Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-25
PLANS ARE COMPLETE
FOR rockville FAIR
Exhibition to Open Tomorrow
Morning-Many Entries
Recorded.
Special Correspondents Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Nd. August Is. 1913
Arrangements are about complete for
the annual Rockville fair. which begins
tomorrow morning and will continue four
days. The finishing touches will be put
on In the morning, and by noon every
thing will be In readiness for what the
management believes will be the most
successful exhibition within the history
Of the fair association.
Last year a horse and colt show was
given In connection with the fair. 1t
was an experiment. but was so generally
Endorsed by the visitors to the fair and
proved such q success in every way that
It was decided to try it again this year
on an enlarged scale.
Predicts Big Exhibit.
For several weeks Blair Johnson Of
Warrenton, Va, who Ia regarded as an
expert in.the management Of horse shows,
has been busily engaged on the plans for
the Rockville show. He has secured many
entries of high-class animals from Vir-
ginia, the District Of Columbia, this and
adjoining counties and elsewhere, and he
predicts that the show will be q big
success. The cash prizes aggregate more
than 5000, and ribbons will also be
awarded. The horse show will be held
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
With the exception of a roadster race,
there will be no harness races at the
fair this year, the program being made
up of eighteen running events. The eilml-
nation OF the trotters and PAGERS was
deemed advisable.
About forty thoroughbreds are already
on the grounds and the number Is ex-
pected to be Increased to half a hundred
by arrivals today and tomorrow. one
running event is on the program for to-
morrow afternoon. It is at five furlongs
for a purse of 500. The roadster race,
which Is open only to MONTGOMERY coun-
ty trotters or PAGERS. is also scheduled
for tomorrow. The purse Is $40.
Running Events Wednesday.
Five running races are on the program
for Wednesday afternoon, six for Thurs
day and six for Friday. The racing
each afternoon will begin at 2:3O o'clock.
Motor cycle racing will also be fea-
ture of the fair this year. Arrangements
have been made for two such contests
the afternoons Of Wednesday and Thurs
day, one at three and the other at five
miles. Thomas Dodge Of Washington is
in charge. and he has promised that
some Of the best known riders in this
eral cash prizes have been offered.
There will be the usual fine display of
cattle. sheep, hogs, poultry, farm and
garden products, agricultural implements,
flowers, fruits, jellies, preserves. domestic
manufactures of all kinds and other
things too numerous to mention, and
numerous side shows and fakirs, and
every other attraction common to up-to-
date country fairs, will be in evidence.
At l O'Clock tomorrow afternoon the
judging Of exhibits will begin. About the
middle Of the afternoon there will be
base ball game between the Rockville
and Highland teams, and the winner of
this game will afterward play Brooke
vile. Jack Bentley, the young south
paw recently signed by the Washington
Nationals, will do the pitching for
Brookeyille.
Association Officers.
The officers Of the fair association in
clude many of the leading farmers and
business men of the county. Josiah W.
Jones of Olney is president, Charles +.
Kirk Of Olney vice president, James T.
Bogley Of Rockville secretary, John ].
Higgins Of Rockville assistant secretary,
and the directors are Josiah w. Jones,
Lee Ofutt, William Dorsey, Charles
Veirs, Henry III. Griffith, Charles F.
Kirk, Charles E. Allnutt, z. NJ. Waters,
ir.: John G.. Bentley, John F.. Muncaster.
Joseph H. Bradley and F. Hazel
Cashell