Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-21
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR.
LAST DAY OF THE THIRTY.SECOND
ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
Additional List Of Premiums-Pa-
rade of Premium Stock-Fur-
Their Gold Medal Awards.

The Thirty-second Annual State Fair of
California closed on Saturday, and while
the effects of the extreme hard times were
noticeable in some respects, the general
success of the Fair has been most satisfac-
tory to the Society. The attendance on
Saturday at the parade of premium stock
was very large. While there. were not so
many cattle, horses, etc. on the track, as at
the previous general parades, it was of
course more gilt edge, consisting as it did,
of only the finest of each herd Thestock in
Guided in this parade has been already indi-
Gated by publication of the premium list
The attendance at the Pavilion in the even
ing was most gratifying, and everybody
seemed to enjoy the occasion.
The committee appointed from the Board
to award the gold medal for horses in the
first department submitted the following
report: THE Committee on Awards for
the gold medal for horses have made q
careful examination OF all the within ex-
hibits of horses, and find great difficulty in
making such award. We understand that
this award is offered for horses of special
merit of any class; that the premium. is
intended TO express that such an exhibit
ton is not only meritorious, but that it is
the selected best of all the horses that have
been exhibited during the fair. This we
do not find TO be the case, and we cannot
consistently see how we could make any
award of the highest premium to an ex-
hibit, although possessing some individual
merit, but, as whole, much inferior to
many other horses shown in different
classes" Signed by John Boggs, L. ].
Rose, l.. Z. Shippee, committee.
For live stock other than horses, the
committee were unable to determine as
between the exhibits of Governor Stanford.
Henry Pierce and Coleman Younger, and
so reported To the Board. The decision was
thrown upon the entire Board, and it voted
as follows: The gold medal for Governor
Stanford's herd of Holsteins; and special
gold medal Tor the exhibits of Messrs.
Pierce and Younger respectively.
The Eagle Winery, Sacramento, was
awarded a special gold medal for the best
display of wines and brandcs.
The award Tor the best harvester was
made to the Minge machine, manufactured
by the StocktoH Agricultural Works. \ de-
tailed statement of the points upon which
the Board based their decision is being pre-
pared, and will be made public in few
DAYS.
Buhach Producing and Manufacturing
Company, of Stockton, as a new and I'M
portant industry to which the soil of Cali
fornia is adapted.
Messrs. Weinstock & Lubin, of Sacra-
mento, were awarded a special gold medal
for the most attractive display of the fair at
the Pavilion
j. O. Lund, of Oakland, was awarded a
special diploma for carrier-pigeons
The Protest Committee at the Pavilion
revoked the awards of the regular commit
tees in the following cases: On sewing
machines all premiums were revoked. and
none awarded. On washing machines the
premium was awarded TO the O. K ma
chine. On tiles the premium was given to
George Muddox.
The receipts from ticket sales on Satur-
day were: AT the Park, 81 26l so: at the
Pavilion, 1924 Total, 81, $50 50. The re-
ceipts from the sale of tickets during the
entire fair were: At the Park, $l3, S57; at
the Pavilion, 81 Ala 80. Total. $25, 27l so.
The receipts for tickets in 1854 were: AT
the Park, $i4, 800 30; at the Pavilion. $l4.-
O2l %. This shows an apparent deficit in
receipts Of 5000 p, as compared with last
year, but the receipts here given for the
present year are for season and daily ad-
mission tickets only, and the amount vet to
be added tor sale of life memberships. ex-
hibitors' memberships, and privileges let
by the Society, will carry the total receipts
from all sources for 1885 in excess
of those of 1884. Besides this. the
receipts for the first three DAYS OF
last year were greatly augmented by the
extra attraction Of people 10 the city. by
the State celebration Of Admission Day I'M
der the auspices of the Native Sons of the
Golden West, on the second day of the fair.
This produced an addition to the receipts
during the first three days of fair in 1884 OF
1919 above that for same period this year.
lnasmuch as the total receipts of 1855 will,
notwithstanding this extra attraction last
year, and the extreme hard times of the
present year still exceed the receipts of 1884,
the Board of Directors are highly pleased at
the outcome. 1t is very gratifying to see
the advance made by the Society in the ex-
tent and importance of the annual State
exhibit, as shown by comparing the re-
celpts with 1888, when the total amount
taken in at Park and Pavilion was $19,-
476 10, as against $25, 27l 80 this season.
Governor Stoneman and the State Board
of Agriculture will visit the Stockton fair
on Wednesday and Thursday