Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-12
THE STATE FAIR.
GOOD ATTENDANCE AT THE RACES ON
THE OPENING DAY.
The Palo Alto Fillies Prove Invincible-
Some Fast Pacing-Pavilion
and Park-Notes.

People are finding their way into the city
now by every train from the San Francisco
Admission Day celebration, which drew,
probably, so, 900 visitors from the interior.
The effect was noticeable in the attendance
ut the Park yesterday and at the Pavilion
last evening, although it must be admitted
that the celebration at the bay prevented
many hundreds from attending the State
Fair who would otherwise have come here.
This is something that cannot be helped, as
most of those who went to San Francisco
spent there the money they would have
used to come to the fair. Taking this cir
cumstance into consideration, the State
Exposition is being well patronised and
the attendance will increase from this on.
Senator A. Caminetti was to have deliv-
cred the opening address last evening at the
Pavilion, but teiegraphed at late hour his
inability to be here before this evening.
when the address will be given.
Visitors 10 the Pavilion are warm in their
praises of its attractive appearance as g
whole. and of the several exhibits. No
finer display has been seen on this side of
the continent. There is, however. one
noticeable veakness-the small number of
county exhibits. The fact that fruit-grow-
ing is becoming the leading industry of
the State should stir the orchardists and
farmers up to making the best possible an
nual exhibits of the products of their land
California is looked upon as the greatest
frult-produclng State in the Union, and
when visitors from other parts of the
country visit the State fairs here they
naturally look for evidences in abundance
of that fact.
1t may be that the system in vogue here
OF frult-growers contracting with shipping
firms for the entire product of their or
chards-is to a considerable extent respon-
sible for the lack of fruit displays at
our fairs. The best of everything is
packed in the richards and shipped to
the Eastern markets. a leading fruit.
grower stated to RECORD UNION repre-
sentative recently that he bad found it
almost impossible to get few boxes OF
frst-class peaches for his own use, as the
shippers had bought up and shipped all
the choicest varieties. However, whatever
the cause msy be-whether that suggested,
or indifference and lack of public spirit on
the part of growers-the fact remains that /
the displays of farm and orchard products,
especially the latter, are quite meager at
the fair now in progress.
Full catalogues of the art exhibit have
now been printed and can be had of Super
intendent Bush of that department. The |
catalogue contains the titles of 43S pictures
on exhibition.
The other industries of the State are
fairly represented, and the exhibition as
whole is one that will please and interest
all that may visit the fair. To.night's mu-
sical programme, by the First Artillery |
Band, will be as follows:
March-"The Devil and His Imps" ........-Suppe |
selection-'Beatriee di Teuda' .Bellini
Waltz-"Autg graph ..........-Strauss
Gems" ..........-..... Browne
"a fine collection of popular sea songs)
Seiection--,Turners' Kiesler
"Frisch, Fure, Stark, True
Songs-a "Die Post i'm Waldo '...........Schaefer |
b"The Palms s'........................Far |
Cornet solo-"Air Brayour" Heinelman |
By J. B. Costello.
Echo-Selections from "Thuringian Forest" |
March Medley containing thirty of the most |
popular tunes of the day........-..-.........
Arranged by G. A Eeael
"Star-SpaEgled Banner"