The record-union., 1896-09-14
LAST WEEK OF TEE FAIR.
There is No Apparent Abatement Of
Interest.
The Outlook is for q Good At
tendance Up to the
Very Last.

The third and concluding week of
the State Fair begins to-day with the
most encouraging prospects. This is the
first time in the history of the State
Agricultural Society that three weeks
fair was attempted, and it was of course
something Of an experiment.
But the usual period of two weeks has
passed, and there is no apparent abate-
ment Of interest in the great exposition.
The attendance at both Pavilion and
Park has been excellent, especially at
the latter place. The speed contests
have been of a high-class order from the
very opening of the fair but the greater
attractions in that department have
been reserved for the last week, so that
there is every reason to anticipate
very liberal patronage on the part OF
the public.
Despite the talk of hard times, the
country people have come in goodly
numbers to see the exhibits and attend
the races, and there has not appeared
to be any lack ofsmoney, judging from
the patronage extended the bookmakers
and booksellers. On one day last week
it is said that upward of $4,000 was
handled by the men who pass out bits
Of cardboard to those who tried to guess
the winners of the races.
This week the committees who are to
pass on the merits Of the various ex-
hibits in the Pavilion and the livestock
at the Park will perform their duties
and report the results to the society, and
blue ribbons, diplomas and gold medals
will be much in evidence during the re-
mainder of the fair.
The attendance this week should be
even greater than during the two weeks
just ended, because there are many per-
sons who always put off visiting the fair
until the last week. When the exhibit
ton lasted but one week this class came
only for the last one or two days. When
the fair was on for two weeks they still
deferred their visits till the second one,
and will probably do so in the present
instance.
Following is the music programme for
this evening at the Pavilion:
1.March, estate Militia'.....G. q. koppitZ
By request
erand olodau overtnre, Magic Fute Mozart
introducing gems from Rigoletto, Trova-
tore Simon, Bocanegra, Nabucco.
Dissatisfaction among the members Of
the band; they leave suddenly and with
out warning. The drummers resolve TO
finish the piece by themselves.
6. Grand selection, 'Marftana" ...... Wallace
Introducing the gems OF this popular
: 1o - Mr. and Mrs. Tobin.
8. Gems from Little Christopner':. ..;. kirker
.. Waltz, "My Dream" Waldteufe
10. March, ''Directorate". .SOusa
By request.
IN THE ART GALLERY.
Miss NJ. Blanch has on view cred
liable view of Suffers Fort before the
Restoration. 1t is done in sepia and
gives evidence of artistic taste and fine
perception of light and shade effects.
In the amateur department Maine
Feeny has "A Lioness" (41D and ''St.
Alysious" (472). They are in black and
white, fairly well done. There is bet
ter capacity back of this amateur effort.
Architectural drawing by A. w.
Campbell, very fair; pen and ink
sketches by Arthur F. Atkinson, cred
liable, are in the amateur class.
"a Poppy Field" pastel by Mrs. M.
F. Fenlon (410), is neat and above av-
erage in merit. No. 42O is a small oil
painting by Master c. H. Gilman, Jr.
(deceased). 1t is pipe and pouch and
extremely we'll done Had the youth
lived he certainly would have done
credit to art. There is a crayon cast
work by Cordie Gilman in the amateur
department indicative of capacity that
ought to be cultivated. There are five
superior sketches in pen and ink work
shown by the Partington School of Mag
azine Illustration, and both the San
Francisco Cali and San Francisco
Chronicle make large exhibits of pen
and ink work for newspaper illustra-
ton. They are Of the best class of
that order of art. There are pen and
ink sketches poppy panel and a
sketch "Topsys Sister" (404 to
400; a charcoal and lead
pencil sketch by Helen Hyde, are
good the pencil work is the best. Mollie
G. Hutchinson has two good pen and
| ink sketches. They are strong and
artistic. Ethel Grant copies, but cop
les fairly well for an amateur. She
should cease copying and study from the
natural as her 412 indicates ability to
succeed under application. Her Col
umbus and the Monks" is very good
copying indeed.
H. j. Breur's Gid 1.-The Cliffs
is but fair, but his (41O, Near the
Water Front" is very good drawing.
we SnOulO say Ifat IOr pen anu INK
work he has special ability worthy Of
high cultivation. The sepia wash
(594) by Nellie l.. Treat is good work.
Ten pen and ink sketches by j. r. Dick
inson t39O are pleasing and testify to
art taste and execution of a good or
der No. 399 wash by J. d. Strong,
The Golden Gate" is as neat bit of
work of that class as one would wish
to see. Peixotto's (39S) pen and ink
work is notably fine and stands in the
front rank, but there is nothing in the
pen and ink department that we can
place before Jules Pages beautiful ex-
amples already noted. Anna f. Briggs
in 313, "Fruitvale," has a good example
of what natural ability and good taste
can do in landscape. Her Mitchell S
Canyon (332) and Summer (333) are
even better and do her much credit, as
also her Midsummer" (329).
L. p. Latimer, the well-known water
colorist and oil painter, has in 80 and
$40 two excellent examples of his style.
Miss Pearl Waggoner has two decora-