Panorama of Santa Anita Race Track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 7, 1907. Main club house with three cupolos atop is on left. There are about 8 jockeys and their mounts on track and the grandstand is filled.
Santa Anita Park looking across the track toward grandstand. There is a sulky and driver on the track. This photo appears on xerox of material from Santa Anita Park vertical file (Arcadia-Santa Anita Park-1907-1912 #8).
Newspaper page from sports section of L.A. Sunday Times reporting opening of Santa Anita Park, built by "Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 1907. See more legible hard copy in VF Baldwin, Elias J.-Horses and horse racing.
Black horsehandler standing in white shirt and dark pants holding harness of race horse with jockey mounted. Young man in suit and hat (possibly the trainer) standing to the right of these. None are identified.
Page from Los Angeles Times of March 21, 1909 telling of the coming end of racing at Santa Anita Park when State of California will close it with the ban on horse racing, April 20, 1909. See legible copy in VF Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and Horse Racing.
Photographically reproduced copy of an old newspaper photo taken in 1936 which is an aerial view looking north west over original race track built by Baldwin. In lower right corner can be seen Santa Anita Ave lined with Eucalyptus. On lower left, one can see present Campus Drive. Across top third of photo, one can see Huntington Drive. Note how small the trees are that line the street.
Four horses, three with riders, are seen being readied for morning workout. Each horse has a groom attending it. There is one man in business suit and hat standing in center of track. Stables are seen on right. Caption reads:Ready for the early morning gallop.
E.J."Lucky" Baldwin thoroughbred horse, LOS ANGELES is shown being held by a black trainer while a man in top hat watches. There is another horse seen at left. Caption underneath reads: Los Angeles, with additional info on Santa Anita Handicap.
Photo of REY EL SANTA ANITA. Standing in front holding reins is unidentified man. According to Sandy Snider at the Arboretum, this unidentified man is Lucky Baldwin's trainer Thomas Cook. Caption beneath reads: Rey El Santa Anita-B.H. foaled 1891. By Imp. Cheviot *Alaho.
Members of the Arcadia High School Marching Band earned money by blowing up balloons for the Democratic National Convention at Staples Center. The money will pay for a trip later this year to the Gator Bowl in Florida.
Apache band captures praise in Arizona. The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard took part in the White Mountain Apache Fair and rodeo in Arizona. The announcer said, "We are proud you are using our name." Photo caption: Wearing their new Apache-approved headdresses, members of the Arcadia high School Apache marching band tend to final details prior to the Arizona parade last weekend.
The Apache marching band will participate in the annual Festival of Bands. Dallas Massey, Apache Tribal Chairman for the White Mountain Apaches, will be the Grand Marshal of the parade.