The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
BRIGHT ARE THE
PROSPECTS FOR
THE STATE FAIR
Big Premium for Bet
tin g Privilege.
B. w. CAVANAUGH SECURES 1T
HE OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL $500
FOR A SPECIAL RACE.
The Stake Races Have Attracted
Twenty Per Cent More Entries
HE OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL $500
FOR A SPECIAL RACE,
The Stake Races Have Attracted
Twenty Per Cent More Entries
Than Last Year-Success-
full Meeting Assured
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. I9-At meeting Of
the board of directors of the State Agri-
cultural Society this afternoon privileges
at the State Fair were sold for a much
larger amount than last year. A year ago
the betting privilege at the track sold for
$4,000. This year it sold for s17 762 50. the
successful bidder being B. w. Cavanaugh.
well-known politician and bookmaker of
Sacramento. The other bid was from
Humphrey & Schwartz, but 1t was under
stood that several San Francisco sporting
men were interested in the firm The
amount Of their bid was 81, 300. Last year
the programme privilege brought s5O4
This year Senator Frank w. Leayitt paid
$50 for it. There were two other bidders
Tor the programme, Chase & Mendenhall
offering $500 and j. G. Langenderfer s6O4
Both privileges sold for an unusually
large amount of money. This is attributed
to the fact that the bidders felt assured
that the coming fair will be one Of the
most successful ever held in Sacramento
The management has put forth every eff
of their money, and the fact is so well
known that there is small doubt that Sac
ramento will be filled with strangers on
every day Of the two weeks meeting
Mr.. Cavanaugh, who received the bet
ting privilege, has offered $500 additional
for special race to be run on Sacra-
president Of the Agricultural Society
This year there are 20 per cent more en-
tries in the stakes than there were last
year, and demands have been made for
stalls for more than $50 runners. A car
load of horses arrived Unexpectedly from
Montana this week, and another is on the
way. The directors have offered two ad-
ditfonal trotting purses, one of $500 for
double-team free-for-all trot or pace and
another of $500 for road horses owned in
Sacramento County eligible to the 2:2O
class. The following horses have been
named:
Free-fo all pacing, nomination purse $500
Don, Florita, Al Gregor, Fanny Putnam, Much
Better. Beachwood, Joe Wheeler.
2:l2 pacing, nomination purse s10oo-Arthur
W, Don, Florita, William Harold, Montecito
Boy, 1 Direct, Hazel II. Molie Nurse BIIl
Frazier, Beachwood. Dawood
2:15 class, pacing. nomination purse 5000
Arthur W. De Bernardo Barker. Don, Prim-
rose, Ketchum. Montecito Boy. Diawood, Annie
Mollie Nurse Thera, Deceiver.
Free-for- all trot, nomination purse $500
Doodle, klamath, Clay S. Galette Wilkes
Prince Gift, Hazel Kinney. Neeretta, Toggles
2:13 trotting, nomination purse S1000NIran
Alto. Sable Francis Clay S, Claudius, Dollcan
Thompson. Galette Wilkes, Bonzalfne, Hazel
Kinney, Neeretta.
PIG trotting, nomination purse s1oo0-Mamie
Riley, Daymont DR.. Frasse. Sable Francis
Stella, Conn, Mabel Mckinney, Shelby Dol.
lican, Ned Thorne, Bonzaline, Addison, Neer-
Myrtle to be ruled upon.
2:l9 class, trotting. nomination purse 5000
Hazel Y, Twilight, Fanadma, Certralpil
Shelby, Athavis, Lochinvar, Dolly D. Lister.
Inc, Alex B. Lumsden nomination of Myrtle
to be ruled upon.