The San Francisco call., 1897-06-19
STATE FHIR PROGRAMME.
Board of agriculture Fixes Oates and
AfrGHges Features - Chase
Elected President

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 1s.-The
State Board of Agriculture met to-day to
arrange q premium list and adopt a speed
programme for the State Fair this year.
The dates for the State Fair were officially
fixed at from September to 1S-two
weeks.
The premium list was taken up and con-
sidered and the following changes were
ordered: The dairy DEPARTMENT. premiums
were referred to a committee consisting OF
Director Boggs and Secretary Smith; the
offer from the Holstein-Fr esian Assoca-
tion Of America to duplicate all premiums
won by cattle OF that class was accented A.;
IN the swine department it was ordered
that the name and number of all classes
be plsced on an entry card and that all
animals be required to be registered in
their respective herd books. Additional
premiums were offered for wire fencing.
In the horticultural department an ad-
ditional premium was ordered given for
best variety of dried prunes. A special
premium Of S25 was added for the best
formu ula for preserving fruit for exhibition
purposes. With these few changes the
prem ium list remains the same al in 1896.
John A. Stanton of San Francisco was
elected superintendent of the art depart
ment.
Organization for the current year was
effected. Director Spreekels nominated
c. NJ. Chase for president. There being
no other nomination Chase was elected by
acclamalion. For superintendent of the
park J. w. Wilson was the choice OF the
board. w. T. Matte ews was named as SUI
perintendent of the pavilion. TIE presi-
dent then named the following standing
committees:
Executive-COx, sp-eckels, Msckay, Wilson
and Terry.
Finance-Boggs, Cox, Mathews, Land ana
Printing and publicaion-Land, Fox, the
president and the secretary.
ldbrsry-Glrd, Covey, the president and the
secretary.
Speed programme-Fox, Covey, spreckels
vii. on and the secretary.
1t had been The unanimous desire
of the members of the board that
A. b. Spreckels be elected as presi-
dent, but, when approached upon
the subject by Director Chase, Spreckels
informed him that, owing to several
important business matters that he
had on hand at the present time, it would
be impossible TO devote the time necessary
to familiariZe himself with all The de ails
requisite to make the approaching State
Fair success. Beside, there were several
important matters on discussion before
the Board of Regents of the State Uni
versity that Chase was perfectly cognizant
a successful termination. In consequence
he desired Chase to retain the presidency
until the annual meeting of the board in
February next, when, if it was still the
desire of the board, he would then accept
the honor.
Tie speed committee formulated the
following programme of trotting ana pac-
ing events:
First day-Occident stake; 2:40 class trot,
purse 5000; 2:17 class trot, purse $500.
Seconu day-TwO-vear-old trot, stake, closed; ;
2:24 c.ass, purse 5000; three-y year-old pace,
free Ior all, purse 5000; three-year-old pace
and trot, stake, closed.
Third day-Two-year-o'd pace, stake, closed; |;
2:l7 class trot, purse $500; 2:14 class pace,
purse $500.
Fourth day-$30OO guaranteed stake. closed !;
three year -old pacing, stake, closed; 30
class trot, purse 5000.
Fifth day-2:21 class trot, purse $500; 2:19
class trot, purse $500; 2:20 class pace, purse
5000.
Sixth day-2:15 class trot, purse $1,000;
2:l3 class trot, purse $1,000; 2:1O class pace
purse $1,000; Stanford stake, closed.
Entrance fee per cent with an additional
D per cent from winners of money. Entries
close August l.
The fair will open with trotting card,
then alternate each day with runners
throughout the fair. The admission rates
will be as usual, with the exception that
special pavilion ticket OF twelve coupons
will be sold for S.