Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20
ROCKVILLE AWARDS
MANY FAIR PRIZES.
Racing, Judging and Fair
Weather Throng Grounds
on Second Day of Event.

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ROCKVILLE. Md. August 90
Bright skies, an invigorating atnros-
rhere and an attractive program of
races and other features formed a
combination which drew Il large
crowd to the Rockville fair today
The judging of saddle quick draft
and heavy draft horses and teams;
q parade of horses, teams and prize
winning cattle around the race track
riding exhibitions by troop of
United States cavalry from Fort
Myer. Va. and two harness races
and 4furlong run We're the out
standing features of todayS progra m.
Emory Ricketts,. John b. Diamond.
jr., and James r. King, supcrintend-
CntS, believe the showing in the cat
tie department to be the equal of
any other fair. About l5o Holsteins,
Jerseys, GuernSeNS. HerefordS and
other breeds are being shown. Some
of the principal exhibitors are:
Mountain View Farm. Delaware Land
and Development Company. Mckcn-
dree Walker, L. :. Naval Dairy.
Emory Ricketts,. Wittig u Drew,
Lewis Bussard. Dr. Thomas a. Lad
son. James Il. King. James NJ Mount.
J.. y. Heitmlilcr. Thomas VI. Garrett,
Ward Savage. James Brown and cliff
ton Ldughlin-
Better Poultry SHOW.
Harry J. Hunt Who * in charge Of
the poultry departments thinks he has
Il better show than ever. Because
tho competition this wear j. limited
10 MARYLAND ana The District OF Co
lunbja. there are probably not as
many suecfmenS as :ormcrly. ~ an
incentive TO the boy farmers ot the
county. the society offered liberal
premiums for the best pare-ered
pics and calves raised bv members Of
Inc. bows agricultural clubs Of the
county. and similar encouras ernent
was given the members OF the All
Girls Clubs Of the county for can
ned fruits. vegetables, etc. prepared
under the auspices Of the home dem
onstration department OF the county.
The pony show attraction was the
feature OF tn" "penin= yesterday.
Il. McCubhIu Waters cts !.aYt"nsN'!ie.
Md, acted as judge and Lad his hands
full determining the respective merits
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y HORSE WINS irst isace.
The first racing event of the open
ing day, the 2:3O trot, for horses
owned III Montgomery, Prince Georges
or FREDERICK Counties or in the Dis
trict of Columbia, was captured by
the Washington horse Bertha Auui-
Ian. owned by j. r. Fitzgerald, al
though she had to be forced to the
limit at all stages to turn the trick.
The 2:30 pace, the only other har-
ness event of the day, went to
Twinkling Direct, owned and driven
by Groves Carson Of Dillon, " c.,
in rather easy fashion. In the final
heat of the pace two collisions oc-
Cured, unseating all four drivers,
and the horses-Mitty Brandith, Bill
lie Taft, Marie Bingen and Medium
bid not finish
Baltimore boys and their Monies
carried off most of the honors in the
pony races, of which there were four
The first, at a quarter of n mile for
ponies under A inches high was won
by Lock Arm. owned and ridden nv
Armiger Leitch of Raltimore Reauty
r., owned and ridden nv Johnson
Doub of Baltimore. was sacond and
Maryland Girl. owned and ridden nv
johnson Armiger of Baltimore was
third. Ihere were four other start
Tho saoa,,d "f'H oo12 SECONDS.
poH9 ldct was at NAN a
i''iS anu NdS IoI ponies between A