The Washington herald., 1919-08-28
BIC CROWD ON
HAND AT FAIR
Rockville Race Fans Given
Regular Entertain
ment.

Rockville, Md, Aug. 27-If yesterday
was magnificent. today was superla-
, tive. 1t seemed as If it was made to
order. 1t was so gladstone in every
/. thing. Every human being at the
Rockville Fair seemed rejuyenated
Even the animals on exhibit seemed
imbued with the spirit of the day. It
was a day of days from every angle.
There were, at least, 5000 or 5000
joyous people in attendance. They
were everywhere. The infeld was
crowded with automobiles and over
flowed the rest of the grounds. Some
people. Some happy souls. The grand
stand was filled, and so were all the
steps. There wasn't a complaint to
be heard. Everybody was happy. Even
the crippled soldiers from Walter Reed
Hospital, all wore coptented smiles.
The only lonesome thing about the fair
, was a Walter Reed Hospital Red
Cross ambulance-it didn't do any busi-
ness all day Ions.
Races Feature.
, Undoubtedly the various racing
events are the main attraction, and
today there was an abundance. The
last race wasn't pulled off until after
l2:Go. Following each other in quick
succession.
! The first race on the program was
for trotters Of the 2:1S class. This
was won easily by Bond Issue in
I straight heats, owned by c. Becker. of
: TarboTo, y. 9. This race was prac-
, tiCally a procession.
The second race was for PAGERS of
the 2:20 class, and was won by w. L.
D Miller. Of Washington. D. c. His gray
gelding. Gray Ghost, getting the deci-
. sion after four well-contested heats.
Blanket Covers Horses.
! The third race for 2:22 trotters
\ and 2:27 PAGERS was a Loo Loo as
, horse race. and the finish of each
0 heat had everyone on their hind
o legs and tiptoes, and yelling. and in
the final heat a blanket would, have
covered the first three horses. 1t
sure was a thrilling sight. 1t made
G the heart beat faster and the blood
, tiugle as they went under the
wire. heads apart. 1t was a finish
worth seeing. The winner was
, Peter J. Il. a bay stallion, owned
. by Javins Brothers, of Silver Spring.
p Frank Thomas. who drove the win
neT. showed fine judgment and skill
in his driving.
r. The fourth number on the card
was for runners at six furlongs and
was won handily by an old favorite
of Washington's race track deyotees
Little England, a winner for his
friends on the big tracks of the
country. George c. Brenton. OF
Manassas. Va, is his owner.
Motor Devils Star.
At this stage of the program en-
tered Chief Hell-Cat William Den
= ham and four companion hcll-Cats
or so they looked to the observer
: when they were dolled up in their
motor togs-helmets, goggles. etc.
on five splitting snorting. swapping
motorcycles. They raised hell be-
fore they started and then kept on
raising more hell at every jump
and twist and turn Of the race until
they finished.
They raised so much fuss and dust
and went so fast. one could hardly
keep track of them while racing.
They are too fast for the observer
the d-fashioned bob-tailed hoss
car is safcr-and in time YOU arrive
! whole. Splitting the wind is all
right, but how about oozinS through
it,
:! In the second heat Of this race,
: while on the back stretch. Curtain
= and Clifton bumped each other and
. were thrown. but fortunately not
hurt. They finished. but not fast.
How Come, Jenny!
The mule race of a half-mile was
! the comedy event of the day. 1t
was one of those affairs that would
, make a corpse laugh. When those
, six mules were lined up for the start
they looked as if they were all 60
Ing to their own funerals-and
meek-Oh, such a meekness! When
Judge Cougar finally said Co"
you'd have thought he'd shocked
them. They went in all directions,
and some in several directions with
= the one movement. so that you were
; at a loss as to whether they were
going forward or backward or east
or west. They showed more differ
ent gaits than were ever known
some that were truly marvellous.
; They tried to get into the grand
stand, crawl over the rails, get in
automobiles and climb trees-and
each other. Just as a rider would
think he was winning easily. his
mount-or mule-would change his
mind as to where he wanted TO go
and that would settle that riders
hash. Finally. Kit, who was last.
finished first. Tobe came in second
sideways and Pete backed in third.
, How Jim, julie and Queen got in in
order no one knows. The riders fin
ished in this order and are to re-
ceivc medals for heroism. Fred
GiIpin, William Denham, William
Gilpin, John Shorts, NJ. Barnsley,
Sam Scott. They, the mules, ran
. the half-mile in one minute and
: thirty eight seconds.
The finish of a day Of days was a
half-mile heat race for runners.
Again some old-time favorites ap-
peared on the scene. All four have
raced on the big tracks and been
backed by Washin gtonians. You
) know them, Bill? Pretty little We
woka won in consecutive meats.
after hard whipping finish from
His Nibs in the first and Mo in the
second. S. Powers, of Washington,
is his owner. The summary:
zig trot; purse; Bond Issue l. l, ], c.
Becker; Michigan Boy. 2. 2. 2 W. E. Miller
Good FRAY, T. ). 3. Unknown; Lady Corsage 2,
4. I, Frank Thomas. Time, 22SL 2.23 21l
Sl5, fist; $50, second; so. third SIS fourth.
2525 race; rurse. 500: Gray Ghost l.
w. E. Miller; Morris Patch .. 4. . 2, C. Beck
er: Ju'ia J. T. ), l. ,, ,. Gaver: Little Maud c.
4. ;, dis. Hardesty. Time. 225'. 22lH, 2z2.,
3:2fH. SJ5, first; 80, second SIS third
Peter H. l. I. 1, Frank Thomas; Morgan