Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-03
THE STATE FAIR.
1t Opens at the Pavilion at p. NJ.
To-day.

1t Opens at the Pavilion at p. NJ.
To-day.
The State Fair opens at the Pavilion in
this city to-day, and will close on Satur-
day evening, September 18th. A reporter
called at the Pavilion yesterday. and found
many of the exhibits in place. The art
gallery is especially fine, and those who at
tend this evening will have the best oppor-
tunity of inspecting it, from the fact that
there will be no crowd
The season tickets will be sold at follows:
Double, IS; single, So. The following is
printed on the envelope inclosing the
ticket:
VIII Admit
IfpuTchased in name If purchased in name
of a gentleman OF lady:
The gentleman and The owner and lady
lady. and children and children under
under fifteen years OF fifteen years (when
age Gf together) or, together); or,
The gentleman alone;lThe owner alone; or,
or, The owner an lady: or
The gentleman and chill The owner and chill,
dren; or, dreD: or,
The lady alone; or, The children,
The lady and children5
or, the children,
To Park, morning and afternoon; Pavilion
day and evening.
1leSe LlcketS are not III any sense a family
| ticket, except as above provided. They will
not, under any circumstances. admit more than
two adults, and then only as above provided.
If the ticket is presented by any gentleman
other than the original owner it Will be taken
up by the dOorkeeper. 1t Will not permit the
| owner to go in and out at will, except at the
Pavilion during the day.
These tickets viii not be punched at the Pa
vilion during the day, but every evening the
date viii be Cancelled for that particular day.
At the Park, they viii be punched morning and
afternoon, if presented After punching, the
tickets will not be recognized until time for the
next admission arrives
A Single Season Ticket is forfeitable if pre-
| sented by any one except the original owner. 1t
must be signed on the face, by the owner, at the
! time of purchase It entities owner to admis-
sion at Park morning and afternoon, and at the
Pavilion day and evening.
The races commence on Thursday.
One of the novel features of the fair will
be the Indians from Mono county, who will
play baseball, football, etc, and give a war
dance one night at the pavilion. One of
their number, Bronco Jim, is said never to
have oeen thrown from a bucking horse
and challenges anyone to produce bronco
that he cannot ride. Croft Clark has one
that has unseated every man that has
attempted TO ride him, and he will
be brought in for Bronco Jim
TO try his hand. Mr.. Clark
says if Jim succeeds in keeping the saddle
the show will he better than any three
ringed circus that ever showed in the city.
The county exhibits are nearly all in
place. Merced and Fresno win send in
theirs to-day.
The races will commence each Gay at /
P. NJ.
The ladies' tournaments will take place
at 10 A. NJ. Friday, September 7th and
14th.
The stock parades at 9 o'clock A. NJ. on
Saturday, September Sth, Tuesday, Septem-
Der llth, Thursday, September 18th and
Saturday, September 18th.
The baseball match between the Laven-
sons and the Piutes will take place at 10 A.
NJ, Monday, September 10Th. The Indian
football match at the Park 10 A. NJ. Wed
nesday, September 18th, and the same
evening they will give wai dance in the
Pavilion.
The opening address win be delivered by
Hon. George A. knight, of San Francisco,
at the Pavilion Thursday evening, Septem-
Hon. John P Irish, of San Francisco,
will deliver the annual address Thursday
evening. September 18Th.
The First Artillery Band, n. G. c., twenty
men, has been engaged for the fair.
The following programme will be rem
dared at the Pavilion tonight, the selec-
| tons being all new;
March, ALERT" .Boettger
Overture, Musical "Reminiscences m Boettger
nallZ farlolso
Duet, "Terzetto Ernani ......... .......... Verdi
ma IN Poll Dost