Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-31
The District Fairs.


day OF the fair. Everything so far has gone
off pleasantly. The premiums wereaward-
ed tonight The last heat of yesterdays
unfinished race was won by Telegraph
time, 2:37-giving him the first money,
Empress second, Lucy third. In the first
race to-day, pacing event, best two in
| three, the entries were Pocahontas, Dixie
Boy and Paddy. Pocahontas distanced the
other two in the first heat In the 2:30 class
race for 300, Blacksmith, Belle Spencer
and Telegraph were entered. The race was
won by Blacksmith. Time, 2:36i-2:30-
| 2:33. Belle Spencer won second money.
There was a very large crowd in attendance.
! PETALUMA, August 29th.-The Nine
! tenth Annual Fair of Sonoma and Marin
| Agricultural Society closed to-day, and Sc
mona county has demonstrated for the
seventh time that two successful fairs can
| follow each other in immediate succession
| Not only has this been demonstrated, but
| the fact that the speed programme has
steadily improved in the past few years in
| dIcates that the county fair is a positive
| benefit to the district fair. The reason is
obvious the combined inducements of two
| fairs in one section have proved a sufficient
| inducement to the owners of fine horses to
come here and contest for the good purses
offered by both fairs. The present meeting
was one of the most successful ever held
| llGIt. liz dilGuNdlJCS WAS larger IO-ldV
| than on any previous Saturday. In the
| first event, a running free to all, three
! quarters of mile and repeat, the starters
were Lord Beaconsfeld and Tom Atchison.
Beaconsfield won. Time, 1:163-1:194. In
the second race, running, for a consolation
purse for horses who had not won during
| the week, Fedora, Lalla Rookh and Arthur
| IL. appeared. Arthur II. won. Time, 1:45.
| The next was the most exciting race of the
meeting, for the reason that Petaluma's ia
vorite was in the field. The race, a trotting
30 class was for purse of $1,000, be
tween Nellie R., Guy Wilkes and Adair
Before the race the pools sold at 5000 on
| Guy Wilkes, $40 on Adair and $50 on Mel
| lie X. Nellie L. won the first heat in 2:21.
There was not much change in the pools.
| The next heat was won by Nellie R. in
222l. The pools then sold at $50 on Nellie
r., SIG for Adair and $40 for Guy Wilkes.
Nellie r. then took the third heat in 2:213
! Next came the trotting race for roadsters
| for $1G0, in which Mollie C. won first
| money.
SAN JOSE, August 29th.-The Horticult-
ural Fair, held in this city during the past
week under the auspices of the Patrons of
Husbandry, and closing this evening, has
been grand success in every particular
The display of fruits grown in this county
was universally admitted to be superior,
both in quality and quantity, to anything
OF the kind ever before witnessed on the
coast. Coin premiums were awarded by
| the committee for the best display of
domestic canned fruit to Mrs. A. LOOMS,
OF Summit District; for the best display of
factory dried fruit to George A. Fleming &
| Co, of San Jose; for the best display of
domestic dried fruit to Rolla Butcher, of
| Collins District. Among the distinguished
| visitors to-day were Senator Leland Stan
ford, Mrs. Stanford, General Francis a.
| Walker and wife, the guests of S. f. Leib
OF this city. Upon the arrival of the party
at the hall they were received by the Mayor
OF the city and special committee of orti-
| culturists, and shown every possible atten-
ton. Senator Stanford and his compan-
! ions were highly pleased by the extent and
quality of the exhibits, and spent two
hours in protitably inspecting them. The
Senator assured the fruit-growers of his
hearty cooperation in the future in facil-
Itating shipments of their products to the
Eastern markets.
PLAcERvILLE, August 29th-The attend
ance at the park to-day was the largest of
| the meeting. The races we're very fine. At
| O'Clock the ladies' tournament took place,
Mary Martz taking the first prize, $50
Carrie West, of Sequel, the second $40.
and the fifth prize; Grace Pratt the third
eral satisfaction. The running race, three
| quarters of a mile, free for all, for 500,
| Billy Proctor won, Norton second, Bonito
Belle distanced. Time, LOO. The special
running race, one-quarter of a mile, for
$3.50, Billy n. won, Bonnie B. second.
Time, PA. In the running race, consola-
ton, half mile and repeat, for all not win
ming first money at this meeting, Norton
! won, Dollie H. second. Time, ;554 and 80
| rnp IL -
minutes, owners 20 drive, free for all, for
500, Gazelle, driven by w. r. Long made
it in 3:45; Chancellor, driven by Samuel
Hale, 4:03; Queen, driven by Deputy
| Sheriff LOveless, Ali; Diamond, Jr
| driven by J. c. Brewster, 400; Katie
driven by John Pearson, soda wagon with
soda, 400. An interesting foot race for $50
between Sealey and Richer, 100 yards, was
| very close. Sealey won. At the pavilion
there was a very large attendance The
premiums awarded were cashed imme-
| diately. The meeting was grand success,
and the receipts were good.
The Fresno Volcano.
FRESNO. August 29th.-H. C. Daulton
was interviewed by reporter relative to
| the alleged volcano. Mr.. Daulton's son
has sheep camp near the point where the
burning mountain is supposed to exist.
He said that he had no doubt that the re-
ported volcano was fact. He had been
told by his son that the mountain was
| smoking vigorously. He said the smoke
could not be caused by timber fires as
there was no timber on the mountain,
which was one of several craters that have
been seen by numbers of prospectors who
have been in the mountains southeast of
Mammoth.
Speaking of that region of country. an
other gentleman who has travelled through
it said that for miles south of Mammoth
and east of the Palisades the country is of
a volcanic character, and he has no doubt
but that at period not very remote fully
twenty active volcanoes existed in that
part of the Sierra. The country is entirely
dissimilar to any other portion of the
Sierra. The westerly slope of the Sierra is
covered with an abundance of timber, I'M
derbrush and grass clear to the crest of the
Palisades, which tower fully 1900 feet
above the sea level. There the whole
character of the mountains changes. Look
| ing to the east is a succession of black
| Jagged peaks, which thrust their heads
above many smaller but not less ragged
| points of rock. Sharp declivities intercept
| the various peaks, while here and there in
basins formed in the rocks are little lakes,
around whose banks are fringes of meadow
| grass and stunted tamaracks All else is
| barren OF vegetation, save, perhaps, an oc-
casional stunted juniper that has forced its
| roots into creyices in the rock and manages
to live on the moisture furnished by the
melting SHOWS. Looking west from this
| region the Palisades loom up like a giant
wall thous of feet high and extending
up and down the range a distance of more
! than fifty miles The whole region is
grandly picturesque and is worthy the
brush of skilled artist
A Heavy FaiIure
SAN JOSE, August 29th.-W. w. Cowan
and Thomas Scott, doing business under
the firm name of Cowan & Scott, farmers
and fruit-growers, have filed petition in
bankruptcy liabilities, $27 900, distributed
among fortyfour creditors, many of whom
are San Franciscans. All are unsecured
except NJ. NJ. Chapman, of San Francisco,
who holds a $4,000 mortgage on fifty
acres of land. The assets consist of the
land referred to, and personal property
estimated at 81 900, claimed as exempt.
The failure is attributed to short crops and
low prices of farm products.
Death of Hon. Thomas NJ Swan.
SUIsUS, August 29th.-The Hon. Thos.
! NJ. Swan died at his home, near Suisun.
| this afternoon. Judge Swan was born in