Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-07
RACES ARRANGED.
The Board Of Directors Of the Agricul-
tural Society Hold Long Meeting
and Complete Their Program.

The directors of the state fair met
at the state house Friday afternoon
and completed the speed program
for the coming fair and transacted
all other business which came before
them. All the members of the
board were present including Secre.
tary Gregg, of Portland. The board
is now composed of T. Appsrson,
Oregon City, President; Van b. De
Lasmutt, r. G. Bybee, ~ t. Miller,
Portland; John G. Wright, r.. L..
Davidson, Salem; NJ wilkins, Co
burg, VIM. Galloway, McMinnvllle;
W.T.. .Mattock, Pendleton; J.C. Simp
son, ,Siu~law; T. G. Richmond, Dal
las;D. S. X, Buick, Roseburg. The
board appointed a number of com
mittees to have everything in order
when the fair opens next September.
The time for the fair to open was
made week earlier this year, on
account of the Portland exposition.
Tue date now will be Sept. l4th.
The matter of granting the Capt..
tai Street Railway right of way,
was left in the hands of the eXecu-
tive committee, as was also the mat
ter Of title to the grounds, certain
premiums and the securing of a
bond. The worlds fair matter
was left in the hands of a
special committee, consisting
of Van B. DeLashmutt, ID. S.
X. Buick, w. f. Matlock and
J. G. Simpson. In regard to i'm
proving the grounds the executive
committee was authorized to do
certain work and better the condi-
ton of the grounds. The society
was asked to subscribe $3.50 to the
subsidy for the extension of the
electric street car line to the fair
grounds. Warm discussions took
place on many of the questions
which were up. The board held a
meeting in the afternoon and an
other in the evening which contin-
ued until II late hour before all the
business had been disposed of. The
speed program was completed and is
as follows:
TROTTING.
|. Yearling colt stake, ! mile and
repeat, $3.50 added; entrance, $40
2. Two-year-old stake, best , in 8,
$3.50 added; entrance, $40.
8. Three-year-old class, best in
3, $3.50 added; entrance, $40.
4. Threc-minute class, best 8 in 5;
purse, $500.
3. Two-forty class; purse $500.
6. Two thirty class, purse, 5000.
Z. Two-tventy-siX class; purse,
$50.
s. Two-twenty-two class; purse,
$500.
8. Two-twenty class, trotting and
pacing, $1,000.
10. Stallion stake, $3.50 added;
entrance, $50
RUNNING.
H. Free for all, purse, $500, mile.
12. Free for all, purse, $500, Z of
mile.
l3. Three-eights of II mile, purse
Sl2O, open to horses passed by the
as eligible, Free entrance.
IA Two-year-olds' stake, $500
added, entrance $50; Z Of mile.
Is. Three year-olds' stake, $500 /
added, entrance $50; u miles.
16. One and one-siXteenth of a
nile, 5000 purse.
II. Nursery stake, 1-year-olds,
1900 added, entrance $50; { of a mile.
IS. Purse $40; entrance free; for
lorses passed by the committee.
19. One and quarter mile; purse
1000; free for all horses passed by
committee.
In trotting races 1924 and 10
ii horses which enter must be
,wued and located in Oregon,
" Washington, and Idaho on or before
January l, 1891. In running races
A and Is all the horses which enter
must be foaled and raised in Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana.
The meeting adjourned subject to II
all by the president when he deems
necesssary.