Smyrna times., 1878-10-23

disc. 1t is well known and universally
acknowledged that Brother Jonathan is
ahead of all his design and manufacture of
agricultural implements and machinery,
and the Californians, much to our surprise,
claim theirs to be the Banner State in ex
ceiling all others in these same branches of
industry, and they say they can prove it.
Here is thrashing machine called the gold
medal separator, which won the gold medal
at the Centennial over all competitors, and
which will thrash 1920 bushels in a day
and there is the Taylor hay rake, which
also took the medal at the Centennial over
all the worlds exhibits. The Meadow
King Mower, John Deere's gang plow,
HaineS' header, and many other labor
saving machines. These, along with the |
prosecuted Chinese, are the innocent cause |
of much of the Kearneyites anger, and fur |
nish theme for many of their sand-hill |
orations. In their ignorant blindness, they |
burn the labor-savers, and would Danish |
these Chinese, not knowing that on our |
broad continent there is room and work |
| and bread for all. Now we will take a look |
at the carriages, farm wagons and vehicles |
of every kind, and the windmills, which |
are peculiarly California institution, as six
months in the year the must irrigate; then
| drive to our hotel (The Arcade) where we
will have our inner man (woman it is this
time) strengthened by a slice of fresh
salmon, q partridge on toast, snipe, or a
bit of wild duck, and then back to the fair
grounds, the Mecca to which all thoughts,
eyes and feet are tending as o'clock draws
nigh for then the races begin; and every
thing that expenditure and influence can
do to make them attractive and popular
has been freely given. Sacramento has the
speediest and safest race.course in our
Al II.
in its favor. No fear of rain to mine and
spoil the track. The grand stand was
erected at a cost of $50 900, and will COM
} fortably seat 200, and 10000 standing and
sitting. When crowded from floor to roof,
it presents q dazzling scene of motion,
beauty and color. Friday is always con-
sidered the red-letter day of the society
They even close the banks and business
houses, to enable the employees to attend
the races. At o'clock promptly the races
begin, and thousands upon thousands may
be seen vending their way on foot, on
? horseback, or in some kind of conveyance
I, to the grounds. Everybody goes The
s governor, the ex-governors, the judges, the
!, senators, the ministers, the doctors, the
, generals, the men of business, the farmers,
S and so on down to to the bootblacks On
e the grand stand are mingled mistress and
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r stairs and girls tumbling up stairs rural
/ young men and maidens eating peanuts,
: children muching the ubiquitous pink paper
e covered popcorn ball, city beauX and bellies
l. with their dainty kids and delicate nous
e taches, grandmothers with their baskets
d and wraps, and dear old grandfathers totter
n ing along supported by their stats. One
g so years Of age was pointed out to us, who
o never misses race. Even the walls encir
). cling the track, and separating the exercise
7, track from the cattle enclosures are 6
a curiosity, for here congregate the men anC
e boys. They sit on the wall and enjoy the
k best view of all. At distance they pre-
20 sent most ludicrous appearance, looking
ot like SO many animated clothes pins stretch
ID ing half way round the circle. The car
le riage enclosure, outside of which is tn
OF speed track, is preferred by many to tn
ar grand stand, as an observation point, as yol
m can follow the riders and drive arount
is between the heats, which are sometime
to tedious. Here you will see every manne
lg of vehicles that goes on wheels, and ever
o, style of horsehesh. There were farm
d. wagons and phaetons, express wagons an
is barouches, hay wagons and coupes, furn
ed ture wagons and family carriages, groce
to wagons and rockaways, country wagons an
ne landaus, milk wagons and sulkies, freigh
IN wagons and buggies, trotting wagons an
RS broughams, spring wagons and dog cart:
he hacks and buses, stages and baby cal
its riages ladies on horseback genteme
II on horseback and boys on ponies; and OF
n, casionally poor unfortunate horse wit
a two boys on his back; and the way thos
poor beasts were made to swing the circl
lir was narrowing in the extreme. All race
re and colors were represented. We saw a
ch express wagon filled to overhowing wit
he Chinese women and children. They wei
ST. eating grapes, and seemed as contented an
ok happy as though this were country whel
he all were equally entitled to life, liberty an
happiness Poor deluded creatures.
al al But now the bell sounds for the track
10 be cleared, and the races to begin, and a
~ heads and eyes are turned to the judge
nd stand. The bell taps again; they are of
,no and we too are off Jour track for "
80 Eastern ladies do not understand the term
-, the points and the technicalities pertainr
,ro to races. They are Greek to us, bl
~ familiar as household words to most Ca
E, fornia ladies. We understand this muc
however. that Lena Dunbar and Occidel
'oi the great California favorite, belonging
~, Ex-Governor Stamford, made the best tin
- over all others. Lena Dunbar, q 4-year oil
81; made mile heat, running in 1.424, IL
.Lo fastest Time ever maue III Iu0 DIate al
w so great was the enthusiasm, that even Il
nv ~ ladies clapped and waved their handke
ne' chiefs. Occident madea mile heat trottil
hv in 2.22.
,rs, They say the horses, like the products
Its, the soil, develop more rapidly here than
les. our Eastern climate. A two-year old, al
ers sometimes even a yearling, is broken f
ose driving and racing while With us, this
,ne not attempted before they are or yea
the of age. TO the credit of the Sacramentor
led we must say, that the good order and
len courm maintained among so vast CO
lite course of people of all ranks and station
,ys, was wonderful; not a word or action tn
tie. would make a lady feel unpleasant, al
erd not an intoxicated person but one did '
Col see. That one unfortunate laid his Otit
IS a cum diq in the centre of the carria
d a enclosure (such was his confidence
was the community and there remain
en, until removed by a knight of t
@ is civil service to more comfortable and co
,oat yenient quarters. But while giving d
ives credit to the powers that be at AgricultuI
9 of Park, we must express our surprise th
md gambling openly was permitted in all t
lde. hotels, saloons and restaurants of the Gil
ing save one. The Arcade was the honorat
his exception, although Mr.. Guinean was off
and ed $500 for the use of his reading room
and one week for gambling purposes. We fe
der the same record could not be made of t
he Chief of Police, for gambling is prohibite
his and it only remained for him to enfor
lky the laws. We spent one evening at t
This Crocker art gallery, which was thrown op