Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-08-29
ColesvilIe Horse Show.

The second annual exhibition of the
Montgomery County Horse and Colt Show
Association was held last Monday on
the farm of Benton G. Ray. near Colesville
and attracted crowd of 5000 persons
from this and adjoining counties. the Dis
trict of Columbia and other places.
The weather conditions were perfect, the
field in excellent shape, and many fine
horses were exhibited. Twenty-seven
classes were shown. and the events were
all closely contested
Following are the awards made to own
ers of county horses:
Saddle horses, second, Princess, Miss
Annie Miller, Spencerville.
General utility horses, second, Ashton,
Mrs. F. d. Frey. Wheaton.
Combination saddle and harness horses,
first. Lady, Miss Eleanor Jackson. Silver
Spring second. Billy, B. Lowndes Jack
son, Jr., Silver Spring Nell, Mrs. W. S.
Sheets, Silver Spring.
Gentlemen's roadsters. second, Billy, A.
G. Carlisle, Gaithersburg.
Montgomery county harness horses. first,
Billy. Alex, G. Carlisle, Gaithersburg; sec
ond. Bessie. James Daniels, Silver Spring !;
third, Red Rock. F. W. Kruhm.
Ponies. first. Dynamite, DIR. Ryan Deve-
reaux, Chevy Chase.
oil in frat
G. Getty. Forest Glen.
Stations thoroughbred, standardized
and heavy draft), first. Royal Boy. VIM.
Matthews, Silver Spring: second, Harry
Calculator, Maurice Cissel, Ashton; third
Palo Alto. Spencer T. Windham, Colesville
Mare and colt, first, Queen and colt, VIM
F. Harding, Spencerville; second. Pinch
and colt, B. F. Saul. Kensington third
Rose and colt. B. F. Saul, Kensington :;
fourth, Dolly and colt, Donald Kirk. Olney.
Utility mare and colt, first. Gallant Maid
Javins Bros, Colesville.
Heavy draft (3-year-olds), first, Jerry. B.
F. Saul. Kensington; second. King. Chas.
Hopkins. Silver Spring third. Rose. Rob't
II. Miller, Spencerville.
Heavy draft (2-years-oldD. FIRST Betsy.
T. Alex. Barnesly, Rockville; second, Duke,
VIM. F. Harding, Spencerville third. Ire.
Robert H. Miller, Spencerville.
Yearling colt, first, Pearl Wilkes, Vim.
Matthews, Silver Spring; second. High
land Maid. Mrs. Geo. G. Getty, Forest Glen /;
third, Champ. Vim. F. Harding, Spencer
vile.
General utility colt (3-years- first,
Duke, Robert II. Miller. Spencerville sec
Ond, Litto. Herbert M. Brown. Ashton {;
third, A. VS.. A. W. Stonestreet, Norbeck.
Utility colt, Q-year-Old). second. Fred,
Harry S. Wheeler, Colesville third, May d.
Walter Fawcett, Colesville.
Grand championship heavy draft colt.
Betsy T. A. Barnesly. Rockville. Prize.
three-piece silver tea service.
Ladys driving horse, third. Billy, Alex.
G. Carlisle. Gaithersburg; fourth, Laddy,
b. Lowndes Jackson, Jr, Silver Spring.
Grand champion free -for-all (pairs) sec
Ond. FL Captain and Matilda, Benton G.
Ray.
Three speed contests concluded the days
sport. The first was an amateur fiat event
at four furlongs, which was won by In
named, belonging to Louis A. Randall. of
Highland. Md. Trombone. belonging to
Thomas L. Hughes. Of COlesville, finished
second. The other starter, Infection, the
property of Miss Martha Hopkins, of Brink
low, met with an accident in which both
the horse and her rider. James FOrsythe.
of Sykesvile. Md. were seriously injured.
Soon after the start. the horse swerved to
one side and ran into post alongside the
course. The rider was thrown heavily, and
for while was unconscious and is believed
to have been badly hurt. The horse re-
ceived an ugly cut on one leg.
There were three starters in the farmers
race, at A furlongs. Tom Hughes from
bone won; Mimic. belonging to Joseph
Devereux. of Chevy Chase. was second. and
Fisher was third.
The final event was the steeplechase at
l-2 miles. This furnished an excellent
contest and was won by Indian Hunter,
belonging to Louis A. Randall, of Highland,
Md He beat Honey Boy. the property of
Nelson Fisher. by half length. and Green
Cliff, belonging to II. W. Owings, of High
land. Md, was good third.