The record-union., 1897-09-14
Sacramento Makes an Exc
ceIIent Showing.
r1any Visitors Viewed the Exhib-
its Last Night.
Events at the Park Six Running
Races on the Programme
for To-day.


full blast last night and the attendance
was larger than on any preceding even
Ing. The several exhibits were at their
best. and though the visitors saw much
they went away leaving much yet to
be seen.
The sugar beet test that is being con-
Quoted by William R. Gird, the Chino
expert, is attracting universal atten-
ton. Mr. Gird has devoted much time
to perfecting gravameter, which has
entirely revolutionized the old process
of beet-testing, and besides being much
more accurate than the former method,
it does the work in less than half the
time
Fourteen tests were made yesterday
from beets grown in the vicinity of Sac
ramento. and the readings in each
case showed over 16 per cent. sugar,
with a purity of over 50 per cent.
In an interview last evening Mr.. Grid
said the beets already tested compared
favorably with any grown in the State,
both as to size and saccharine matter.
He had, he said, in company with j. 0.
Coleman, Secretary of the Sacramento
Chamber Of Commerce, visited the
ranches of Senator William Johnston,
l. j.
the river and found the soil admirably
adapted to the culture of beets. 1t is
loose and loamy. with sand enough to
insure that the beet will travel down
for water. He expressed himself as
highly pleased with his trip. and felt sat
isfied that Sacramento County has a
great future before it as a sugar beet
producer. Mr.. Gird anticipates max
ing a trip up the American River in a
few days.
A BABY SHOW.
At a meeting of the Board Of Directors
last night it was decided to hold baby
show in the art gallery at the Pavilion
on Friday night. Baby shows never fail
to attract people, and the Directors
have hung up cash prizes big enough to
attract the cupidity of mothers who
think their babes are the very sweetest
in the land.
The mother of the prettiest babe over
6 months to 1 year old will receive $25,
while the second choice will receive so.
The mother fthe prettiest babe over
] year and under , years of age will re-
ceive SO, while the second choice will
draw down so.
Mothers desiring to enter their babes
Will be given a free pass into the big
building. and ample accommodations
will be reserved for them.
Entries close at s o'clock Friday even
ing. and judgment will be rendered at
$50 O'Clock the same evening"
The Board of Directors are wise in
their generation. None of them viii
act as judges. They respect the sanctity
of their persons too much for that, and
do not care to take chances with the
mothers of babies who are not first
under the wire.
In choosing judges the Board of Di-
rectors aimed to get men of experience
with babies. and at length pitched upon
A. B. Spreckels and Henry J. Crocker,
both of San Francisco-far enough
away, it is thought, to escape the ven
geance of the irate women who will un-
doubtedly be after their scalps
Last night was no exception to the
excellence of the musical programme.
'Cavalleria Rusticana' proved a fine
number, as was also "Travita''
Tonight Mr.. Golverd will play solo
for euphonium which, aside from it's in
terest as a solo, stands as the work for
euphonium solo which obtained first
Prize in the competition open to British
army musicians.
In addition to the regular programme
popular numbers viii be played each
evening until the close of the Fair. Two
or three numbers on Thursdays pro-
gramme viii be cut to allow for the
playing of various numbers specially re-
quested. Musical Director c. A. Neale
desires that all requests should be
handed in before Wednesday night at Q
o'clock. One of the attractions tonight
will be a solo by Mr.. Kellar entitled
The HOLY City,
Following is the programme for to-
night:
March. ''Zenobie" "................... Bennett
Overture, "Di Concert Heinsdorf
lntermezzo. 'Cavalleria Rusticana''
valse Cbantifll;y;,; M M4ia;scagn
Grand Selection. ''Rigoletto'' Verdi
Song, The Holy City ............ Adams
PART II
Overture. Merry Wives of Windsor
Duet. 'Aiiserere II Tro1atore';; Vsr 1f@ri
Grand selection, Martha" Flotow
GaiOp d1 concert, ''AethenS'' ....... Brake
IN THE ART GALLERY.
In the collection of the School of De-
sign is a portrait Of an old lady by
Miss Mabel Deming. her first work in
portraiture, and one doing her high
credit The portrait is said TO be an
excellent likeness Continuing in this
collection we notice some good work by
Miss Lucia Heintz in still life. poppfes
on small canvas and a very good
game piece. indeed superior Miss
Joesink has q canvas of the same
study, game piece. and it is equal
" creditable. very strong grape piece
by the same artist is near by. Miss
Greenlaw, in the same collection has a
still life plaque that demonstrates the
genius Of this amateur, who has surely
fine promise for her talent
Miss Mary Hinkson has in the collec-
ton, in addition to excellent portrait
ture already noticed, a game piece that
is in the best style of her art. and tes-
titles to the fine native ability of this
talented young woman. In addition
there is upon the north wall of the
gallery lovely portrait by her Of Il
sweet and laughing child 1t is num-
Der 100 and is one of the loveliest faces
in the gallery. The handling in this
picture is something near perfection
The work is all round one of the best
Miss H. has shown to the public. In
the School Of Design colleetion-to re-
turn to it's a happy effect in land
scape by Miss Carrie Yoerl1, a work
that stands beyond our previous esti-
mate of the capacity Of this gifted
young woman. Tt is full of the warmth
of the scene and is admirable in draw
ing. "A still life piece by her is also