The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-22
STATE FAIR OPENS MONDAY
WITH A GORGEOUS PAGEANT

loyal subjects.
The Alfalfa Palace Is novel
structure built entirely of bates of
alfalfa and will house the exhibits
of Churchill county. the Pavilion
not being large enough to meet the
demands for space already engaged
The structure covers a ground space
G0x60 feet and arehitecturally gives
the impression of massive castle
with square towers or turrets at
each corner, both walls and towers
snrmonnted by battlements This
novel building has excited great
deal of favorable comment from vis-
itors, who express regret that sim
liar structure was not made q part
of the Nevada exhibit at the Expo
sition.
TO Repeat Pageant Thursday
At the urgent request of Cover
nor Boyle and majority of the cit
izens of Fallon Mondays Pageant,
or as much of 1t as possible. will be
repeated tomorrow 1Reno Day., for
the benefit OF our visitors on what
is expected to be the biggest day of
the Fair. All those who took part
on Monday are requested to be on
hand Thursday morning, If possible.
Prizes Awarded
The committee On awards for
floats, consisting CT nrs. Geo. b.
Williams, Messrs. Ham. : Call and
Judge T. G. Hart, had difficult
task assigned them, and there viii
doubtless be exceptions taken to
their verdict. according to the per-
sonai views of the individual. The
decisions will be rendered on points
In which were taken into considera-
ton originality, cleyerness of de-
sign and execution and an ohserv-
anoe of the general scheme of the
pageant. Among the school district
floats the choice was extremely diff
feult. but was finally settled upon
the Fallon Elementary School depict
ing the pioneer Home" This was
for the competitive cup offered last
year by the Truekee-Carson Fair As
sooiation.
A first, second and third Prize of
cups viii be given to the following
entrants of floats: 1st. u s Recla-
nation Service; 2nd. Reno Com
mercial Club; 3rd, Grob & Bingham
The thanks of the Pageant Com
mittee are due and are hereby ex-
tended TO the various school dis
triets and their teachers and to all
others who by their hearty cooper
alton and enthusiastic interest in
contributing time, labor and mater
ials in the building of the many
aoats, and also 10 realize that with
out this cordial support it would
have been impossible to have
brought the event to a successful
conclusion.
In this connection the thanks of
this community are due to c. A.
Mariana, who, as a member of the
Pageant Committee. conceived the
general scheme of the celbration and
10 whose personal efforts and untiring
enthusiasm in the face of diseourag-
ing complications the affair was
brought to a successful and trium-
plant conclusion.
The Races
Yesterday was the opening day of
the races under the auspices of the
Fallon Jockey Club and a good pro-
gram of events was witnessed in the
afternoon by a large crowd. Sever
al stables are already on the ground
and more are to follow, including
some of the best animals on the
Coast
The two famous jockeys. Bullman
and Donovan arrived in Fallon yes
terday from san Francisco and will
ride here during the Fair
Joe Hooker" the stallion from
Nevada. which defeated the best
sprinters in the west at San Fran
cisco on Saturday, arrives here today
for the local meet Hooker" is the
last of the famous Winters stock
that spreadeagled the best of them
in the haleyon days of racing.