. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1884 lit* \vm\cv and j^portsnum. could "be found. People are prone to think that all that is required is a handy use of the pen, to be accurate and quick in figures, prompt in the business of his office, and of an accommodating nature. Those only who have filled the position can realize the work that has to be done, and even the other officers have quite an inade- quate conception of the manifold duties. That Edwin F. Smith has so far done well, goes without further en- dorsement. That he will continue to do so is as nearly a "fixed fact" as anyt
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1884 lit* \vm\cv and j^portsnum. could "be found. People are prone to think that all that is required is a handy use of the pen, to be accurate and quick in figures, prompt in the business of his office, and of an accommodating nature. Those only who have filled the position can realize the work that has to be done, and even the other officers have quite an inade- quate conception of the manifold duties. That Edwin F. Smith has so far done well, goes without further en- dorsement. That he will continue to do so is as nearly a "fixed fact" as anything that has to be decided in the future. The Board of Directors is so constituted that every de- partment is managed by men who are eminently well qualified for the important tasks. A majority of them have celebrity that is not confined to this side of the mouutains, reputations of the highest both at home and abroad, "representative men" in every sense of the term, who faithfully represent a great country and great in- terests, and a synopsis of these immense interests is em- bodied in the annual fair. Under the present effective management we cannot see any chance for retrogression, and in this belief we sincerely congratulate the people of California on the election of the officers of the State Fair. E. H. Miller, Jr. 's Horses. Elsewhere will be found a list of the stock of E. H. Mil- ler, Jr., which is to be sold at auction on the 27th of this month by S. C. Bowley; the place of sale, conditions, etc., are in the advertisement. The fullness of the des- cription does away with the necessity for further ampli- fications, unless it be to endorse the claims made from personal knowledge of the animals. The Electioneers and Bentons are worthy of still higher encomiums than are awarded in the list, and whosoever becomes the owner will certainly possess some of the best blood in the country. The Bentons are coming rapidly to the front; it is supererogatory to say that
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