Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-10-08
R.c,Sc.-Goldsmith Maid. In the

RACING.-Goldsmith Maid, In the
race last Saturday at san Francisco.
made the best time ever made on 4
half.mile course, trotting u mile In
2:lSh. beating the time OF Dexter, who
made it In 2:l9 OH \ half-nile track ut
Riverside Park. Boston, in 1867. On
Saturday last there was also some rae
Ing done nearer home-at the race
track north OF Virginia City. The
first was between Chicken and Long
Island, for $500 q side, mile and re-
peat. Long Island vol in 800 and
5:55. 'fhe second was between Keno.
aud PeggS white horse, for $500, mile
and repeat. Pegs white horse won
In two straight heats; average time,
2:l7. The third WAS q running race
between Belcher, Blackbird aud John
McCone's sorrel horse, for 4 purse OF
BOO. Belcher won By a neck In O:5S.
The attendance was good and the bet
ting lively. The same day, over the
Carson Course, there was a running
race for $500. half-m!le heats, best two
In three. which was won BY Duvals
horse Kent. in 0:5la4 and O:o2; also a
number OF scrub races. The races
over the Reno Course commence to-
dag, TO be continued till Friday. The
Reno Course Is said to be an extra
good one.a and quite n number OF fast
horses and men have gone from Carson
ard Virginia to participate.
KENTUCKY GIFT CoScERT.-Read the
advertisement Of the Grand Gilt Con-
cert to be given for the benefit OF the
Public Library Of Kentucky. The
final postponement Is definitely liked
10 the eth of December next, when it
will posl,iy, ~ be drawn and the prizes
Maid I'm full. So many tickets are sold
that enough money Is on hand for the
full drawing. but in order to dispose
of the few unsold tickets, and give a
larger balance to the Library, It was
deemed all the better to postpone the
drawing till the time specified. The
gifts are all cash, the highest being
SlOO. 900 aud the smallest 800. Whole
tickets, $40; halves, So; quarters.
81 30, etc. For description Of final
arrangements, manner Of drawing.
etc, send to or call on the agent, or
read the advertisement In another col
umu to-day.
Not THE MAN.-We copied an Item
from the San Francisco Cat on Satur-
day about q woman named Jane
Frame, who died In that city, alone
and unattended, IN childbirth. The
item stated that she had Il husband now
living In Virginia City. Nevada. In
this connection. ii. F. Prahm. Of the
fruit and grocery firm Of Frahm i
Powell, South e. street, Virginia,
wishes it distinctly understood that he
"a not the aforesaid husband ; that he
has never yet been the happy possessor
Of wife, and should he ever be so
fortunate he has too much humanity
10 allow her to suffer aud die So mis-
cradle and forraken. Cool man.
DrNpEp.-N II. X. Mitchell was
elected from his buggy yesterday
morning on South c street, Virginia,
by collision with \ grocery wagon
which backed out into the street as he
was passing. lie held fast to the line,
till he was jcrked out over the dasher,
when the horses, having broken their
traces, left him and 4 to Gold Hill,
where they sensibly took refuge In the
Eclipse Stable. Hank was fortunately
not injured much. Que Of his horses
however, had one Of his hind legs con
siderably bruised.
ApRIATIc SALooS.-One Of the CO,
sicst and most acceptable places to
drop In at and procure the right sort
of a beverage, done up artistically BY
the hand of gentlemaa, Is the Adrl'
attic Saloon. kept by Dunn & Hooking,
C street, Virginia, a few doors south
OF Union street. Jim Hooking Is an
old Gold Killer, good looking. happy,
and always we'll pleased to meet bis
old friends and take q smile with them