Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-23
STATE FAIR.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE FOURTH DAY
TIE RAIN.
Immense Crowds Of Peop1e-lnterrupted
Programme Pavilion Exhibits
To-day's Doings.

The rain OF Wednesday night was e sur
prise to the country. 1t was more than that
in Saeramento-it was damper upon the
pleasure Of the people attending the State
Fair. While the exposed art gallery at the
Pavilion escaped damage by the downpour,
the race track suffered so severely that the
stock parade had TO be postponed, and that
to the serious disappointment Of thousands
who had assembled at tie Park TO witness 1t.
To have marched the cattle and horses about
the track in.iEs wet condition would have 50
cut it up as to render it useless the rest Of The
week, and would have exposed the stock to
risk of injury besides. A postponement
was unavoidable. The same was true
as to the races. Many were ready
to believe that the abandonment of
tie stock review was mainly to save the track
for racing, but thai this was not strictly cor
the races were postponed too; and in the fact
that had it been advisable to parade the stock
at all, it could have been done on the training
track. The truth is. it was wise TO postpone
both programmes, as neither could have been
carried ont successfully in the mud. But the
rain had no effect upon the attendance at
either Park or Pavilion. On the contrary,
the largest assemblage of people was seen at
both places that has honored the fair this
season. At the Park the crowd was exceed.
ingly large, and ct the Pavilion last night il
was perfect jam. The programme for
to-day is a fine one, beginning at the
Park at $50 a. NJ. with the last grand
stock parade. At 10 A. NJ. the grand draft
ment, for which the Society offers two cash
premiums for the most expert riders. Fox
the most graceful riders there are prizes
offered by the City Railroad Company, the
Singer Sewing Machine Company, Acker-
man & Co., E. Lyon & Co., II. c. Kirk &
Co., Misses Brothers, Gus Lavenson, Me-
chanics' Store and W. K Vauderslice. At
II noon one postponed trotting race will be
called on. Ii addition there ara three runLiag
races-No. II, handicap free for all, one and
a quarter miles; No. Is, stake for three
year-oids, mils aud repeat; No. 10,
stake free for all, two and quarter
NILES, Hiu NO. ~ d pacing IuabC0, lrSe
to- all (Nimrod to wagon). A more at
trac ite racing programme is seldom put
mp. The sport will be rare, and it is fair to
assume that the atteuda will be exceed
ingly large. As the exercises begin SO early
at the Park. and are so continuous, it may be
that there is more wisdom than wit in the
suggestion lady made to the reporters yes-
terday, People had better bring their
luncheon and make a picnic of it."
Races IA and 16, trots, set for yesterday,
have been postponed until Saturday. No. Il
is placed on to-day race.
Entries for the bicycle race for Saturday
are announced, and these, together with the
names of all the horses for to-day's races,
will be found in the official announcement in
the advertising columns. Saturdays races,
which are numerous, begin at 10 A. NJ.
The receipts yesterday exceeded those for
the like day last year, as is shown by these
figures:
1885, 1881
Park ark....................s2 ,431 50 s., ,304 sc