The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

II IS a season Of the year when the
honest farmer his wife, and his children
mediate upon taking a day or two of,
and with old Tige under the 'front.' axle
OF the wagon, showing several inches OF
tongue. he starts out at sun-up for the
hess trots and to view the many other
things that are usually found al a good
old-fashioned country fair. The good
ol6-fashioned country fair. unlike the
good old-fashioned circus our fathers
and mothers knew and loved. has under
some few changes since the primitive
days of the American republic. or course
agriculture Is more scientifically conduct
ed than In the old days; the pumpkins,
the cabbages, the beets. and the turnips
are several inches longer IN girth; the
general average weight Of steers Is great
er; COWS produce more milk and butter
because better bred, and horsekind bring
more money In the markets FOR general
utility purposes for the same reason OF
high breeding and demand and supply,
than ever before in the history Of the
country.
OF all the tollng masses Of the earth
since the morning stars frst sang to-
gether none deserve better days outing
and none enjoy II more than the Ameri-
can farmer What marvels has he not
accomplished; how gigantic have been
mis- strides within the past hundred years;
how great have been his achievements in
the uplift Of the human race From a
little fringe on the Atlantic coast. he
has blazed the way OF civilization across
the continent. from East TO West, from
North 20 South. bearing with him his
household gods. his religion, his political
belief the district school, that palladium
Of our liberties. and all the many other
things which go toward putting the
American farmer IN a class by himself
II Is true that the American farmer OF
to-day has IL little easier than did his
fathers before him-thanlSs 20 the inven-
tion OF machinery. The old lumber wag-
on, IN which the family used 20 jolt
over the country roads 70 the fair. has
been relegate6 to the barn yard shed.
and a rubber-tre family vehicle or motor
car has taken its place He breeds and
drives good horses, horses that can step
along some II called upon. and prides
himself upon taking no mans dust.
whether he be city or country bred. Work
about the farmhouses is easier, too,
than in the old DAYS, owing 10 new con-
trapuons TO save labor, and yet the
farmer and the farm wife and the farmer
girl and the farm boy always find some
thing for their hands 20 do. So let them
have their weeks outing az Rockville
or et any other point where they may
chance 20 be. and may those who read
these lines be there to share with them
their day Of fun.
Our home horses. with two exceptions.
have been showing the crowds at Eas-
ton on the Eastern shore, what they are
capable OF doing during the past week
While the most Of them have been able
to get piece OF the money. winning
brackets have not been attached to their
names as often as one could wish. They
have been uD against some OF the best
horses out this yee- in the East; the
time has been fast. and in no case have
our home products been disgraced Man
uella, week ago last Saturday. showed
Tor the drst time this season some OF
the quality she displayed In her three
year-old form. and reduced her record
TO 2l3h. winning her race.
Inat she Is a 2:l0 mare there can now
De no question, and il is quite possible
that she will 90 into winter quarters with
mark very close TO that notch Last
week +. +. Han. her owner. took her
over 10 Goshen. which Is IN Orange
County. New York, and near where she
was foaied. and let the people there see
her step. Her hard race OF the week
previous had. however told upon her.
ana she got only third money in race
where the fastest heat was 2:O9h. We
shall probably see her and the sensa-
tional Miss Hobson. Black Patchin. Rus
sell G., and all the other good horses
OF the home string IN a few days at the
Rockville fair. They have done so
much better than any other string Of
horses that has left Washington that
all OF US have reason to feel proud OF
them.
Just how many Of the horses that will
perform at Rockville will 20 10 Burke is
hard to state at this writing. The stables
at Burke are rapidly nllng up with run
ners and trotters, and there is every
prospect now that IN spite Of the many
engagements horses, local end otherwise
have these days the entries WIN ha
ereditabie to the track and that the snort
VIII be Of a high order on the second
day Of the fair, beginning September Z.
at Burke. there VAL be a sale OF fast
horsefiesh. among the lot some Young
sters that promise speed when trained.
The farmers OF Fairfax. Alexandria.
Loudoun, and Prince William counties
are giving 20 Mr.. Copperthite an ardent
support. and the exposition promises Ia
O. one Of the best ever given in Viz
einia- The arrangement recently made
oy Mr. Copberthlte for special trains
over the Southern will enable citizens
who Wish 10 attend the fair and races
ample opportunity to get 20 the grounds
and return As the grounds are close
to TIE railway station. the cost Of the
trip VIII be nominal. and pleasant days
outing secured. The race entries will be
published In next Sundays Washington
Herald.
The new speedway Is now ready FOR
the harrow and float. Col. Cosby has
made good. and local horsemen must do
tho rest. II should not be taken arnIss
n it is suggested 70 those who are inter
ested in the maintenance of a speedway
IN the District Of Columbia that anv
future lack OF interest in the course Will
mean a loss OF thousands OF dollars n
the horse interests OF Washington. for
since the Federal authorities discover that
local horsemenf are becoming Indifferent
to the great boon conferred upon them
no fugther EFFORT need be expected fol