Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-11
4 STATE FAIR.
ops.iss Nay Of shs Eighth Annual
Fair or she Nevada State Agri.
cultural, Hinisg and Mechanical
Sociesy ~ Reno.
Reno Journal, October II.

Reno Journal, October II.
The success Of this Fair is no ionge,
In doubt. The weather IL all that coult
be desired. and the sun never shon,
brighter or warmer. All around IL liz,
and activity. The Pavilion Is q busy
scene. and Il 10 q difficult matter to 40
oommodats all. The Fair Grounds or,
thoroughly alive. and the display o.
stock will be good. The races promis,
excellent sport, and The town 10 rapidly
filling up. Everything IL going along
smoothly, and our eighth annual Fall
will long b remembered.
TIT RACES.
The attendance at the track Wal mol
a. large a expected. although comparing
favorably with the first days Of any pre-
vious Fair. The circle inside the track
was we'll Allied with carriages. The Fail
train brought down more passenger
than ever before on any Arst day. bul
many Of them remained Ia town. At 2
P. n. President Chamberlain proceeded
to carry ont the days programme. II
was found that the handicap, Depot
Hotel stake and Journal stake were not
contested. Winters Duchess OF Norfolk
and his horse Fred. Collier simply can.
tering around for forfeit money These
races were all we'll Allied, but the other
horses broke down below, and did moi
come over here.
In place OF the above Q half.mile' re-
peat race for $500 was made up for Jim
Douglas. Lulu Riggs. Cousin Vic. and
Winters chestnut flley. Vic. was with.
drawn. In the pools Douglas sold
~faverits for $25 against all others In the
field at IS. The Alley had the inside.
Lulu second. Douglas third. The race
was won easily by Douglas In 81 and 81
seconds, the fllsy second, with the Ore.
gen mare Q bad third.
TEE NEXT RACE
Was Q two-mils and repeat between Win.
ston. VIM. Tell. Ashley and Belle Spsn.
Ger. each having position in the erds,
named In the frst heat. They passed
under the wire the first mile a. follows;
Ashley, Winston, Spenssr. Tell, In which
position they continued until the last
half, when Winston passed Ashley, win.
ming the heat In Q jog. Tell was dis.
tsnosd for running. Time 6I7H. Be.
fore this heat Ashley was the fsvorits al
$40 to Sc. After the heat the figures
were exactly reversed.
The second heat Was Q spirited contest
between Winston aud Ashley, but Win.
ston won In 5:l6H.
Tomorrow the ladies will ride for the
6rst time.
Reno Gazette, October 10.
The following horses were stabbed Q,
the track yesterday: Mcclellan, Trade
Wind. Sherman, Douglass. Fred, Cousin
Vic. CLARA D, Douglass. Lille Breed.
Belle Spencer, Grssnbaok, Carlisle,
wm. Tell. Rose Thompson. Ashley.
Maggie @, Fred B. Fred Collier. Ouch.
sss Of Norfolk, Norfolk ally Kent. Lulu
Riggs and Henry Lake Chief.
A. ]. Foster. Lake City, Oregon. has
at the race track several thoroughbred
that be bought at the Winters horse sale
10 Sacramento during Fair week. He
has Conaor. by Norfolk. dam Adais O,
whose record in the speed ring IL we'll
known to all horse men, o yearling colt.
full sister to Csnnor. and o beautiful
bay ally, BY Norfolk. dam Lady Jane.
T. G.. Herman. Wsdsworth, has three
Durham bulls and n COW with calf.
r. A. Brsnton has AZ head Of French
Msrino sheep.