Wilford travels to California to attend California State Fair.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
September 23, 1872 ~ Monday
23rd We attended the stock ground in the Morning & saw
a vary fine exhibition of Blooded & graded Horses, also
of Horn stock, short horn Durham, Devon, Alderny &
Jersey one graded Durham cow was said to weigh
23 hundred lbs. We visited the swine Berkshire Essex &
Poland China but not a white hog in the fair, we also saw
a vary fine collection of sheep cotswolds, spanish
& French Marino, & some fine goats. We attended the
races at 1 oclok. Dr Clayton M.D. was with us today
He was the leader of the Bible class. The first race was 2 Miles
in 3.40 3/4. 2nd Troting race. 5 troted 2.34. Next pacing race
2.21 & we returned to our Hotel got supper & went to the pavilion
it was a vary crouded house 10 M[iles]
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Clayton, Marion Francis
abt. 1827 - 1892
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