Woodlawn poultry farm. first
Cochin.-Bufr-Cock. c. Hicks. first; hen,
c. Hicks, first. second and third.
n.-Brown(S.C.)-Cock. X. c. Booth
first; hen. r. C. Booth first. second and
third: cockerel: J. N. Heagy. iarst; second
second; J. M. Heagy. third; pen, E. e.
Whiting. first: R. c. cock, II. Jensen.
second; hen, II. Jensen. first. second and
third; pen, r. c. Warfield. first: II. Jen-
seen, second and third; white g. CO. cock.
r. p Hines, first and second: r. p. Ma
gruder. third: hen. r. p. Hines. first and
third; r. P. MaEruder. second: cockeroi.
r. P. Magruder, first, second and third:
pullet. r. P. Magruder, first. second and
gruder, second and third; (R. CO. hen, H.
]. Hunt. first; cockerel. H. J. Hunt. first:
pullet, H. J. Hunt. first; buff g. Co. cock.
c. Hicks. first and second: hen. c. Hicks.
first and second; cockerel, r. P. Hines,
first; pullet. r. P. Hines, first and Sec
ond; pen, c. Hicks, first and second.
Games.-White Indian-Cock. H. J.
Hunt. first and second; H. Day, third:
cockerel. II. ]. Hunt. first, second and
third: pullet, Fl. ]. Hunt, first. second and
third; pen, H. Day, first: H. J. Hunt. sec
ond.
George Peter, first.