The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-30
STATE FAIR MOST
SUCCESSFUL Event

Saturday the Nevada State Agrieul-
tural society closed one of the most
successful fairs ever held in the state.
The weather during the entire week
was all that could have been desired,
and large crowds were in daily attend
ance from all over the state. How
ever, the attendance from Humboldt
county was not as large as had been
expected or as large as the merits of
the attraction warranted.
SO far as known there was but one
exhibit from this county, and that
was supplied by Alfred Wilkinson, of
McDermItt, who exhibited four Per
cheron horses, winning four prizes.
j. k. Harvey, of Paradise Valley, was
one of the livestock judges.
Friday afternoon a large crowd
gathered at the track to witness the
races. Governor Oddie occupied a seat
in the grandstand and addressed the
crowd briefly, thanking them for their
liberal patronage, ana extending an
invitation to all present to visit the
Fallon fair this week. Secretary
Phillips was the announcer, giving the
result OF each event at it's conclusion.
The races were excellent, with a
fair field o. starters in each event.
The large grandstand was filed to
overtiowing, but there was little en-
thusiasm, no more excitement being
evident than as though the spectators
were watching a merry -go-round. Sew
eral hundred people were lined up
along the rail, and here there was evi-
IDENTIFY something doing, as the crowd
seemed to be considerably animated.
From all appearances sums of money
were changing hands after each race.
1t seemed to be the sentiment of all
present that the law should be chang
ed to permit of betting on the races
at the track.
Ii there were any present, however,
who could not 'get action" for their
money at the track, all they had to
do was to 60 back to town and they
could have found poker and all other
forms of short-card' gambling GO
ing on openly. ''Steerers were on
the lookout at the trains and on the
street corners, watching for "suck-
ers' to conduct to places where they
could be relieved of their spare cash.
But, of course, all this had nothing
to do with the fair, nor was the man
agement in any way responsible for
this condition.
Automobiles were running between
town and the fair grounds, and ride
could be had for 90 cents, one way.
There were few machines that charged
but 25 cents, but the great majority
bore banners announcing that they
were union cars and that the price was
80 cents.
There seemed to be no disposition on
the part of the Reno hotels, eating
houses and stores generally to take
advantage of the visitors, as rates
were the same as in ordinary times.
At the fair grounds peanut and fruit
vendors charged only regular prices,
and good meal coula be secured here
at downtown prices. BY the way the
restaurant under the grandstand was
conducted by Jimmy" Cleve, for
merly partenr with III. X. Davis, in
the .'St. Elmo here.
Visitors from Humboldt County.
Among the visitors from humboldt
county noticed at the fair grounds and
about town were j. II. Harvey and his
son, ii. N. Harvey of Paradise Valley;
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Wilkinson, of
McDermitt; Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Cros-
sen, Of the Hotel Lafayette; Frank
w. Stall, g. w. Summerfeld, III. X.
Dunn, Dave Staunton, of Winnemuc-
ca; Father j. j. Enright, John G. Tay-
lor, County Commissioner Cooper, w.
Ii. Goodin, Star Hill, J. A. Mcintosh,
Lovelock.