Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-05
THE SECOND DAY.
The State Fair a Grand success-Pro-
gramme for the Week.

Pavilion on Monday, promises to be the
greatest exhibition of agricultural products
ever shown west of the Mississippi river
and its display of live stock is away beyond
anything heretofore exhibited on this coast
The county exhibits are not all in place
yet. Placer county, always to the front, mas
several competent men at work ARRANGING
their display. San Joaquin, Colusa and
Humboldt are nearly complete, and all are
| under the control and management of a
| corps of intelligent and competent agricult.
urists, while the other counties are coming
forward in the same conmendahle manner
The Sacramento exhibit is going to be
one of the finest in the exhibition. and
George c. McMullen. E. Greer, Mr.. Fassett
and others are deserving of credit for their
efforts to place the banner county in the
first rank. Several young ladies volun-
teered their services yesterday, and assisted
In arranging the exhibits in the most at
tractive manner. The squash and pump
kin exhibit of Glen Gardens cannot be ex-
celled.
THE ART GALLERY.
Norton Bush, the Superintendent of the
Art Gallery, is eertsinly entitled to credit
for his enterprise in securing the most
valuable and extensive art exhibition that
has ever been shown in this State. He has
collection of over 400 works of art, which
vary in value from S25 to $4,000 each.
Lovers of fine art can spend a day with
profit in this gallery. The best local artists
and many of national reputation, and a
few of the best in Paris, are here repre-
sented. Edwin Deakin alone has nearly
forty exhibits, among them Donner
Lake" Mount Shasta, Mount Blanc"
"Old Mill at Salt Lake" Corner in
Chinatown" Bridge Over the Jor-
dan" Winter on the Platte IVA
satch Mountains at Sunset" "FaIlen
Leaf Lake, Lake Lucerne," Hudson
River, "Wayside Tavern THE Louvre"
Great Salt Lake" Rocky Mountain
Farm, Cascade Lake Rocky Noun
tains, Morning on Lske Geneva
Farm on the Jordan la Cite" " Ross
Alley" " Door Starr Kings Church"
" Dent.du-Midi," " Hudson River" " Rus
tic Bridge" Twin Peaks" = Old Mill at
Chillon, /" Shantyyille," and four studies
of grapes.
Miss Amanda Austin, Sacramento ar
fist, has several elegant paintings that at
tract universal attention. Among them
two elegant paintings of g Peonies," The
Head OF Young Girl" "a Study of Still
Life" "A Basket of Peaches" and "a
Crayon Portrait"
Charles C. Nahl has a large number of
fine paintings. among the best of which is
"Sheridans Arrival at the Battle ef Win
chester, October 10. 1864" from description
and dictation given by General Sheridan
personally to the artist, September, 1871.
The officers of General Sheridan's staff are
painted from photographs, taken at the time.
Sheridan heard the cannonading thirteen
miles away, at Winchester. Knowing the
Importance of bis presence, he put spurs TO
his coal-black steed and never drew rein
until he dashed upon the battlefield Rid
ing down the lines he shouted Turn,
boys turn; we're going back Under the
magnetism of his presence, the fugitiyes
rallied, and followed him to the fight and
victory.
The exhibition by the pupils of the Sac
ramento Art School. w. +. jackson, Direc-
tor, embraces over one hundred specimens,
and will be treated as a whole hereafter.
1t is quite creditable, alike to the pupils
and instructor
The following paintings, just received
from Paris, and now exhibited for the first
time in America, were kindly loaned for
this exhibition by Deakin Bros & Co., SO
Post street, San Francisco: Driving the
Sheep Home" F. Brissot; ITS a Cold
Day, and We Got Left" Z. Miralles;
of Chickens P. L. Couturier; Boating on
the seine" +. Miralles; waiting for
Dinner" w. B. Baird by the Spring" +"
a. Gliilemin,
Norton Bush exhibits quite number,
among them, Coast Scene "The Bronx"
(Westchester county, n. ", "View in
Central Park" Morning on the Bay of
Panama" Moonlight on New York Bay"
River San Juan" Nicaragua," +" "Tropi-
cal Moonlight Scene" Antigua Guata-
mala."
One of the finest paintings in the gallery
and one of the most valuable, is when
the Year Was Young" by Mary Curtis
Richardson.
Ali of the paintings are not yet catalogued,
and more complete notice will be given
hereafter.
The receipts the first day were 81 ,151;
yesterday $l,124 51
The floral display for the usual special
premiums will take place Saturday evening,
september the Sth, and Thursday evening,
September the 18Th. All the Sacramento
florists are invited TO compete.
Next week at the pavilion, commencing
Monday evening, Professor J. +. McCleery,
one of the champion billiard players of the
coast, viii give exhibitions Of his skill.
POINTERS.
The Pavilion, Fifteenth and \ streets, is
open daily from 8 A. NJ. to 5 P. NJ, and from
to IL P. NJ.
The Park, Twentieth and G Streets com.
mencing with Thursday, September 9th
will remain open all day. Races commence
each day at l clock p. M.
Thursday evening, September 9th, at the
Pavilion, opening address, by George A
Knight.
Friday, September 7th, at 10 A. NJ, ladies'
| tournament, at Park.
Saturday, September Stb, at A. NJ, stock
| parade, at Park.
Monday September 10th, at 10 o'clock A
NJ, baseball match at Park-Gus Lavensons
VS.. Piutes. The latter is first-class anna.
teur nine of full-blooded Indians, who play
through an interpreter. They have de.
feated all contestants thus far, and will nc
doubt play very interesting game.
Tuesday. September 1lth, at 8 o'clock A
NJ, stock parade, at Park
Wednesday, September 18th, at 10 A. NJ.
Indian football match, at Park. In the
evening, at the Pavilion, grand Indian wal
dance.
Thursday, September 18th, at 8 O'Clock A
NJ, stock parade, at Park. At the Pavilion
in the evening, annual address, by John 2
Irish.
Friday, September 14th, at 10 o'clock A
N, ladies' tournament, at Park.
Saturday, September 18th, at o'clock 4
NJ, stock parade, at Park.
THE MUSIC.
The First Artillery Band. C. A Neal
leader, twenty pieces, will furnish th
music during the afternoon al the Parl
and in the evening at the Pavilion. 1t i
safe to say that there is no better band OF
the coast. Friday evening they will plal
the celebrated overture to William Tell,
by Rossini. This is the same piece tba
was played by Cappas Band in this cit,
lsst season, and which was so well received
The programme for tonight is as follows
PART l.
March, salute to Boston n'................C Case
Overture, Martha FlotoN
Waltz, La Gitana Bucaoss
Cornet Solo, Magnolia Serenade" Missu
performed by C. Eilerman.)
Medley Selection, "Reminiscences ...... .Boettge
(New and popular)
PART II.
March, "Lohengrin' .Wagne
Aria from bohemian Girl" BALI
tClarionet obligato by Mr. Pfeifer, solo
elarionetist.)
Medley Overture, "Ten Minutes With the
Mlnstrels .......................By George Bowrol
Duet for Cornet and Piccolo, "Galobet Polka"
(Messrs. Eilerman and Neale.)
Grand selection, Mariana Wallac
Galop, The Atlas Vanderhoo
The Coming Game.