The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-23
GOOD ATTENDANCE
AT THE STATE FAIR

The State Fair opened at Reno yes
terday morning and will continue dur
ing the entire week. The principal fea-
ture of the week would have been the
races had it not been for the fact that
at the last moment the attorney gen
eral of the state submitted an opinion
to the effect that bookmaking is bar
red by the laws of the state. Horse
racing without betting will not appeal
strongly to the public.
Fine Stock Exhibits.
The stock exhibits are said to ex-
eeed those of any previous fair in the
history of the state.
AS expected, Percheron horses take
up the lions share of the room, and
some magnificent animals are shown.
There are fine horses of other breeds,
also, excellent showings of sheep and
a remarkable exhibit of cattle, both
of dairy and beef breeds.
Beginning with the cattle, the Ne
vada experiment station has a group
of 10 blooded Holstein and Freisian
dairy cows. There are 25 of this breed,
including bulls and cows.
The Nevada state insane asylum is
showing Holsteins and Guernseys and
the experiment station also has Jer-
seys and Guernseys.
Mr.. Locke, of Lockport, Cal, has 20
Jerseys. The bull he is exhibiting is
sire of the experiment stations bull.
Trosi brothers, of the Truckee val
ley, have a showing of registered
shorthorns, while the experiment sta
tion shows polled Angus and Hereford
beef cattle. Mr.. Lyons, of the Truckee
meadows, exhibits single shorthorn
COW.
One of the. fine horse exhibits is that
of Frank Martin, of the Truckee
meadows, who has seven great Perche-
rons. Alfred Wilkinson, of MeDer-
mitt, Humboldt county, shows a big
black Percheron mare with foal, a
beautiful gray stallion and 2-year-
old stallion, son of the two.
Trosi brothers, of the Truckee mead
ows, are showing a Percheron stallion,
and George NJ. Bower, of Elko, is ex-
hibiting a big black stallion, probably
the largest animal to be shown, al
though some Of the big mares on ex-
hibition are huge specimens.
John Matley, of the Truckee mead
ows, has fine exhibit of three pure
bred Pereheron mares and Percheron
stallion; also five grade mares with
foals. The Nevada experiment sta
tion is showing five purebred Perche-
ron mares.
Henry Elgus, of the Carson valley,
has a German coach stallion ON exhi-
bition. The Reno German Horse asso-
citation also has a pure-bred German
coach stallion at the show.
Standardized trotting stations are
shown by the Nevada experiment sta
tion and Bud Kincaid, of Fallon. DR..
Bamberger, of Reno, is exhibiting five
head OF STANDARDIZED horses, inelud-
ing two that drive tandem, one team
and one single.
The Nevada state insane asylum is
showing two fine large Belgian mares,
one with foal and two yearling grade
Belgians. Nick Sorgi, of the Truckee
meadows, is showing a grade draft
mare with foal
In sheep, Krallin & Finch, of Soda
Springs, idaho, have q Shropshires
and five Rambouillets. Bishop broth
ers, of California, have shipment of
Shropshires on the way and Leo Frey,
of the Truekee meadows. has a fine
lot of Shropshires.
Hogs are bv no means neglected. j.
l.. Gish, of Bishop, Inyo county, has a
full exhibit of pure-bred Berkshire
hogs and is after the cup offered by
the Berkshire association. The ex-
pertinent station has both Poland
China and Berkshires and Reay Mac
kay is exhibiting Berkshires and one
Poland China sow. Mr.. Emery, of
Reno, has a pure-bred Berkshire boar
on show. Matchless Majestic, the uni
versity's Berkshire boar, is the larg-