Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-09-16
THE STATE FAIR.
All Previous Exhibits to Be
EcIipSed this Year.
THE RESULT or TO-DAY'S RACES
Some Good Racing Being Dtne-Rain-
drop Wins the Running Race and
Siemwinder " ins the Troiiing.

Theeiiy Is already crowded will
VISITORS for the state tair, and the In
dications all point to the grandcs'
exposition in the history of Oregon
The stock pens and stables are al
filed OF being filed with one of th
grandest amount of live stock an
fowls that has ever been brought
upon the same era Of ground
as are now collected at the Oregon
state fair. The booths at the pavil
any previous year. Even this morn
ing and this afternoon there IL Il
vast throng of people going hithe'
and thithcr over the grounds, admir-
ing the numerous attractions which
are far more in number this
year than ever before. The garden
will be one of the principal attrac'
tions this year. Ii IL now in all its
lOveliness, and presents IA handsome
sight to the eye.
The officers are determined that
there shall be no trickey gambling
during the fair. A few days ago the
city was almost overrun with the
fancy" but the city officers read
the "emmigration act" to them and
number decamped. So far none Of
them have yet had courage enough
to open up any games of chance.
There IL great interest mantle, ted
this year In regard to the races
which promise to eclipse all former
racing on this handsome track,
which by the way il now considered
one of the finest In the state.
There IL not vacant foot of space
In the pavilion and the exhibitions
are all progressing finely.
This morning presented busy
scene ut the grounds. Farmers with
their families began To arrive early
and are coming In very fast. One
continued long stream of wagons
can be seen coming In every direc-
tion. The trains that haye arrived
are crowded full and by tomorrow
thousands of people will be IN at
tendance. Those who have arrived
express their surprise over the
agreeable difference in this years
fair and all former accounts. The
clerks aud officers are about the
busiest lot of people one ever saw.
But by tomorrow everything will
he running smoothly.
Secretary Gregg is one of the busi-
eat men In the. state at the present
time but Is ably assisted In his large
amount Of work by Geo. w. Watt,
as chief assistant clerk, with Miss
Laura Goltra, Miss Maggie Cosper,
Miss Florella Phillips, Miss Anna
Claggett, Miss Emma Crawford,
Miss Grace Gillingham, Thos, Van
Wagner and Marion Darcy as
entry clerks
THE RACES,
The first race on the program
this afternoon was the bn'eders'
take for two-year-olds threc-fourth's
of n mile, $3.50 stakes. The follow
Ing horses We're entered and run;
Raindrop, owned by Il, +. Bybee,
rode by Lockney, carrying l07 lbs;
Rosebuckan, owned by w. Scog-
gins, weighs 10 lbs, and ridden 10y
Meyers; and Daily Oegonian,
owned by =. J. Jones, Of Portland,
Nelson rider, carrying no lbs.
The purse Was for $3.50 and
stake added, Raindrop given the in
side track, Rosebuckan the second
with Daily Oregonian third, was the
start. They come under the wire
with Raindrop first, Rosebuckan
second, aud Daily Oregonian third.
Time, l,SOl. Judges ID, IL, Looney,
Van DE l.ashmutt and J. q Wilson,
starter, Hon. William Galloway.
It Will be seen that they come in
the same way they started, Rain
drop won the race In La minutes,
h got good start and Won the race
easily. Although the race was
good one aud Was watched with
by the large crowd pres
ent who cheercd loudly as the horses
came In on the home stretch.
TRorrING RACE.
The second rae was the three
minute class, besl three in five, for I
purse OF $500; one mile distance; I
First premium $3.50; second premium
100, third premium s5o. The horses !
bat wsn sutered II ibis raYs were '