Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-16
NEW APARTMENTS.

NEW APARTMENTS.
The entire structure under the present
grand stand will be removed, and in its
place will be a new building throughout.
thoroughly ventilated, and apportioned as
follows
Under the north end of the grand stand
will be constructed the new boarding
house, which will consist of kitchen, pan
try, dining-room and three chambers.
Next on the south will be a large open
bar, 20x200 feet in length, ceiled overhead
and on the west side neatly oiled and var.
nished. This will give an open space of
4Ox2OO feet. The twenty feet on the west
or bar floor will be seven inches above the
east twenty feet, which will permit the
spectators to stand therein and view the
entire backstretch. From the bar floor to
quarter-stretch rail will be filled in with
dirt, with an incline of about one foot.
The south fifty-four feet of the grand stand
will be partitioned off into apartments for
winter use of the lessees.
There VIII be new stairway constructed
leading to the Directors stand, which will
be fitted up somewhat similar to the cid
ore.
The special stand will be provided with
improved seats, and will compare favorablv
for comfort with any of the msdern ar
ranged track stands. The ceiling of the
bars and other rooms beneath the stand
will be twelve inches higher than the old
one. The entire structure will be over
hauled, repaired and painted throughout.
and when finished will present very diff
ferent appearance from the old concern
now in use. The moving forward of the
Directors and special stands will give quite
an 'emptying" space where heretofore
much confusion has been caused by the
orqmnp1 OF the hoffp,,, of 81
cases, landing as they did right at the ell
trance.
The entry clerks office will be removed
to the south end, under the special stand,
which will relieve the jam at the entrance,
where, heretofore, all who had business
with this official were required to congre-
gate.
NEW ADDITION to GROUNDS.
It is also the intention of the Board TO
extend the Enclosure around the new addi-
ton recently purchased on Twenty-third
street, and remove the sheep and swine
pens to this part of the grounds. Cattle
and horse stalls will be constructed around
the outer edge of the property purchased.
The carriage entrance is to be changed TO
Twenty. third street, coming into the
grounds on G street, exactly opposite the
foot entrance on Twentieth and G streets.
This will obviate the necessity of driving
around among the stalls where horses are
being cared for, and where there has here
tofore been some risk in passing them.
The new entrance will land exactly where
the roadway crosses the track on the east
side of the grounds.
1t is the calculation of the Directors to
ExPEND ABOUT $4,000 THIS YEAR
In these much-needed improvements, and
as soon as permissible to reconstruct the
entire row of horse stables from the en-
trance, around and along H street.
With increased accommodations and the
encouragement now being extended to the
breeders of live stock, both on premiums
and racing stakes, there is no reason why
the State Fair each year should not equal
in importance and attendance those of any
OF the States in the Union.
Hobart Pierson is experimenting the
work in hand, which is being done by the
day"