Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-26
TIE STATES EXPOSITION.
The Last Day of the State Agricultural
SocletY's Fair.

elwas perfect crush ct night. The receirt,
saturday at the Park were 81. 400 25: Pa
;Syilion, S461 20. These were cash receipts
'Ssays the Secretary, or admissions AMI seat,
s3only, and do not include other cash receipts
. Tine receipts last year for the last day were
aFPark, S2,1S7 20; Pavilion. 1915 50. tn,
Trace purses this year were $500. From
sssthe races the Secretary says the Society re
sss'ceived for entrances and privileges So, 5G5
:smaking the actual cost of the races, whici
asdrew the largest amount of the income of thu
9week, 81, 635. which is less than the amoun
jpaid out for employees alone.
I AT the Park, ct 9:30 the stock was called ~
sfor payment ef premiums. The races. were
zcalled on about 80 A. NJ. The unfinished
spacing race was first on the list. Ouida hai
zalready two heats Weigle one. Saturday
lon the first heat Weagle took the lead and
skeps it, winning in 2:24. Oaida second, Terry
sthird. Washington distanced. In the sec
fond heat, after pretty contest between
zWeigie. Ouida and Terry, the former won in
s2:27, the others having the same position at
ssin the former heat. This concluded the race,
with Weigle winner.
The four.year. old race was next on the list
with Buttons BIS. Alexander Button, Cades
%. m. Annie Laurie, Titus Belle Echo and
zDodge's ch. h. Honesty. Echo was the fa
svorite at $50, Button sS7 so and the field
aS16. The start was made with Honesty at
ithe pole, Echo second and Button third
5The heat was fine one, Echo winning iD
s227f by a head, Button second, Honesty
Sthird. In the next heat Echo led to the
sturp, when Button took her place. at the
sdrawgate Echo came up and won by half a
Sleng,h in 2:259, Button second, and Laurie
sbeing withdrawn, Honesty was left third
splace. Button led in the next heat to the
shomestretch, when Echo took first place and
won in 2:25, Button second.
SUMMARY.
PARK COURSE, SACRAMENTO, Septem
Der "a, 1ss1-Trotting-For four year-olds and
under. Purse, 500.
H.. II. Titus, San Gabriel, names Belle Echo
(2:2s3) by Echo; dam by Old Belmont. 1 l Il
Steve Crandall names +. J. Buttons b. s.
Alex. Button (229) by Alexander; dam,
T. H. Dodge names eh. h. Honesty by
Priam dam by Chieftain. ......... 3!
,W. II. Cade names b. m. Annie Laurie
(2:30) by Echo dam by Jack Hawkins. 4 W'dni
Tme-2:271, 2:25a, 2:25
The bicycle race was next called. III. c.!
.Finckler, of San Francisco, with 50 yardsI
start, had first place, with ii. G. Eggers, of
sSan Francisco second, and Russell Flint, oil
third. They went off well
Finckler kept the start given him, Eggers|
making up about half of it on the home-t
stretch. Flint broke down, and dismountetl
lat the half-mile, one of the pedals of hil
bicycle becoming loose and useless. Fincklers
won in 3:26l. Eggers' time was 3:29a. Thel
race was we'll contested by the two, but aE
n l. -
Sing.
The next race was the two-year.o troll
between Mackay's b. T. Eva and Stanford's b.
II. Wildhower, with the latter the favorite by
ss100 to s65. Eva had the pole, but she broke
sbadly at the eighth. Eva, however, won, asI
sWildfower also broke, and ran and lostI
BADLY. The half was passed in 1:15a. and the
/ mile made in 2:334. In the next heat theI
lhorses were selling nearly even. Eva broke
! after the half-mile had been reached by thel
stwo in company in 1:165 Wildhower VOL
lin 2:33, and took the third heat easily in 2:s7,
1 Eva breaking badly.
SUMMARY.
aAaR1cuLTugAL PARK COURSE, SACRAMENTO, Septem
ber 24, lSS1-Trottng.-Stak for two-year ods /;
800 entrance, SIS forfeit; il two start S25c
! ad led if three more, $500 added.
Leland Stanford names b. Widhower by Election
eer dam Mayfiower. r......................2 2 i
L. j. Rose names MT. %. L Eva I.
| dam Minnehaha SISTER to Sweetheart. Il z
Time-2:S32, 2:93, 2:S7.
The next race was trot for the 2;25 class
sfor 81 600, and WIS between Echora, Ashley
Grown Point and Del Sur. Ashley brought
$500, to $50 TOR Del Sur ard S22 for the
1felo. They went in the order named !:
sEehora led; !; Ashley broke early, but he
sand Echora went at the quarter in 1861 to-
33gethef. Both broke on the way to the
shalf. On the honestretch Grown Point
saad Ashley fought for the front
a5roke. and Ashley took the lead only
I TO yield it to Echora, who reached the score
Gin 2.25, Ashley second, Del Sur third. InI
/ she second heat all the drivers but Echora's
swere fined $40 each for scoring in advance of
ithe pole horse. After nine trials they got of, /,
sAshley and Ech0ra together, and Point Sec
sond. Echora bcske near the quarter, whics
sAshlsy passed in 1861 and the half in liz,
sEchora and Del Sur going second. Between
sthe three the heat lay, and it was waImly
acontested. Echora got in front in 2:24, and
l Ashley second, but IS both broke badly, the
9iudges set them back and gave first place I'll
Abel Sur, second to Crown Point, third to
fAshley. Ia the next haat Ashley ran on the
First turn and Echo and Del Sur on the back
sstretch, and Ashley again near the half. TGey
scarne in, Ashley, Crown Point Del Sur aud
jEcho, in 2:26, but the judges placed them
sCrown Point, Del Sur, Echora and Ashley j
5The field now sold for $50, Del Sur
ESQ, ard Ashley $50. In the next heat
sCrown Point and Ashley led and went
thy the quarter-miie post side by side in :37
sAshley broke once just before the hall. On
gthe homes retch, Crown Point led . very
siittle. Ashley soon overlook him, however,
Followed by Echora. Crown Point, in fias
abrush Of speed. recovered his place and won
'Sthe heat i,> 2:263; Ashley second, Echora
athird. In the next heat Asaisy led, and
3reacbed the quart,r in :374. Crown Point
Flaw from his gait at the half, which was
Preached in lila, with Echcra third. Crown
SPoint fell eff by reason Of his break.
sand went last around the turns. III
awas o fine trot down tho stretch, Ashley
5co.aing in first in 2:29; Grown Point having,
Srecovared most of his lost ground, second,i
SEchora third, but placed last for running
arhe next heat was started in very dim light
land it was difficult to judge the horses
1Patrol Judges were sent out to follow the
ghorses and watch them. The racers came in.
sEchora first, Ashley second, Crown Point
Ythird. Time, 2:30 l. was now so late that
sanother heat could not be trotted, and the
Siudges held that under the rule they must
SposGpone the race until the next fair day and
Strack, Sunday excepted. and that the race
Esmust be finished at 5 A. NJ. Monday. There
awas much feeling over the matter and indig
dnant protests from citizens, who notified the
sofficers that no race On Monday would be
s1ptrmitted. The judges brought the matter
ato the attention of the Board at the night
,3session and advised it to make q further post
aponement, which it alone had the authority
ITO do. The Board thereupon adopted these
jresolutions:
q WHEREAS, The rule governing trotting raccs pro.
Svides that " race may be postponed account Of
sbad weather, darkness, or any other unavoidable
scause,' BE- it
3 Resolved, That in consequence OF the pre- CANA.
Stion of the President OF the United States and Of
fhe Governor Of the State, declaring Monday TO be
5legal holiday in consequences Of the funeral obse-
squies OF late President James a. Garfield, 1t u
zordered that the postponed from this day until
5Ionday at o'clock A n. be further postponed
;5until Tuesday at 9A.S.
4 At the Pavilion Saturday evening Mr..
;sShafter explained the matter to the Assem-
Sbled people, and the resolutions being read,
gwere received with loud applause.
2 Between the heats OF the last race Sweet.
zhea1t logged around in 2:40 for the California
sl.rotting stakes for foals OF 1873. TIE S4GC
9added was withheld by the Society, as it wa
"a walk-over.
q CLOSING NOTES OF THE FAIR.
& Mike De Young, of tie Chronicle, who's.
Spaper criticised the Board Of Agriculture fol
8 scontinuing the State Fair notwithstanding
s3ths death OF the President, exposed the shall
glow hypocrisy OF his criticism by attending
ztte horse races and enjoying the exhibition
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