The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
FAIR RACES ARE
Seen BY 10000
Large Crowd Witnesses Ex-
citing Events on Rock
vile Grounds.
CLASSES ARE INSPECTED
Motorcycle Contest Won by Thomas
Dedge-Comes to a Close
This Afternoon.
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Special to The Washington Herald.
| Rockville, Nd, Aug. &-Thursday. for
some reason not determined, usually IS
banner day at fairs here, and today
brought out a cEos-=7t That nearly doubled
that of pre,l5ds days There were nearly
10000 persons in the grounds during the
Afternoon. 1t is assured from the at
tendance and weather today that the
fair will be the biggest success Of any
fair ever held in Montgomery County.
Showing of horses and other live stock
continued. About thirty classes were
shown in the horse show: today, with
| Blair johnson in charge. The hundred
classes in the show will be concluded
this afternoon when the fair will be
brought to a close.
Six running races were carded for to-
day. The sixth, for enlisted men of the
United States Army or militia, was not
run because there were not sufficient
entrants. The other five, one OF which
was over wood, made up for 1t.
Third Race Exciting.
The third race, for one mile. furnished
cold chills enough to Offset the heat OF
the sun. Three of four horses started
in this race. The negro jockeys. In their
desire to obtain running starts, broke
the barrier four times. When the start
was made, they were well punched, with
Profile, IbervilIe. and Virginia Creeper
running in order. In the fight for the
post there was a little rough work. In
the back stretch OF the half-mile track,
which was unusually fast, Iberville.
mounted by johnson, gained the lead by
a beautiful bit of running. The horses
haad n naCk the indRaaf stand
when Iberville increased the lead to a
length. Profile, at the far turn OF the
second and last lap, made up most Of
the lost distance. Virginia Creeper was
creeping up to the leaders from a posi-
ton two lengths in the ruck. At the
back stretch, Iberville increased the lead
to a half length, and. on obtaining the
post at the three-quarters, made victory
certain. In the meantime, Virginia
Creeper's rider apparently got tired. At
any rate, he rolled of his mount and left
the riderless horse to finish a poor
third.
Top Rock, in the fifth race, led the
field by two lengths after having been
practically left at the post. Orpson and
Sylvan Dell, mounted by negro jockeys.
were away five lengths in front at the
start Against a fast field, Top Rocks
jockey made up the distance and passed
in the back stretch with such speed
that the grandstand thought he still
was running third. He passed under the
wire a winner by two good lengths. Re
suits:
Results of Races.
FIRST RACE-FiTe-eishts; open. Airiie q. B.
EVsnJ), won; March Away u. E. Ensorl, second;
Gold Check (M. FINN. third. Judge LAndis and
Hancock also ran. Time, ! ,Os.
SECOND RACE-Thrse-qumters; three years and
under. SUnament tR. EnSorl, won; Carole u. Ia
Ensor), second: Ethel Berry IT, Booker, third Old
Stock also ran. Time, IN
THIRD RACE-One mile; open IberIille Is.
Green) Won; Profile Nv. l. FIsherl, second: Viz
Enia Crseper William Kainsl, disqualified
Browney Gin was scratched. Time Isl.
FOURTH RACE-ons and one-eishth; hurdle.
voItaire II. II. COtmAn). won; Indian Hunter II.
A. RandaID. second: Long Hand (M- P. Plunketl,
third. Azure Maid also ran. Time, Eli.
FIFTH RACE-Four and one-hAf furiongs. Top
Rock II. SaTell. won; OrpSon u. H. CotmRn),
second; Sylvan Dell wv. Walker, third. Flail also
ran. Time. o.
Starters in the races were handicapped
by the interpolating OF hunting classes in
the horse show. Several classes for gen.
tlemen riders were run of between races.
In a motorcycle race, Thomas Dedge,
who has been a consistent winner in
recently. won by nearly a
lap from a field of three in three-mile |
race. Dredge rode an Indian.
In the thirty-odd classes inspected in |
The horse show the following owners to- |
Jay won prices: Bowles Brothers, Z. |
Jackson, o. T. Stonestreet, Julian Nor |
-is, Heathland Farms, Miss Anna Miller, |
Miss NJ c. Flynn, Homewood Stables, |
Lee Offutt, William T. Brown. William |
Dorsey, F. w. Krulim. ". S. Sheets, |
4. Griffith, Trundle Brothers, B. F. Saul, |
H. Beard. T. A. Barnsley. NJ. P. Gormley, !
\. Barnsley. T. c. Freely, F. NJ. Halo |
we'll. William Mathews, Dave Clark, Rob- |
,rt Miller, L. w. Magruder. F. w. Jones, |
;. w. Stonestreet, r. ]. Sellman. r. S.
Ely, T. J. Benson, and Alexander Car
ysle.
Classes Are Inspected.
Winning horses in the events were not
listed last night. Following are the
classes inspected: Roadsters, pair; 1
bark saddle horses, novices; matched
lorses in harness, pair; green hunters,
ree-for-aIl handicap; six mule team, two
,orse team, runabout horses, two mule
cam, runabout horses, two mule team,
aides harness horses, four mule team,
oadsters, three years and under; four
lorse team, ladies' hunters, teamsters' !
'rize, six horses or mules; runabout
loses. teamsters' prize, four horses or
mules; park saddle horses, ridden by
ady; hunters. roadsters, stallion, three
ears, under four; roadsters, fiIly, three
ears, under four; roadsters, yearling;
weanlings; Clydesdale stations,
our years; heavy draft, four years;
eavy draft, brood mare: heavy draft.
lily, three years; heavy draft, filly, two
ears; heavy draft, yearlings; heavy
raft, weanlings; sweepstakes, best heavy
raft stallion, and heavy draft stations,
County only.
rU~sn - II.
ay. Included are classes for Shetlands,
nder saddle and in single harness.
porting tandams, too, are expected to
ring the crowds away from the booths.
-Four races are listed: Special four
nd one-half furlong opener, a three
uarter for all ages, a -one-mile feature
Or all ages, and a hurdle of one and