Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-26
ORANGE COUNTY NEWS.
SANTA ANA PREPARING FOR THE
RACE MEETING.
The Great Fres-for-All Contest Exciting
Great terest-Wednesday's Mile
and Repeat Rsce-Santa
Ana Notes.

SANTA ANA, Sept. 25.-The fair this
week and the races are about all we hear
talked OF on the streets now. The usual
ly quiet little city is full of strangers, ,and
today, even, the streets present lively
appearance. Interest, of course, centers
mainly on the race track, for it is known
that several flyers are already quartered
in the stables there, and more are to ar
rive early this week, among them Dur
fees great horse, Mckinney. Since Nc
Kinney's wonderful show of speed and
endurance at Sacramento, the other day,
Silkwood stock has deprecated tritie,
although there are those up here who
Will yet stake their last dollar on Will
lett's game PAGER.
The free e-for-all race, which is billed to
take place Friday, and in which McKin-
ney and Silkwood are entered, will prob
ably be the best race seen west of the
Rocky mountains this season. Both
horses have shown better than 2 IA, and
as the track of the Santa Ana Fair asso-
citation is known to be one of the fastest
and best in the state, phenomenal time
is expected. On the outside, betting is
about even as to the outcome OF the go.
Among Wednesdays races will be
running mile and repeat, and the start
ers are three OF the best repeating horses
in Southern California, viz: S. B.
Stroud's ch. Four Aces, A. T. Cases
ch. 8. Hook Hooking, jr., and M. A.
Forster's b. g. G. P. This race is excit-
ing considerable stir among horsemen,
and it is difficult to pick the favorite.
Every race will be hotly contested. for
there are entered some of the best
horses in the state. Eight thousand
dollars is to be given out in premiums,
and the directors OF the association now
have every thing in tip-top shape. At
the pavilion the agricultural, horticul-
tural and mineral displays will be the
finest ever seen here, and the live stock
show at the fair grounds promises well.
SANTA ANA BREvITIEs.
H. H. Peabody visited Capistrano to-
day.
J.F. Robinson, the horse thief, is to
be tried next week on felony charge,
and will be given chance to explain
why he broke jail.
j. q. Scarborough appeared before
she supervisors last Monday night and
asked for continuation of the franchise
of the Santa Ana and Westminster Rail-
way company, granting them the right
to run their track in this city. No ac-
tion was taken on the matter. 1t is pro-
posed by this company to build a rail
road from Santa Ana to Westminster,
distance of 10 miles, thereby affording
farmers living in that productive dis
trict better outlet for their produc-
tions.
A telephone line is to be built from
Santa Ana to Arch Beach, and daily
stage put on between the two places.
The Harvest Home festival at the
Baptist church tonight was decidedly
edifying, and the sacred edifce was
packed to its utmost capacity.
The Jefferson literary society held
largely attended and interesting meet
ing in G. A. R hall last night.
Tom Morris, the sprinter, is anxiously
waiting for some foot-racer to come to
the fore who will run him race for any
sized purse and the championship of the
world.
The Democrats met yesterday and
nominated township officers.