Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-01-29
THE ST. LOUIS RACES.
$4,000 offered For Ten
Days Racing.
THE HORSE DEPARTMENT.
Spring Meeting. June 9TH to 18TH
l886-At Least Five Races
Every Day.


The HERALD is in receipt Of very
neatly qstten mp little brochure issued
BY the st. Louis Agricultural and me-
cbanical Association. as several Los
Angeles horse breeders send their last
stock to the East to compete for iaufe's :,
and as the citizens of the county ars M
interested in these agricultural shows, "
is purposed to give little space 70 '"''
circular. -,
The prospectus says: "lhe iaoo
course Of ST. Louis FAR norse pspaf.
,nent il the property Of the 81. Louis
AGRICULTURAL and Meenanicai Associa-
Zion. ....,.
located within thirty minutes ride Of
ths center Of the city, accessible by five
street railways, and numerous drives
from all parts OF the city.
ssThe system Of stabling is the most
complete in the country.
1.-THE pooling. refreshment and hitch
inc priyileges will be sold to the highest
bidder, early in the Spring. The date
of the sale will be advertised in the lead
tng sporting papers.
7sTbe management Of the st. Louis
Fair hosse department will be controlled
by the officers and directors of the st.
Louis Fair, and upon the same broad
and liberal basis az that we'll known as.
socIatiou. The Geological Gardens OF
this association are opened to the public
throughout the year.
1.-THE Annual st. Louis Fair u held
for one week, commencing on the farst
Monday ip October OF each year, aud
continuing foF six days; $50, 600 is annu,
ally appropriated for premiums. divided
among the horse, cattle, sheep, swine
and poultry departments; agricultural
impIements. machinery and mechanical
departments. industrial arts, farmers
products. new and improved inventions,
and, in fact, almost every branch OF in
dusfry and commerce.
The Secretary in issuing the pros
pectus, writes:
u send you by this mail. entry blanks
for our stakes of 1886. 1887 and 1883,
which close January 18th, 1886.
"The conditions haze been framed
with particular care, so as to make them
acceptable 70 owners anu 'ls' saaa,,; ~
trust 70 nave lne P'ea .,',ah,a ssnns y,
the entries Of your yaiuaoie s'ooA a"
onr list.
~ desire to call yonr speclai a.,en'ion
to the st. LOUIS FAR rntgf,.y osakes LOT
1856, which ought 70 ineieue represent
atives OF every breeding larh anu race
stable in the United state;
prhe terms are most hperai, Us yoo
will observe, and no money IS required
TO accompany the entry Of mares, As .ne
subscription may pc PAD any LINE De-
fore the race In the spring o. 1929.
"The entries OF co'1s anu hii'es-ene
produce OF mares entered-does not
close until July 10Th. 1881. at which
time only SO entrance Zee is charged.
AS the stakes VIII Doubtless nave
very large entry, II VIII De worth rom
81. 200 to 81 500, and 90 no mofa money
is required to be paid Tor more than
eighteen months, there is no reason why
every farm and stable should not nave
large representation in such an import
ant event. Very truly yours.
"feseas y. WADE,
"secretary.
The entry blanks are bound together
in thirty-five leaves. on the back OF each
of which Is a plate Of some prominent
object on the grounds. There are the
Monkey Home, the Lake and 1rotto,
the Bear Pits. the Cages for Carnivora,
the Parks for Herbiyorous Animals, the
Refreshment Stand, the Grand Stand.
etc. etc. The track is laid on round
oair OF pretty lakes. Ga one aide are
the stables, which are very complete,
and on the other the hitching grounds
In nice grove Of trees. The greater
part OF the improvements were made
year ago at cost Of S500,oO
The above Is not given merely tor its
own Hake, but rather to call attention to
the fact that more should be made year
" Of the agricultural exhibition in this
section. A good beginning has been
made and the fair grounds are quite Q
credit to the county. But while all this
is conceded, the claim will hardly be
DISPUTED that more should be done every
yea in this direction. Los Angeles has
y IN national reputation in the last iive
yeara as producer OF last horses. Her
frotsers ond runners have carried of
the laurel wreath on many a hard.won
field against the best horsefiesh from the
Blue Grass country or any other section
Of the Union. The trotting and run
ming races at Agricuiturel Park at no
time in these five years have been balf
worthy the horses Of the county.
Last autumn the exhibits Of lrait at
the New Market were wonderful, but
they were not 1.-THE OF what they could
be made II the matter were handled
with the liberality and energy 1t de
serves. Tho fair should be thoroughly
advertised. a sufficiently large pavilion
should be provided. IT should be fur
pished with steam power. places where
ladies might rest yet see the exhibits.
and above all theie should be more
tempting offers made in the way Of
premiums. This matter will hardly
Justify the Investment of money in It
for its own sake. 1t is not proposed
here to urge any eleemosynary scheme.
The only basis on which to put the mat
ter is one Of public spirit. aud enlight-
ened public spirit is not project for the
benefit Of the public to the exclusion of
the projectors, but one for the good Of
the projectors through the benehting Of
the public first. In such a matter as
the Agricultural Exhibits and Speed
Programme, every owner of bit Of
property in city or country, every hotel,
boarding or LOGGING noEse keepef In the
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