Evening star., 1918-08-28
ROCKVILLE FAIR AGAIN
IS WELL PATR0N|zED
Judging of Exhibits Began This
Morning-AnnuaN Parade of
Horses and Colts.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md. August 2S.-The
sixty-fifth annual Rockville fair.
which began yesterday to continue
four days, has gotten into its stride.
Everything opened up in earnest and
the day was a success Notwith-
standing threatening weather this
morning. the attendance was again
large.
Interest centered in award of prem
iums. Judging of exhibits began this
morning and will probably not be
completed before tomorrow.
The judges arc: Light draft horses.
]. A. Jones. Washington. d. c.; heavy
draft horses, George Strahorn. High
land, Md; cattle, William p. Morsell,
Frederick. Md: hogs and sheep,
Charles G. Griffith. Beallsvilie, Md;
poultry, Henry J. Hunt, Bethesda.
garden products. Frank ]. Downey.
Sandy Spring, Md; dairy products
and fruits. William r. Taliaferro. Col
lege Park, Md; culinary, Mrs. James
II. Jones, Germantown, Md; 5ellies,
preserves, etc, Miss Helen Erickson,
Rockville. Md; flowers and growing
plants. z. D. Blackstone Washing
ton. d. c.; hams. Judges Glenn H.
worthington of, Frederick. and Ed
ward C. Peter of Rockville.
A feature of the morning was the
annual parade of horses. and teams
around the race track. Every horse
and colt on exhibition was in line.
The parade will be repeated tomor-
row.
Exhibitors of Horses.
Among exhibitors of horses are
Clarence :. Gilpin. Thomas C. Keys
Robert E. kanoda. Samuel b. Cashell
Mrs. Herbert L. Diamond, Mrs. Willie
A. Davis, ]. H. Becraft, Oliver T
Stonestreet. Mrs. Andrew j. Cum
mings, Wilfred 'Hardesty, James w
Barnsley. Samuel T. Butt. Francis F
Kirk. Samuel Mason, Howard NJ Hig-
gins, Charles Clifton Veirs. Aiming
ton farm, Fannie S. Veirs, William L
Wilt, Rabbit Brothers. Thomas A
Barnsley, Imogene Schwartz. Anna
Davis, John F. Thompson, Tyler Case
Richard Hahn, Mrs. W. d. Campbell
Mrs. Bette Ray.
The county trot or pace failed te
fill yesterday afternoon and was de
clared off. The si1-furlong run tool
place with four starters. Booth. be
longing to G. c. Brenton Of Manassas
Va, got off in front and was nevel
headed. winning by length: Ra!
O'Light, the property of c. Nibbs o
Baltimore, finished second, but wa
disqualified for not carrying the re
quired weight and was placed last
George Shellhorn's Marie Lydia, which
finished third, was placed second, ant
Arrowsmith another Washington
horse. which came In fourth, wa
given third money.
Summary:
Six-furlong run: purse, s10o-Bootl
Dunlap won. Marie Lydia (simms
Ray O'Light Whymark) fourth.
time, lis
John T. Cougar of Baltimore, actet
as starter yesterday. and viii con
tinue in that capacity throughou
N. ]. Ward. David H. Warfield, Lee
| Offutt and William H. Fawcett.
Fine Racing Program.
A fine racing program has been ar
ranged for the third and big day o
the fair. It includes the 2.16 trot
purse, $500: 2.1s pace purse. $500
2.15 pace. purse, $500. and two run
ming events-one mile. purse, $2O0
and six furlongs, purse 500. The tract
is in excellent condition ,and. as SOM
high-class horses are scheduled t.
start, good sport and fast time ar
looked for
The entries for the harness contest
are as follows:
ZIG trot; purse. s400-Peewee. B F
Dougherty, Washington, D. c.; Mich;
Boy, William e. Miller. Washington
d. C.; Morgan Leaf, William L. Miller
Washington. D. c.
2.19 pace; purse, 5000 Arrow
Patchen, Russell Long. Creagerstown
Nd; Billie Lyle, William E. Miller
Washington. D. c.; Belle Redwood
f., Harry Little, Baltimore; Gray Ghost
| William E. Miller, Washington, D.
2.15 pace; purse, s40o-Mary Eiler
| William E. Miller, Washington. D. c.
Alice NJ, Harry McHenry. Washing
| ton, D. c.; Billie Lyle, William r