Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-11
THg STATE FAIR-spEgD PROGRAMME

Yesterday morning at the early hour of 1:SC
Agriculture, after adiourning the meeting
held at the Governors Office, met at the pa
vilion for the purpose of revising the premium
list for the next fair. 4 number of changes
from last year were made. the most important
being the increase of premiums on agricult.
ural implements. A premium Of $3.50 was
offered for the best combination header and
thresher. The Board are to appoint a COM
mittee or five to inspect the machines in the
summer while they are at work in the harvest
fields, and to submit the report to the Board,
A sample Of each machine must be exhibited
at the State Fair to entitle it to compete.
The premiums in the poultry department
were increased about so per cent. The pa
vilion portion of the premium list was re-
ferred TO Mr.. Coleman. Norton Bush, of this
city, was elected Superintendent of the art
gallery.
adopted is as follows:
Monday, September 10sh--No. 1-Ruuning
stake three-quarter mile dash for all ages
S25 entrance, $40 forfeit, $500 added, second
$50. third to save stake. No. 2-California
Derby stake; closed in 1882 with II nomiua.
tions. No. 3-Two-year-olds stake; closed in
1882 with % nominations. No. Hurdle
race; purse, $50; mile and quarter dash +;
S25 to second three required to start. No. 5
-Trotting, 2:25 class purse, 81, 200.
Tuesday, September 11th-No. 6-Two-
year-old trotting stake; closed April 7th with
IA nominations. No. 7-Trotting purse of
$1,000 for four-year-olds or under. No. s.
Trotting, 2:40 class; purse, 81 900.
Wednesday, September 12th-No. 9-Run.
ming, maturity stake, three mile dash, for
four-yesr. olds; closed in 1882 with z nomina.
tons Nc. 10-Running, Nighthawk stake,
mile dash, for all ages $50 entrance, SIS
forfeit, $500 ADDED 500 to second. third to
save stake stake TO be named after the win
ner If Nighthawk's time, 1:424, is bsaten.
No. Trimming selliog race purse, $3.50;
one mile and repeat; $50 to second; fixed
valuation, $1,000; two pounds on for each
race, mile and a half dash purse, 5000; $50
to second, three TO start. No. 13-Trotting,
2:22 class; purse, 81, 200.
Thursday, September 13th-No. 14-Trot-
ting, 2:30 class; purse, 81, 200. No. 10
Trotting three-Year. olds or under: purse,
81, 900. No. 16-Pacing, 2:25 class: purse,
500.
Friday, September 14th-No. 17-Free
handicap running stake, two and q quarter
mile dash, $50 entrance, $40 declaration, $500
added; 500 to second. third to save stake !;
weights announced September Sth, declara.
ton September 10th at P. NJ. No. IS
Running stake for two yesr-old colts and f.
lies, enc mile dash, S25 entrance, $40 forfeit,
5000 added; $50 to second, third to save
stake winner of two yesr-old stake on first
day, five pounds extra. No. 19-Running
purse $780, for three-year-old one mile
dash; second, $50. No. 20-Consolation
purse, $3.50 second, so. No. 21-Hurdle
race. one mile and repeat; purse, $3.50; Sec
ond, $50.
Saturday, September 15th-No. 22-Trot.
ting, free for all. purse 81, 200. No. 23-0c-
cidsnt stake for 1888. closed January l. 1882,
with fifteen nominations. No. 24-Trotting
purse $500, for yearlings, dash of one mile,
to rule. No. 25-Trotting; three-minute
class, purse 81. 900, entrance payable as fol-
lows Two and half per cent MAY 18th,
two and half per cent. July LET, five per
cent. August 1st; to fill, ten horses must pay
first installnent.
Entries, except No. 25, which closes May
18th, will close August 1st Entrance fee to
running purses, ten per cent. to non-sIarters.
In trotting races the usual entrance.