Entrance fees to races, as a rule, are not paid in cash, but charged up against the parties entering for the races; after which the award is made and the winners' accounts are settled by deduction. The unlucky ones fail to pay up and consequently keep adding to the large deficit which we have at present of entrance dues of $13,338.31, besides $2,273.73 that has previously been charged off to profit and loss. I submit a statement taken from the accounts of the races for twenty-two years (from 1881 to 1903 inclusive), showing the purses and added money paid out on races, the entrance fees received, and the added money. Entrance Added 1881 1882. 1883 1884 1885 1886. 1887 1888. 1889 1890. Purses and Stakes. Money. Premiums at park 29,956 00 19,220 00 10,730 00 32,715 00 21,525 00 11,190 00 29,220 00 17,182 50 12,037 50 32,880 00 18,415 00 14,465 00 47,225 50 26,212 50 21,010,00 35,247 00 19,459 50 15,787 50 28,170 00 Premiums at pavilion-Department 2: Machinery, implements, etc. Premiums at pavilion-Department 5: Dairy products and utensils. Premiums at pavilion-Department 6: Horticultural products. Premiums at pavilion-Department 7: Viticulture, etc... Premiums at pavilion-Department 8: Agricultural products Premiums at pavilion-Department 10: Bees and honey $5,171 00 These premiums were paid by the committee with funds raised in the City of Sacramento, outside the State appropriation, and do not form any part of the accounts of the State Agricultural Society. Total amount entrance fees uncollected November 15, 1903 The following statement gives the deficit for 22 years, 1881 to 1903, of entrance dues, unpaid: $15,616 50 1881. 1885 1886 $858 50 858 50 $13,338 56 $160 00 340 00 795 00 Section No. 6, By-Laws National Trotting Association— "All suspensions imposed for non-payment of entrance dues shall cease and become void by limitation at the expiration of six years." According to this rule $9,088.09 of the entrance dues must be charged off to profit and loss. Bills Payable Account, 1903. To Shreve & Co., medals for 1902 Breeder & Sportsman, advertising, 1902. 152 25 175 00 San Francisco Examiner, advertising, 1901 150 00 San Francisco Bulletin, advertising, 1901 J. W. Wilson, board, Prof. Carlyle, 1902. Veach Novelty Works, repairs, 1902. Rebate, S. E. G. & Ry. Co. Total amount of unpaid bills for 1903... Nov. 15-Cash balance. 100 00 86 10 93 80 92 80 107 95 410 37 100 00 1,750 00 25 90 50 00 3 50 2.90 354 48 5,164 71 $56,775 88 8,178 31 Expense. $51.00 36 00 21 00 36 00 36 00 18.00 24 00 24.00 24.00 24 00 24.00 24.00 24.00 6 00 24 00 R. D. Stephens, ticket clerk B. Schaap, ticket clerk W. Fleming, ticket clerk G. Ebel, gatekeeper. Joe Hill, gatekeeper. T. Lynch, gatekeeper.. L. R. Nichols, watching cattle sheds. |