Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
OPENING DAY Of THE FAIR,
Gathering Of the TERRIBLY High
Bred Cattle"
Liberal Purseses Meet q Response
In Large Entries.
,otalls In Demand Till Dark Last Night
Great Bill OF Fare For
This Afternoon---The
Special Trot.

The summer days are gone, though
the sun OF noon Is warm; and the vel
low stacks Of corn in the field and the
long flights Of changing wild fowl wing
ing their way south ward, come to re-
mind us that autumn is here and the
season Of fairs is rapidly drawing to a
close. The race meeting end of the Los
Angeles fair is long way the best held
south of the Tehachipi range. Itspursea
are liberal and our only regret is that
they were not made OF their present size
originally, as there would probably have
been at least three more entries in each
Of the free-ior-all prizes. The special
race Tor this afternoon is good race to
contemplate from an advance stand
point. The HERALD's racing reporter
regards special racet with aversion, as
they are tender footed conces sion to a
class OF people who fear ''the
dark horee" in legitimate class
race. But there was no use
in ,nincing matters. The class to which
these horses were eligible had failed to
fll; and that being the case, they had
to substitute another one for it. This
they have done to the extent of $500,
and got six entries for it-Bob Mason,
jr., Tono, Riceta, Thera, Ben Corbett
and Del Monte. The latter is an old
horse and has record of 2:2l1s, but
the others are youngsters and not bit
afraid of him. A good race may be ex-
wected, and Tono may be set down as
good as any horse in the race, although
q combination may beat him.
The bill of the day reads as follows: !:
First comes the Derby. one and half
msles, with Santa Fe, Hank Johnson,
g. p, each at ia; and Eva D. and
Moonfower, each 100. These mares
have not appeared here, and are, to q
great extent, unknown qualities in the
race. Hank johnson should win, If
public form is any criterian.
The Maiden Plate, of half mile, is
the second race on the card, and has, as
probable starters, Gold Dust, Vendome,
Fairlawn and San Juan, at lis each !;
and Lilly Dare and Edair, 115 each.
This is a very open race, if Vendome is
as good q colt as reported, but on public
form San Juan should win.
Next comes 2.year-old trottting
stake, with six nominations, to-wit:
Sinbad, FL Molino. Credit. Alta Keina,
Falka or Alcaneer.
After that comes the special trot
aforesaid and, il it is not the best con-
tested race of the meeting (next to the
great free-for.all pace on Thursday
the turf scribe of the HERALD misses
his reckoning badly. Owing to the
adoption of the $500 special pace, several
changes have become necessary. The
2:27 class trot has gone over from Tues
day to Thursday and the 2 ;35 trot. set
originally for Thursday, has been
brought forward to tomorrow.
The track has had great deal of
money spent on it, but needs good big
rain on it, when it will be equal to any
in the state.
AT THE TRACK.
There were large number of arrivals
at the park, yesterday in fact, altogeth-
or too many for the peace of mind of
Secretary Thome, for there were about
80 more horses than there are stalls on
the grounds. A dozen men were follow
ing the secretary from place to place as
he was trying to adjust everything salts
factorily, The new stalls the associa-
tion proposed to build are not in it, go
far as the reporter was able to see,
yesterday, for thorough search failed
to disclose them anywhere.
There are some very likely young
bang-tails in the boxes this year, and
all seem on the keen edge to give good
account of themselves. There are also
large number of harness horses.
OF course, the center of interest is in
Mckinney, the pet of the Los Angeles
sports still, in spite of his late defeat at
Santa Ana. This great son of AlcyOne
had to share the popular attention OF
the public yesterday, however, with
the new.fangled pneumatic tire sulky,
which he drags around in the dust the
other days of the week. Mckinney
has his old stall, the first one in the
front row.
Silkwood. the great PAGER, has not
come from Santa Ana yet, but will be
here in time for the free-for-all pace.
The Chino stable has number oi
promising youngsters entered for
trot, and Thera, a handsome filly, fol
the 2-year-old trot.
E. B. Clifford hae two colts out Of Alto
Rex in his string. Roy Rex is entered
for the 2 :27 trot, and Alta Reina in the
2-year-old class. They are both fine
looking animals.
F. Menchaca has charge of several
lively young colts belonging to E. R
Den, of Santa Barbara. The first box in
his row of stalls is occupied BY Fairlowe,
q a2-year-old filly entered for the maiden
plate which is to be run today. Bruce,
in the next stall, is probably the best
bred youngstes in the park. He was
sired by Foxhall, the only American
horse that ever won the grand prix, and
the Czarovitch, out of Goneway. He
was foaled at Palo Alto.
Midnight, who certainly lives up tt
her name, being as black as the ace o.
spades, is also in this string. He is 9
great sprinter.
J. G. Thorn arrived from San Bernar
dino with Bob Mason, jr.. entered II
2:27 class.
J. G. Hill of Montalyo, has three lonf
tails in the stalls. They are Sid, by Sic
Arthur; Santa Fe, by ST. David; anC
Ben H., by Shiloh. Santa Fe starts to
day in the derby.
RoHemeade is represented by Orlinda
one of the finest put up Yearlings at thu
track: Faika, ahandsome 2-year-old
sired by Stamboul; Vera, with recort
Of 2:35 as a 2-year.old; and Alcamar
sired by Alcazar, (2:2O1a), entered TO-
the 2-year-old stakes.
Across the yard from Roses stabl'
are the strings OF Geonge and Walter
Mayben. The last box in the row il
occupied by Jockey, a little black racer
Who reeled over q half on Saturday al
CO.. A,o ~ LIN He ia not mucf