Evening star., 1924-08-17
ROCKVILLE READY
FOR FAIR OPENING
Grounds "Diked Up" and Ex-
hibits Being Placed With
Unusual Interest.
Special Dispatch to The Star

special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, August I6.-The
fair grounds here are all "diked nm,
for the list annual exhibition of tho
montgomery County Agricultural
society to be held Tuesday, Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday Of the com
ing week.
prominent citizens, about half of
tnem farmers. are directors Of the
TAR association. Virtually all Of
tnem were members of the boards
"nlch managed the very successful
lairs or the last several years With
out the slightest remuneration. di-
rectly or Indirectly, aside from the
Satisfaction of seeing their efforts
successful. these busy men annually
put In many hours of hard work pre-
parfnS for and conducting the big
lour-day exhibition, their sole con-
Germ being to promote the welfare of
the farmers, dairymen and stock
raisers OF the county and, to afford
pleasure to the thousands of visitors
from all parts Of the county, the Dis
trict of Columbia and other places
VINO annually take in the county's
biggest event.
Exhibits Arriving.
President Gilpin stated today that
exhibits are arriving and every de-
with all the best things that Mont
somery County produces, including
horses, cattle, sheep. hogs. poultry,
dogs. farm and garden products of all
Kinds, growing plants. cut flowers
fancy work, homemade rugs, quilts
WORKS or art, preserves, jellies. bread
cakes and innumerable other things
usually seen at an up-to-date agri-
cultural fair.
Emory Ricketts,. superintendent of
the cattle department, is enthusiastic
over the prospects of fine live stock
show. The privilege of inspecting
one herd Of dairy cattle that will be
on exhibition will, he said today
alone be worth a trip to Rockville
and the price of admission to the fair
1t consists of ii head Of Herefor ords
belonging to the Delaware Land and
DEVELOPMENT Company of Mortons-
willie. Pa. This is said to be one of
the finest herds of Herefords in the
country and several of the cows won
prizes at the international Live Stock
Show at Chicago last year
Horse racing, trotting. pacing and
running: four pony races. d mule
race, automobile contests parade of
stock, horse show, dog show,
poultry show, exhibitions Of riding by
n troop of cavalry from Fort Myer
Va, an automobile show, a clay
pigeon shoot and free open-air acts
are some of the attractions provided
High-Class Racing.
According to President Gilpin. the
horse racing will be of unusually
high caliber. Many high-class per-
formers. he says. from Maryland, the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Nir-
ginia, West Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina, have been en-
tered in the various trotting and pac-
ing events and he expects large
fields in all of the running contests
! The track, which was reconstructed
d year or two ago a a heavy cost. is
said to be in the pink of condition.
and if the weather continues good
some fast miles are expected to be
reeled off. The race purses aggre-
gate about $4,000.
William A. Waters, who is in charge
OF the trap shoot, stated today that
he expects some of the finest clay
pigeon shots of the East to partici-
pate in the various events. The shoot
will be held on Friday. as will the
horse show. which Mrs. Andrew j.
Cummings. Mrs. Herbert l.. Diamond
and Josiah W. Jones, who will be in
charge. declare will be by far the
best ever held at Rockville.