Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-03
THE STATE FAIR.
Its Success Acknowledgements that
are Being Made-Etc.

The State Fair will commence in thil
city on Monday next by the opening of thu
Pavilion in the evening. Yesterday Secre
tary Smith received applications from
Placer and Nevada counties for space
among the county exhibits. Many who
have exhibits at the Nevada District Fail
will bring them here, and the greater por.
ton of the fruit exhibit at the Placervillt
Fair, held last week, will also be sent tc
Sacram ento. AS whole, it is now certain
that the displays in every department will
be much more attractive than those of last
year.
Applications for space i'll the machinery
department continue to come in, and al
ready nearly every foot of available room
in that immense hall is already engaged
A large number of workmen are at work
arranging the long line of shafting, SO as to
furnish all with power.
Secretary Smith says he has applications
for space for some kind of an exhibit from
eyory county in the State.
The art department will undoubtedly
excel that of last year, and will be one OF
the grandest exhibition of paintings. by the
best artists. that has ever been made in the
State. The Superintendent of this depart
ment, Norton Bush, will come up from
San Francisco to-day with large number
of pieces from the best studios in the
metropolis. Among them are nine from
Keith's, thirty-three from Brooks and
twenty-one from Walkers. The last named
gentleman is the artist who painted the
celebrated picture The Battle Above the
Clouds; or, The Fight at Lookout Noun
tain" This picture was on exhibition
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occupies prominent place in the National
Capitol al Washington. Also twelve from
Mrs. Irelan, and large number from
others. Mrs. Porter Ashe will also exhibit
a large number from her private collection.
among them an elegant French painting.
1elland also sends a large collection, in
GLIDING his latest and largest, " Yosemite
Valley
Santa Barbara county yesterday teie-
graphed for fifty feet of additional space
making in all one hundred feet of wall
space for their county exhibit which will
include all the products, vegetable, mineral
and manufactured, produced in the county.
Sonoma county will also occupy similar
amount of space. Solano, Placer, Ell Do
RADIO, Nevada and many other counties will
make exhibits of their resources.
Over four hundred horse stalls have
been engaged at the Park, and upwards of
four hundred and fifty cattle stalls spoken
for
The Clydesdale Importing and Breeding
Company Of Sonoma county will exhibit
nine head of the finest blooded stock. Ten
head of Norman horses are expected daily
by rail from Illinois.
The Secretary is daily in receipt of let
tiers from various portions of the State con-
corning the different breeds of live stock.
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during fair week
The exhibition at the Pavilion will be
made up wholly of our varied industries
and mechanical arts. The Society request
all who contemplate making exhibits to
have the same in position by Monday even
ing, for at that time the Pavilion will be
thrown open to visitors.
The following regarding admissions will
answer many inquiries that are being daily
made: The season ticket will be sold for
So as in former years. 1t consists of a lit
tie pad, in size q by II inches. 1t con-
tains one admission to the Park and one to
the Pavilion on each day of the fair. The
date and day OF the week are plainly
printed thereon, and the ticket will be
taken up at the door or gate. No return
checks will be given. The ticket entities to
admission the holder and family, which is
defined to mean wife and minor children.
Under no circumstances will more than
two adults, and that gentleman and lady.
be admitted on those tickets.
Single admissions, both at the Park and
Pavilion, will be fifty cents.
Quarter-stretch badges will be sold for S.
for the season. The badge admits the
holder to the grand stand and quarter
stretch.
Ladies will be admitted to the grand
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fifty cents each. Seats on the special stand
for the season will be sold for So each.
Daily seats, gentleman or gentleman and
lady, 81. Ladies unattended 80 cents.
Life memberships are sold at $50 each,
which entities tie member to the following
privileges for lie: A badge that entities
him to admission to the park, pavilion.
quarter-stretch and grand stand, and sep
arate ticket for the use of his wife and
minor children.
The special floral displays will take place
on Thursdays, the 10th and 18th.
Live stock will begin to arrive Sunday,
and the grounds will be free to the public.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Director H. NJ. LaRue is Superintendent
of the pavilion, and doing all possible
in his power to arrange the exhibits in the
different departments, so that every exhibit
will be given such a place that it can be
thoroughly inspected by each visitor
Director Christopher Green is Superin-
tendent of the Park. He has had the en-
tire premises thoroughly renovated and
cleaned up, and the track put in the best
possible condition.
President Carr is in San Francisco, work
ing in every way possible to make the dis
sibie.
Thomas C. Churchman yesterday COM
menced boring ten-inch well at the south
west corner of the Pavilion. He struck
water at depth of ten feet and gravel at
twenty-six. The well will be sunk to a
depth of lao feet, when it is thought an
lnexhaustible supply can be obtained, from
which the fire engines can draw in case of
contlagration. A similar well will be sunk
at the northeast corner of the building.
The bell in the judges stand will be rung
each day as follows: First bell at II o'clock
NJ, when those who are to take part in that
days racing must report at the scales and
be weighed in. The second bell will be
rung fifteen minutes before the time of
starting. Horses must then be prepared to
go TO the post. Third bell-Riders or
drivers, mounted, must go to the starting
post without delay
On leaving the cooling ground for the
post each horse must be shown. with colors
up, before the grand stand
Those late at scales, or causing unneces-
sary delay in getting to the post, or having
the wrong colors up, will be fined or sus-
pended.
Races will begin each day at l o'clock P.
NJ, and continue in their order until fin
ished or postponed, unless otherwise or
dered.
AN INTELLECTUAL TREAT.-Captain Vim.
Churchill's lecture before the Museum AS.
ISOLATION was rare intellectual treat. There
was a fair audience present, but the house
should have been crowded. The Associa-
ton, i'll securing such entertainment and
instruction for the people, desires broader
recognition than it last night received.
The audience was, however, one of the
very best character. Captain Churchill.
who speaks in an off-hand, unstudied, con-
versational style, and has not q particle of
the conventional method of the profess
siopal lecturer, spoke for two hours, and
not person left seat during that time.
No higher tribute could be paid to his I'M
pretentious art as a narrator of observa-
lions in strange lands. He talked of the
geography of the Fiji and other groups of
islands, of the topography of the countries,
their peoples, and the manners, customs
and personal appearance of the inbabit-
ants. OF their social customs, their
means of likelihood their food coSt,,,,,ao