Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-13
THE STATE FAIR.
THE DISPLAY at THE STOCK eRoUEDs-
BL0oDED ANIMALS.
Yesterdays Racss-Ihe Programme-The
Sports Of the Track-The
Paviiion-Notss

ssaid men and jovial youths; OF interested
agriculturis.s end mechanics, and CT those
who came only to rec others and be seen, was
such as characterizas all expeditions OF this
kind.
At o'clock last evening President Ii. NJ.
LsRue delivered the annual address at the
Pavilion before an attentive and Interested
audience. Il appears in full en- the first page.
Up to noon Yesterday exhibitors thronged
| into Agricultural Hall with their goods. En-
tries were made as rapidly as clerks could
record them. When the entries closed at IL
O'Clock the Board had adyices of large mum.
Der of articles on the way, but could not &C.
commodate them, as every foot OF available
space was already engaged.
1t il perhaps yet too early to pass hnal
ju 1gment upon the Pavilion display as
whole. In some respects it is very satisfac-
tory, in others it is disappointing. But IS to
its general effect and its results it requires
that the analysis Of the exhibits be further
continued before it is compared as whole to
former expositions.
The fruit and grape exhibits continued to
come in yesterday. the department will not
be as full as in some previous years, but the
exhibits already in place ale certainly very
fine.
The chief center of attraction in the lower
small hall is tie Matching of chickens going
on in two rival incubating machines. In one
of these, the Petaluma, 400 chicks are now
Matching. Il is novsl sight.
In the small upper hall the case contributed
| by Mrs. Croker attracts most curiosity, but
in this. hall there are several very interesting
features, and the hall itself was never better
filed
During the evening the First Artillery
Band, OF fifteen pieces furnished some ex.
celient selections of music, and in the inter
| ludes of their performance the various COM
| peting pianos spoke for themselves in har-
| monious tones.
In the art gallery the number of pictures
| exceeds those shown last year. Through this
gallery ali the crowd of visitors nightly poHrs
The revised catalogues will be ready to-mor.
row.
The stock parade yesterday is described
under the proper heading.
| The races to day begin at l P NJ 4, and are
| five in number, being four running and one
trotting race. Tie official programme else
where given announces all the details and fur
nishes all desired information.
The wing-shooting tournament continues
to-day, beginning at 9 A NJ.
| At 10 o'clock this forenoon there will be
a walking match for draft stations, at the
Park.
The Board of Directors of the State Board
of Agriculture passed a resolution last even.
ing requesting all business houses ia the city
to close at II o'clock on Thursday.
The programme of music for the Pavilion
tonight is as follows March, Washington
Grays;" Lustspiel" overture; fantasia,
Fairies Moonlight Rsvels :" "Spring
Fl %!s Walt walt grand medley overture
"Charge Gsl!op." by Bliss, dedicated to L.
K. Hammer; Home, Sweet Home" with
variations.
| The receipts at the Park yesterday were
,7S5 75; same day last year, 1.630 Is.
| Pavilion yesterday, SSn 90; same day last
year, 1857 so.
Il She Races.
Il There was an improved attendance at the
races yesterday, and the sport was greatly en-
joyed BY the people. The conduct Of affairs
yesterday was good throughout and reflected
credit upon the officers If the Association.
The rule was wise one requiring drivers in
Tso years ago it was first enforced here. To
ingure its acceptance, caps and jackets
were provided by the State Society
for drivers who came to the track
without regulation colors. The dispo.
sition of the trotting horse driver, however, is
20 keep the public in the dark just as much
ss is possible. For time they resisted the
new rule, ct least by declaration. but when
the test was made they yielded. Ever since,
however, some of them have sought TO avoid
the law of the Society by the adoption Of
such Uniforms, that at hall. mils the specta.
tor cannot distinguish it by its colors. Yester.
Idsy drivers came up to the score TO start
without colors shown, and in no uniform,
and this, though their colors of their own
I choosing were plainly designated on the pro-
gramme. President LaRue checked tie men
promptly, and required them to conform to
the regulations before they were allowed tc
start. These regulations are in the interest
of the people who pay their money to see
races, and who have the hight to know what
horses are on the track and what petitions
they occupy. The act of the President
yesterday in enforcing the rule met with
warm expressions OF approval on all sides.
The first race was trottipg-2:25 class
purse 81, zoo. Mile heats. ms L. j. Rose
names biz 8. Del Sur (2:24b), by The Moor,
dam GIetchen, by Nam. Pilot. James NJ.
Learned names b. b. Reliance t2:251, by AL
exander, dam Rather mare. J. A. Gold
smith names blk g. Director (2:27b), by Die.
tator, dam by Mambrino Chief. G. Valensin
names ch. S. Gown Point (225kl, by Spec.
ulation, dam Young Martha, BY Patchen.
G. w. Welby names Oh. G. Starr King 1920,
by George Nj. Patchen, dam Mary Wonder.
j. II. Dodge names CD. h. Honesty, (2:25a)
by Priam, dam by Chieftsin. Palo Alto
Stock Farm names br. g. Captain Smith
(2:29l, by Locomotive, dam Msid of Clay.
John Hughes names b. h. Cairo l2:25), by
ChieftaiB, dam by Odd Fellow. The horses
went in the order given above. Director was
the faysrite in the pools for $50 to S25 fol
Cairo; field $50.
There were six scorings before a send Of
was had. Reliance ran away and went like
quarter horse about both turns. Starr King
soon took the lead aud kept it, being closely
pressed by Director. It was a well. trotted
; race, and the animals were apparently cent
tor all they were worth. The out, come was
Starr King first, Director second, Smith third
Honesty fourth, Del Sur fifth, Crown Point
sixth, Cairo seventh, Reliance d;stancsd
Time, 2:2SA.
The next heat opened well, bu. the leader
in the former broke az the start and lost
ground badly. He went far to the rear, but a
tho outcome had regaiaed bis lost ground
, and was second. Director took the lead al
, the foot of the course and kept it to the end
making the heat in 2:25h. Starr King was
second. Csiro third, Honesty fourth, Del SUI
fifth, Smith sixth, and Crown Point last. L
|, was not so fast, but more satisfactory hea
, than the first. The recovery of lost erounC
by Starr King excited the admiration Of all
Between the haat- Of this race the yearlin,
trot was sandwiched, bat onr report of it ap
pears after the close of the report Of thi
|
J race
In the next heat OF the race On, DIracso
, led all the way around. lt was a good heat
! and YVES the best trotting of tie dsy, Grown
, | po;nt ,,ss Drawn for disability Starr Kin,
! $50 - -seoord Ca;-o tbird Sn;tb fo1-tb
Del Sur fifth. Time. 2:24.
In the next he.t Director led we'll. Til
start was SD exesllent tros On the secon'