Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-10
BLUE RIBBON DAY.
How The Premium Money
Was Awarded.
THE BOOKSELLERS JUBILANT.
" Franklin" Beats HickOk's "Elec-
tor" After a Remarkable
Contest.

The Agricultural Park presented a
very lively appearance yesterday morn
ing, for the announcement that the
judges would distribute the premiums at
10 o'clock induced an unusual number of
people to attend at that hour. 1t was
only to be expected that the stockmen
would have their animals in the best
condition possible, and from an early
hour diligent stable boys had been
busy with currycomb and brush
with results that satisfied the wary
trainers and the still more critical
Judges. The horses were the first ex-
amined and large knot of on-lookers
followed the prize-awarding committee
who gave their decisions without preju-
dice or favoritism, there being no grum-
bling in any one instance. 1t was rather
carefully inspected as to the points for
to ensure absolute fairness thorough
test was made in every case. The car
riage horses were taken out on the track
and a good deal Of interest was manifested
by the spectators over the roadster driv-
ing stock. Major Harry Wyatt's Black
Tom looked very dashing as he went at
q slashing pace by the grand stand, and
the buzz of admiration evidently reached
the Judges ears, for they Immediately
decided in his favor, giving the second
premium to Nick Covarrubias' 5 fine
young animal Tonic. A spanking pair
OF greys, the property of Mr.. L. j. Rose,
and driven by his son, carried off the
honors for the best matched team, and
for the best pair of mares or
geldings, Mr.. Covarrubias' Red Cloud
and Jake Cries had a walk-over, intending
competitors being evidently scared out
by Nick's magnificent animals. They
moved in taultless style and were the
envy of all as driven by their owner
they went rattling up and down the
track. The cattle did not take long
to judge, as the competitors were
few in number, but an interested con-
course of cattlemen gathered around
the judges as the stock was brought ou,
for inspection. In the Pavilion another
band of prize awarders were hard at work
sampling the fruit and other
exhibits and the questions of mer-
it were rather hard to decide,
as everything displayed had some special
attraction of its own. Everything had
been we'll prepared for the occasion, and
handsome bouquets of freshly-cut flowers
perfumed the air, already laden with the
hnguorous odor of ripened fruit. San
Bernardino county has dcne good
stroke of business by having such splen-
did specimens of her productions on view
and the courteous official in charge is
ever ready to respond to the many in
quiries of interested visitors. MIR.
Henry Claussen, of Cahuenga, deserves
gold medal from the residents of the
district where he resides, for he has
placed on exhibition collection of fruits
of superior quality that speaks we'll for
the excellence of the soil of the place
where they were raised. Mr.. W. j. A.
Smith, of Boyle Heights, the obliging
superintendent of the Pavilion, sent from
his home ranch a splendid collection of
assorted fruits, and the seedless sultanas
shown are perfect in growth and condi-
ton. Mrs. G. H. Forbes, of University
Place. contributed a handsome basket
of flowers, and similar at
traction was culled by Mrs. Tarble,
from the pretty garden gate about her
home.
The hour of noon arrived ere the judges
had finished their rounds. but few
minutes later their labors were over, and
then inspection of the official records
showed that the premiums had been
awarded as follows:
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