Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-21
THE Ell DORADO FAIR.
1t Opens at PlaceryIile To-Day Five
Days Raclng-A Fine Pavilion.

| 0dy5 h8ciOS-A Fine PAVILION.
To-day will be opened at Placerviile the
eighteenth annual fair of the Eighth Agri-
cultural District Association. Ell Dorado
cOunty was the Grst in the State to hold a
local fair, and for several successive years
in the early days of California its annual
exhibitions, held as Coloma and Placer
vile, were grand successes. Then the
chief pursuit was the search for gold, and
outside of the few orchards along the
banks Of the Sacramento and American
rivers, no fruit was raised in the State OUT
side of Ell Dorado county. Early in the
fifties small orchards were set out in the
neighborhood of Coloma, UniontoEn and
Placerville, and the first peaches raised in
the State was at Coloma. Thefruit sold read
lily at 81 peach, and those Who embarked
early IN the business ma lie large fortunes
from small orchards. Speaking of the
profits derived from an acre Of ground, the
melon patch of John Laird, at Cold
Springs, in 1852 barely an acre, returned a
clear profit to its owner of $1,000.
The fruit sold from 81 TO 81 so q melon and
We're eagerly sought for by the miners at
that price. The orchards of Coloma were
always noted for their fine peaches, and
those engaged in fruit culture in that Sec
LlOAi nave always Il1US money. Inc pa
Vllion this year will be far superior to that
OF last year, and the agricultural and hort.
cultural exhibits will compare fayorably
with any other section OF the State. The
Mountain Democrat of Saturday saws:
" There were never SO many first-class
horses on our race course as at the present
time. L has been suggested by unthink-
ing people that because large number of
horses were not trained here, we would
have few in the races. The truth of the
matter is that we are now for the first time
in the circuit. Most of the horses now
here were at the Amador fair, and will
continue on from here until the round is
made
The races which commence to-day and
close Saturday will DE as follows
No. Running; five-eighths and repeat; free
for all in the district. Purse, $3.50.
No. Running single dash of one half mile;
for all saddle horses in the district without
record. Purse, $50.
No. Stunning; three quarter mile and re-
peat; free for all. Purse, $500.
No. 4-Running; single dash of fve-eighths
Calaveras and Placer counties Purse, Sl25.
No. 5-Tretting; $50 class; mile heats, three
in i've free for all. Purse, $500.
No. drumming; one-half mile and repeat,
free for all three year olds owned in the counties
OF FL Dorado, Amador, Calaveras. and Placer.
Purse, 5000.
No. Running mile and repeat; free for all.
Purse, $780,
No. stunning; one-half mile and repeat
free for all in the counties of FL Dorado Anna
dor Calaveras and Placer. Purse, $3.50.
No. 9--Runnlng; one-half mile dash; for all
saddle horses in the district, without record.
Purse, SIS.
No. drumming; one half mile dash; for all
saddle horses in the counties of Fl Dorado, Anna
DOR Calaveras and Placer, without record
Purse, SIS.
No. 11-Running; one-half mile dash; for all
saddle horses in the district, without record
Purse, SIS.