Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-31
PRETTY RACES AT HUENEME,
A Lovely and Prosperous Town
in Ventura County.
Officers and Directors of the Thirty
first Agricultural Association.
The Opening Day of the Fair WelI pat
ronized-Msy 8. the Winner
of the Yearling
Trot.
Special to the HERALD /


littletown of Hueneme is crowded with
visitors from all over Southern Califor-
mia. Today was the opening of the sec
ond annual fair of the Thirty-frst dis
trict agricultural association. Hueneme
is the seaport town of the far-famed
Santa Clara valley of Ventura county.
More grain is shipped from Hueneme
than any other point on the coast, out
side of San Francisco. The stranger is
surprised by the amount of business
done bY this progressive little town.
All day big teams loaded down with
grain can be seen passing by the Seaside
hotel, bound for the warehouse. In this
connection it may not be out of place to
state that Hueneme can boast OF the
largest warehouse on the coast. At the
present writing 600 sacks of grain
are stored there, and all produced in
| this valley.
Hueneme has population of 1000,
and is rapidly going to the front. The
little town presents gala appearance
! just now, all the stores being decorated
a la the glorious fourth of July. The
only trouble at present is the limited &C.
commodations, but the townepeople are
| making strenuous efforts to accommo-
date the hundreds who are pouring in
from all over Southern California.
The directors of the thirty-irst agri-
cultural association are Thomas r. Bard,
W. M. Zeller and Leon Lehman, of
EIueneme: j. B. Palm, of Springville !;
d. T. Perkins, OF Los Pesos; G. I'll. Nc
4f Ill.
of Montalvo, and W. l. Rice, of Ventura.
The officers of the association are: John
| g. Hill, president; L. J. Gregg, treas
urer, and I. HI. Merry, secretary. The
| thirty-frst district association is one of
the most progressive and enterprising
in the state of California, and the meet
ing now on promises to be credit for
even grand circuit city of this state.
Fifteen thousand dollars have been
expended on the race track and build
ings, and Hueneme can boast of one of
the neatest and best arranged tracks in
the west. In short, the track is monu-
ment of the judgment and enterprise of
the people of Ventura county, and if
the same liberal management continues,
Hueneme is destined to become the
| independence" of the west. All the
horsemen are satisfied and confidently
predict a splendid meeting. The rum
ming races especially promise to furnish
excellent sport during the week. IN
/ The grand stand has been rearranged
and enlarged SO as to accommodate thir-
teen hundred people. 1t is q pretty,
substantial structure.
The stalls are admirable, and are ar
ranged after the style of the st. Lenis
association track. The directors have
left no stone unturned to make the
meeting now in progress memorable
one. VI
The pavilion is located at the fair
grounds, directly under the grand stand,
and is filled from one end to the other
with the products of Ventura county.
All Monday afternoon the good ladiee
Cf Hueneme We're busily engaged in dec
| Grating the building with palms, multi
colored flags, etc., and by dark it pre-
sented most artistic appearance. Ihe
| exhibit this year is far in advance of the
one made last year, and is credit for
even the rich county of Ventura. The
farmers have all joined together. There
has been no holding back, and, as re-
J cult, the biggest pumpkins and choicest
fruits and vegetables, to be found any
: where, are on exhibition, and are sub
| ject of favorable comment by all the
visitors. The fair grounds are just one
mile FROM the business portion OF the
city.
THE RACES.
The races this afternoon were we'll at
tended for the opening day. The beauty
of Ventura county was we'll represented
in the grand stand. The judges were J..
E. Peasants, of Santa Ana, Ben Benja-
min, Of Los Angeles, and J. H. Thomp-
son, of San Luis Obiepo. E. B. Clifford
and Lee Rose officiated as timers, and
Ed Smith did the starting. ye
Midnight, Sandhill Charley, Light
/ foot and Bridal Girl started in the rum
ming race, half-mile dash. Midnight
won, after pretty race, and Sandhill
Charley just beat Lightfoot by head for
second place. Midnight sold favorite.
The time was so seconds.
| The year-old race, three .eighths of
mile, resulted in boil over, Flyaway
beating San Juan, the favorite, in
l :0514.
Four yearlings competed in the year
ling trot, half mile heats. Mag S. won
money, and Kingpin third money. Best
time, 1881.
The three minute trot was won easily
by Roy Rex, Doc second, and Telephone
third. Time, 1929, 2:291s, and 2:41.
Roy Rex is the first son of Alto Rex to
enter the list.
Mag S., the winner of the yearling
trot, is by Dewdrop, half brother of
the sensational PAGER, Flying Jib. Mag
S. was bred by Harry Whitman, OF
Hueneme, and her sire is owned by J.
B. Palm, of Springville. A splendid
card takes place tomorrow.
FAIR NOTES.
| Among the Los Angeles people no.
ticed at the Seaside hotel are: Ed
Smith, Hank McGregor, N. A. Coyar-
rubias, E. Noyes, Wallace Eckert, j. B.
Duke, and Thomas Chrisman.
j. Willitts is here with Silkwood. The
great Santa Ana PAGER is in splendid
| form.
j. E. Mccoy, who runs the Seaside
hotel, is the owner of the promising
young trotter, Ben Corbett.
The Hueneme handicap comes off
Wednesday. Among the flyers entered
are Bruce, Princes First, Ben H., Sid,
Hockhocking, jr., Four Aces, and Santa
| Fe.
Hueneme is on the coast, midway bs-
tween Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
| Visitors from Los Angeles should get off
at Montalvo, on the Ventura division.
| Hueneme is seven miles by STAGE from