Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-02
THE STATE FAIR.
GOssiping Lister from Gu
Rowing Correspondent.
A CPEhT JOKE ON MESSRS.
CuiOa, SWEENY Gree
AND PATCRAFT.
incidents of Crowded Hotel
Life at the Riverside.

State Fair opened yesterday il
rather better shape than usual
with good racing and attendance
| cannot rscollect much about the
races except that the nags | ven
tured small amounts of Carson dol
lars on invariably came in late.
| have ALWAYS noticed at the
Reno races that horses on which
place my money seem weighted
down with the responsibility and
lag behind.
A horse that can't carry the edi.
torial weight that | put on it no.
der those circumstances must have
some sort of hereditary weakness
of the back. The auction sale
brought out about thirteen head OF
stock and the prices realized were
small. Much better was done by
stuckmen at private sales.
LIKELY TO BE SLOW.
Speaking of races l can scarcely
refrain from mentioning rather a
funny incident which caused much
amusement in Reno last evening.
DR.. Guion, Sweenv, Raycraft and
Gree made up a trottIng race and
Guion went round to the Commit
tee rooms to enter the four horses.
He concluded it would be a good
idea to enter them under assumed
names, something that would sound
high on the Reno turf. The other
three assented and lett it all IN
his hands. About an hour after
wards they went down to the pool
rooms To back their nags and when
the bidding began, the sports were
all puzzled at the new names, as
they did not represent horses that
they we're familiar with and there
was good deal of talk and specu-
lation, but 1t was not that sort OF
speculation likely to make pool
sellers rich.
"Why don't some of you fell
lows who ownes these horses back
en-" shouted the pool man. The
four owners all stood there as mvs-
tilted AS the rest, for 1T turned on:
that after DR.. Guion had entered
the horses. he forgot their names,
and tine other three were ashamed
to 90 back ard acknowledge to the
Association that they uidn't know
their own horses names, so they got
out OF it the best way they could
and began buying pools at all haz-
zard
In the morning they investigated
the matter and each man discov-
cred he had been backing the
other fellows horse. This is what
makes me think that we will have
a slow race today in the trotting if
the owners drive.
PLAYING A COMBINATION.
The Riverside Ho,el was full and
Chamberlain placed me on cot
in the parlor, along with some peo-
pie from Verdi, Truckee and else
where.
About three o'clock was aware
that some one was wandering aim
lessly about the room and mum
bling about matches. After he
had stumbled over some center
tables and a few cots, the sleepers
began t. inquire what the devil.
etc. he wanted. " I'm certain | m
playing Il e right combination" he
kept saying.
'.Six 10 the nlmber, and | can't
loose"
| recognized the voice and get
ting up, lit the gas and found an
old Comstock sharp considerably
loaded, and insisting that he didn't
propose to pay Fair rates for a room
and have lot of buffers sleep in
it.
He said if the room was not
cleared in two minutes, he would
begin to throw the crowd out, and
when he began fumblIng for gun,
several people manifested dispo-
sition to get up and dress.
spoke to the man who seemed
glad to find some one he knew,
~ H.. .w,lo;paI hw covipu that