Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-17

| ineulunl WOOL SO deSira0le Tor the uses
commerce. For this purpose the Leicests
or Oxfordshire are preferred.
CATTLE AND HORSES.
| Our fancy breeders were hardly in th
market with their short-hor partly b.
cause they have never found profit to an
great extent in their efforts, and partly bt
cause too much expense is involved i
taking them 20 the fair. There were man
| good short-horn bulls and cows there, bu
not of the pampered kind-quite n9mhe
OF good grades. Some Jerseys and Ayre
shires, and a hne show of tirst.class stool
was made by Coleman Younger of Cali
fornia, who sent up Is head, including hi
famous prize bull. This lot of short-horn
were fancy bred, and kept up in style, ans
everybody pronounced them the best lot o
cattle ever shown in Oregon, as no doubt
The prize bull was not offered for sale
but all the other animals, | believe
found sale at remunerative prices.
The exhibit of horses was good and varied
A gentleman from Colorado, himself 9
great stock man in that State, expressed
surprise to me at the display of draft
horses, and said Colorado could not equa
it. We show the best of Clydesdale and
Percheron horses, imported especially foi
Oregon, and their progeny that has grown
up become good working stock and brood
animals. | have often tod you that we
run to horses, and are growing lot oi
draft animals and roadsters that are inn
proving each year. We have the usual
grades Of English coach horses. Normans,
ffond cfonl. thof ,rnl,,da, rropI- o,,fr.als cl
every description, was on exhibit, and
some fine families of colts. The genuine
horse-men, par excellence, who sustain the
credit of the State On the race track, were
out in full force, and the races were the
great feature of attraction. The trotters
didn't beat ST. Julien's time by about
twenty seconds, but made as much fuss as
if they did the running was the most in
teresting, and one two-mile race was de-
clared the
BEST TIME EVER MADE IN THE STATE.
The horse-men are queer lot, with some
good material among them. General John
F. Miller of Salem. the well-known Demo.
cratic politician, has i,ne stud and takes
a leading interest in the management
of the State Fair, as well as in the
racing His animals are really a choice
lot. Another excellent man and good
citizen is John Redmond of Yamhill, who is
doing his full share towards improving the
horse stock of Oregon and has fine trot-
ting stallion named Kisber. Much has to
be conceded to the horse-men, as it is mat
ter of doubt if the crowd would attend a
fair that did not furnish amusement on the
race course. The receipts of the Society
aggregate about Sl9, 000, affording one third
of that amount for the reduction of the
debt, and with this gain in finances the
Society finds great encouragement. do not
consider the holding of the fair in July as
satisfactory success, for October is the
natural season for displaying the best
products of the earth, but as the rainy
season seems to Interfere with the pro-
gramme too much in that month, the next
fair will no doubt be held again in July,
and we may O., for better Exposition
another year. The most satisfactory fairs
were held in old times, before there was
any railroad, when from far and near peo-
pie came in their carriages. Then the
drives around the grounds and the race.
course were alive with 6ne turn outs, while
uOW tnty CuukC Gilc CtbI tlltt l6dtt tItlf
fine teams at home. The celebration of the
fifth of July on the grounds was the saving
feature of the late fair, as it drew together
a greater crowd than was ever gathered in
our State before
THE NARRow-GAUGE.
The latest excitement here is caused by
the claim set up by the Oregonian Railway
Company Qimited) to certain piece of
property donated to the city of Portland
by the ancient proprietor for public uses,
being part of the levee on the south of
the city. This property is very valuable,
and so thought the Narrew-gauge Railroad
Company when in want of place for a
railway terminus and also for steamer
landing whereupon they set up claim to
it under the incorporation Act, to be con-
demned for such use. Without asking leave
of the city, and not waiting for the decision
of the Courts, they put gang of men to
work grading the land. These men were ar
rested by order of the city on charges of
trespass, and on habeas corpus brought for
their release by the railroad company, the
Circuit Court has granted their release on
the ground that under the Constitution
the city ordinance under which they were
arrested is invalid This leaves the claim
for appropriation of the property to be de-
cided by the Courts. The laws are very
liberal with regard to railroad corpora
tions, granting them such property as they
require for actual use on fair appraisement.
The corporation seems very sanguine about
holding the property. but The City Council
is very indignant at the attempt and will
no doubt make every effort possible to pre-
vent the appropriation. The narrow gauge
is pushing work on its roads and claims to
intend to build from Portland next year.
No fear need be entertained that Gar
field will not carry Oregon. The political
complexion of the State is fixed. No
sensible Democrat expects that Hancock
can succeed here. The fixed character of
our State politics makes it lively times
among Senatorial aspirants. The rumor is
renewed that George II. Williams will
soon come back from Washington, and it
is further said that he depends on the Ore
gonian to support his claims, having re-
ceived assurances to that effect. &.