Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-12
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The District Eairs-CIose OF the ExhibI-
tions at Chico, PIaceryiiIe and Peta-

| The District Fairs-Cf0se OF the Exhibi.
tions at Chico, PIaceryiiIe and Pefa.
luna.
| CHICO, September 10th.-The results OF
the fair are considered highly satisfactory.
| The daily attendance at the Pavilion and the
race-track has averaged 1900. The receipts
| will exceed those Of last year by one-third.
The grain and fruit exhibits have not been
| numerous, but of choice qualities. General
Bidwelrs display comprises over $50 varieties
of fruit and grain, all grown on his ranch.
a. d. Collins, of Llang Seco ranch, took the
first prize for wheat. The sample was the
White Club. j. III. Burt, of Oroville took
the first prize for grapes. The exhibit was
particularly fine. The first prize for apples
was awarded to William Boness, and Mrs.
NJ B. Salmon the first prize for peaches
For agricultural implements and wagons. the
| first prize to G. L. Stilson, of Chico. Best
display of sewing machines, to Hibbard &
Sommer, of Chico. For carriages the first
prize was awarded to II. M. Bernard, of Sac
ramento l.. A. Reister took the first prize
for harness and saddles. Woods & Walker
carried off the first premium for boots and
clothing. Many other prizes were awarded.
In other departments the premiums will be
awarded at o'clock this evening. This
morning tournament for young ladies took
| place on the race-track. All that took part
| in it were under Ia years of age. The riding
elected great applause. The first prize, $40,
was brilliantly won by Miss o. Decker, aged
| II years the second prize. So. by Miss Selie,
| aged 13 years; the third prize by Miss Lizzie
,, Decker, aged years, and the fourth prize by
Miss Goree aged 10 years. Some used only
the surcingle, with blanket These ladies'
tournaments have been, in racing circles, the
great feature of the fair. The turf event to-
day was a trotting race, two miles and
| to harness and t6 ruln for n Of
$500; $500 to first, $50 to second and $50 to
| third horse. The starters were William
Tell, Bessie, Bones and Sheets Sheriffess.
| The first heat was finely-contested one, all
the horses coming in in a bunch, with Bessie
first, Sheritfess second, Bones third and Tell
fourth. Time, 5:119. The second heat was
nearly as fine. Bessie broke on the first turn,
and before she caught was too far back to
push for the heat. Tell won the heat. with
Bones second, Sheriffess third and Bessie
fourth. Time, 5:l34. The third heat was
| like the last, Tell winning easily in 5:16.
| This evening the awards at the Pavilion are
being made, at the close of which the second
annual fair of the Third Agricultural Dis
trict will be declared closed.
| PLACERvILLE, September 10th.-The Ell
| Dorado District Fair has been a thorough sue
cess. The receipts have largely exceeded
those of any previous year. while there has
been general feeling of satisfaction among
participants ard spectators. To-day there
were four races The first, two miles and
repeat, between Minnie Norris and General
| Jackson, was won by Norris in 3:57 and
| S:59l. The second was half a mile and re-
| peat, with four entries-Rondo, Rocket,
| Billy and O'Malley-and o was won by Rondo !;
Rocket second and O'Malley third. Time,
| 0:53-0:53l-0 The mile and repeat
trotting race was won by Little Belle ; Lady
w. second. Time. 2:49-2:45-2:45. A half
mile and repeat race, between Neep and Belle
Barton, was won by the latter. Time. 0:55a
-0:60. A closely-contested base ball match,
| between the Monitors, of Shingle Springs,
aud the Stars. of Placerville, for purse of
800. was played on the park during the day.
The Stars were winners in score of 81 to 22.
PETALUMA, September 0th-To-day came
the closing scenes of the Sonoma and Marin
Fifteenth Annual Fair. From every point of
view the exhibition was success. The pa
vilion display, almost entirely local in char
acter, was creditable, aud the horticultural
display was unusually large in this county,
| famous for the cultivation of the vine. The
| first part OF to-day was occupied BY parade
of stock, an exhibit Of yearlings, roadsters,
| double and single, and a ladies' equestrian
| tournament. The ladies contesting for the
prize were Misses Thompson, Lynch Walker,
! Arnold, Brannon and Tanning. Miss Walker
was mounted ON fine Arabian steed, owned
| by Samuel Zlbose. She wen the first premi-
um easily. Miss Thompson rode large
spirited chestnut from San Francisco. ard
were awarded to little girls, aged respectively
10 and II years, for acquitting themselves
considering their ages. In the afternoon
there was a trotting race, free for all horses
on the Pacific coast that ever beat $50. The
starters were Pinole Patchen, Gazelle and
Dave. The first two heats were won by the
favorite, Patchen, but the last three were
taken easily by Dave. lime, 2:49{-2:46-
2:44-2:49a-2:3S9.
Races AT Stockfon-ResoIutIoni ed0rsed.
STOCKTON, September 10th.--A running
race, one mile and repeat, for purse of $3.50,
over the Agricultural Society's track, took
place this afternoon, and excited much inter-
est. The original purse was $500, but Joe
Simpson, who named Sundog, by Thad Ste
vens, paid forfeit of $50, leaving only four
entries, viz Patsy by New York, Blue Dick
by Joe Daniels, Doc Powers by Time, Nc
were all three-year-olds. McDaniels had the
] pole, Patsy next, Blue Dick third. The first
heat was won by Blue Dick by six lengths,
Patsy second, the others distanced. Time,
1:4SI. In the second heat Blue Dick won by
six lengths in l:52, taking the race and
money.
The Stockton Grange, at meeting in Pio-
neer Hall to-day, unanimously indorsed the
following resolution adopted by the California
| Wheatgrowers' Association in San Francisco
on the 9th inst:
ReS0lred That il is fer the best interests of the
farmers having wheat to withbo d the same from
market until such time freights shall decline to
| reasonable price.
Suicide of Discouraged Old Man.
MERGED, September 10th Ira Van Camp.
en-, an old resident of Mariposa county, COM
mitted suicide near Hornitos on Thursday
night by shooting himself in the head with a
pistol. He was aged about 90 years. Do.
mestic and financial troubles are assigned as
the cause of the commission of the act. He
leaves no children, and his wife went East
several months ago and refused to return.
The Golden Gate District Fair.
SAN Francisco, September 11th.-The
Golden Gate District Fair opens tomorrow
morning. There is nothing at the stock
ground but horses. The exhibition of horses
will be good as to quality, and the racing will
be coed sport, but as a fair it is undistinguish-
able from simple racing season, with good
! speed programme. There is no mention
made of any Pavilion exhibition of any kind,
and in all other stock than horses there will
Dropped Dead-supposcd Suicide.
SAN Francisco, September 11th.-James
Burns, ship carpenter, dropped dead on
East street this morning. The cause is un-
known.
The body of an unknown man was found
floating in the bay to day, with two fat-irons
fastened to it. 1t is supposed to be case of
suicide.
ARIZONA.
Escape OF Stage R0bber.
TOMBSTONE, September 10th-An attempt
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