Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-19
STATE FAIR.
Twenty-eighth Annual Fair Of the State
| Agricultural society-opening Bay.

The twenty eighth annual Fairof the State
Agricultural Society begins to-day. The hrst
dav Of the State Fan is always one Of con-
fusion at the Pavilion, occasionsd by the
traditional late.comers arranging their ex-
hibits.
Yesterday was lively day at the great
halls, exhibitors being very busy in placing
their articles and arranging the space allotted
to them in the most attractive manner. An
armyof carpenters aud decorators were atWork
and tie place resounded with the hustle Incl
dent to such preparations. Although veryfew
OF the exhibits were in place on Saturday, a
I great change was noticeable last evening. A
large number Of them are now completed,
and the balance viii be in place, so that the
Pavilion will be opened to the public this
evening, at 7:30 o'clock sharp.
Secretary E. T. Smith and Superintendent
y. y. Dodge report about all the space taken,
and that the prospect is good for the finest
| exhibition ever held here. The hall has been
handsomely decorated by George Boype, and
many Of the decorations Of exhibitors will be
go fine that the halls Will present an unusually
attractive appearance
The music at the Pavilion this evening and
during the week every evening. and at the
Park every afternoon, will be by Wettermau's
Eighth United States Infantry Band, of San
Francisco.
The Park opens this morning, but the race
contests do not begin until / P. NJ. As there
are many races to-day to be worked off
psomptitude is understood to be the word,
and that o'clock means l, sharp.
SOME DETAILS.
| The bread exhibits for the Shafter prize
l - L.. II d., h.,
! tomorrow, and the committee will at once
pass upon them and announce the winners
tomorrow evening. The elegant prize of
fered for the bread makers has arrived. It
consists of a solid silver golG-lined butter.
dish and knife. valued at $50
President Shafser will deliver the opening
address on Tuesday evening, at o'clock.
The grand stock parades will take place
on Tuesday and Thursday. at 10 a. NJ.
The ladies' tournament will take place at
10 A. NJ. on Thursdsy. The prizes offered
this year are very fine. Besides those offered
by the Society there are many fine ones
offered by citizens of Sacramento. The City
| Railway Company heads the list with q
/ silver-tiiting ice-pitcher ard cup, valued at
$50. The Singer Manufacturing Company
contribute genuine Singer sewing. machine,
! through their general agent, j. Il. Mckenzie,
| OF San Francisco. Alderman s. Co. offer
| $50. E. Lyon & Co. offer Tmkish-satin,
| i7ory-handled and tipped parasol, valued at
| S12. II. G. Kirk & ca. give ladies' cork
dressing case, with handsome comb and
brush, valued at SIS. The Misses Brothers
offer very handsome bonnet. Gus Laven-
son gives a pair of French kid shoes. The
Mechanics Store. Hale Bros. & Co., II. Ell
dred and II. Wachhorst have also contribu-
ted elegant prizes.
On Wednesday, at 10 A. NJ, at the Park,
the grand walking match for draft stations
will take place for the Davis iron wagon
prize.
On Saturday, at II AM, there will be one
mile bicycle race for society prizes. for which
there is entered II. @. Eggers, G. Finkler,
J. H. McNear and Russell Flint.
To-DAY's RACES.
The race programme for to-day IS one of
the finest ever presented at fair. 1t includes
four running races aad trotting race-2:40
class.
No. 1, Running Stake free for all; $50
for entrance, $50 forfeit, $3.50 added; three
quarter mile dash. D. s. Terry names oh. f.
! Lilly Ashe; George Densdale names b. c.
| Douglas James B. Chase names br. m.
! Winnifred same nalnes oh. m. Rosemary;
| George May names Oh. h. John Knight i. j.
| Baldwin names ch. IN. Jennie b.; Charles
Thomas names b. m. Armida Howard T..
| Shauer names b. g. James Lick; William
| Boots names b. N. Bonnie Jean; William
Ashe names b. N. Cassie Miller.
No. 2, Running-Stake for foals of 1879;
entrance 800, forfeit $50. $50 added; dash
of three-quar5ers of a mile. James Taylor
names p Cousts' b. C. Forest King; VIM.
! Boots names b. c. mo namel by Bob Wood
! ing George Hearst names ch. +. Belle s.;
same names en-. f. Maria F., same names b.
c. Duke of Monday; q. j. Baldwin names
Oh. f. Anita James Nee names b. C. Judge
McKinstry James B. Chase names b. c.
Rodelick Dhu; same names Oh. +, Annie
Laurie Theo. Winters NAMES b. +. Duchess
of Norfolk, by Norfolk, dam Marion; w. A.
J. Gift names b. C. Idler.
No 8, Runnirg-Stake for foals of 1878
! Entrance $50 p. p, $500 added; dash OF one
and one-haf miles. John Windover names
| b. C. by Leinster, dam Tibbie Dunbar; also
names b. C. by Leinster, dam Addie a.;
| George Hearst names cb. C. Jim Brown
James B. Chase names br. {. Winnifred;
| also names ch. m. Rosemary; George Dens
dale names b. C. Douglass; Theodore Win
tiers names CD. g. Fred Collier.
| No. T. Running-Stake free for all. Mile
and repeat; 800 entrance, S25 forfeit: $500
added Il. L. Lowry names g. n. Maggie
| Early; L. J. Baldwin names b. m. Clara
D.; John Underhill names b. f. Rosette; VIM
Boots names Nathan Coonbs; w. a. j. Gift
names b. m. Twilight.
No. 5, TroSting-2:40 class purse $780,
J. l. Hicks names S. g. Gladiator Louis
Duncan names b. 6. Louis D.; Charles W.
! Welby names d, h. Starr King; L. Kelly
names b. 10. Kitty Thorne; a. Gonzales
names b. g. Del Monte J. G. Simpson names
A. C. Distz's Oh. m. Empress; Robert Beck,
names oh. m. Susie +; Dan Dennison names
Mr. Young's b. m. Little Bell; VIM. Smith
names blk. M. Miss.
The races begin at 1 P N. to-day. 1t will
be noticed in the foregoing list that soma
horses heretofore entered TO start to-day are
omitted. They were declared out at meet
iug of the State Board of Agriculture last
evening, and are In race No. Clara D.;
Albert C. In race No. Sunday Eyange-
lire Belle Boyd Cornucopia; Conquest;
Mr.. Winters bay colt. by Norfolk; Mr.. Win
ters' chestnut Ally, by Norfolk, out Of Maggie
A. In race No. 3-AIr. Winters Duke of
Norfolk. In race No. 4-Jennie Dean.
EMPLOYEES.
The employees for special service are: j..
S. Miller, Financial Clerk; John Bellmer,
Chief Ticket Clerk at the Pavilion; 0. s.
Flint, Chief Ticket Clerk as the Park A. f.
Raymond, Membership Ticket Clerk at the
Park; J. J. Agard, Charles johnson, :
Stoyal Assistant Ticket Clerks at the Park F.;