Evening star., 1914-08-23
RACING AFEATURE
At ROCKVILLE FAIR
Program of Special Features
for Exhibition Which Opens
Next Tuesday.
REPUBLICANS SUGGEST
CONVENTION DELEGATES
Marriage Of Miss Hartshorne and
Carroll T. Browne-Washington
Couple Wed.

Carroll 7. Browne-Washington
Couple Wed.
special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. August 2a.-Prep-
anations for the opening Of the sixty-first
annual exhibition of the Montgomery
County Agricultural Society. to be held
here Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday Of next week. are nearing COM
pietion. and from the number of entries
already made in the various departments
and the interest that is being manifested,
not only in this county. but in the Dis
trict of Columbia and elsewhere, high
ly successful fair Is predicted.
Secretary James T. Bogley, who dis
poses Of the greater portion of the de-
tails of the arrangements. has been hard
at work for several weeks. and now that
he has everything in shape he is en-
thusiastic over the outlook. He declares
that nothing but bad weather can pre-
vent the exhibition from being the equal
Of any ever held here.
Interest as usual, centers In the rae
ing program. As an experiment running
harness events and the innovation was
not regarded q success. This year there
has been a return to the old program OF
both running and harness contests. and
. special effort has been made by the
race committee. consisting of Charles
veirs. Charles w. Fields. David H. War
field, Francis Javins and Lee Ohutt, to
provide high-class sport.
The list of entries for the eighteen
events scheduled was not made public
~ A. 81, A<vv Lii
entries closed about week ago. This
shows something Of a scarcity of horses.
but the fair managers declare that every
race will take place as scheduled and
that the class of the horses that will par
ticipate insures spirited contests
Racing Events Attractive.
Two Of the racing events scheduled are
attracting special attention. They are
stake race for two-year-olds owned in
Maryland. Virginia and the District Of
Columbia, which is on the program for
the first day, and a stake race for three
year-olds owned in the same territory
which Is carded for the second day. The
purse in each race is $500. and it Is be-
neved horses of class will start in each
event
On the first day there also will be two
running races. one at six furlongs and
repeat for q purse of $125. and the other
at six furlongs for a purse Of $75.
In addition to the stake race on the
second day, the program includes 2.3O
class trot and 2.18 pace, each for a
purse Of $500, and two running contests.
each at four furlongs and repeat and
each for q purse of S12j.
On the program for the third day are a
Us class pace, a 2.2O class trot and the
county trot or pace, each for a purse Of
500: a running event at six furlongs and
a run at four furlongs and repeat each
for a purse Of S12S. and a ladies' race,
horses driven to buggies. haif-mile heats,
the purse being $50.
-Four events are on the program for the
closing day-a 2.A class trot, for a purse
Of 800; q roadster race, purse $50; con-
ISOLATION rum at four furlongs and repeat
which Is open to horses not finishing bet
ter than third at meeting. purse $780,
and a six-furlong run for a purse of $10u
Entries in Harness Glasses.
The entries for the harness events are
as follows:
Tuesday, August Is: Stake race for
two-year-olds-Tom Direct. Thomas
C. Keys. Rockville. Nd; Billy D..
Javins Brothers. Washington, d. c.;
Red Russell. Field Brothers. Rockville,
Nd; Fatina and Evadnewood. II. F..
Weisner. Baltimore. Md; Mildred G., E.
r. Hall. Washington. d. c.
Wednesday. August IS: State race
for three ar-olds-Solograph, Fl. c..
and Kushan. jr.. Javins Brothers.
Yankee Girl. N. J. Ward, Washington.
d. c.; Gray Devil. H. C. corbin. Wash
ington. D. c.: Balanger and Bestopper,
II Raj "A
2:S0 class trot-Lady Corsage and ].
Henry. Javins Brothers. Washing gton.
D. C.; Buster Red. W. II. Boiling, WASH
inxton, .. c.; Roy Roy. Walter Faw-
Thomas c. Keys. Rockville, Nd.
2:1S class pace-Dr. Bealle and June
Patchen. II. c. Corbin. Washington, d.
G.; Edna G.. Francis c. Getzendanner,
6sane, Md: Red Rock. Charles Veirs,
Rockville. Md.
Last Two Days.
Thursday. August 81: e:25 class
pace-Hale Bealle and DR.. BealIe. jr.. H.
c. corbin. Washington. D. C.; Bud D.,
d. Sullivan; Florence Kushan, Gus
Morgan. Washington. D. c.; june
Patchen. H. c. Corbin, washinRton,
D. C.
County trot or pace-Lady corsase and
- ~>SsstSs vovAu1 oIOtuer8, WaSnlQg ton
p. c.: Edna g., Francis c. Getxendanner
Beene. Nd; Roy Roy. Walter II. Faw.
cett. Rockville, Nd; Hal Bealle. n. G.
Eewcett Rockville, Nd; Red Rock
Charles Veirs, Rockville, Nd.
Ladies' race-Bethlyn Bell, Francis C.
0stsendanner, Beane, Nd; Dandy L.
Porter 9. Ward. Hunting Hill, Md.
Er1Ay. August 28: 2:24 class trot-
Soaograph and Grey Devil. III. c. Corbin
Washington, d. c.; j. Henry and lad,
Corsage. Javins Brothers, Washington
D. C.: Buster Red, W. III. Boiling, Wash.
ington, D. c.; Roy Roy, Walter Faw.
cett, Rockville. Md.
Roadster's race Trampfast, Javin.
Brothers. Washington, d. C.; Bethlyr
Bell, Francis c. Getzendanner, Beane
Nd; Prince Alto, Bud Boswell, Glen, Nd
Jim, William G. Butler, Rockville, Nd
Patrick n, William V. Dawson, Fores
Glen, Md; Dandy L., Porter G. Ward
Hunting Hin. Md; Silver Maid, Thoma.
c. Keys. Rockville. Nd; Gilbert B., r
Offutt, Gafthersburg, Md; Gilbert. w. E
Ofkutt, Seilman. Md.
Republican Committee Meets.
At meeting of the republican state
central committee for this county ant
other prominent members of the part,
here this afternoon. delegates were Sc
Iected to represent the county at tn.
republican state convention, to be helt
in Baltimore next month to nominal.
n candidate for limited Statau .aroto,