Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-15
IT is A SUCCESS.
THE SIXTH DISTRICT AGR1CUL-
TURAL FAIR.
Good Display at the Chamber of Com
merce-The Speed Contests at Agri-
cultural Park-The Races in Detail.

The eleventh annual fair of the Sixth
District Agricultural association opened
yesterday, and will continue for the rest
of the week. 1t differs from its pre-
decessors I'M that the horticultural and
art display is made separate and dis
tinct feature, and is held at the rooms of
the chamber of commerce, only the live
stock being on exhibition at the Agri-
cultural park. The main attraction at
the latter place of amusement is, of
course, the race meeting, which, judging
from the sport provided yesterday,
promises to be of ahigh class.
Although the weather was everything
that could be desired, and there was
every indication of an afternoons sport
of no mean caliber, the attendance at
the track was small, not more than 400
people being present. Of this number.
however, fully one-quarter drove out,
and the array of vehicles on either side
of the judges box, made very credit
able showing.
The programme only contained three
events, two running races and one trot,
but special race for polo ponies was
sandwiched in between the first and Sec
ond heats and helped to relieve the
tedium OF the long waits considerably.
1t is to be hoped that the directors will
take the hint and accommodate their
patrons by shortening the time between
races as much as possible.
The first event, the nursery stakes,
half mile dash for 2-year-Olds who had
never won stake race, brought out six
as pretty youngsters as ever faced
starter. They were Seminole, Zingar-
ella, Cheerful, Mystery, Lulu H. and
Centinella. When they came out for
their preliminary canter L. j. Roses
Seminole was at once constituted the
favorite at the pools, Mystery being Sec
ond choice, and Centinella third, while
the field and Zingarella were left for the
short enders to figure on.
The result of the race was somewhat
of surprise to the knowing ones, as
Zingarella led off, and after making all
the running in the fast time of forty-nine
seconds, lost the race, only by nose in
the last stride, to Mystery. From the
grand stand, indeed, it seemed to be
Zingarella's race, as at the moment of
passing the reporters box, ten feet
before the wire, Mystery and
the chestnut were neck and neck,
for the first time, and the announce
ment made by the judges was received
with considerable surprise.
The race-TEe sextette went to the
post at 2:30 O'Clock, but it was fully
forty minutes later before the refractory
youngsters were sent away by Starter
Steve Stroud. Several breaks were
made during that time, during each of
which Zingarella got away in the lead,
closely attended by the favorites.
Finally the flag fell to capital start,
the sextette being we'll punched, with
the favorites in good position. lin
garella at once shot to the front, with
Seminole and Mystery at her TANKS, and
the rest still punched. At the first turn
Zingarella had a length the best of it,
while Mystery had slightly. the advan-
tage of Seminole and Cheerful, who
were girth to girth. This order was
maintained to the three-quarter pole,
rapidly. As they came up the
straight, Mystery stole up to Zingarella's
girth, and gaining an inch at almost
every stride, snatched the race by very
short nose, in spite of the fact that she
carried five pounds overweight. Semi
nola was third, three lengths away;
ished in the order named.
Time-49 seconds.
For the second race, the Pomona stakes
for all ages, one and one-sixteenth miles,
four starters were announced, Minuet,
Gladiator, Lurline and Alfarata, but the
two last named were scratched at the
last moment. Lurline had been consti-
tuted first choice, with Gladiator second
and Minuet third. When the announce
ment was made that the favorite was
scratched, the plungers switched to Glad
iator, but the result was sad blow to
them, las the son of Grimstead was never
in it.
The race-The pair went away at the
first attempt. Minuet on the inside, hav-
ing fully half length the best of it as
they passed the stand for the first time.
The mare increased this advantage at the
turn to two good lengths, and gradually
drawing away, made all the running and
won very easily, with lots in hand, by
six good lengths. Time, :50M.
The third race was the 2:28 class trot
for purse Of 5000, and for it there were
four we'll matched contestants, Maben's
Lucy R, Durfee's Mckinney, Earp's Jim
Leach and Delaney's Bashaw. From
the opening of the pool box to it's close,
Lucy r. was in great demand at odds of
~ to l, Mckinney being second choice
against the field Although fOur heats