Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-11
THE FAIR.
Awards Given to the Sue
cesSful Exhibitors.
TIE RESULT OF THE RACES
Tho Programme for Today, Includ
ing Baby ShOw-Prizes
for Fancy Work.

There was larger attendance at the
fair of the Los Angeles Agricultural So
ciety at Downey yesterday than on either
of the preceding days, and the races,
parade, field sports, and an inspection OF
the numerous exhibits of produce and
miscellaneous articles made q full day
for the visitors. The fair was in a con-
dition more nearly approaching order
yesterday than it had been. and the
awarding Of the diplomas and prizes for
the best exhibits added zest to the pro-
cesdings. The early trains from Los
Angeles took down good number OF
visitors, and the fair corrals were alled
with the teams of visiting farmers.
1t is generally admitted that, though
lacking in many things, the Downey fair
has better exhibit Of the apple family
Of fruits than has ever been seen in the
county, not excepting the recent fair At
Los Angeles. These fruits are arranged
in the most central part of the pavilion,
and are overshadowed by an immense
floral bell. They include shapely pears,
luscious apples and tempting pomegran-
ates, and draw most attention from the
visitors.
The awards for the best display Of
fancy work and other exhibits by ladies
were made yesterday. and are xs follows :
Miss Sara r. Westcott, painted placque,
pitcher and sauce dishes, and plate, en-
broidered table cover, first premium.
Mrs. 10 Spence, fancy articles; first
premium and $5.
Mrs. John Metrovich, hair work; 6rst
premium Especially.
Mrs. McKenny. wax flowers; fret
premium and So.
Nrs. g. Gaskstt, bed spread, needle.
work; first premium and So.
Josie Ford Kendrick, best domestic
biscuit, best cake, best display bread
and cake; first premium and So.
Mrs, G. E. Smith, largest display
domestic bread; first premium and 81.
Mrs. DR.. Powell, table cover; frs
premium and So.
Mrs. @. A. Elson, best worsted work
hrst premium and diploma. Best fancy
needlework, second premium and 81
Best embroidery, first premium aud So
Edna and Gertie Poor, best display o
fancy articles; second premium and 81
Miss Sadie Slingerland, artificial flow
ers and needle work; FIRST premium ant
81.
There are number Of very fine dis
plays of butter, from Downey and Nor
walk, arranged in tempting shape, ant
several improved Star incubators, by B
W. 8. Clark, which drew q premium
complete the list of dairy articles.
The pompion variety OF vegetables il
well represented, and local pho
tographer yesterday took picture of a
immense pyramid Of pumpkins, with I
background of pretty girls, which will b.
in great demand. Some of the pump
kins weighed 225, 175 and 145 pounds
The produce display, outside of the spe
cialties mentioned. is not as good as
--Bf66id be, although some very creditabl
exhibitions Of beets, sugar and table
cucumbers and sweet potatoes are made
The premiums were awarded for tn
best poultry displays yesterday, and A
G. Ruschhaupt took blue ribbon
for the best pair of each of the fol
lowing species: Silver-spangled Ham
burg, Langsham, mammoth bronz
turkeys, Eight Brahmas, buff Cochins
black Laneshams, silver.laced Wyan
dottes, barred Plymouth, Houdana
white-face black Spanish, brown Leg
0OIu6, WAlLo 1ICkhOAAoy AO0 yAC S0me
eters, Pekin ducks, booted white B&n
tams, golden S,abright Bantams. job
Zinn took q premium for silver-spangle
Hamburgs; John McNoak for blac
Langshams. and ]. M. johnson for bu
Cochins.
The live stock display at the fair thi
year is not quite up to the standard {
previous occasions, although some yer
49, of -,
made. Several stations, few fin
mares and colts, some guinea pigs, fe'
calves and California lynx complst
this division.
THE RACES.
The turf events on the progranm
took up most of the time of the visitor!
races occurring in both the morning an
afternoon. The grand stand was we
patronized, and held about 800 ladies
Poor order was kept on the track, an
crowds of men constantly covere
the course, to the obstruction of th
view of others. In the forenoo
the programme was opened by
parade by the Downey Guards, an
music by the Seventh Regiment bane
The first race was q scrub match be
tween nameless fllies entered b
Charles Wilkinson and R. H. Parker
quarter-mile dash. Parker's entry We
in 2S1S.
The second race was a mile dash, b
tween the bay gelding Steve Stroue
entered by G. A. Stroud, and the sorrs
ally Msyfower, by Sam Neighbor. Th
former won in 2:01%.
The first race of the afternoon, th
ladies' race, was the chief turf event {
tho day. Miss Irene Savage, riding th
fine bay gslding Dude, owned by Pietr
Lugo, of the San Antonio ranch, an
Miss Neva Boutwell,, on q sorre
gelding, were the only entries
The ladies rode around the trac
several times ct varying speet
and both displayed unequaled equestri
anism. Miss Savage had q very high
bred horse, and throughout all of hi
prancings and maneuvers she sat he
saddle like statue. Miss Boutwell, ws
somewhat handicapped by her noun
and the judges awarded the first prize,
saddle, to her competitor, Miss Boutwe
taking the second prize, SO in cash. A
there WAS q third prize offered, th
Judges decided to give it to the lady civ
ing the best exhibition of hurdle jumI
ing, and Miss Boutwell, was awarded tn
prize too, although 1t was the unanimot
opinion of the spectators that it belonge
to Miss Savage, the hurdle-holder ha'
ing raised the board and tripped ht
morse while the latter was jumping. Mi
Savage has taken the prize now thre