History Tuesday Tidbit – Horse Races November 18, 2025 Tim Purdy 1 Comment Lassen County Fairgrounds, 1891. Courtesy of Carl Illig Lassen Advocate – 2 March 1899 – The races at track last Sunday were the occasion for some drinking and fighting in the evening. No one was killed. Tim
Wow, didn’t realize that attendance at a horse race back then could be lethal!