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the Avenida Sarmiento, we found ourselves in a large 

 enclosure, tastefully laid out with broad walks and 

 driveways. In the spaces between these were parterres 

 of flowers and blooming shrubs. A large restaurant 

 stands at the left of the entrance. In front of it there 

 is a band-stand occupied every afternoon by musicians. 

 The restaurant is surrounded by a broad tiled pavement 

 raised above the level of the grounds and enclosed by a 

 balustrade. Here refreshments are served in the open 

 air for those who prefer the sky as a canopy and at the 

 same time desire to listen to the music. Located in 

 the extensive enclosure are many pavilions for the 

 display of the animals which are here brought together. 

 Facing the main entrance is the race-track, on either 

 side of which are two very large buildings with two 

 hundred and twenty-four box-stalls for horses. On the 

 northern or shady side of the race-track are the stands 

 (tribunas) for the public, on the southern side the stands 

 reserved for the members of the Society and their friends. 

 There is in the northern part of the grounds another 

 large building for horses, containing one hundred and 

 sixteen box-stalls. Three hundred and forty horses 

 can be stabled upon the grounds. The largest pavilions 

 are those for cattle. There are four of these in all, with 

 accommodation for nearly a thousand head. There is 

 a pavilion of great size for the display of sheep, another 

 for swine, another for poultry. Toward the south is a 

 large space for the exposition of agricultural machinery ; 

 and at the extreme southern end of the grounds is the 

 Agricultural Museum. There are barns and granaries 

 for the storage of food-supplies, a veterinary hospital, 

 quarters for the officials and the retinue of attendants, 

 arid kiosks in which display is made of cereals, vege- 

 tables, fruits, hair, wool, hides, tallow, fats, oils, ex- 



