Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-11
MEETING OF The SOUTHERN DISTRICT AG.
RCULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
First Day.

his glory. There were not more than
1000 people present at the opening,
inasmuch as the interests of the week
were not altogether concentrated. in
the first days racing. There was a
fair sprinkling of ladies, and great in
| terest was manifested in the proceed
ings throughout.
Exhibition of stock.
Mrs. Nj. II. Pleasant enters five
| Cashmere goats. They are in charge
l.. T.. Pleasant. These goats were
| raised from stock imported into the
county by Butterfield and Sons. The
principal buck when sheared last
spring, yielded 81 pounds of fine wool.
| The Peasants have about 80 head OF
cross stock on their ranch. These on
exhibition are valued at $50 each, but
there are some in the county of the
same breed valued as high as 500. +.
Buschard has between 400 and 500 of
these goats in the county. These of
Mr.. Peasants have been all the time
feeding with sheep, and have even
done better than their mates. SeiiOr
POyOrena, whose ranch is situated at
Old Los NietOs, has about 500 COM
mon goats, and has some real valuable
| Cashmere bucks which he is breeding
| i'm with his mixers. There are also,
in other parts of the county, many
small tlocks Of goats which are
being bred in with the Cashmere, and
the subject is receiving great attention.
Some commission merchants in
New York have been i'm cOmmunica-
ton with the owners of the Cashmere
stock, and decided that the wool will
fetch 81 w per pound there.
Mr.. Peasants rancho is situated
east of the Santa Ana river, in the
mountains.
THE BIG BULL.
G. A. COtfman's bull arrived about
noon. 1t weighed last year about LOO
lbs., and it is said that his weight to-
day is 9, 200 lbs. 1t is three years old,
partially cream cOlored, one-quarter
Cheshire and the remainder Durham.
1t was bred in Yuba county, by n. G.
Sweezy, and raised in this county by
Mr.. COtfman. The bull was brought
here when four weeks old. He carried
Otf the first prize for the best bull calf
at the Northern District Fair, held in
Yuba in 1870, and also took the first
premium at the State Fair in Sacra-
mento in the same year. He Is no.
BILE looking animal, and attracted gem
eral attention.
MERINO SHEEP.
p. GARNER, of this city, exhibits five
rams. Two of them are three years
old. one is two years old, and the re-
naming two were imported from
France, age not mentioned. The prin-
cipal and best of these bucks yielded
45 lbs. of wool. This seems immense,
but such are the facts, as given to our
reporter. Mr.. GARNER has got about
$50 ewes on his ranch two years old,
and $50 lambs raised last year. All of
these are the produce of the bucks on
exhibition. He has in addition about
1000 half-breed sheep. The wool of
those on exhibition is very fine, and
was universally admired by all the
visitors.
J.H. Kirkpatrick, in the entries, best
ram under two years old; best three
ewes two years old and over; best
three ewes under two years old, and
best eve OF any age OF breed.
OTHER STOCK.
In addition to the above, George o.
Tiffany exhibits Robin and John car
riage horses, Oregon Queen and filly,
Oregon Belle and filly, and Echo Belle,
by Echo.
H. II. Sanchez exhibits a saddle
horse, Bayou, Spanish, nine years old.
Mrs. NJ. X. rleasants, the saddle
horse Pirate; also, u graded horse,
four years old.
+. M. BOuster, stallion, nine years
old in the entry list of any age,
THE FOWLS.
The display of +. +. Brunk's fowls,
from the Arroyo SecO, is exceedingly
large. His Buff Cochins "a very large
yellow fowl are very hardy, mature
early, and are in addition healthy.
The rooster among those on exhibition
weighs 16a lbs. There are five chick
ems with these hens, two months old.
The chickens weigh from to lbs.
He has some light Durhams on exhi-
bitiOn, of variety well known
throughout the county; also, some
dark Durhams, of very fine and
large breed. These weigh about Il lbs.
The chickens in the same coop weigh
from to lbs. There are comparatively
few of this breed in the county. His
LeghOrns are of pure white color,
with beautiful plumage and are very
hardy. The hens lay prolifically and
their eggs are large, fine and white.
There are also OH exhibition, by the
same gentleman, Scotch COchins OF
the finest quality and breed. They
also are prolific and constant layers,
and the breed is very scarce in the
county.
His coop Of Houdans attracted con-
siderable notice. They are very fine
ornamental breed. Two of those on
exhibition came from France, the
third was raised here. The hens are
good layers, and the chickens are har-
dy and mature early.
| Among the cOOps is one containing
| the United States Dominique. There
are two distinct varieties OF this breed.
THE RACES
First Race-trOtting-for horses that
are owned in the district at this date,
that have never beaten three minutes.
Mile heats: best three in five to har-
ness-purse of $500; 5000 to the first
horse, and 500 to the second; five or
more to enter. .....
| l.. J. Rose enters b. m. Barbara.
H. Hazard enters b. e. Pilot Chief.
| N. Askins enters $. &. Paddy.
T.. l.. Lowry enters b. 6. DirigO.
FIRST HEAT.
There was good deal of jockeyine
| which prevented a start. There were
eight false starts, and it was manifest
that the scoring was intentional.
Paddy had the pole, driven by John.
ny Donahue. Dirigo was second, w
H. Cade, driver. Pilot was third, with
Ed. Dupuy behind, and Barbara fourth
| sneeded bY II. Gregory. In the weigh.