Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
LADIES TOURNAMENT.

The ladies' riding tournament will be
one of the chief attractions at the park. 1t
is expected that there will be at least
twenty competitors for the handsome prizes
offered and the "tilting" will be new and
novel feature of the affair. Each fair con-
testant will be armed with light pole or
lance of about ten feet in length, with
which she will essay to score the greater
number of rings suspended from beam
1t requires accuracy of aim, a steady hand
and good control of the steed TO "tilt'' sue
cessfully, and the contest will doubtless be
productive of much amusement for the
spectators.
The prizes offered for graceful riding are
ten in number. The first will be the Er-
dnliner'S $3.50 prize, consisting of a COM
plete ou.ft-a $75 habit, saddle, bride,
blanket, etc. The others will be cash prizes
offered by the Society, amounting to $500,
and divided as follows: Second. $40; third,
S55; fourth, $40; fifth, $35; sixth, $50;
seventh, $25; eighth, $20 ninth, SIS, and
tenth, $40. In addition to these there will
be a special prize of $50 given to the best
lady rider. As heretofore stated, the leap
ing of hurdles will be dispensed with,
owing to the liability of accident to the
riders, arising from the fact that few horses
are trained to that sort of thing. Entries
are promised from far and near, some COM
ing from beyond the Sierra Nevada noun
tains.
CARRIER PIGEON RACE.
On some afternoon during the fair, vet
to be designated, there will be a carrier
pigeon contest. The birds will be let loose
about 3 o'clock P. NJ, and are expected to
make straight shoot for their Oakland
home. An elaborate set of rules have been
prepared to govern this novel contest,
which will excite no little interest Special
features of this character always add to the
excitement of such occasions, and the Di-
rectors have acted wisely in encouraging
them.
PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
The Park has been put in excellent shape
to accommodate and please the many
thousands who will be attracted thither by
the races, stock parades, riding tournament
and the various other features of that de-
partment of the fair. The grand and spe-
cial stands have been thoroughly cleansed,
the fences whitened, the buildings painted
and the quarter stretch improved by a
layer of tan-bark four inches in depth.
The new cottage-stable Just erected con-
tains tifty-four large and roomy box-stalls,
lined with sugar-pIne. These are reserved
for the large breeding stables-Palo Alto,
Hobart, Pleasanton Stock Farm, San Ma
teo (Corbitt's) Stock Farm, Hollywood
Stock Farm, Valensin Stock Farm and the
Montana Stock Farm.
All racing jockeys and drivers will be
provided with arm-shields, bearing their
respective numbers in plain white figures
on black background. The blackboard
on the front of the judges stand will also
display the numbers and names of the rid
ers and drivers, in the order in which they
appear on the programme, so that people
on the stands can readily identify any
rider or horse on the track
The Directors have this year provided
powerful field glasses for the use of the
judges, by which they will be enabled to
follow the horses at every stage of a race
from start to finish, and win thus be able
to detect the slightest crookedness on the
part of the riders or drivers in any part of
the course.
THE TICKETS.
There has been no change made this
year in the system observed for two wears
past, which has been found to give better
satisfaction and better results generally
than any other. Visitors should bear in
mind that double season ticket will ad-
NIT, if purchased in the name of a gentle
man, the gentleman and lady, and children
under fifteen years OF age (if together); or,
the gentleman alone; or, the gentleman
and children; or, the lady alone; or, the
lady and children or, the children II
purchased in the name of the lady, will
admit the owner and lady, and children
under fifteen years of age (wben together) !;
or, the owner alone; or, the owner and
lady; or, the owner and children or, the
children, to the park, morning and after
noon; pavilion, afternoon and evening
These tickets are not in 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 gentle
man other than the original owner, it will
be taken up by the doorkeeper II will not
permit the owner to go in and out at will,
except at the Pavilion during the day.
These tickets will not be punched at the
Pavilion during the day, but every evening
the date will be cancelled for that particu-
lar day. AT the Park, they will be punched
morning and afternoon if presented After
punching, the tickets will not be again rec
oynized until the time for the next admis-
sion arrives.
A single season ticket is forfsiiable if
presented by any one except the original
owner. 1t must be signed on the face, by
the owner, at the time of purchase 1t
entities the owner to admission at Park
morning aud Afternoon, and 81 the Pavilion
day and evening.
ADDRESSES.
The Eopening address will be delivered
at the Pavilion on Thursday evening next,
the 18th instant, BY Hon. Creed Hay
mond of San Francisco. On Thursday,
the 18Th instant, Marcus d. Boruck will