Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-19
OPENING DAY.
The Annual Fair Begins
This Afternoon.
Sensational Opening Day Pro-
gramme at the Park.
Mckinney, Lucy r., Lizzie +. and
Glendine to TrOt.
The Great Southern California Handicap
to Be Run Thousands Expected to
See the spOrt-Frank NJ, Wanda
and Silas Skinner to Arrive.

Everybody who is anybody will be at
Agricultural Park this afternoon. Los
Angeles will do herself prond this after
noon, but the thousands who contem-
plate being present at the opening day
of the twelfth annual fair should come
early. The first event is scheduled for
L :15, p. m. 1t is the Los Angeles derby.
The programme is long one and it will
be necessary to have the different events
come off promptly. The starters in the
derby are Sinfax, Hockhocking, Jr., Re
quest and Queen Ida. The talent is all
at sea in regard to this race. Sinfax
was reported to be hopelessly broken
down about three weeks since, but
Mulkey expects to have him fixed up
all right for the race this afternoon.
The uncertainty about the condition of
Sinfax is keeping the betters busy
guessing. In the pools sold Saturday
night, Request and Hockhocking, Jr.,
alternated as favorites. There is a
strong tip out on the latter horse.
The Southern California handicap will
be horse race from the fall of the flag.
The probable starters are John Treat,
Eel Rayo, Washington Bartlett, Gambo
and Gladiator. Perrigrine will also start
If he arrives on the train this morning,
as expected.
John Treat will go to the post big
favorite, but if he is not extended over
every foot of the ground the writer is
very much in error. Ell Rayo is great
little horse, and with a skillful jockey
up will not be a bad investment.
Gladiator has only ninety-five pounds to
pack. He will be ridden by Sullivan,
the king-pin of featherweights. Gambo
will make a great run. Many think
that Gambo cannot go beyond half a
mile. At all events, Gambo will be
pretty near the front all the way. III
you like to see a good running race you
should attend the park this afternoon.
The purses for this afternoons pro-
gramme aggregate $2500. That amount
of money will be divided among the
winners. 1t will take a large crowd to
make both ends meet. The directors
expect 5000 visitors to the track, and
the chances are that they will not be
doomed to disappointment.
In addition to the above races the
very much talked about 2:20 trot takes
place. The celebrated Mckinney trots
in this event. His opponents are Lucy
R., Glendine and Lizzie F. The latter
mare is expected to arrive today from
the north. She is very speedy and is
reported to have improved very much
since Mckinney beat her in the sensa-
tional Stockton race. Lucy r. can be
relied upon to go the best race of her
life. She has wonderful speed, but is a
confoundedly bad actor in company. If
she would only do this afternoon what
she is capable of doing, the heats are
mighty liable to be split. Ed Connolly
has gotten Glendine in the best possible
fix and there will be considerable bot
tied up enthusiasm when Lucy R.,
Glendine, Mckinney and Lizzie F. come
up for the tap of the bell this afternoon.
The last event on the card is the g.
year-old trotting stake. Redondo, Thera
and Elite Wilkes are the starters.
Every cattle-stall and hog-pen is occu-
pied. There is not vacant stall Of any
kind at the track. The Durham and
Holstein exhibit is away ahead of any
thing ever seen in these parts. In fact,
the stock exhibit is 100 per cent. better
than ever before. Yesterday the di-
rectors were compelled to build addi-
tional stalls. Everything will be in
readiness at noon today.
Secretary Benjamin received the fol-
lowing dispatch last evening from Frank
II. Burke: Crank M, Wanda and Silas
Skinner left for Los Angeles today En-
gage good stalls" There were many
people who doubted that Los Angeles
had really secured the sensational four
cornered race. The above telegram will
set all doubts at rest.
THE DISPLAY AT THE CHAMBER.
Arrangements are just about COM
pleted for the opening of the agricultur-
al and horticultural department of the
district fair, which will be held at the
rooms of the chamber of commerce
during the ensuing week. The doors
will open today at noon, but the formal
opening will not take place until tomor-
row.
A large part of the exhibits is already
in place-enough to give pretty clear
idea of what the fair will be like, and ii
is evident that the event will be one OF
unusual Importance. No finer general
display of the products of the soil Of
Southern California was ever gathered
together. The outside counties which
have of late neglected to take part in
the fairs of this district are now all en-