352 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



REPORT OF RACES 



BY E. A. DeCAMP, SECEETARY OF THE SIXTH DISTRICT ASSOCIATION. 



Our community having experienced an era of unusual prosperity, 

 subscribed quite promptly to our guarantee fund, and were prepared 

 to expect a corresponding display at this, our Fourth Annual Fair. 



Owing to the seeming impossibility of securing quarters, an horti- 

 cultural or Pavilion display was almost a forlorn hope. The Society 

 grounds, although spacious, were out of repair, having for years been 

 worse than tenantless; really the outlook for 1883 was anything but 

 encouraging. Unexpected business calling the majority of our Board 

 from this locality, made the duties of the untiring minority onerous 

 in the extreme. 



They proved themselves equal to the emergency. While they have 

 no financial surplus to offer, yet the groundwork for perpetual Fairs 

 in the future has been established, and deemed as sufficient remu- 

 neration for their efforts. The attendance at the Pavilion was more 

 pronounced than the efforts of the exhibitors, which made that 

 department nearly a moneyed success. The Park boasts of as fine a 

 track as can be found on the coast. Everything is in order and in 

 reasonable repair, and liable (in charge of the present lessees) to 

 remain so. 



By correcting a few abuses of the ticket privilege, and a hearty 

 cooperation of Directors and officers, future Fairs can be conducted 

 without aid excepting the natural patronage of the public. 



Twenty races advertised, having filled on the fifteenth ultimo, the 

 Sunday preceding our opening day, found every shed filled and lines 

 of stock still coming, and more to come; all combined, compelled 

 the employment of all available carpenter force to protect the unu- 

 sual demand and provide even places of safety without regard to 

 comfort. 



At the Pavilion the same bustle was apparent on opening day. 

 Although the displays were apparently small the space was well occu- 

 pied, and Superintendent Garey made a creditable display on the 

 evening of opening day. 



At the Park, Monday, October eighth, although rather windy, the 

 day opened clear and cool, yet sufficiently warm to work horses to 

 advantage; horsemen to find the track from what was one of the 

 poorest changed to one of the best. 



The introduction of the Hon. H. M. LaRue, President P. A. Fini- 

 gan, and our own General E. M. Sanford, as Judges, sent a feeling of 

 confidence throughout the community, all of which was increased 

 by the appearance of Oscar Macy as Clerk of the Course, and Colonels 

 Mott and Simmons as timers. The outlook for good judgment was 

 firmly established. 



The attendance was good and the knowing ones declared their ina- 

 bility to name the winning horses. 



