Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-06
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

Inc state board OF Agriculture has adopted
the following programme of racing for the
Stats fair of 1882:
September 11th.-No. 1-Runniug free for
all three quarter dash /; $50 entrance, SIS
forfeit 5000 added second to save stake.
No. 2-Running stake for foals Of 1879 :;
$50 entrance D. p. $500 added; one and
half-nile dash. Closed March /, 1881, with
nineteen nominations.
No. -Sellipg-Purse $3.50; free for all,
one mile and repeat. Second horse to receive
s75; entrance, per cent. to third horse.
Horses entered to be sold for 81 500. to carry
entitled weight, one pound eff for each 500
under fixed valuation.
No. 4-Trotting-Purse 81, 600; for 2:4O
class.
September 12th.-No. 5-Trotting-Purse
81. 200; for 2.25 class
No. 6-Trctting-Purse, 5000: for three
year.olds and under.
No. 7-Trotting-Purse, $500; for two
year-olds. mile heats.
September l3th-No. Stunning stake for
wo-year-old FLIES. five eighths Of mile dash;
$50 entrance, Sl5 forfeit 5000 added. Sec.
ond flly, S75 third, s25.
No. 9-Califorpia Derby stake for three
year-olds, one and one-hslf mile dash; SlO0
entrance. s25 forfeit. $3.50 added; second
horse $780, third $50
No. 10-Running stakes. free for all, dash
of one mile +; $50 entrance, S15 forfeit, 5000
added second horse S75, third S25.
No. IL l-Selling-Purse $3.50; one and one.
eighth miles second horse to receive Sl00
entrance 8 per cent. to third horse horses
entered to be sold for 81, 600. to carry entitled
weight, two pounds off for each S10e under
fixed valuation.
No. 2-Trotting-Purss 81. 200; for 2:3O
class.
September 14th-No 3-Trotting-Purse
81 200; for 2:23 class.
No. 14-Pacing - Purse $500; for 2:25
class.
No. 15-Trotting-Purss $500; two miles
and repeat 2:40 class.
September l5th.-No. 16-Running stake
for two.year- old colts and fllies. dash Of one
mile; $50 entrance, $15 forfeit, $500 added;
second horse $50, third S25.
No. 17-SellinR-Purse $500; free for all I;
dash of one and one-quarter miles; 500 to
second horse; entrance five per cent. to
third horses entered to be sold for 81 500. to
carry, entitled weight; sda for $1,000, three
pounds off for 81 0OO five pounds eff for
$3.50, seven pounds off for $500, ten pounds
off.
No. 1S-Post Stake, 800 entrance, $500
added; dash of three miles, free for all
weight 100 pounds, three-year olds 30;
second horse to receive $3.50; third, 800.
Starters to be named September 18Th, at
p.
No. 19-Runnipg-Purse $3.50; for beaten
horses one mile and repeat, entrance free,
second horse $50
September 16sh-No. 2o-Trotting-Purse
81, 200: for 2:l9 class.
No. 21-Trotting-Purs 81 900; for double
teams of 2:30 class.
No. 22-Occident Stake for 1882 closed
with twelve nominations.
Entrance to all the foregoing close August
lat.
The following for 1881 are to be closed
at the same time:
California Derby stake, for foals of 1880,
to be run at the State Fair of 1888; 1a.mile
dash $50 entrance, p. p; $500 added.
Same stake for foals Of 1881, to be run at
State Fair of 1884 same conditions.
Maturity stake. Smile dash for four.year-
olds in 1888; 500 entrance; S25 forfeit
$500 added; to be run at California State
Fair Of 1888.
California annual stake, for foals of 1881,
to be run at the State Fair of 1888; dash of
l mile 500 entrance; $25 forfeit; $3.50
added.
Trotting purses divided at the rate of 60.
30 and 10 per cent, to first, second and third
horses, respectively.
j. McM. Shafter notified the Board that
be would offer these premiums Thirty dol.
lars in plate to the girl under IS years Of age
for the best loaf Of wheat and Boston brown
bread made by herself alone an equal pre-
MUM to the young man under 81 years of
age for the exhibit Of any product of mechan-
ical, agricultural. or other industrial occupa-
ton.
The Board ordered premium of $40 to
the owner of the best milch COW. The COWS
contesting shall be openly exhibited from the
first day of the fair until allowed to be re-
moved; they shall be MIXED in the presence
of q judge on the morning and evening of
Wednesday; the milk of each COW shall be
kept securely by said judge or trustee until
Thursday at noon; it shall be measured
and weighed upon being first drawn /;
on Friday morning at 10 o'clock the milk
shall be skinned and the cream churned
the butter shall be well worked and weighed
the milk shall be likewise tested BY lacto-
meter: upon this data three judges, one of
whom shall be the one above assigned to
duty, shall decide upon the merits of the COWS
exhibited.