Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-06
Irnox OCH SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

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Ed. NEWS: There was at least twice
the number OF people on the Fair
Grounds to-day that there was yester-
day. Tho pavilion received but few
more acquisitions, however. and is alto
gethsr quite bare. whitehill brought In
about q ton OF Centennial specimens.
and has them all labeled with the geo.
logical name. tho part Of the State they
are from. etc. This group is tho most
interesting they have in tho hall; but
there arc many samples OF fruit and
vegetables from washoo valley that
would astonish one to look upon. seeing
that this country is so generally sterile
aud unproductivc. Your correspondent
saw OH exhibition peaches, grapes. APP
pies Of delicate variety. pears. otc., that
would TO credit to the great fruit grow
ing regions Of California. They are not
no large, OF course, n those grown IN
California, but they aro Of superior
flavor and contain very Porccptibly moro
nutriment. Nevada potatoes arc so
well known abroad for their superiority.
that Il Is almost needless to say here
that a few bags Of them on exhibition
are Of monstrous size and excellent
color.
Nss~ ith.tanding These Things
That I have enumerated. and some 9TH
err that are scarce worthy Of mention.
the agricultural and mechanical part Of
tho Fair can hardly DO called q success.
Nothing has been sent, evidently. from
the eastern or central portions Of the
State for display. AL that you can see,
save the mineral specimens spoken Of,
and some iron safes, and the inevitable
group Of sewing machines. has been col.
lected In the immediate neighborhood.
and il therefore o very unsatisfactory
show for those who pay four bits to sec
II. Besides, tho pavilion Is 30 poorly
lighted with windows that you can
scarcely make out tho tags, and some
times
Fiaa Yourself at = Toss
To know exactly what 1t is that occupies
so tidy a place beneath tho show-win-
dows. Your correspondent has several
times sauntered into tho place OF eIhi-
bition. and has never yet seen moro
than half q dozen people thore. Every
body goes TO the race track In the morn
ing. stays there all day, returns in the
evening. and. after casting about for a
place to get anything like a decent sup
per. patronizes the ever gonial John
Piper.
The Display OF stocx.
Several Of the press reporters havo en-
dsavored to obtain from tho Secretary Of
the Agricultural Society q list Of the
stock entries. tho pcdigrees OF the stock.
tho names Of their owners, and 10 forth.
but in vain. In the first place, II Is
against the rules Of tho Society to let
the name Of an exhibitor slip out, lest
somebody might suffer q harm thereby.
and, In tho second place, the Secretary
has got things 80 confoundedly mixed
that he can't tell himself anything about
the matter. The stock were paraded
around the course this morning. and the
representative Of the News wa on hand,
with notebook and pencil in readiness.
to take down oil the dips. spurs and
angles of Durham bulls, Norfolk stall
lions, larHe-uddercd cows and handsome
heiiers, but found himself entirely want
ing In bucolic knowledge, and only sue
ceeded in counting the animals and
noting their sex. Tho result Of this
brain.taxing effort Is
As Fellows,
Fourteen bulls. straight backed. square
built, evidently blooded fellows; nine
cows. any one Of which would DO suf-
fcient capital to start an cnterprising
fellow into the milk business, to judge
from a mere glance as they glided grace
fully by; one yoke Of sturdy old oxen;
ten ~prancing stations, proud and pretty;
about fifteen mares and colts, some oil
which might better have beon left at
home. unless they were brought In to
heighten the admiration for the others
by displaying q contrast. More horses
have been entered for purses than for
premiums. The cattle are mostly from
Humboldt county. Letting down the
bars, a. II were. for the cattle. that they
may wander back to their accustomed
pastures. wo pass TO o review Of
The Races.
There must have boon fifteen hun
dred people on hand to SEQ tho irst race
to-day. which was for q running pre-
MUM Of $3.50. Raphael, Echo. Over.
land Pat and Lodi started. Overland
Pat was the favorite in the first pools,
selling for $40 against SIT for Lodi,
and &c for the field. Pat hal tho fourth
position on the track. and Raphael had
the pole. When the horses were finally
tapped of Raphael was in tho lend anu
held II TO the first quarter. when Pat
crowded him and got a neck ahead. At
tho second quarter they wero neck and
neck, tho other horses being quite a dis
lance behind. From thence on Pat