The Washington times., 1911-09-02
ROCKVILLE FAIR, IN
GETAWAY PROGRAM,
RUNS AN EXTRA DAY
Large Crowd Attends and
Postponed Races Are
Run Off.

TO the Rockville Fair today, though MOI
as big as yesterday as it was not gen
orally known among the country peo'
pie that the fair would continue today
By noon the electric and steam roads
had brought several hundred persons
from Washington and other places and
the grounds began to fill up.
With the judging Of the horses yes
terday all awards were completed. The
only event scheduled for this afternoon
were the races which II was impossible
TO run Wednesday and Thursday be-
cause OF the rain. The track is in good
shape and as many races will be held
as possible between 1870 and p. m.
Because Of an accident the fight of
the Rex Smith aeroplane which was to
have been held at noon was a BAN
doned.
An effort was made to fly the ma
chine In a field adjoining the fair
grounds yesterday. but the wet ground
resulted in springtng one Of the planes
before the machine got into the air, and
it will take several days to repair the
damage.
Loss Is Not Regained.
The accident was caused by the ma
chine running through a swamp while
travelling along the ground to gain mo-
mentum to carry 1t up.
bIll6 OIL sew
eraI thousand persons visited the fair
yesterday and there was a good crowd
on hand today, the management said
the gate receipts on these two days
would not he sufficient to Offset the
losses of Wednesday and Thursday,
when the rain kept everyone away.
Arrangements will be made, however,
to pay all awards and premiums. The
is getaway day, and Immediately after
the grounds close this eevning all con-
cessions and exhibits will be packed up
and shipped away. Most of the con-
cessions will 90 direct to the Fred
erick, Nd, fair.
Two harness events and a running
race composed the racing program at
the fair Yesterday afternoon and af-
forded good sport. In the 2:20 trot five
before time for the sixth heat. the sun
down rule became effective. The own
ers decided to divide the purse accord
ing to the standing of the fifth heat,
the money going to Miss Kushan.
List of Winners.
The full list Of winners in the horse
show is as follows:
Heavy draft stallion-Three years old !;
George E. Nichols first: William Offut,
second.
Heavy draft staIlion-Two years old :;
Willin K. Jones, first.
Brood mare-Lee Ofut. first, c. T.
Nicholson. second.
Heavy draft filly-Two years old:
caster, second.
Heavy draft yearling-George A. Will
Sor, first. John Story. second.
Heavy draft Weanlings-C. T. Nichol-
son. first; John Story. second.
Heavy draft gelding-Four years old I:
Lee Offut. first.
Stallion-F0ur years old: Quick Draft,
George f. Nicholson. first: A. E. Bur-
riss. second.
Rroud mare-Three years old: Frank
N. Hallowell. first: James S. Balton,
Filly-Two years old; S. b. CasheII
nrst; George E. Nicholson second.
Yearling-Frank NJ. HallowelI first.
STANDARDIZED stallion-Four year old !:
Charles c. Waters first; C. z. Hinch-
man second.
Filly-Three years old; Charles c.
Waters first and second.
Filly-Two years old; Charles c.
Waters first and second.
Yearling-Charles c. Waters first and
second.
Roadsters-stallion, four years old, E.
c. Davis first; James E. King second
Stalion-Three years old, c. w. Bar
neely first.
Brood mare-Watts Farmer first;
James s. Bolton second.
Filly-Three years old, J. Clinton Dor
Bey first; Miss Lena Ricketts, second.
Filly-Two years old, w. s. Belt first.
Yearlings-J. Clinton Dorsey first: r.
Hazel Cashell second.
Mules, Jack-George E. Nicholson
first. Four years old, c. T. Nicholson,
first; F. H. Cashell second. Three years
old. F. H. Cashell first. Two years old.
G. T. Nicholson first. Year old, C. T.
Nicholson first.
Market wagon team-Lee Ofutt,
Six-horse teams-Lee Ofutt, first;
Charles c. Waters, second.
Four-horse teams-Lee Ofutt first
Charles c. Waters, second.
Two-horse teams-Charles Veirs,
first; Z. F. Saul, second.
Special Award.
In the six-horse class the team Of
E. P. Beall. through a misunderstood
ing, arrived on the grounds too late
10 compete. 1t was of such merit,
however, that the judges decided to
award 1t a special premium, although
II was h9ld 1T would not have won
first prize had 1t been on time
Six-mule reimbursement farm,
FIRST: F. Hazel Cashell, second.
Four-mule team - Rosemont farm,
nrst; c. T. Nicholson, second.
Two-mule team-Rosemont Farm.
first; G. T. Nicholson. second.
shetland ponies-Mare or gelding in
harness-Alton Bean, first; Ellsworth
Z. Newcomb, second.
Mare or gelding (under saddle)-
Lucy Newcomb, first; Alton Bean, sec
ond.
Pair of mare or geldings-Martha
Hinchman, first; Maryland Newcomb,
second.
Roadsters (mare or geldtnR: three.
ear-olds)-Rosemont Farm, first and
second.
Mare or gelding (three-year-olds:
owned in Montgomery county only
Rosemont Farm, first and second.
Pair Of mares or geldings Zone Of each)
-Rosemont Farm, first: Miss Minnie
Bradley, second
Pairs Of mares or Eeldings Cor one of
each; owned in ccunty)-Miss Mamie
Bradley, first; Rosemont Farm, second.
Lady's harness horse-Rosemost Farm,
first and second.
Ridden by lady-Har.oss norses shown
at walk, trot, aand cantel; Miss Zelpha
Contner. first; George A. "":iisSIl, sec
ond.
Saddle horse-Mare or geIding, three
years old and above. ridden by lady;
Mrs. George Getty, first; George A. Will
son, second.
Gated saddle horse, stallion, mare, or
Relding-George z. Nicholson, first,
Frank NJ. Hallowell, second.
Gated saddle horse, mare or stallion,
ridden by lady-C. @. War1eld, first;
George A. Wilson, second.
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