Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-19
"NUMsKULL" AT the FAIR.

NVWVNVIL Al IHE RAIN.
WHAT HE SAW TO ADMIRE
AND WHAT TO BLAME.
Fine Cattle, Lively Races, Hand.
some Women, and Unfair Games
OF All Descriptions-How He
Was Abused by the Editors Of
the Reno Evening Gazette.
VIRGINIA, October IS.
DEAR TINEs:-"All the worlds q
fair" Shakespeare wrote, or should
have written; or "All the worlds at
the fair" he would have written had
ne been at Reno the latter part of
last week. One gazed around in
amazement and wondered where all
the people came from, and as so many
Comstockers met ones gaze we asked
ourself if anybody was left in
Storey countyi There were people
of all degrees" Lawyers, doctors,
mining superintendent, merchants,
accountants, artisans, miners, labor
ers--in fact, all professions and call
ings in life were we'll represented.
Nor were the fair sex noticeable by
their absence.
UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION OF THE v. 4
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Our people have for long time
been growing against the discrimina-
ton Of railroads, and visitors from
our city to the fair increased the
number of complaints. Trains left
Virginia at 7:10 A. n. and arrived at
the fair ground at 10 :10-three hours
before the races took place. Why
could they not as well have left two
hours later and permitted our citi-
zens to enjoy their morning "naps,"
like Christians Again, they left
the fair grounds at 8 :20-at which
hour the days races were not con-
Guided; but then, if they departed
after the races, there would be no
occasion to lay over at Reno, and
thus the proper amount of money
would not be left behind. Always
discriminating against the people of
Storey county! ~
THE CATTLE DISPLAY
Was unusually fine, and a credit to
any State; and our cattle breeders
deserve the highest commentator
for the pluck shown by them in i'm
porting such fine stock to improve
our cattle. The most noticeable dis
plays were the Durham cows and
bulls of Colonel Younger and Mr..
W. A. Morrison. The latter gentle
man also had magnificent collection
of Jerseys-the most profitable cattle
which can be obtained by dairymen,
they giving an unusually rich milk
in large quantities. There was also
very fine display of blooded and
draft horses; also Angora goats and
full Spanish and Spanish and French
merino sheep. The poultry display,
although not large, was choice. But
the space allotted this article will
not permit me to particularize. .es
THE RACES,
On Thursday, were very interesting.
For the first, Flora, Weazel and Illu-
sion entered for a half-mile dash,
which was won by Illusion, Weazel
second. For the next, trotting race
for three-year olds, mile and repeat,
Carrie Thompson, Charley Mack and
Thoughtful were entered. This race
was not much admired for its fast
time-3;2 5 but the horses being
equally matched made it interesting.
Then followed one OF the most ex-
citing races ever witnessed. Trotting,
three-mile heats, two in three-won
by Gold Note. Horses entered were
Gold Note, John Stewart, Stanford
and Lady Emmett. Just imagine all
these horses trotting three miles and
coming down the home stretch in a
bunch, and one winning by a length
and head-as was the case in this
race. Imagine this state of affairs,
and you can form some idea of the
excitement which prevailed at the
time. Nor was the THE to be
sneezed at "A. .s.asU
ROBBERY ROBBERY
Our fair wac no exception to the
general rrie; every device known to
the huraan family for taking dollars
out of an unfortnnate's pocket was
found there. But what DID astonish
me was to see the great number of
"hogging games"-a felony under
the statutes of this State-dealt upon
the public streets under the very
nose of the county officials. At ev-
cry corner, in every saloon, could be
seen the dealers of "Top-and- Bottom"
dice games, Rouge ct Noir," The
Wheel of Fortune" Faro games
(hogging), and thousand and one
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