Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-08
THE STATE PAIR.

On Monday next the State Fair opens in
this city. From present APPEARANCES the
fair this season will be equal to any, if not
the best, ever held in the State. Notwith.
standing the disappointment Of not having
the Exposition building completed, the Pa
viIion exhibits will exceed, both in quantity
and quality, that of any preceding year.
The old Pavilion has been enlarged by hav-
ing large additions added; the spacious halls
will all be lighted with electric lights, and
every available foot of space VIII be covered
with exhibits. Already hundreds Of exhih-
itors have their articles in position, and by
Monday night all will be completed. The
decorations at the Pavilion are simply gor-
geous and when lit up at night by the brilliant
electric lights, will present such q, scene Of
beauty az was never bsheld in this city. A
large number Of entry clerks are busily en-
gagged iG receiving exhibits.
AT THE TRACK.
The race track ia in fine condition, at least
80 say the horsemen, Hundreds Of horses
are being worked and exercised there daily,
preparatory for the races which are to come
off next week. Several carloads Of runners
and trotters arrived yesterday. more will or.
rive to-day, and by tomorrow night all of the
best horses in the State will be stabbed at
Agricultural Park. p. Chatterton. who
has charge of the stables and exhibition
grounds at the Park, has had them all cleaned
out, repaired, reftted and painted so that the
place has the appearance Of being new.
Robert Allen, the lessee, has had all the
buildings and grounds put in thorough re.
pair, and everything looks bright and fresh.
The fences around the tracks have all been
newly painted. In fact, taking everything
into consideration, it can be safely said that
Agricultural Park was never in better shape
or looked so well as now. The chain.gang,
under the direction Of officers Nelson and
Garrett, has been ct work clsaning up in and
around the track for upwards Of four weeks.
Ice cream, cigar, cider and lemonade booths
have been constructed both outside and in
side the Park. A large number of stalls have
been built on the east side of the Park.
EXHIBITION GROUNDS.
Yesterday at least 200 men were busily en-.
gagged in getting exhibits ready on the exhi-
hition grounds a large engine has been
placed in position and hundreds of feet Of
additional shatting put up, so that machinery
of all kinds can be pu. In operation. All the
dealers in hardware, wagons, machinery
and farming implements have secured space,
and their exhibits are now on the ground and
ars being placed in position. The rivalry in
farm wagons, plows, harrows. etc, is going
to be quite interesting, and the exhibits have
been made specially for this exhibition. a
steam thraahing machine will be 10 active
operation each day during the fair. One of
the most interesting features at the Park
will be full-fedged steam sawmill in active
operation. This sawmill, although on
small scale, is similar in every respect to
those used in making lumber in the pineries
of Maine and the Sierras, except that it has
all the latest and most improved machinery.
This exhibition is being made by A. P.
Gregory & Co.. importers and dealers in ma
chinery and supplies, San Francisco. The
machinery is being placed in position under
the superintendency of ID. L. Harbach, who
is the patentee of several portions of the
mill. A large quantity of pine, fir and cedar
logs have been ordered from Alta, and the
mill will be in operation a portion of each
day during tbs week. The exhibition of live
stock will be the largest ever witnessed west
of the Rocky Mountains, and will embrace
some Of the finest Thoroughbred animals not
only of the United States but of the world
From the number asking for coop space for
poultry the exhibition in that line will be
large and varied. One thing was observable
that is, that no wheels-of-fortune had yet
been put up, nor was any Other gambling
machinery visible.