Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-13
ALONG THE PACIFIC eOAST.
4 Kidnapped ChinaSdnan Discovered
SeGretsd in a Well.
THE PALERMO HOTEL BURNED.
Auspicious Opening of the District
Fair at Napa-Grain Fields
Destroyed.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrcoRD-ss1os.l
NAPA FAIR.

One of the Best Openings of the Season
Splendid Racing.
NAPA, August 12th.-The second annual
Solano and Napa District Fair began to-day
and will continue for six days. The streets
are crowded with strangers, and the town
assumes metropolitan appearance.
The wooden mills aud the Sawyer Tan
ming Company shut down for week to
give the employees an opportunity TO at
tend the races aud enjoy the festivities.
Street fakirs, wheels of fortune, ETC.,
add an interest to the scene.
Being one of the first district fairs of the
season the racing horses are not worn out
as usually happens at the end of circuit.
The entries CT racers comprise 200 of the
best race horses ever collected at one time
at any fair yet held in the State Three
animals could be chosen from the lot for
which 100000 has been offered and re-
fused.
About 500 head of live stock is exhibited
for premiums. The track has been worked
il fine condition. The weather is cool.
The purses offered aggregate 81 600.
Horsemen predict that the noted trotters
will lower the wonderful records already
achieved.
The races each day are changed, so as to
keep up the interest throughout the week,
but chief attention is centered in the con-
tests of Thursday, when Gold Leaf and
Almont Patchen, each having record of
2:15, will contest in pacing race
Also on that day Sunol, Lillian Wilkes
and margarine, three yesr-olds from the
stable of Palo Alto, San Mateo and Pleas
anton, respectively, will contest in the
free-for-all. Sunol has a two-year-
record OF 2:1S.
On Thursday at the track ladies' tourna-
ment will take place.
About 5000 persons attended the races
this afternoon.
The first race was running free for all,
three quarters of mile and repeat. En-
tries: Mikedo, Susie s. and Nabeau Mi
kado won. Time, 1:15{.
The second, the most interesting of the
day, was running race, mile and repeat.
Entries: Wild Oats and Nerva. Nerva
won the first heat by neck in 1:42f. Wild
Oats won the second and third heats. Time,
1:464-1:474.
Third race, mile aud a half dash. En-
tries: Alforta and Ed McGinnis; won by
the latter in 2:4I
The display at the Pavilion in the Will
Jams block is not vet all arranged. By to-
morrow everything will be in position for
successful exhibition during the week.
The space occupied by the exhibitors is
twice as large as that used last year. An
immense tent is erected in the rear of the
Estee of the Hedgeside Vineyard and Ii.
w. Crabb of the Talkolan Vineyard ex-
hibit large display of native wines.
The Sawyer Tanning Company occupies
the corner of the main hall, displaying the
products of their factory in all stages,
showing fine buckskins, kid an6 patent
leather: also, a large assortment of ele-
gantly-colored Angora goat pels.
The Napa Wooden Mills display large
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showing sample of blankets of which they
are now making a thousand for the Folsom
and San Quentin prisons.
James NJ. Thompson, OF the Soscol Or
chsrd, has one of the largest displays of
fresh fruits.
W. Hunter exhibits farm wagons of his
own manufacture.
Nearly five hundred paintings and draw
ings, the work of Napa artists, are exhibited
in the art gallery.
The Napa Geiatine Factory displays CLUES
and gelatines.
A large playing fountain in the center of
the pavilion adds to its beauty.