Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-07
IraOx Orn SPECIAL coKnEsrOsDEsr.
RENO. October 0. 1875.

lYRoN ouR SPECIAL coKREsrospEST.l
RExo. October 0. 1875.
Ed. News: The Fair il progressing
most favorably. II is a success beyond
the expectation Of any one. The expo
sition at the pavilion. It's truo. Is 80
msagrs as to Be Of little interest to any
body; but the races. and the manage
msnt Of affairs at tho track. are subjects
Of general commendation. To tho Of
forts OF Mr.. Chamberlain. tho Vice
President Of tho Society. much Of this
Is due. To-day there were present. to
witness the first race. not less than
Twenty-Five Hundred People.
Every available vehicle about the town.
that would in any manne serve to carry
people to and from the track. has been
pressed into service. and still the con-
veyances are not sufficient for the occa.
sion. II occurred TO your correspon-
don't to-day as q little strange that some
Of the Virginia livery mon have not sent
q couple Of hacks down to ply between
tho track and the town. There IN not a
hack on the road. OF course. with u
many strangers In Reno. the hotel nc
eommodations arc inadequate also. A
gentleman was heard to say in the Dcpo.
Hotel, last night, that he would give
Ten Doiisrs fur - Roam.
All the single apartments. and the
double N also. worth occupying, have
been engaged for tho week. AMI stran-
gers are tight pushed for n place to lay
their fevered heals after coming in from
the races in the evening. The people Of
Reno are now rcaping q harvest such az
they never rsaped before. 1t astonishes
one to observe, too, what an eye they
have 10 business and to improving the
present occasion. Your correspondent
stepped into n barbor's shop this morn
ing to havo the down moved from his
innocent cheek. and waited just q half
an hour before his turn came. This. in
itself. in such exciting times, was some
thing Of
A Tax Upon she Patience.
But when the tonsorial artist wanted to
cut your correspondents hair, and in
sisted that q little dye upon tho mus
tache would improve tho looks, that
there was an evident tendency toward
badness on the very summit OF the
head. which might easily be overcome
with q bottle Of his W preparation
price ono dollar - when these
things were brought up by
tho industrious barber, who
was shaving for his life. patience was no
longer q virtue, and the knight Of the
cleaning blade was told that his GUS
toner was q mere newspaper reporter,
who was in something Of q hurry to get
10 the races. and not o capitalist or .
gentleman OF leisure. When the poo
pie Of Reno come TO have the experience
Of the people Of Sacramento. in tho
matter Of making money during fair
time. II they ever do, they will Mt least
stand even with the latter ut impor-
tuning the unsophisticatcd and charging
high prices. They mako an excellent
beginning.
The Races.
At the usual hour. after the stock par
ads, the election Of Judges was nnoun
ced. Billy Wood and c. G. Battsrman,
OF Virginia, and Nj. Chamberlain, tho
Vice President Of tho Society. were the
men chosen. Mr.. Fox. Of Gold Hill,
aud Mr.. Stewart Of Virginia. wero tho
timers. The first race was q running
contest for $1,000. FREQ for all; two
miles and repeat; tho first horse to get
500, the second 5000, and tho third,
500. Irene Harding and Ballotboy
started for the money. Ballotbox sold
for SIS in the pools TO $40 for Harding.
The race was the best OF tho season so
far. Ballotbox drew the polo and Hard.
q length ahead at tho frst quarter pole,
but was pushed closely by tho marc bo-
fore reaching the second quarter. which
they ran a. evsn as though thoy had
been harnessed side by side. The mare
Lost gradually from the second TO tho
third quarter. and camo down tho home
stretch about q length behind. Ballot
box won.
The First Milo In I,Ja I.2.
The second mile was run about the anne
as the hrst, the horses struggling side
by sido for q half q quarter. tho marc
dropping behind a half q length. and so
on. showing but little difference in
speed between them. Ballotbox won
the heat In 3al'.. After the first heat,
pools ON Ballotbor sold at $40 against
$40 for Harding. The first half Of tho
first mile OF the second heat was run
most beautifully. tho horses being as
even as though propelled by the
same power. Harding gained gradually
after passing the last quarter pole. and
came under the wiro n length ahead,
amidst loud cheering. lIallotbox seemed
to flag Immediately after passing the
Judges stand. rs II conscious that no
was behind and could Not win. The
marc gained during tho whole mile, and
came in two lengths ahead. winning tho
heat in $780,
ballet Rex diving Out.
The friends Of Bllot-Box thought.
after his conduct in tho second milo Of
the second heat, that no had given out,
and pools sold at so to $40 on Hard.
ing. The mare started or in the third
heat q length ahead. and held II TO the
first quarter. Ballot-Box then closed
mp the gap gradually. and camo under
the wire a good length ahead. The Sec
ond mile was merely q repetition OF tho
first. and Ballot-Box % the heat and
run in 1854. Soon after the racc. II was
announced from tho stand that tho
horse Ballot-Box wa withdrawn forever
from the Reno course. He was paraded
for inspection 10y the audience aud gen.
orally admired. Mr.. Winters, his own.
or. says that tho horse has boen failing
for some time. and that he will not run
him again, ho values him ut $1,000.
Tho second Race
Was not Of much interest. the difference
between tho teams being too great. It
was for 5000. teams to harness. three in