Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-23
STATE FAIR NOTES.
Revision of Premium Lists-New Depart
ments-New Rules-Etc.

The Board OF Directors OF the state Agrl'
cultural Society have revised their pre-
| MUM lists, and in doing so but lew ma
terial changes were made.
The first department, premium fol
horses, was not changed
In the cattle department, the Jersey and
Guernsey breed are classed together.
The Holstein class was formed SC
as to include the Freisians and the Angus
class to include Galways.
There were offered, in addition to the
regular herd and sweepstake premiums,
the following:
Herd -S200-Beef Breeds
Best herd to consist of one bull and five
cows or heifers, over two years old, $50
Best herd to consist of one bull and four
heifers, under two years old, owned by
exhibitor, $50.
Milk Breeds-Best mich COW, $40. Best
herd to consist of one bull and five cows or
heifers, over two years old, owned by ex-
hibitor, $50. Best herd to consist of one
bull and four heifers, under two years old,
owned by exhibitor $50.
In the sheep department the merinos
were classed together. Two additional
premiums were given in the Southdown
class as follows Best ram and five of his
lambs, $50; second best, $40 The pre-
miums on graded sheep were abolished.
The premiums on goats were increased
$25.
In the machinery department few I'M
important changes were made, the princi-
pal of which was $40 for the best fence man.
ufacturing machine.
Glass two, third department, the ladies'
fancy work was referred TO Director Green
and Secretary Smith for revision.
In the fourth department, class eleven,
California drawings, etc., the following
additional premiums were offered Best
display of mechanical free-hand penman-
ship or drawing of any kind or character;
by any class in the public schools, and the
same from any school of design, q silver
medal.
A few changes were made in the fifth
Observation-Disclosures products.
The seventh (arD department was COM
pletely reversed, forming it into separate
galleries for artists and amateurs. The
amount of cash to be distributed, $l.O5O.
with the addition OF special gold and silver
medals.
The county exhibits the Board increased
the amount OF premiums to 81 600, divided
as follows: Best display, $500; the re-
naming exhibits to receive premiums in
ceiying the first premium.
A new department was created, to be
known as the ninth miscellaneous, which
will embrace all exhibits such as do not
come properly under the head of other de-
partments. In this department will be dis
uibuted one gold medal for the most meri-
torious exhibit also, five silver medals. %
diplomas, and $500 in COIN not more than
one premium nor more than So in coin to
be given for the same exhibit
Certificates of life membership are now
ready, and can be obtained by calling at
the office of the Secretary.
ADDITIONAL RULES.
The following rules were also adopted
No Director of the Association will be al
lowed to compete for q premium in his
own department.
Ifit is ascertained that any exhibitor has
in an ungentlemanly and public manner
taken exceptions to the Judgment of an
awarding committee, the Board of Direct
ors shall expel said person so offending
from competing for premium or exhibit
ing on the grounds of the Association until
he shall have made proper apology and be
reinstated by vote of the majority of the
whole Board of Directors.
Ifit is asceriained that any exhibitor has
made, or caused to be made, any false state
ments in regard to any animal or article
exhibited orif any exhibitor shall attempt
tointerfere with the judges in the perform
ance of their duties he shall be excluded
from competition or exhibition on the
grounds of the Association.
Exhibitors in the agricultural, machin-
cry and mechanical departments are per-
mitted to be on the grounds to explain the
merits of their articles, answer all peril
nent inquiries Of the awarding committee
and to put into operation machinery or APP
paratus whose merit lies in action, when
the same is being examined by such COM
mittees.
AWARDING COMMITTEES.
No one will be allowed to act as Judge in
the class or ring in which he exhibits.
No premium shall be awarded when the
article is unworthy, though there be no
competition.
The committee will award premiums
only on such articles regularly mentioned
in the schedule of premiums. In case of
display, the committee is particularly re-
quested to take the quality of the goods
into consideration, not quantity. In no
case will the amount of the premium ex-
coed the amount published in the schedule.
The awarding committee will be selected
with great care, and with view to having
the members all experts in the department,
and at least one Il specialist in the class in
which they serve Their names will not
be published until the premiums are
awarded.
Horses entered as Clydesdaes or Nor
mans must be certified to have recog-
nized Clydes iale or Norman sire and sire
OF dam.
RULES FOR ARENA.
The age of horses shall be computed from
the first day of January in the year in
which they are foaled.
A premium shall not be awarded if the
animal be deemed not worthy, though there
be no competition.
In judging Of blooded stock, regard will
be had to size, form, action and general
characteristics of the various breeds, max
ing proper allowances for age, feeding and
other circumstances.
At the time of making an entry of
thoroughbred stock of any kind, the party
applying will be required to furnish the
Secretary with authentic pedigrees, which
will be passed upon by competent commit
tees. These committees will, upon proof of
pe1igrees, certify that the animal is
thoroughbred and this certificate. and not
the pedigree, must be handed to the Award
ing Committee. Without such certificate
the animal cannot be exhibited in a
thoroughbred ring.
No barren animal will be allowed to COM
pete for premium in the breeding classes ;
in all cases satisfactory evidence must be
furnished that the animal is a breeder.
No owner or any person interested in an
animal will be allowed to hold any animal
in the arena during the time the Awarding
Committee is passing upon its merits
Any horse, mare or gelding, having been
gingered or otherwise doctored to improve
the appearance of the animal, shall be
summarily dismissed from the arena by the
director in charge.
For the purpose of making the premiums
in the live stock department more valua-
bic and TO prevent imposition, the Board of
Directors have decided that in addition to
the premium ribbon and money, neatly
prepared certificate shall be issued by the
Secretary, naming the successful exhibitor,
his residence, name of animal, and the
class in which the same had obtained a
premium.
Suicide of Peter Knaul.
Yesterday afternoon Peter Knaul, who
resided on NJ street, between Twenty-first
and Twenty-second, said to his wife that
he was going out TO get some tobacco. He
was seen no more after leaving the house,