The record-union., 1895-08-12
PREPARING FOR THE STATE FAIR.
The Betting Privileges Awarded tor
$4,000.
Bstters to Have a Fair Show 1his
Year-Some of the Attaches
Appointed.

All the members of the State Board OF
Aoricnlture were present at the meeting
held on Saturday for the purpose OF
awarding the pool-selling contract 1or tne
coming State Fair and completing many
minor details.
There was the usual gathering OF appli-
oants for positions during the fair, from
laborers' work to that of riding on horse
back in front of the grand stand ana
wearing the brilliant badge of MarshaI.
There were also present representatives.
of the rival pool-selling firms, lew
newspaper reporters and others.
Before transacting any business, how
over, the board voted to hold an eXecu-
tive session, the better to expedite ousi-
ness. though Directors John Budd ana
William Land favored an open session.
The board established number OF
rules to govern affairs at the Park, some
of which will certainly be highly appre-
ciated. Heretofore it has been at times
impossihle for men who wanted 10 lnvest
in the pools to get near the selling stand,
owing to the crowd of men who gathered
sbout it but who seldom or never put
dollar into the poOl-boX- Ihls year,
however, there will be bettlng-ring,
and in order to get INSIDE OF IL one Hlus1
nav an admission fee, daily, OF % cents
This. however, will include admission to
the grand stand.
Season badges covering these prlVI-
leges will be sold for %.
North of the F-sIreet entrance sad
ding paddock will be established and 10
this an admission fee of % cents Will be
charged, the object being to exclude the
usual gang of touts and other oDJectlon-
able characters.
In lieu of the 2:13 pacing race free-for-
all was decided on, and this, 1t Is thought,
will bring together number OF very
speedy horses, including the great Dl-
ablo and W ood.
There were several bidders for the pool
selling privilege. including the OLD
.etand- bys," Killip u Co. They offered
to pay the association 90 per cent on the
gross receipts from pools sold, provided
no book selling was allowed.
d. J. Simmons of this city wanted
whack at the pools, also, and offered 10
per cent. of the gross receipts.
Duke S Fitzgerald of Los Angeles bid
q lump sum OF $4,000, belieying-as does
everyone else-thaL there will be great
crowd at the races and that betting will
be lively.
But tie bid of George Rose of this
city fairly took away the breath of the
other pool bidders and made some Of the
directors open their eyes with sstonlsh-
ment. Nh Rose offered $1,000 for the
betting privileges. and was prepared to
give all the security required. he also
offered $500 TO be put up as running
stake to be known as the Native Sons
stake.
By unanimous vote the pool privilege
was awarded to George Rose. Heretofore
Dool-selling has nelted the Association
from IS, 900 TO $4,000, so that there Will
have to be a considerable increase this
wear in the receipts of the pool box to en-
able the booksellers TO pull out even.
One reason for this big offer was doubt
less the tact that there is to be racing
every day of the lair, instead OF. as here
tofore, only eight or nine days.
1t is said that Rose Will make killip q
Co. an offer TO conduct the auction pools
for him, while he gives his attention to
the book-maklng.
]. nj. Morrison and William II. Eok-
hardt appeared before the board and
asked for $3.50 to be offered in purses for a
Iour-days' shooting tournament to be
held under the auspices OF the State
Sportsmen's Association during the first
week of the fair. They explained that
the tournament would bring hither a
large number OF sportsmen from various
parts OF the State, who would all have 10
pay to attend the shoot in Agricultural
Park.
The sum asked was only small por-
iion of what will be required for prizes,
but the local sportsmen proposed to col
lect fully as much more here. besides
special prizes that would be contributed
by dealers in sp0rtslnen's goods.
The board decided to appropriate the
sum asked for.
The Secretary was instructed TO invite
Hon. j. w. Mitchell of Los Angeles to
deliver the annual address at the Pa
vilion.
a resolution was passed authorizing
the Secretary TO employ competent eX-
pert to examine the grand stands and the
Pavilion to see that both those structures
are in 1irst-class condition.
Robert Havey was selected for the
duty of starting the running races, and
the contract for printing the speed pro-
CRANE was awarded to Thomas Geoheagan
for 5000.
Positions at the Park and Pavilion
were filled as follows:
Felix Dunn, Financial Secretary
o. z. Dodge Assistant Superintendent
at the Pavilion.
Entry Clerk. Third and Eighth De-
partments. Mrs. Clara Parsons.
Entry Clerk, Fifth. Sixth and Seventh
Departments. ID. J. st. Clair.
Ladies' Department, Mrs. Quigly.
Ladies' room, Mrs. LawIer.
CHIEF Night Watchman, Timothy Lee.
The Park employees are as follows:
Assistant superintendent. George B.
Eolger.
Entry Clerk, Fred Chase.
Clerk of Course, ID. l.. Haokett
Clerk OF the Scales. William Godfrey.
Chief Marshal, &. j. Cox.
Forage Clerk, NJ. Wilmington.
Inspector at the main entrance to Park
Il. Ii. May, Jr.
Inc minor appointments were referred
to the Executive Committee.