Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-06
THE STATE FAIR.
Final Arrangements Made for the Com
ing Exhibition.

ing Exhibition.
The State Board of Agriculture met yes.
terday at the office of the Secretary for the
purpose CT considering entries for the State
Fair races, making appointments Of officers
and completing final arrangements for the
coming exhibition. There were present
Directors Green, Hancock, Newton, Ship
pee, Chase and President Carr.
The speed programme was considered
and all the races were found to have filed
well with the exception of Nos. 10 run
ming, Is (yearling trotting stake, and 80
(2:23 class. But four entries were received
for the latter, and a committee was APP
pointed to arrange substitute therefor.
The yearling race was declared of, also the
r, inning. The corrected list Will appear
hereafter
a special premium of $50 was offered for
a hay-baling contest.
The Secretary was directed TO advertise
for bids for straw.
The following named Directors we're ap-
pointed committee on contest of - coIa-
bined haryes;ers' to take place near Stock
ton on Tuesday, August 11th LaRue,
Coulter, Hancock, BOggs, Green Newton
and Carr.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee was invited to deliver
the annual address before the society at the
next State Fair.
1t was ordered that individuals whose
exhibits form part of county exhibits NAV
compete Tor individual premiums as offered
in the regular list.
The sum 81 500 was offered for cut-hower
exhibits to be made during the Fair
1t was ordered that hay and straw be
furnished free to live stock on and after
Monday September 7th, and the distribu-
ton of hay was arranged as follows Cattle.
twenty pounds per day; horses, twenty
pounds; sheep three pounds Straw-onc
bale 10 each head of exhibit stock, and two
bales TO each head of racing stock
The following Department Superiutcnd-
ents were appointed Pavilion, Il. NJ.
LaRue; PARK, Chris. Green thorough
breds, Boggs and Shafter; roadsters, road
ster teams and saddle horses. Newton 4;
standard jrotters, Shippee and Chase :
horses Of all work draft horses. mules.
etc, Finigan; cattle and sheep. Green A.,
goats. poultry and swine, Chase: macain-
cry, implements, etc. Coulter: sweepstakes.
Boggs, Hancock and Newton ladies tour
uament Hancock Directors stand Chase ;
starter, Finigan.
1t was resolved to have four parades of
live stock during the Fair, on the following
dates Saturday, September 18th: Tues
day, September 10Th; Thursday, the 17th,
and Saturday, the 10Th.
The ladies tournament will be held on
Friday September 1lth, and Friday Sep
TENDER 18th. All that intend 10 compete
Will be required to be present oA both DAYS
Of the tournament
The following letter, from the Secretary
OF the New York College of Veterinary
Surgeons, was read and laid over: To
the Secretary Of the State Board of Agri-
culture of Califonia-Sir am authorized
by the Trustees and Faculty of the New
York College Of Veterinary Surgeons to
offer to your honorable Board free
scholarship in this institution. The student
will be required to pay only the matricula-
ton and dissecting fees, and the graduation
fee when he presents himself for exami-
nation
Appointments of subordinate officers. to
serve during the coming Fair, were made as
follows:
At the Park-Assistaut Superintendent,
?. NJ. Chatterton; Chief Ticket Clerk. Jas.
Kelly Membership Ticket Clerk. L. Book
rath Assistant Ticket Clerks, Kent Sey-
mour, Eugene Bush, Benz. Hancock Chief
Marshal, Geo. c. McMUllen Assistant
Marshals, W. S. Enos and 4. L. Folger ::
i2ItNtol HttiLlH Hltlh n >. w - Nixon special
Stand Ticket Taker, A. NJ. Townsend Di-
rectors' Stand, W. V. McGarvey Black
board Clerks, II. Treichler and George S.
MiIliken; Programmes, T. Dohn; Forage
Clerk, Jas. Stoyal; Usher, H s. Beais ;
G-street Gate-keepeTs, John Shellars, 3. F.
Ready, John Martin; U-street Gate
keeper, Chas. Hemdon; Exit Gate. J.
llickey,S. ". Johnston WeighmaSter, \.
J. Toll; Ticket Sellers, II. Benteen and c.
Brown
Payihon-Financial Secretary, John s.
Clerks, ". 4. Gett, c. P. Marsh and Samuel
Blair; Chief Ticket Clerk, - Taylor;
Assistant Ticket Clerks, c. Green, Jr., and
Robert Richardson; Chief Engineer Ma
chinery Department, J. c. Person Attend
ant on Ladies Room, Mrs NJ Jackson :;
Doorkeepers, r. Parker Thomas Jones, W.
II. Luther, G. ". Martin and A Keithley.
Adjourned 10 meet at the call of the
President.