Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-22
TIE STATE FAIR.
OPENING IN THIS CITY ONE WEEK
FROM MONDAY.
New Features-Wild Indians-Prep.
arations at the Park and
Pavilion.

Inc Caniornla state Far opens IN this
city on the Sd of September and closes on
the 18th. 1t is held under the auspices oil
the State Agricultural Society, and in its
Importance to the agriculturist, the horti-
culturist and the stock raiser, is equal to
any similar State institution held in the
United States. California is a big State
has big products, the finest live stock
in the country, the fastest racers in
the world, and everything in con.
nection with her State fair is done on
big scale. She offers the biggest prem,
iums, hangs up the biggest purses and ha:
the biggest pavilion west of the Mississippi
A writer to an Eastern journal some time
since, in speaking of the western slope, es
peclally of California, referred to every.
| thing as the " biggest, not excepting the
climate. The farmers in California, the
oFchardists and the stock raisers, have sc
far been able to produce samples that can.
not be equaled elsewhere IN the world, and
1 this IS pardonable pride.
The reports of the size of California
products were received in the East with
many grains of allowance until within the
past two years the placing of her fruits on
the Eastern markets have fully convinced
that people that this is the home of the
vine, the country that produces the largest
and most luscious fruits, and whose climate
| is equal to that Of the Paradise of fiction
Last season the California State Fair was
visited by many hundreds of Eastern tour.
lists, who expressed much surprise at the
California products on exhibition. It is
SAID that several excursions will stay over
one day during the coming fair in order io
give the passengers an opportunity to in
spect for themselves.
Yesterday reporter visited Agricultural
Park, and found scores of carpenters and
others preparing for the coming fair. The
grounds have been thoroughly renovated,
the track put in superb condition, and the
grand and special stands repainted. The
society has in the past two months ex.
pended over $4,000 in improvements and
repairs at the race-track, and it never
looked so well nor offered so many con
yeniences as at present.
In speaking of the accommodations al
the Park, Secretary Smith said: "We
have 3O5 box and 100 open stalls for horses
Over 400 cattle stalls and our accommoda.
ton for sheep, swine and poultry is double
that Of last season. Nearly all the stable
room has been secured, and by the middle
"
The races have been filled, and from the
character of the entries there is not ques-
ton of doubt but that the racing events
will be equal to anything in the past. anC
that there viii be a clipping of records al
along the line.
The Pavilion yesterday presented busy
scene. The decorators were at work hang
ling banners and decorations throughout The
immense building, and the sound of the
hammer and saw of half q hundred Ger
penters, who were putting up the larges
and most elaborate exhibits, reminded one
Of an immense workshop The frame
work of some of the exhibits are already il
position, and the chalk lines on the floor,
down stairs and in the gallery indicate tha
nearly all the available space in that i'm
mense amphitheater is taken. One exhibit
that is under course of construction will
alone cost hundreds of dollars and other:
equally as elaborate in detail viii be erected
during the coming week. Fifteen countie:
will be represented on a large scale. Eact
exhibit will be equal in extent to an ordi
nary county fair, and in their aggregation
will make the grandest horticultural and
agricultural display ever seen upon the con
tinent. They will take up about three
fourths of the entire first floor, and eact
one will be superintended by committe,
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represented.
The art gallery, which will be in charg,
of the well-known artist, Norton Bush
from the character of artists who propos,
making extensive exhibits, will be very
fine
The management proposes many new
and novel features. One is baseball con
test between local nine and an Indian
nine. This will be given on Admission
Day in honor of the Native Sons of tn,
Golden West. The Indians are said to be-
expert "ball-tossers." They are brough
over 300 miles, and it is expected that they
will furnish rare amusement. They ar
also experts at football, and they challeng
the State for contest at the latter game
This same band of braves will also give
war-dance one evening at the Pavilion
They will be dressed in war-paint ant
feathers, and keep time to their chanting
song by the swapping of bamboo sticks ant
the beating of the tom-tom. They will b
accompanied by their prophets and medi
cine men, and viii not be the least anon
the interesting features of the fair.
Season tickets will be IS, as usual, AIT
single admissions, so cents.