Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-19
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
On-ers fer the Csuine Tear Elected
speed Prsgrsn Arrsasrl-etbee
Matters Afiepded 10.

gon Stale AgricuuuSi Soctcty CON
tipued Its meeting lsst night, viii
ten of the twelve nremter- present
Mos, Of The evening was taken u
in arranging a sgsed Program apS
Discussion Of the general interest o
the sscieiy. 1t Mas decided to have
the tro,iiug aud running races corD'
off oD alternate days
A peiliion was resd asking tina
trxiperx be allowed TO use the trscl
by ysyirg rent. The n,siter val
left ia the hands of The execuiiv,
committee With power Ia act.
The premium list OF 1890 va,
adopted fo- 1881, excerpt The s1v
swevts,Hke for the hrst run, wiiirt b
was omitted. A sw.~l-iase OF 81
xss voted f,a the lest draft horsr o'
any age ur bro'd.
TIE nIS,rt OF the special com
niiItee John Mibto and T. T. Gerr
who were appointed To exsniii'
and relsat Oh The s,sxsal exhibit
not lruvided for in the premium
list submiitsd their report which
wss adopted.
SPEED PRoGRAN.-TEoTTISs.
The slsr-d pngrsm cunImii''s
submitted the following r-lort Ill
the rs,< Of The 'sir Of 1891, aud Il {
report Was adopted:
Breeterx' stake for yearlines, hal
mile aud REPEAT, iest two in time;
enir.pce So, $50 added.
Br~eders' stake fur two-yesr-old>,
best two in three; entrance ~, t.S
added.
2.4O CLASHES, three in 1--WE; puiss
$500.
Thneeyear-old claR-best two in
three; enirapce $50. $50 added.
2::..2 class-best three in five; purr
$50:
2:aS ciass-best three IN FIVE; pure
SsO0.
Trotiing and pa ing, free for al,
BIS; ibr-e in Eve; purs~, $500.
go clsss-hest three in FIVE; purss
$6Oo.
RUNNING.
Mile dash, free for all; purse. $s0o
THREE quarters mile dash, fnee I,
all; purs-, $50.
Three eiyh,s mile dash, free en-
trance, open to al horre<; purse, $la'
Bre;aers' stake, thre--four, hs mile
5000 added 10 4 swe-Istake Of S.
sach, free tor all two-year-olds fuslet
In Orep. n, Washington, Idaho an'
Montana
Derby. mile and half, $500 addet
for rhr-e year-olds. free TO all hors.
bred in Oregon, Washington, ldxh,
aud Montana.
Mile and sixteenth dash, purS
$500.
Nursery" stakes, for yearlins
fnsled In Oregon, Washington
Idaho, and Montana; 500 added t
q swe-pstxke of $50 each.
Mile and one-fourth dash; purse
500.
Fiye-eights mile dash, free for al
purse, $40.
J. T. Apperson, Of Oregon City
va elected president Of the bosr'
for the coming year. D. H. LtnDey
Of Jeffereon, WIS elected vice presi
dent by q unanimous vote. ]. T
Gregg, OF Portland. Was elected sec
retary ON the secusd ballot. Hon
A. Bssh was eies.sed treasurer by ,
unaIimOus vote. w. l.. Sinieral, I"
Mscleay, WIS elected chief marshal
VIM. Sa wage wxs elected chief mar
shal Of the pavilion. J. @. Wilson
Was chosen superintendent II tn
grounds. Toe secretary WAS allowed
an assistant vino should reside il
in Salem and receive 500 per annun
for his services. An appropriation
of 500 WAS voted towards the pay
meut Of outstanding wsrrsnts- Tn,
limit Of time far the presemtment q
the warrants was set NJ Jan. Is, 1891
A committee was appointed l.
draft bill TO be presented 10 th'
next Legislature. TIE purpose o
the bill is to have the Legislature,
pay of the mortgage that 10 nov
b 'nging over the society. tn,
bill is also to provide for the deciding
OF the laud TO the state.
Some changes which are neces sar,
in the premium list were left in lht
b tnds Of the executive cOniinittee,
with power to art. Resolutions
were adopted asking the rsilrad
companies to extend the ususl
c"urtesies In the passenger fares ans'
freight rates to aud from the fsir.
The exhibit Of grains. grsss~s, fruit,
etc., were left in the same hands as
last year.
The board concluded its work last
evening Al a very late hour.
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