Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-24
THE COMING FAIRS.
PROGRAMMES ARRANGED FOR
THE SOUTHERN CIRCUIT.
San Diego and Ventura County Issue
Good Programmes-Santa Ana and Los
Angeles Programmes to be Ready Next
Week,

weeks since a complete circuit of the
fairs Of Southern California was formed.
The different fairs follow in regular rota-
tion and in consequence many horses
are now in training to take in the whole
circuit
The third annual fair OF the Twenty
second district will this year be held at
Coronado instead of Escondido.
The directors Of this district
are John Judson, Chester Gum,
G. A. McDoueall, w. W. Stewart, H. P.
McKoon, L. Steadman, w. H. H. Din
widdie and @. w. Pauly. w. W.
HORNE is the secretary. This ass ocia-
tion will undoubtedly make success CT
the fair this year. The programme just
issued will meet with popular ap-
proval, especially among the trotting
men. The following is the programme:
Tuesday, October 9th: Trotting, 2 :35
class, $500: running, three-fourths mile
heats, 5000, and trotting, three minute
class, $3.50.
Wednesday, October 7th: Trotting,
2:15 class, $400; running one-mile dash,
$175; pacing. 2 :28 class, $3.50; trotting,
2-year-olds, $3.50 for county,
Thursday, October Sth: Trotting,
2:30 class. $3.50; running one and one
eighth mile dash, 5000; trotting, 2:40
class, $3.50.
Friday, October 9th: Trotting, San
Diego county stations, Otto ReA barred,
$3.50: running, half mile and repeat,
$3.50, and trotting, free for all, $500. All
these events are open to horses owned
in the southern counties.
Ventura county will have its first fair
this year. 1t will be held at Hueneme
September 22d, 23d, oath and 25th. The
following programme has been arraged
FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22D.
Running-Half mile and repeat; free
for all; purse, $3.50.
Running-Half mile dash; free for all
two-year-olds; entrance $25; associa-
tion adds $50.
Trotting-Three.minute class; purse,
5000.
Trotting- Stallion race purse, $3.50.
Trotting-2:4O class; purse, 5000.
SECOND DAY: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23D.
Running-Hueneme Derby; mile and
quarter; free for all; purse, $3.50.
Running-Five-eighths Of mile and
repeat free for all; purse, $3.50.
Trotting-2:5O class; free for all /;
purse, 5000.
Trotting-Free for all two-year-olds; /;
purse, $3.50.
Trotting-2:30 class; purse, 5000.
THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a.
Running-Three-qu of a mile !;
free for all two-year-olds; entrance $25,
$50 added by the association.
Ladies' Riding Tournament--Prizes
$25, SIS and $40.
Trotting-2: 40 class; purse, 5000.
Trotting-Free to all yearlings in the
district; purse, $lCO.
Trotting for all; purse, $500.
FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25.
| Running-Mile and quarter, novelty
race; $25 for each first four quarters !;
$50 for fifth quarter.
Trotting-2:30 class; purse, $3.50.
Trotting For farmers horses; owners
| to drive. Horses must be owned in
Ventura county and never have been
Trotting-Three-year-olds, free for all (;
purse, $3.50. ~
Pacing-Free for all purse, $500.
All the events, except the district, are
| also open to horses owned in the south
ern circuit.
John G Hill, of Montalva, is the
president and 1. H. Merry, of Hueneme,
| is the secretary.
| The Santa Ana programme will be out
in few days. 1t isreported that it will
be a very good one and will compare
| favorably with any other one on the cir
cult, except perhaps Los Angeles.
There is hitch over at San Bernar-
dino. Some of the anti-diluvian direc-
tors expect to run fair without the speed
department. They claim that money
was lost last year and the public has
been called upon to put up the neces-
sary money to back the racing feature.
San Bernardino will have to get hustle
on if she wants to be in the swim with
Santa Ana, Hueneme and other enter
prising towns.
The Los Angeles programme will in
all probability be announced next week.
The prospects for successful fairs in
Southern California are very much
brighter than in the northern part OF
the state. The Petaluma association
| failed to fill one event and q new pro-
gramme is to be issued. This is un-
usual, and wholly unaccountable, except
on the ground that the trotting-horse
men are fighting shy OF the reclassifica-
ton, which has been introduced this