The record-union., 1893-08-04
GREAT THINGS EXPECTED.
Secretary Smith Talks About the
Coming State Fair.
The Circus Maximus Attracting Atten-
tlon erywhere-Unprece-
dented Entry Lists.

Edwin F. Smith, Secretary of the State
Agricultural Society, has returned from
the mountains.
"Oh, / could only stay couple of days,
you know" he explained to RECORD
UNION reporter who expressed surprise
at his early return. You see it's too
near fair time, and there's enough work
on my desk out at the Pavilion to keep
four men busy for the next two months.
''What do / think of the outl ook? You
mean the fair, of course. Well, sir, am
really astonished at the brilliancy of the
prOspects-thats honest, now. Why,
California never had such race meeting
as we are going to have this year, and as
for the Pavilion-well, you know all
about the big Circus Maximus we are
going to have and that is attracting atten-
tion all over the State, and will be big
thing for the exhibitors, as it will bring
thousands and thousands to the Pavilion
every night. But I'll tell you more
about the circus by and by. l want you
TO come out to the Pavilion with me, and
Pll give you an idea as 10 what our race
meeting is going to be-"
The two boarded car and were soon
In Mr.. Smiths cozy office. 'Now, SIR"
resumed Mr.. Smith, 1.-The numbe of en-
tries we have received for the various
events is unprecedented. | never dared
to hope for such a meeting. How do l
account for it? Well, the unusual num-
Der of horses that are being raised and
trained for racing in California, and the
TACT that the race-hOrse men want to come
here because they know everything is on
the level. They would sooner race here
than anywhere in the State. The purses
nffprnh al ryOD6
worth racing for. You will see, when /
give you the figures, that this will be
the biggest meeting ever held in Sacra-
mento."
Secretary Smith then proceeded to give
the reporter the lists for the various trot-
ting and pacing events, the entries for
which closed Tuesday. For the 2:27 trot
there are sixteen entries already, and Mr..
Smith has been notified by telegraph that
several more are on the way from Mon
tana. For the Z:30 class there are eighteen
entries, with more to hear from. For the
10 pacing race tweuty-one entries are in
already marVelously large list, con-
sdering the fact that ten was heretofore
big list for this class. 1t is expected
that the number will reach twenty-five
or thirty when all the names are in.
The FAST race for PAGERS (2:l7 class, for
a 81 900 purse has five entries.
The entries for the running stakes are
A1hlol AdbAy iokl Sts lbQlCdLlllS Iudb LDere IS
more available material, and more run
ners in training this year than ever be-
fore. Not only good fields are insured,
but good contests for every stake. For
the opening scramble for three-year-oIds
there are twenty-three entries. The event
is sweepstake of S25 each; Sl5 forfeit. or
only $40 if declared before September lst.
with $500 added, OF which $50 to second.
winners, when carrying weight for age,
or more, must carry five pounds extra
MaldenS that have started once, allowed
three pounds; twice, five pounds: three
or more times, ten pounds. Six furlongs
Is the distance. For the Sunny Slope
stake, hve-elghths OF a mile, there are
nineteen entries. This is a sweepsta1e
for Lwo-year-old filIies. The California
annual stake-a handicap for two-year-
Clds, six turlongs-has an entry list OF
twenty-seVen. For the autumn handicap.
one mile, for two year-olds, there are
tWeuty-four entries. And for the Del
Mar stake, one mile, for all ages, there
are twenty-eight entries.
The remainder of the racing pro-
gramme Will be issued on August 18TH
The entries for the faster trotting and
pacing events also close on that date.
Secretary Smith says that owing to the
mum Der OF horses entered there will prob
ably have to be five or six races each day.
thus lnsuring great meeting.
Regarding the live stock exhibits, Mr..
Smith says that they will be up to their
usual standard.
Applications are coming in rapidly
for space in the Pavilion he said, land
the show there will no doubt be a big
improvement over past ones. But of
course in this department the Circus
Naximus will be the great attraction.
The boards idea in encourGginga Roman
revival was to benefit the exhibitors. 1t
Is the same every year-we have to give
some amusement novelty, because the
people and the exhibitors demand it.
In providing these novelties the board
simply caters to the demands of the ex-
hibitors, whose desire is to have the
greatest number of people possible visit
the Pavilion and view their exhibits.
And to that end the board is willing to.
and has expended great deal of money
in attractive novelties. The Circus Max
lmus will be the grandest spectacle ever
seen in this part of the country, and will
attract people from everywhere The
Circus MaXimus will consume an hour
each evening-from 9 until 10 o'clock
so you see visitors will have plenty of
time to see exhibits before and after the
gladiators do their fighting. The Pavil-
ion Will not close until IL O'Clock, Oh.
just give rs chance, and see if the State
Fair does not equal, if not surpass every
thing you ever saw, you can take my
head for football"