Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
LARGE CROWDS SEE
ROCKVILLE RACING
Threatening Weather Cut
Down Early Attendance.
No Betting Machines.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August %
Threatening weather interfered with
the attendance at the fair during the
early hours of today, but toward noon.
when conditions had improved, Wis
itors began to appear. and by the time
the racing was under way, in the
early afternoon. satisfactory second
day crowd. estimated at from five to
seven thousand, was on hand.
Many of the sport-inclined visitors
to the fair express disappointment
that betting on the races is not per-
mitted. The association made an earn
est effor. to have the state racing
commission grant permission for the
operation of the pari-mutuel ma
chimes, but the request was at first
turned down. on the ground that the
association had been getting along
without gambling and could continue
to do SO. Under pressure, however,
the commission finally changed its
mind. and on Monday notified the man
agement to go ahead with the betting
arrangements. Notice of the change
of attitude on the part of the COM
mission, however, was received too
late for the installation of the ma
chimes.
The operation of the pari-mutual
machines would have meant much to
the association in financial way
For the right to control the betting
the society had received an offer OF
$4,000. the bidder also agreeing TO
pay all race purses, which aggregate
about $4,000 The money from this
source for this year alone would, 1t Is
understood, have enabled the man
agement to wipe out all Indebtedness
Exhibit of Canning.
An exhibit at the fair which Is at
tracing attention and eliciting much
favorable comment is that OF the
girls canning clubs of the county:
The judging of exhibits. which be-
gan yesterday afternoon. was re-
sumed this morning and many. II not
all, of the premium winners will be
announced before the day is over.
Because of the multiplicity of exhib-
its and the keenest of competition,
the work of the judges has been no
easy task, but the awards SO far
made seem to have given general sat
isfaction and little or no srumollns
is heard.
A time-honored, but none the less
interesting, feature of the fair this
morning was the cavalcade of horses
and teams around the race track:
A base ball game yesterday after
noon between the Bethesda and
Rockville teams was watched with
won by Rockville, to l. The boys
from the lower section of the county
gave a good account of themselves,
but were unable to solve the dellv-
cry of Hilton. Rockville,s clever
pitcher. Hilton and Cashell, for
Rockville, and Claude and Oldheld,
for Bethesda, were the batteries.
Expect Record Third Day.
The fair managers express conf
dence that with good weather to-
morrow, the third day Of the fair,
will, in point of attendance, prove
a record day for the association. Not
only is the third always the "big
day" of the exhibition. but tomor-
row will be political day as well,
for politicians big and little, demo-
cratic and republican. are expected
| to be on hand ip large numbers.
Gov. Richie, Senator John Walter
Smith and Frank w. Mish candidate
for Congress, are among the more
prominent democrats who have sig
nified their purpose of taking In the
fair tomorrow, and the prominent re-
publicans who are expected to De
in evidence include o. f. Weller. can
didate for the United States Senate,
and Representative Frederick n. Zihl-
man. Mai E. Brooke Lee, Preston B.
Ray, Robert B. Peter, Andrew j. Cum
mings and Robert G. Hilton will COM
pose the reception committee for the
democratic visitors, while Paul Sic
man, Thomas Dawson, State Senator
Willis B. Burdette. William T. S.
Curtis, Mortimer o. Stabler and others
will serve in like capacity for the
republican candidates.