The Washington times., 1919-08-29
MANY IN AT CLOSE
OF rockville FAIR
Annual Event Has Biggest At
tendance in Memory Of
Oldest Citizen.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Aug. 3s.-An-
other big crowd attended the Rock
willie fair today, and the closing day.
like the other three, proved q success.
The big throng yesterday, number
Ing more than 10000, was the largest
lerowd ever assembled on the grounds.
Attendance this year was consider
ably greater than at any previous ex-
hibition. 49,
The annual fair bail was held in the
town hall last evening, and was at
tended by several hundred. The COM
mittee on arrangements was COM
posed OF Misses Alice Cashell and
Rose Dawson; and Messrs. Joseph
Reading, Edward CasheIl and VIII
liam H. Prescott. The chaperons
Howard Larcombe and William Dor
sey.
D. c. Horses VIA Two Races.
TIE good Baltimore horse. Bertha
Fog, owned by Richard Hentschel,
outclassed her field In the 2:15 trot,
the first race on the program at the
fair yesterday afternoon. capturing
the event in straight heats.
The 2:1S. trot and 2:22 pace, mixed,
proved easy for the Washington horse,
.
E. Miller. Mary Ellen, another Of the
Miller string, Just as easily won the
only other harness event OF the day,
the 2:14 pace. Both races were won In
straight heats.
The mile run was annexed by Little
England. belonging to George BTen-
ton, Of Manassas, Va. passing under
the wire two lengths in front Of Dr.
S. E. Coles Wewoka, who was many
lengths ahead of the only other start
er, Dixie Maid.
Mule Race .CF) PIeasea.
A mule race. at half a mile, with
six starters, afforded amusement. Kit,
owned and ridden by Fred Gilpin,
staggered in a winner by several
lengths. Sam Cashelrs Pete, ridden
by George OffUtt, was second, and
Lex Barnsley's julie, with Joe COolpsey
up. was third. Time, 1:22.
A motorcycle race at three miles
was also an interesting feature Of the
afternoon. There were six contes-
tants, all Washington boys. VIII Dem
ham won both heats, defeating his
nearest competitor each time by sew
eraI hundred yards. The other riders
were Joe cooksey, Austin Curtain,
James Clifton. John Clark, and Elmer
More Prize winners.
Additional premium winners in the
various departments were announced
today as follows:
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.
Buttonholes-BIiss Emily J. Dove, first
Howard Butler. second:
Beadwork-Mrs Howard Larcombe,
hrst; Lou B. Gordon. second.
Crochet cottOn-Mrs. Harry Dickerson,
first; Miss Mabel Ward, second.
Crochet silk-Mrs. n. A. Wtnsiow, frst
Mrs. Howard Larcombe, second.
Crochet linen-Mrs. NJ. A. WinsloW'
first; Miss Agnes SehsFreF. second.
Crochet wooI-Miss Virginia Jones, first
Miss Ida Dove, second.
Crochet hIet-Miss Mabel Ward, first
Mrs. NJ. A. WinslOw. second.
Crochet novelty braid-AIiss B. Wilson,
hrst; Miss Mabel Ward, second.
Crochet Yenetian-Mrs J. DaIsh. first
Mrs. n, A. Wlnslow, second.
DRrning-Miss Ida Dove. second.
Crochet cotton-Mrs- J. Daishr hrst;
Mrs. 9. T. johnson. second. .
Drawnwork-Mrs. Leland Fisher. hrst
Mrs Ada Thompson, second
Embroidered cross Btich-MEs. Howard
Larcombe' hTst; Mrs. Smith LinthieuH,
Embroidered darning-Miss Rebeeca T.
Miller. hrsti Miss Mabel Ward, second.
Embroidered eYelet-Miss Mabel Ward,
first; Mrs Robert q, Green, second.
Embroidered Rensington stitch-Mra
Tyson NDowns, frst; Mrs. Harry Dicker-
Embroidered long and short stitch
Mrs. Thomas Hoskinson, irSt; Mrs. Harry
DickersOn, second.
Embroidered outIine-Miss Emily ].
Dove, hTst; Mrs. Ada Thompson, second.
Embroidered satin stitch-Miss Mabel
Ward. hrst: Mrs NJ A. winsow, second.
Embroidered bureau cOver-Nss Mabel
Ward, hrst; Miss Katherine Jones. second.
Embroidered EhadoW-MTs. Harry Hos
kinson. hrst: Miss Matte Sexton, second.
Embroidered satin Atitch-MEa J. .Daiah,
FIRST Miss ) Hlals~y. flpPes second. $50
Embroidered centertieee, white-Mrs. J.