Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-07-30

last week and ran four days, was attended
by good crowds each day, who thoroughly
enjoyed the various sports provided, and
was, financially, also quite successful
About twelve hundred dollars was realized,
to be applied to the fund which the Ma
sons are raising to build temple in Rock
vile. The following program was carried
out:
WEDNESDAY.
The principal feature of the opening day
was match shoot between teams repre-
sentine Chevy Chase, Sandy Spring and
Rockville, which was won by Sandy Spring,
with Rockville second, and Chevy Chase
third
The score of each man who shot at rs
targets was as follows:
Sandy Spring-Robertson 81; Thomas.
20; Riggs. 80; Wetherald, II; Shaw. is.
Total, SO.
Rockville-Veirs. 90 Hurley. 18; Keys,
III Roberts, IS; Warield, IA. Total, 81.
Chevy Chase-Lewis, %; Wise, 20;
Coleman, l8; Rabbit, IS; Thompson, 8.
Total, 50.
During the afternoon L. r. Lewis, of the
Dupont Powder Company, shot at 100 tar
gets and broke 81. The shoot was in charge
of Mr.. Samuel B. Wetherald
THURSDAY.
The leading event of the second day was
tournament, in which fifteen knights,
representing Maryland. Virginia and the
District of Columbia. participated. Prizes
were awarded amounting to 500. The
winner of the first prize and the honor of
crOwning the queen of love and beauty was
J. b. Love. of Beltsville, Md, who rode as
of Langley, Va, who rode as Knight of
Langley Boy. was second; Thomas Head.
of Bailey's Cross Roads, as Knight of Num-
son Hill, was third, and Lucien Love. of
Beltsville. as Knight of Maryland Boy, was
fourth.
The others who rode were L. Seibel, of
Washington. Knight of st. Joseph; A. D.
Langley. of Washington, Knight of Ann
heuser-Busch; W. L. Heron, of Washing
ton. Knight of Washington Boy f. M.
Palmer. of Georgetown. Knight of George
town; Joseph Harris, of Potomac, Knight
of Little Daisy; J. II. Downs, of Bailey's
Cross Roads, Va. Knight of Virginia j.
W. Connell, of Burtonsville, Knight of
Farmer Boy; Bernard A. Gingell of Rock
vile. knight of Rockville Geo. W. Rick
etts. of Potomac. Knight of Montgomery
Nelson Fisher of Laurel, Knight of Wash
ington Avenue, and M. M Phelps, of Laurel,
Knight of Laurel.
The address to the knights was delivered
by Mr. Harry T. Newcomb, and the coro-
nation address by Senator Blair Lee. Miss
Marie Carper, of Fairfax Courthouse, Va.
was crowned Queen of Love and Beauty,
and the maids were Miss Florence Phelps.
of Laurel; Miss Flora Dixon, of Baltimore,
and Miss Helen Dogson, of Philadelphia.
The tournament was followed by another
clay pigeon shoot. the principal event in
pants, for gun valued at 500. each par
ticipant shooting at fifty targets. Michael
Cummings. of Chevy Chase. broke AS
pigeons and won the prize. In another
shooting contest Philip Steubner, of Hyatts-
vile, won handsome vase.
The days sports closed with lively
baseball slugging match between Rockville
and Gaithersburg, the former winning by
the score of 16 to IS.
FRIDAY.
The leading event of the third day was
an interesting game of ball between Rock
vile and Jamestown. which was captured
by Rockville, the score being II to 7.
SATURDAY.
There were two games of baseball on
the closing day, the first between Coles
vile and Rockville, and the second between
Wheaton and Rockville. Both were won
by the local team, making a record for
Rockville of winning all the games played
at the fair.
The final contest was half mile dash
on bicycles, in which several Rockville boys
took part Ralph Smith won the race.
Frank Higgins second, and Otis Hicks third.
The other participants were Theodore Rick
etts, Aubrey Burdette, Charles Hull and
jesse Higgins.
Good music was furnished by an orchestra
and the Travilah Brass Band throughout the
fair, and fine outdoor dancing pavilion
was literally patronized by the young folks
during each afternoon and evening.
One of the exhibits at the fair. which
attracted considerable attention, was de-
formed horse with eight feet, the extra
hoofs protruding from the ankle joints.
The animal is thirty-three years old. and
has been exhibited in every State in the
Union He will again be shown here at
the approaching agricultural fair