The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-11-18

latter was against Sleepy Dick, In 1869, In which
Lizard was taken right of grass carried 100 pound
rider and wore * pound shoes: the other was the
four mile at the Territorial Fair at Helena, two
months ago, In which he was bcntcn twenty feet by
that dell on four legs, owned BY Lieut.. NcAdams of
Fort Ell's and entered under the name Of Dungeon"
In oil, previous to this race he had taken In $4,000
for bis matched races and was held By them
at the cxorbitant price Of $50.
BILLY 10 the property OF Colonel J, c. Thornton.
bright bay, II hands high, and weighs about 800
pounds lie 10 cross between California and Aueri
can stock II ten ycars old In Nay, and had never run
race previous 70 thiA He has bccn used By Colonel
Thornton a. riding horse, and hrs great powers Of
endurance on severe trips under heavy riders, led
many to the belief that he would 'wsss out Lizard on
the last ten or twenty miles.
the RIDERS
Selected were: For Billy, Nat Evans, 50 pounds:
Bobby Graham, % pounds: Eddy Evans. Is pounds.
For Lizard, Tommy Woods, 90 pounds and Deuny
Philips, 81 pounds, the intention bsine to change
every ten Or fifteen miles, the articles permitted the
horses to 60 - they pleased between start and stop
oLiN's TRACK
was In superb cordition--ncvcr better. The rain q
few days before had saturated it, aud the day or two
OF 6nc weather Immediately preceding Wednesday,
- M Billy on the track, and few minutes later
Lizard put In an appearance, both horses showing
GOOD condition and spirit, the covers were apped
r. them, Billy, however, looming up Dig aIou: side
the b. rndbuilt Lizard, his two hundred pounds cx.
ecss Of boz and muscle seeming an advantage that
would TIL sav against the little Aeetfool On the lst
ter end OF the re-. At lAs0
the .-DoEs
judge SIiraA Knowtee and 1rsus. Thos. l. Napton
aud W. w. Dixon. saosatsd the u end, called up the
race Instructed the rder cad ut precisely Il by the
jaAscs luac TIE herses-op the second tusu-wese Of
even On
TRx HACx 0Y eGx1y Mn1a,
Bobby Gnhau, sitting Billy and Tommy Woods hold.
Ing the reins o( government ever Lizard
ROusd I. Roth horsrs led Of slow, Biliy eeah.- 1t
an easy lope, issdiag length 70 the three aarte
posi-, while Lizard held ~ and freltd oossidsa
bly,, crossing the scratch length behind. Time AB
4 Lizard pulled s'ght,y shesd. led ieasth = to
home etrrtc: aud crossed the scratch 40 lnrt ahead.
4 Lizard still leading aud went over The scrsteh 50
aheM
l. same horne leading from 600 to GO tect crossing
six hundred ahcad
g. Lizard opcucd the gap 70 nearly half mile, ms
8. billy eth behind 4 half mile.
kang the mile in SIS aud Billy In 4oa C'cther hosss
Billy was going the better gait and that Lizards rider
would fag him on the start.)
:. Lizard changed riders At thu half mile station,
and was OF again quarter ahead.
g. Billy changed ridsra and closed the gap to ose-
third. a.
4 Dilly brushed up on Third quarter and saissd
little. .-- ........ .*
10. Lizard led out fsil thisd ahead Bily picked sp
bat let Lizard over the scratch % seconds abesd liz
ards tins: = n, O. sce BUYS time: - MI
II. Still leading third.
H. Billy closed the gap to an eighth while Lizard
changed riders, aud lost II seconds.
IL Thslittie horse gainsd bic fap third again.
H. Lizard opening the gap heavy.
Is Over three Quartes ahead and gained steadily %
The round Lizard crossing The saratch ID one boar
and sixteen seconds from the. start lHoesss both
down 70 sssady wosk, md sweating fsoeiy.J *-
la Lizard pulled eat bsiskiy and It The han nils
statios caught Bily, having mile The bsst Of hin.
The latter led out 1t this and crossed tho scratch
| ahead. @ @"@
II. An exciting round. L!zard working 10 ct BID
mile 4s. s-s. s-E
IS. Lizard pu,led along brisk, and coming down the
last quarter passed Billy and crossed the scratch IT.
| tie over mile absed = fe-
~, - q. Hosses running togsshsr until ths Slsl
round, when Lizard went over TIE scratch far ahead
leading Billy ~ msiea -
20 ~ Il. The Horses kept pretty ven tegethss. Liz
ard eth naistsaning bic mile lead The tise ranged
from . $50 except On the 8ath mile whsa Hill
came ID On as0 and the 3sGh which was nsds By Liz
ard In SIS THESE roands ase ssnbessd 70 u2agd
the other horse being ono mile bchindl
Nto 4. Both horses trosted considerably. Lsast
having tho advantage % his ts0e ro0pslbs6 )op'
from nlllv anA The latter showed Stgne q fatigue