Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-24
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

terday ard last evening. President Larue
presiding. The following business conciu-
| sions were the result of two long sessions:
The contrasting wing-shooters addressed the
Board. the San Francisco sportsmen appear
ing by Messrs. Traylof and Robinson. Com
munications were then received and read from
shooting clubs in San Francisco, Oakland,
posed the handicapping rule of the Forester
Club OF Sacramento and the Board was pc
titioned not to give it the disbursement of the
shooting premiums under that rule, but that
the $500 be discussed by a committee chosen
! by or from the clubs of the State The mat
| ter was laid over till the evening session.
The following entries for running races were
received and opened:
| First day Two-year-old stake; three
quarters of mile VIM. Lynch names Zsta
Psi, D. S. Terry names Lilly Ashe,. w. ii.
Coombs names two colts names not given!.
Same day-Mile dash, free for all Geo.
| Howson names Snowden, W. l.. Appleby
| names Illusion, W. L. Pritchard names Lena
Dunbar, Theo. Winters names Twilight IL;
r. Martin names Clara D.. Lexington and
Jennie B.
Same day-1b miles dash for three-year-
olds P. Goodwin names Wildidler, j.. A.
Cardinell names Jack Douglas, w. L. Pritch-
ard names Euchre. w. II. Coombs names
Tillie o., Theo. Winters names Conner. j..
Mem. Shafter names Haddington colt :,
Same day-Dash of II miles, free for all ;
| Geo. Howson, names Snowden, Iheo. VIM
| tiers names Twilight Conner and NeapoIsan,
| D. S. Terry names Bessie Sedgewick, +. 5.
Malone names Lille R., l.. X. Martin names
Clara D. and Jennie 3.
Same day-Heats of I of mile for three
year-olds w. H. Coombs names lille e, j..
Mem. Shaster names bay filly by Hadding-
ton. p NJ Chatterton names Sallie Black.
Fourth day-Dash OF one mile for two
year-olds George Howson names Douglas,
w. L. Appleby names sorrel lilly by Nor.
folk, w. l.. Pritchard names Jim Brown and
Frank Rhodes, w. II. Coombs names two
Duke of Norfolk, Fred Collier and bay FLY
by Norfolk, J. Mem. Shafter names bay FLY
by Cosmo.
Same day-Free handicap, IL miles (; these
horses are named Snowden, Australian, H
fusion, Lena Dunbar, Euchre, chestnut hlly
mot named), Twilight, Matte Glen, Sallie
Black, Lille R., Lexington. Clara d. and
Jennie B.
Same day-Dash of q miles, for which are
entered: Lena Dunbar, Neapolitan, Conner,
Clara d. and Jennie B.
Dl4bn udy-Ildli- lille oCTduiblc lOT ehc-
year old illies these are entered: Appleby 5
sorrel Norfolk FLY, Joe-Joe, Winters bay
Norfolk FLY. Skaters bay FLY by Cesmo,
and Lilly Ashe.
Same day-Dash of Il miles for three-year-
olds, with these entries: Wldidler. Jack
Douglas, Euchre, Common, Shafter's bay
FLY by Haddington, and Sallie Black.
Same day-Dash of miles, free for all.
Entries Lena Dunbar, Neapolitan, Conner,
Clara D. and Jennie B.
Directors Finneean, Boggs and President
Larue were appointed to make arrangements
for the reception of President Hayes and
party by the Board.
The Secretary was instructed to ascertain
of the owners of entrees for the 2:40 race if
they are willing or not to let them stand.
The request of the First Regiment. Second
Brigade, San Francisco. Colonel Dickinson,
was granted. 1t gives the soldiers the park of
mornings for battle-ground, and also free
admission to the Park and Pavilion.
On motion the Board was appointed COM
mittee to visit the Mechanics Fair, San
Francisco, and the District fairs.
ID. J. Simmons was awarded the auctioneer
privilege on the same terms as last year.
Ordered, that the wages of employees be
the same paid as last year.
Director Newton was given charge of the
stands, and Director Jones of the gates.
Directors Rose and Boggs were appointed
to have charge of the Directors stand.
Ordered, that the Society award a gold
medal to-aHy horse beating the record of his
| class.
At the evering session Killip & Co. were
awarded the pool privileges.
Ordered. that 81, 600 purse take the place
of No. 10 race-free for all, Santa Claus and
| Nutwood to enter and start-and open to all.
The price Of season tickets in the special
stand was fixed at IS for the week per day
rates, special stand-for a gentleman, 81 /;
for gentleman and lady, 81 j; for lady alone,
90 cents.
Thanks were voted Mrs e. B. Croker for
donation of gas fixtures.
| The Superintendent and Secretary were
! instructed to have the art gallery erected and
the hall put in order for the Fair.
a committee from the Forester Gun Club
addressed the Board and declined to recede
! from the club programme and asked leave to
return the $500 intrusted to it by the Society
for premiums, and asked for the use of the
Park on Fair week, in which to hold the
contemplated tournament, for the days
named already in the programme-Tuesday
| Wednesday and Thursday. Both the re-
/ quests were granted, and it was ordered that
any other shooting organization can occupy
the Park on the three other days-MondaY,
| Friday and Saturday
Ordered, that the rider Of Ironwood (ruled
out in 1879 be reinstated.
! The Board, after some further but only
routine business, such as arranging for en-
ployes, etc adjourned until September 18th,
at 3 P. N.
THE HANDIcAPPING MATTER ENDED.-A
special meeting Of the Forester Gun Club
was held last evening. Senator Traylor, Crit.
| tenden Robinson and Frank Maskey of San
Francisco appeared before the club and OPP
posed the action of the club in handicappihe
certain gentlemen in the forthcoming tourna.
ment claiming that as State aid had been re.
ceive1, every citizen had right or voice in
the matter. The various points were argued
at length, and were finally disposed of by a
motion OF Mr.. Gerber that committee be
appointed by the President to wait upon the
Directors of the Agricultural Society with g
view to ascertain from the Society if the APP
preparation made by them would bring the
tournament under their control or not? Mr.
Kegan offered the following resolution, il
the event of the society's answer being in the
affirmative: THAT the Forester Cur
Club hereby tenders its thanks to the Agri
cultural Society for their donation of S20(
for the tournament during the State Fair
but respectfully declines the same, at the SAINT
! time desiring the privilege OF nOIG1ng the
tournament inside Agricultural Park" Th,
Agricultural Society disposed of the whole
matter last evening by granting the reques
of the Foresters. Accordingly, the tourna
ment will proceed under the original pro
gramme of the club, the Foresters defrayinl
all the expenses, and receiving no aid from
the society.
RUNAWAY. Yesterday morning the graz
horse attached to the delivery wagon O
Connect Il Co, driven by Tommy Coulter. tool
fright on X street and ran to Seventh street
thence to J. Tom tried to keep him oil
Seventh, but the horse took the bit in hi
mouth and turned into at the Red House
where the wagon was upset and the drive
tumbled out among some dry goods boxes
A ranch team and single buggy were strucl
during the run, scattering the vegetable
right and left No serious damage was done
outside of broken shafts and the pole of tn
country team.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The followin
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on th
10Th and Dist (: For d. W. Earl, u stee
shoes, II steel dies, box steel dies Holman
Stanton & CO., box carriage bolts Hunt
ingtOn, Hopkins & Co., box saws, boxe
OK shoes, / case locks, 3 boxes hardware,
shovels. 81 plates iron, 200 kegs nails J. G
Davis, l car furniture Weinstock 4 Iubin
hay dry ooods {; hoxes hsts Thos II arper