REPORT. 



Grass Valley, December 31, 1888. 



To the honorable the State Board of Agriculture: 



Gentlemen: The Directors of the Seventeenth District Agricultural 

 Association submit this, their reportof the transactions of said association, 

 for the year ending this date. 



GEORGE FLETCHER, Secretary. 



RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. 



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Receipts. 



From contributions— Nevada City |240 00 



Grass Valley 245 00 



Premiums returned *. 20 00 



$505 00 



From insurance premium returned --- * 100 00 



From Directors note .. --- 300 00 



From exhibitors and hack badges .. - 166 00 



At Park— 3,369 single admission tickets ... $1,684 50 



232 half admission tickets 58 00 



Grand stand, 486 tickets at 25 cents 121 50 



1,864 00 



At Pavilion— 2,378 tickets at 25 cents $594 50 



Lumber sold 40 23 



634 73 



Privileges sold— Bar - $875 00 



Restaurant 125 50 



Ice cream and candy stand. . 60 00 



Percentage on pools sold 293 10 



Privilege at pavilion 10 00 



Other privileges at park _ 289 96 



1,653 56 



Entrees and forfeits to races 1,225 00 



Interest received from National Trotting Association 9 80 



State appropriation - 2,000 00 



Fines and penalties from horsemen .- .. 205 00 



$8,663 09 

 Expenditures. 



Maintenance of track and buildings $236 65 



$236 65 



Park expenses — Gatekeepers and ticket sellers $145 00 



Watchmen and police 158 00 



Judges, entry clerks, and clei-k of course 135 00 



Feed and bedding for stock 247 52 



Ribbons. 7 00 



692 52 



Rent 750 00 



Superintendence 5400 



Premiums on stock exhibits 415 50 



Purses for races 3615 00 



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