The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-05
THE STATE FAIR.
1t Opens To-day Under Very Favor
able Auspices.
Some Exhibitors Slow In Arranging
Their DispIays-The Racing VIII
be First-Class.

This is the opening day of the State
Fair, but exhibitors are more than usually
backward in the preparation OF their
various displays, and it will be at least
two davs vet before the Pavilion will be
completed. 1t will, however, present
very attractive appearance even by to-
night.
Judging from present appearances, the
county exhibits and those made by the
Historical and Mining Committees will
be the chief attractions this year. Some
of the county exhibits are nearly COM
pleted, and far exceed anything IN this
line ever before shown at fair in this
State.
The historical display is in itself enough
to interest visitors for the entire two
weeks Of the fair, for it will take them all
of that time to examine it thoroughly.
The original documents bearing on the
establishment of the State Government
are very numerous and full of interest.
BY this evening more than two-thirds
OF the display will be in place. The de-
partinents now ready for inspection are:
San Francisco archives, portralture and
historic curioS; San Francisco Police De-
partment, pOrtraiture and Splendld
plate of the Police Rifle Corps; San Fran
cisco Postoffice display; Southern Pacific
Company in an annex l00xl20 feet; Cali
1ornia Museum Association; San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce; San Frau
cisco Produce Exchange; Department of
Education: Department OF Journalism;
Department of Astronomy, from Lick
Observatory; Department of Organized
Labor; United States Army, Department
of California and Division Of the Pacific;
Old and New Arms, by National Guard of
California, under superintendent OF Adj
iutant-General Allen; Sacramento City
and Pioneers.
1t is probable that the Santa Cruz, Los
Angeles and Monterey sections will be
very nearly completed by this evening.
In ali these departments the display eX-
ceeds anticipation. 1t is not only novel,
but is related closely to events that are
strongly marked upon the pages of State
history and the period prior to the Ameri-
can occupation. In arms, furniture, cos
tumery, utensils, manuscripts, pictorial
illustration, models, personal relics, dis
played statistics, educational data and IL
lustration, designs, maps, books, plats,
charts, journals, implements OF chase
and early mining, relics of missions, con-
quest and occupation Of California, relics
and MSS, of constitutional history, curios
from the State Museum relating to State
history-the display is very full and will
be found worth very many hours OF study
and close examination.
The stage in the Historical Section is
erected upon which, beginning tomorrow
evening, ladies and gentlemen from
Southern California, members of and
related to Spanish and Mexican families
of high standing, will give illustrations
OF the coStumery, music, manners and
customs of California life in the early
history of the territory we know as Cali
fornia. These ladies and gentlemen do
not appear for hire but come to assist in
;trr ba hi of rin aN(h i IN I1ln
a stage is being erected above the east
gallery, upon which are to be given
tableauX OF California life. The charac
tiers will be assumed by Native Sons and
Daughters from the Sacramento parlors.
a very large space is devoted to the
mining exhibit, outside the main build
ing, where quartzmills and other appli-
ances for extracting gold from ores will
be in full operation under the manage
ment of practical miners.
The Mining Section will be very nearly
completed by tonight, and will prove
certainly of great interest. One of the
working mills, already erected, is the
largest piece of machinery ever put up at
any fair on the coast.
More than usual discretion has been
observed in the selection Of pictures for
the art gallery, and lovers of painting
will there find much to please their fancy.
Superintendent Bush has outstripped
all the others in matters of preparation.
1t is, in his opinion, and that of other
competent judges. the best art display
ever made at the State Fair. 1t alone. if
nothing else were ready, is worth an en-
tire evenings examination.
There will be more novel features this
year than ever before, which will recon-
pense visitors for the absence of some of
the business and mechanical displays of
former years. Among these may be
mentioned the beautiful exhibit made by
the State Mining Bureau in the center of
the art gallery; the display By the FEEDER
ated Trades; the work at the forge by
Miss Ray Beveridge, the girl blacksmith,
and other features now in course of prep
aratiOn.
AT THE PARK.
All day yesterday strings of race
horses poured into the Park to participate
in the nine days racing events, and to-
day the live stock for exhibition will
come in. The applications for stall room
so tar exceed those of former years as to
warrant the belief that the stock parade
will be the grandeSt ever seen west of the
Rocky Mountains.
The opening day at the Park will be
Thursday, when many novelties will be
presented, including chariot race in
which the horses will be piloted by
women.
There will be no admission fee charged
at the Park on that day.
In the forenoon oil FRIDAY the ladies'
riding tournament will be inaugurated
and will be completed on Friday OF the
following week.
The stock parades will take place at 9
a. NJ. Saturday, September 10th, Tues
day, 18th, Thursday, 18th, and Saturday,
September 18th.
a vaquero exhibition will be given on
Monday, September 18th.
On Wednesday, the l4th, at a. d.,
there will be a shepherd dog contest. at
10 A. NJ. donkey race and at IL A. NJ. a
chariot race.
The racingevents have all filled with
large fields. AND the outlook is that there
will be plenty of starters in each race to
prevent anything like a walk-over for
any one horse. The track is in 1irst-class
condition-so fast, in fact, that phenom-
email time is lsRlSed for in several in
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