Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-20
THE SIXTH ANNUAL FAIR
r. e N o, N Ev AD A.
Trials Of Speed Under the Aus
pices Of the Society.

pioss Of the Society.
Monday-First Day.
No. 1-stake for 2-year-olds which have
never started in q race, $25 each, $40 forfeit.
No. 9-Purse, $50; siS5 TO hrst. 50, to 500.
ond: three-Quarters Of mile.
No, 3-Bsllinette Stake, for thoroughbred
3-year-old fllies, Society to sdd <20O, dash OF
one and half miles; entrance, $oO. Any hlly
that has previously won race shall carry hve
pounds extra; any Ally that has won two races,
eight pounds extra; and any flly that has won
three races, ten pounds extra. Second hlly to
No. 4.-Purse $3.50; $50 to first. $40 to sec
ond, $50 to third: heats Of . mile; free for al.
No. 5--Hurdle Race, stake OF ~ escn. $lo
forfeit, 500 added; one and quarter miles.
over Ave hurdles. three feet six inches high,
welter weights.
Tuesday-second Day.
No. 6--Trotting, $50 class. free for all
horses In Nevada; also, for All horses from
Sierra, Laseen, Plumas and Modoc counties.
California, and Grant and Lake counties,
Oregon; three IN i've; purse, $500; hrst horse,
500; second horse. 500.
and repeat; purse $500; first horse, $500; Sec
ond horse, $i25: third horse, SIS.
Wednesday-Thir Day.
Nos-stakes for all 2-year-olds, three-quar.
ters OF mile, $50 each. $25 forfeit, 500 added.
No, 9--Stskes, free for all carrying 100
pounds. s25 p. p, $3.50 added; one and one
No. 1O--Dash of . half mile. free for all
horses in Nevada and counties named In Cali
fornis and Oregon; parse. $50; nrst horse'
500; second horse, $50.
No. IL Stakes Of $25 each. p. p, gold
medal (value, s1O0) added; one mile. for anna
teur riders; weight, 160 pounds. The riders
must be members of the State Agricultural
Society, of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse A.
sociation, or of some regular Jockey Club
and no one who makes business OF training
horses, or who has ever ridden once fol
money. OF is engaged in the employment Of
training In any capacity, will be eligible.
Nominations must be made IN the name Of
| the person who is to ride; the horse named tc
the Secretary on Monday, the first day Of the
/ No. 12-Hurdle Race; purse. $500; nrs'
horse, $l25; second horse, $50; third horse
| $25; heats of . mile; winner Of the hurdle
race ON the first day to carry fifteen pounds
extra; second. hve pounds extra; weltel
e NJ. is.-Nev.ds Cup; Handicap Sweepstakes
$50 each. s25 forfeit, $40 declaration. $SOl
sdded; two and quarter miles; secone
horse to receive 500. third to save stake
| Thursday-FOurth Day.
| No. l4-Trotting, mile and repeat, free fol
| sll 3-year-olds in Nevada and counties above
named III California and Oregon; purse, $4O0
first horse, $3.50; second horse, 500; thire
No. is-Trotting, 226 class, free for all
best three in I'VE; purse, 5000; first horse
$500; second horse, $500.
No. 16--Trotting, fve miles out, free To-
ell; purse. $500; first horse. $3.50; secont
horse, $50.
| Friday-Fifth Day.
| o.-x. r. n ~n.- o1ds d.ah 10 mil a
$50 each, SIS forfeit; 500 added tho winn,l
Of the 2-year-0ld race on Wednesday TO carr!
seven pounds, the second In that race
five pounds, and the third three pounds
above their rule weight.
| No. 18.-Free Handicap; purse. $50; $l00 Il
first, $50 to second, $40 to third one and three
quarter miles; entries to be made August 20
| weights announced August rs.
| No, l9--Stake for 3-year-olds, $50 each, -!
forfeit, 5000 added: one and fve-eighths miles
, the winner of Wednesday, . race to carry sever
| pounds, the second in that days race nv,
No. 2O"Purse $3.50; $3.50 to first. $40 to sec
| ond, $50 to third one and one-eighth miles.
| No. 2l-Consolation purse, entrance free
$50; 800 to first. $50 to second. $40 10 third
| one and cne-quarter miles; horses beateI
once to carry their weight: II beaten twice
| allowed five pounds: three times, ten pounds
| entries to be made within five minutes afte
| the close Of No. 20. Those who have beer
beaten before Friday must be entered OF
Wednesday.
! Saturday--Last Day.
| No. 22--Trotting, free for all double teams
mile and repeat; purse, $500; first team. $500
second team 500.
No. 23-Trotting, 2:35 class. free for all
| purse $500; first horse, $500; second horse
$50; third horse, $50.
No. 25-Trotting, free for all, mile heats
three in I'VE; purse $70O; FIRST horse, $500
second horse. $500.
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