Evening star., 1923-08-22
HORSE SHOW BIC
ROCKVILLE EVENT
Fair Thronged by Admirers
of Fine Animals, Including
Many From D. C.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, August ga
horse show was staged today as a
leading feature of the second day of
the annual Rockville fair. 1t brought
together many magnificent animals
from this county, the District of Co
lumbia and elsewhere, and the COM
petition in all the classes was keen.
The show began at 10 o'clock and was
in progress the greater part of the
day with large attendance.
Mrs. Andrew ]. Cummings. who sue
cessfully managed a similar show at
last years fair, was in charge and
was assisted by Mrs. Herbert L. Dia-
mond. Josiah w. Jones, William A.
Walters and Thomas l. Fulks. The
Judging was done by Lewis Merry
man of Cockeysville, Md; Caleb Stab.
ler of Wilmington, Del, and Frank
Bonsal OF Bel Air. Md; and the classes
shown were combination saddle and
harness, ladies' saddle horses, saddle
horses, ladies' hunters, saddle horses
owned by residents of Montgomery
county, green hunters and hunters
that never won blue ribbon. hunters.
pair of hunters. horses three years
old and under suitable to become
hunters, five gated saddle horses.
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young ladies' saddle horses, green
saddle horses and jumpers.
The judging of other horses on eN-
hibition also took place today, the
drafts and teams. The judges were
Samuel Molesworth of Mount Airy.
Md, and Elijah White of Leesburg,
Va.
An interesting feature of the morn
ing was a parade of all horses on ex-
hibition, including those in the horse
show, and teams around the race
track. This is a never-mfSsing event
at the Rockville fair and that of to-
days was probably the most imposing
Yet held. Heretofore the parade has
also been held on Thursday, but this
Tear a parade OF automobiles. auto
trucks and smooth wheel tractors will
De substituted.
Cavalry Troop in Drill.
While the races were in progress
States cavalrymen from Fort Myer,
Va. gave number of drills and per-
formed marvellous riding stunts that
thrilled the large crowd. The troop
numbers about Seventy-five men who
are said to be among the best drilled
in the United States Army. They Will
entertain in a similar manner Thurs
day and Friday afternoons.
The awards in the pony show,
which was participated in by about
forty beautiful little animals, were
made as follows:
Under forty-six inches: Best pony
SiG nnder saddle MFirst. First; Miss Miss ,R,na Ruth
Robert r. Moore. Best pony in har-
ness to vehicle-F'irst, Mrs. Lillian
Leitch: second. Miss Ruth Miles;
third, Robert r. Moore. Best pair of
ponies in harness to vehicle-First,
Mrs. Lillian Leitch; second, NJ. Nelson
Bond.
Over forty-six inches: Best pony
under saddle-First, Mrs. Andrew ].
,ru rummings; second; J. Franklin
Fest pony in harness to vehicle
First, ]. Franklin Thompson; second.
Miss Laura Tuckerman; third, Mrs.
Andrew j. Cummings.
The feature racing event of the open
ing day was the 2:lS trot in which five
high-class performers faced the starter.
Martin j.. belonging to Mrs. Frank
Thomas of Washington, had just little
100 much speed for the others and took
all three heats quite handily. The
"ther three were evenly matched and
had quite a tussle among themselves
: for parts Of the purse.
The only other harness event was the
2:S0 trot or pace, which was limited to
horses owned in the District of Columbia
or Montgomery. Frederick or Prince
Georges counties. Moco Axworthy,
again won, although Ida Silk took the
third heat.
But four horses lined Up for the only
running event of the day. which was at
mile. OFF to a good start, they ran
we'll punched for half the distance
After that it was easy for Dalrose who
passed under the wire something like a
city block in front of the others, who
were close together all the way.
pony race at quarter of a mile was
won by Leonard Nicholson's Tinkle.
ridden by it's owner, and a race of the
same kind at three-eights of a mile
was won by Mrs. Andrew J. Cum
mings' Cutie. being piloted by iris
tam Devereux. A pony relay race
wound up the afternoons sport.
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