The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-13
Purses to Be Paid on Each Heat
of Tro ting and Pacing
Events.
PREMIUMS FOR THE EXHIBITS.
New Departments in Which Handsome
Awards Will Be Offered for
Competition.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 1.-THE
State Agricultural directors met to-day to
rearrange the premium list and adopt
speed programme for the coming State
fair. The speed programme, as agreed
upon, provides for eight days trotting and
pacing and nine DAYS running.
The trotting and pacing purses range in
value from $500 to $1,000. For trotters are
provided 2:40, 2:25, 2:3O, 2:35, 2:24, 2:15,
2:19, 2:17, 2:10 and 2:20 class races; for
PAGERS 2:27 and 2:25 class events, and for
three-year-olds 2:22, 2:17, 2:2O, 2:14 and
2:10 class contests.
The 2:25 2:35, 2:30 and 2:2O trots and
the 2:27 and 2:22 PAGES are arranged on
original conditions that offer an innova.
ton in the light-harness brigade.
They are called heat races, and the con-
ditions provide that the purse is to be
divided into four parts, each heat to be a
race. Winners of first money in the first
three heats connot start for the fourth
heat but all that are eligible can go the
first three heats, winning such money as
they can. A horse distanced is not en-
titled TO any money, Notwithstanding that
it had previously won part of the purse.
There Will be three moneys in each heat,
and the way to get the most money is to
drive for each heat. This plan insures a
contest throughout the entire race, and
prevents the holding of one animal while
another is being driven out.
In the running division there will be
closed on August twelve stakes, eight of
which are for three-year-oId and uPwsrd,
with distances from six furlOngs to two
and a fourth miles, and four stakes for
two-year-olds. There will be five running
races each day. The balance of the pro-
gramme will be announced on August %.
All who have seen the programme pro-
nounce it the best ever offered by the
society. The total purses and stakes
amount to $35, 900.
The exhibition of stock will be held the
last two weeks, and several additional
features will be offered for the promotion
of livestock interests. The premium list
will be under consideration for several
days yet.
Thus far an additional class has been
formed for small Yorkshire swine and the
premium for a family of hogs has been
changed to one for a nerd. There will be
no separate and distinct premiums for
county exhibits in the agricultural de-
partment, but the money heretofore ap-
portioned for these premiums Will be
added to individual premiums.
A new and separate department, to be
known as the department OF dairy prod
ucts and machinery, was formed, and will
be placed under the supervision of the
California Dairy Association. The de-
partment will include premiums for all
dairy products. as well as for refrigerators
and modern dairy appliances. There will
be cash premiums, besides medals, to the
amount of about $780,
1t Is proposed 10 have practical dried
fruit exhibit, where the teaching of cook
ing and uses of dried fruit will be demon
strated.
vide for a rock.driIIing contest. which in
itself will be great feature and interest
the entire mining community.
The matter of special attractions for the
fair was referred to committee.