The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-09
THE STATE FAIR.
Sacramento Extends a Cordial
Welcome.
An Unusually Large Attendance at the
Opening Races.
The 0CGident Stakes Easily Won by l. de
Turks Myrtle in 2:19 1-2-Lizzie F
Victorious in The 2:23 Glass.


naQ 10 be put on yesterday afternoon S
o'clock train from Oakland to the State
capital to accommodate the demand for
transportation of the San Francisco dele
gates, who propose to spend two weeks
taking in the State Fair racing. All tine old
well-known faces seen throughout the cir
cult for so many years were on hand, with
the exception of few hardy explorers
who are prospecting the pay dirt OF the
Oregon and Northern racing deposits.
When Sacramento was reached 1t looked
as If an invading army had landed from the
cars, and the capital city's sidewalks were,
for a while, pretty well packed. But Sacra-
mento is most hospitabie to visitors who
put cash into circulation and opened wide
the doors of its hotels, lodging-houses and
private residences.
As yet the annual grand rush for accom-
modations has not commenced, and though
prices for rooms and meals are sitter than
at non-fair times, the usual offers after the
fair has really commenced of $50 80 for
anywhere to lay down for the night in"
have not yet been made. But they will GER
tainly come, and the owners of ''S1 cots for
the night in corridor" are not worrying;
their reward will be hereafter.
THE PAVILION.
Sacramento has not yet put on her
new fair dress. All dressmakers frequently
fail to deliver gowns on time, and the young
lady's swell fall costume had to have a few
reefs taken in the basque, while the skirt
did not hang just right, necessitating fur
ther artistic touches. But it will be ready
by tomorrow or so, and then the glory of
the raiment will dazzle the State. 1t
always takes a couple Of days to set the
State Fair ball a-rolling well, but when
once started it gathers velocity With great
rapidity.
Last night the pavilion was thrown open
to the public, and to show that interest in
the fair has not fallen off, but quite other
wise. it may be stated that the gate receipts
were some $500 more than on the opening
evening last year. All the exhibits, how
ever, are not in place yet, thOngh large
numbers of workmen are at work DAY and
night getting things sbip-shape. As far as
could be judged from what exhibits were in
their respective places the show in the pa
viliOn will be most attractive. The evening
concerts especially are of very high class.
THE TRACK.
At the track, however, despite the extra
room provided, the society does not know
where to find stalls for the unprecedentedly
large numbers OF stock of all kinds that are
pouring in. Those VINO failed TO make pro-
vision we'll ahead of time are out in the
cold. One well-known San Francisco horse
man, whose letter for stalls miscarried,
arrived at the track this morning at 4
O'Clock with twelve head Of fine horses and
had to tie them all up to trees, being un-
able to find even a single stall where he
could house his most valuable animals The
track SuperintendentS have most interesting
nit and ctf
explaining how it is impossible to put six
animals into one stall. Eventually the
matter is referred to Secretary Ed Smith,
who finally manages TO arrange Things salts
iactoriy. But how Mr.. Smith contrives to
avoid becoming raving lunatic, with nun
dreds of people who demand impoSsibilitles
chasing him all over the city, all talking at
once and all equally positive, is a marvel to
every one. He escapes this fate, however,
and his remarkable executive ability and
cool-headeduess carry him through the
most trying ordeals o. K.
THE GAMBLERS.
Things may not move along quite so
smoothly this year as in the past for the
gambling fraternity. They are already
very largely represented here, and in nearly
every saloon the whirr of the wheel, the
rattle of the dice and the monotone voices
OF the crOuplers are to be heard. Until,
however, it is definitely known by the sports
usual wholesale gambling saturnalia will
not break out. The faro games are, in the
meantime, running wide open. To give
the house tone" number of the better
class of saloons close up at midnight for the
present, though the hotel bars run all night
and day. 1t is hoped from this temporary
cessation of hostilities that the authorities
may take lenient view of things and not
make an issue of the general gambling and
open -al-nig ht-bar propositions.
The great heat experienced at the previous
fairs this year Is happily missing here; and,
while the day IS warm. il is not unpeasantly
so and the nights are enjnyaoly cool.
THE RACES.
De Turks Myrtle Wins the occident
Stakes in 2:191s.
From whatever aspect the situate is
viewed it fully obtains that there is only
one place in the State where real racing is
had. This place is Sacramento. 1t is
generally conceded to have the best and
fastest track in the State. In corrobOration
OF this only look is needed at the time of
the first heat of the opening event, the
Occident stakes for three year o Ids
the half in 1:O9R, and the mile
in 2:19h. That is good enough for
any one who saws "Oh Sacramento is slow
track" Tue real trouble is that It is too fast for
enable crirples AS TO the accommodations.
there is not another track In California
that has anything like them, either for
the public, the horsemen or the horses.
IL would be liberal and financial
remuneratve object lesson for every track Sec
reiary IN the State 10 be sent TO Sacramento to
observe how TO run things. Lastly but not
least-and most important feature II ls tools
th- way that the public Is protected. or at
least that was to-day's experience. The
drivers, who, at other meetings, are
tOlQleu 10 every time tleY score.
aud whose convenience Is always tIimarily con-
suited, are put on an equal footing with the poor
onehOrse driver. The Itch driver Is called to
account and Instructed by the judges sans peur.
That comes OF having capable men in the stand,
and Il: NJ Larue. No useless delays are ale
lowed by Them; each heat is called on time
and If driver Is tardy the Marshal
Is sent after him and he comes. and comes
quickly. The way IN which to-day's card was
handled throughout has done much toward re-
storing the public confidence In racing, so badly
shaken during part OF the circuit. Messrs. De
Long. Agnew and Wilson held he watches ana
checked of The time most efficiently. but not bet
ter than the graceful way In which Senator
Frank De Long marked up the records on the
blackboard.
THE FIRST RACE
The programme OF the 1891 meeting opened
500 entrance, closing in 1889 with seventy
three nominatlons; added was Ihs Occi-
dent gold cup by the society. value S400. The
starters dwindled down TO TWO, Ide Turks br. T.
Myrtle, by AnIeeo, dam Luella, by NutwOod,
McGraw driver, and The San Mateo
Stock FARMS ch. I. Vida wilkes, by
Guy Wilkes, dam Vixen. Goldsmith driver.
Some time along In the spring MIR. William COt-
bett, the owner of the san Mateo Stock Farm,
called ON Mr.. De Turk aud limited at his desire
to buy Myrtle. mot that she was anything so
very particular, You know, but-well-f TaIher
fancy her a blt. Now, what VIII you take Tor
her?" said MIR. Corbett. Mr.. De Tu k, In
reply, declined to price her, but said II
Mr.. Coibelt liked her so very much he would sell
her, but MIR. COrbett must also buy all tue rest OF
his horses and clean him out To This Mr.. Cor
bett demurred, and after more talk left. AS he
departed lie is reported to have fired this parting
shot: "Well, MIR. de Turk, you may be
right and yNu may be wrong. But, re-
member, Myrtle has to meet Vida
Wilkes in the occident stakes. and when that
Is over Will be able to buy her at one half OF
what you now value her." Aud now there is
much mourning al San Mateo. Influenced by
the high estimation 10 which Vida was held by
her people, which was fully justified by her ex.
cellent back records, tho posted people,
those who like sure money, jumped into
the pools and paid $50 for Vida. while