Evening star., 1926-08-25
SCHEDULE At FAIR
| MARRIED BY RAIN
Races Postponed Until To-
morroW-Pony Show Win.
!. nerS Announced.

TFeclal DisUdIcH 10 1ne StdT.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 25.-
Tain was having such adverse effect
ON the Montgomery County fair today
hat the racing program and other
important features aside from the an.
nual horse show were postponed until
tomorrow and the horse show, to have
opened this morning, was scheduled
instead for the afternoon.
Whippet races each afternoon are
proving an interesting feature Of the
fair, with dozen or more partici-
pants.
notwithstanding a heavy rain in
the late morning, the program yes
1erday was carried out as planned. A
pony show. in which more than a
hundred animals were shown, and six
pony races, were features Of the day,
and hundreds of children enjoyed the
events in the show ring and on the
race track Judges were Ristoe Jenf-
fer of Lock Raven, Md, and z. M.
Waters of Laytonsvilie, and competi-
zion was keen. Winners were:
Under Saddle.
Under 40 inches in height, riders
under 10 years of age-FirSt, M. Mel
son Bond, Baltimore, Md: second
Mrs. James Clark, Ellicott City. Md.
third, r. l.. Mckeever, Silver Spring.
Md.
Under IA inches, riders under II
years-F'irst, Mrs. Andrew j. Cum,
mings, Chevy Chase. Nd; second.
Mrs. Andrew J. Cummings; third,
IEeonard l.. Nicholson. Rockville. Md:
Under 48 inches, riders under Ia
years-First, Richard B. Essex. Chevy
chase; second, NJ. Nelson Bond. Balti-
more: third, Mrs. Andrew j. Cum
mings. Chevy Chase.
Under So inches. riders under ID
years-First. NJ. Nelson Bond. Balti-
more: second, NJ. Craver, Washington;
third. Miss Ruth Miles. Baltimore.
Under Sc inches, riders under IL
vears-First, Roger Skillman. Chevy
chase; second, Mrs. Andrew j. Cum
mings, Chevy Chase; third, M. Nelson
Bond, Baltimore.
Under AZ inches-First, Mrs. James
clark, Ellicott City. Md. second, M.
Nelson Bond, Baltimore, Md; third,
Brooke Moore, Sandy Spring. Md.
Under 48 inches-First, Richard B.
Essex, Chevy Chase; second. M. Mel
son Bond. Baltimore; third, II. A.
Kite. Halpine, Md.
Under So inches-First, Miss Ruth
Miles, Baltimore.
Under 56 inches-First, Francis
Thompson, Rockville. Md.
The pony races were as rule well
contested and, considering the heavy
track, good time was made. The re-
suits were as follows:
Under "A inches: furlongs-First,
Black Beauty, owned by William Barr
Of Washington and ridden by Elmer
Gray; second, Man o'War, owned by
Don Kerr of Chevy Chase, and ridden
hy Lee Ensor; third. Lady, owned by
Thomas Fraley. Derwood, Md, and
ridden by Joseph Fraley. Time,
N322 2-5
Under 4s inches: furlongs-First,
Lady Betty, owned by Richard B. Es-
sex, Chevy Chase, and ridden by Don
Bradley; second. White Face, owned
hv Halbert Poole, Westminster, Md,
and ridden by Doc Haley: third. Cutie,
owned by Mrs. Andrew j. Cummings,
chevy Chase, and ridden by Roger
Skillman. Time. OBI 2-5.
Under so inches; 1-3 of a mile
First, Dandy, owned by Miss Ruth
Miles. Baltimore, and ridden by John
Mitchell; second. Billy, owned by AL
bert Poole, New Windsor, Md, and
ridden by Jim Kerr: third, Supreme.
owned by NJ. Nelson Bond, Baltimore,
and ridden by Armiger Leech.
Time, 050.
Under Db lnCneS: 1urtOnSS-~f lTSt,
Petty Cash, owned by L. M. Carger,
Baltimore, and ridden by James john
son: second, Freckles, owned by NJ.
Nelson Bond, Baltimore. and ridden
by Armiger Leech; third. Sly, owned
by NJ Nelson Bond. Baltimore, and
ridden by William Whitney. Time.
C.53 Is.
All large ponies; furlongs-First,
Little Comet, M. Nelson Bond. Balti-
more, ridden by Fl. H. Merrick; Sec
ond, Virginia, owned by Richard B.
Essex, Chevy Chase, and ridden by
Jack Davenport; third, Mary Bonning-
ton. owned by E. j. Lynch. Baltimore.
and ridden by r. +. Robey. Time,
O582-5.
The Montgomery County Game and
Fish Protective Association, the mem
bership of which comprises more than
three hundred men and women of this