The herald., 1896-09-12
SANTA MONICA
The City Tax Rate Flxed-Soclal and Per-
sona1 Notes


sonal Notes
SANTA MONICA, Sept. 1.-THE as
sessed valuation of the real and person
the board of equalization, as $1,79S, ,295
The rate is 70 cents, which leaves the
amount to be placed in the city's treas
ury by the taxpayers at $125, 5,SSO.65.
Baseball seems to have caught on here
and the various clubs promise we shall
have some good ball this autumn
Among the clubs already practising or
the diamond at the Southern Pacific
Athletic park are the Heine Bros. Jessie
Yoakum and Athletic club.
An enthusiastic club meeting OF the
Santa Monica Silver club was held las;
night with large attendance. The work
of the campaign was outlined and all
committees put to work.
C. A. Barlow, the silver nominee for
congress, was indorsed and the secre.
tary instructed to notify the gentleman
G. p. Fitzgerald, who has been spend
ing the summer here. has been called
suddenly to England by the sad intelli
gence of his wife's sickness.
Mrs. C. M. Hayden of East Los Ange.
les visited Santa Monica yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. w. Driscoll of Santa Fe. N. M.
is enjoying a few days at South Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fowler of Los Ange-
les spent a few days here the fore part
Of the week.
James Gray is taking a vacation ir
order to regain his health.
There will be special patriotic services
at the Methodist church Sunday even
ing, when the pastor, DR.. VIM. Steven
son, will deliver an address. Mr.. w. L.
Cleveland of Boyle Heights is arranging
a specially interesting musical program
for the occasion.
The final croquet tournament Of the
Santa Monica club will be held on the
lawn of Mr.and Mrs. Patrick Robertson
commencing Monday, September 14th
Players who won at the last tournament
will not be allowed to enter.
The last day of the races witnessed
as large a crowd as on the two previous
ones, all the races being matched ones
The first was a quarter-mile one be.
tween Dandy and DR.. Jack which was a
close and exciting contest, DR.. Jack
winning by head. Time, 26. Mutuals
paid $160.
In the next event, half-mile race be-
tween Fiddlestick, who won. and Gator
there was also a close contest, although
not as exciting as the former race. Tine
1925. No betting.
The third race was one for half mile
between Coyote and A. A. A. Coyote
The most exciting race of the day, be-
tween Warnings Wonder, Alvarado Jack
Pot and Miss Wild, was then run, dis
tance one-half mile. The betting was
lively on the race, Wonder being prime
favorite. Wonder won easily. Time.
"a. Mutuals paid $1.60.
A mile race was then run between
Roulette and Daisy, Roulette winning.
Time, 2:05A, mutuals paying $1.60.
The next, quarter-m dash, be-
tween Cry Baby and Six Bits, was a
walk-over for the seventy-five cent
horse, who ran like whirlwind. Time,
"a 4-5 Mutuals paid $1.45.
Coyote and Diamond then ran half
mile race, it being the only surprise of
the day, Diamond easily winning. Mu-
tuals paid 49,
The last race of the meet was one be-
tween Ten Cents and Little Eva, in
which the ten cent nag won with ease.
The Polo club enjoyed it's annual din
ner last night at Eckert & Hopf's pavil-
ion, where those who were present were
Messrs. w. H. Young, president; G. l..
Waring, secretary; J. b. Proctor, cap
tain. and Messrs. w. Russell Ward, J.
e. Hoy, J. Machell, P. D. Martin. Walter
Martin, H. Maud, DIR. Edwards, Schuyler
Cole, Capt. Bolton. Wilson Parker Chad
wick. Blaisdell. Ed Ryan, w. HI. Nc
Kittrick, Kellogg, Col. Bradbury,
Gwynne, A. A. Alvord, J. Parker, Z.
Evison, Beermeister, DR.. Furguson, e.
w. Barry and others. All kinds of genial
spirits flowed like water and a right
royal time was enjoyed.