. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1888 'ghz fPrtefler imtl ^ortsroati. 409 contributed much to give him the leading position which he held. All through his busy life he preserved his fondness for agricultural pursuits, and especially for horse breeding and improvement, so that when, four years since, the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association was casting about for a President, the choice naturally fell upon Senator McClure, and the selection proved most wise. He gave to the Association the best thought and most vital energy of himself. Always alert to secure new attractions, and awake to all int
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1888 'ghz fPrtefler imtl ^ortsroati. 409 contributed much to give him the leading position which he held. All through his busy life he preserved his fondness for agricultural pursuits, and especially for horse breeding and improvement, so that when, four years since, the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association was casting about for a President, the choice naturally fell upon Senator McClure, and the selection proved most wise. He gave to the Association the best thought and most vital energy of himself. Always alert to secure new attractions, and awake to all interests of the body, his administration did very much to build up interest in the thoroughbred horse, and to popularize racing in California. Of the personal qualities of Mr. McClure, too much cannot well be said in praise. Gen- erous to a fault, true to his friends invariably, wise in counsel beyond compare, public spirited and utterly self- forgetting, he was a man of mark, and his death a loss, the measure of which will only apuear in the years to come. The National Trotting Association. The official report of the recent metting of the National Trotting Association appears in this issue. "We also give a more full report of the decision in regard to the records made against time, popularly known—or one should say, unpopularly known—as "Tin Cup ; "When they are finally abolished what a number of gallant-seeming steeds will be shorn of their glory! Pair Dates for Next Year. The question of adjustment of dates for the fairs of 1889 is one that cannot be too early decided. Los Angeles, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Oakland, San Jose* Sacramento and Stockton, is the list as at present arranged, occupying the consecutive weeks from August 5th to September 20th. Many improvements have been planned at San Jose, and the Directors intend to give au extra meeting in the early spring. The "Tin-Cup'Re cords, at The N- T. H. B. [From the "N. Y. Spirit of th
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