Evening star., 1923-08-19
ROCKVILLE FAIR
OPENS TUESDAY
Improved Grounds Ready for
One of Greatest Exhibits
Ever Presented.
Special Dispat atch TO The Star.

preparations for the Rockville fair,
which have been in progress since
early summer, are about complete.
and, with few finishing touches here
and there. everything will be in readi-
ness fer the big exhibition which be-
gins Tuesday morning. to continue
throughout the week.
Heretofore the fair has run for
four days. but this time 1t was de-
cided TO tack on an additional day
in the belief that by substituting new
attractions the extra day could be
made success. So on Saturday, the
added and final day, automobile con-
tests will take the place of horse
races, and the program will include
other new features.
Many improvements.
Since the last fair there have been
many improvements to the buildings
and grounds and visitors will find
one of the most attractive and best
equipped fair grounds in this part OF
the country.
The high board fence in front OF
the big incloSure. which had been
such an eyesOre for so many years.
has been torn down and a neat wire
fence erected in its stead The
change Not only greatly improves the
appearance of things from the inside.
but gives an excellent view of the
greater part of the beautiful grounds
to motorists and others passing
along the Washington pike.
Coats of paint and whitewaSh re-
Gently applied to the buildings and
fences add Il freshness which il at
tractive. and the natural beauty Of
the twenty acres comprising the
grounds has heen enhanced by the re-
muval Of every vcStise of dirt.
Race Track Reconstructed.
Another marked Improvement is the
reconstruction of the race track.
Within the last few months many
bad spots have been repaired and the
entire track top-dreS$ed with suit
able soil to depth Of from two to
fourteen inches. making a new Cush-
ion over the whole surface. Horse
men who have been using the track
agre" that it is one of the best ali
around half-mile courses to be found
anywhere. Better time and better
contests are. it is said. sure TO follow.
Mucf. hard work has been done to
make this years fair a success. and
The officials believe that their hopes
in that respect will be fully realized.
There is said to be every reason to
believe that the exhibits in the vari-
Gus departments will be as varied and
interesting as ever, and the list of
race entries insures. it is predicted,
fine speed contests.
years. the opening day will be known
as "Children's day" and all school
children of Montgomery. Frederick,
Carroll, Howard and Prince Georges
counties and the District of Columbia
will be admitted free. Under the di-
rection of Washington White and
Miss Margaret karn there will be
games and contests of various kinds.
such as volley ball. speed ball. dodge
ball. captain ball and base ball. pony
races. etc, and the judging Of the
exhibits of the giElS and boys will
' ''' Horse shJ0eature.
a horse show will be the feature
of Wednesday. and the finest equine
Specimens of this county, the District
OF Columbia and otl:er nearby places
are expected to he shown in the va
rious classes. The Judging Of cattle
VIII also take place on Wednesday.
as VIII the usual parade of horses
ana teams around the race track.
Some of the features on the pro-
automobiles. trucks and smooth
wheel tractors and clay pigeon
shoot. and on Friday the clay pigeon
shoot will be continued and dog
show will be held. Automobile races
Will constitute the chief attracti for
saturday, the closing day.
faces. of course, will be held each
AFTERNOON. On Tuesday the program
includes the 2:20 trot or pace for
horses owned in Montgomery, Fred
trick or Prince Georges county or the
District of Columbia, the 2:1S trot
a running event at n mile and two
pony races. On Wednesday the 2:l5
trot, the 2:3O pace. two running events
ana mule race are scheduled. The
program for Thursday calls for the
2:l4 pace. the 2:24 trot. the 2:22 pace
two running events and a race among
mules to carts. The 2:2o trot. d con-
Nat f1..Fn
ton run compose Fridays racing
program.
Cavalry Drill.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
Gay afternoons = troop of United
States cavalry from Fort Myer, Va,
will be in attendance and between
races will give drills and perform
stunts that are sure to prove inter
sitting. The troop will consist OF
seventy-tive men and is said to be
the best drilled organization of its
kind in the United States Army
Many other attractions to interest
both young and old have been pro-
Nided and the management has taken
pains to see that there will be moth
ing immoral or of a nature to offend
the most particular.
The same officials who have so sue
cessfully managed the fairs of the
last few years are again in cha aree.
They are among the countrys lead
ing. farmers and business men and
include the following: President
Clarence l.. Gilpin; vice president.
Iohn B. Diamond. jr.; secretary. John
Miss Margaret NJ. Muncas ster; treas
urer, Eugene w. Cissel; directors
William A. Waters, Emory Ricketts,.
rohn anns,dS b diamond Diamond, jri Lewis ".
Christopher, Clarence j.. GiIpin
Charles G. Holland, William j.
Thomas. Luther A. Hoellman. Henry
White James r. King, Harry J.
Waters and Frank Thomas.
The committees are: Races Frank
Thomas and William A. Waters:
grounds. Charles G.. Holland, Lewis
w: Barnsley and Luther A. Hoellman:
printing. John f. Muncaster, James
c. Christopher and James u. King;
premium lists. Thomas I. Fulks John
p. Diamond. jr., James r. King: ac-
counts, James c. Christopher. Luther
A. Hoellman and Henry White: privi-
Muncaster, Charles G.. Holland and
Emory Ricketts,: tickets and posters,
William j. Thomas, James c. Christie
pher. James d. King and John B.
,4Walter Cashel1 will be chief mar
shall at the fair and his aids will be
Hamilton Brown, Robert Chichester.
Samuel Cashell, Thomas A. Barnsley,
Ridgely Chichester, Edward Snow
den. Frederick Gilpin. Thomas T.
Barnsley. Frank CasheN, Charles
Brown, Everett Bell. Kenneth Barns
Jey, James w. Barnsley, Harold Gill
pin and Otto Hewitt.
Those who will be in charge of the
various departments are: Light draft
horses, Thomas /. Fulks and William
a. Waters; heavy draft horses, James
h King and Henry White; beef cat
tie, William J. Thomas and Emory