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Horse racing began at听听a few months before this photo was taken from atop the original听听in 1889. Previously, the local track was what's now downtown Vancouver. Businessmen George Black and Sam Brighouse听听on a course that began on Pacific Street in Yaletown and ran north up Howe Street (on the left in this photo) before finishing at the听听at Granville and Georgia, where a judge's box had been set up.
The original plan was to use Georgia Street because it was so wide, but with the听听just recently cleared and heavy rain听in听,听Georgia was too mucky. As it was, they rushed to finish clearing Granville south to Yaletown so it would be听听on Dominion Day. Walter Graveley听听perching on the unfinished walls of the CPR's new听听just to the south of Hotel 麻豆传媒映画to watch the races. Black and Brighouse's horse "Lumpy" was one of the star attractions.
罢丑别听Daily News-Advertiser听听in 1888:
South Granville Street was crowded yesterday with lovers of horse flesh, and sporting men generally. A good day's sport was provided, and the committee are to be congratulated on the success of their endeavours. The first horse race was a three quarter mile flat race, best two heats out of three, and open to any horse that had been in the province six months. Five horses ran.
Horse racing in the area pre-dated the incorporation of Vancouver. 罢丑别听听on Burrard Inlet were听George Black's听"Bryan O'Lynn" and droopy-eyed听"Sleepy Dan," which he raced in Gastown and New West.听A Squamish man named听,听听in what became Stanley Park. Khaytulk raced his horses against Black's and the two competed for prize money in Victoria and New Westminster races.
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