▁the ▁Valley ▁H unt ▁Club ▁were ▁former ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁East ▁and ▁Mid west . ▁They ▁wished ▁to ▁show case ▁their ▁new ▁California ▁home ' s ▁m ild ▁winter ▁weather . ▁At ▁a ▁club ▁meeting , ▁Professor ▁Charles ▁F . ▁H older ▁announced , ▁" In ▁New ▁York , ▁people ▁are ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁snow . ▁Here ▁our ▁flowers ▁are ▁blo oming ▁and ▁our ▁or anges ▁are ▁about ▁to ▁bear . ▁Let ' s ▁hold ▁a ▁festival ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁world ▁about ▁our ▁parad ise ." ▁ ▁So ▁the ▁club ▁organized ▁horse - dra wn ▁carri ages ▁covered ▁in ▁flowers , ▁followed ▁by ▁foot ▁races , ▁pol o ▁matches , ▁and ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁t ug - of - war ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁lot ▁that ▁attract ed ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁event . ▁Upon ▁seeing ▁the ▁scores ▁of ▁flowers ▁on ▁display , ▁the ▁professor ▁decided ▁to ▁suggest ▁the ▁name ▁" T ourn ament ▁of ▁Ros es ." ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁found ing ▁years , ▁the ▁para de ▁added ▁march ing ▁bands ▁and ▁motor ized ▁flo ats . ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁too ▁large ▁for ▁the ▁Valley ▁H unt ▁Club ▁to ▁handle , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁an ▁ad - h oc ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁- ▁the ▁Pas ad ena ▁Tournament ▁of ▁Ros es ▁Association . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁annual ▁tournament ▁( 1 9 0 0 ), ▁the ▁town ▁lot ▁on ▁which