Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-05-11

the army, he commenced the pub
lication of the Record-irst at Ft. Shaw as
q semi-monthly, then at Fit. Benton as a
Weekly-and now comes forth this early in
its career enlarged and bearing marked i'll
dications of prosperity, a fact which speaks
well for Mr.. B., and also for the community
in which his lot is cast. The price of SUBJ
scription has also been increased to SIS per
annum.
OUR Diamond folks are beginning to talk
of a grand Fourth of July celebration. 1t
has been a number of years since our people
celebrated this national holiday, and as this
is the Centennial year, we have reason to
believe they will enter into the work with
unusual interest. 1t has been so long since
Diamond has given itself to any kind of
merry making. except the clipping of the
light fantastic" that it has become proverb-
ial, that they can't do anything but dance.
We are of the contrary opinion however,
for while our ladies and gentlemen are ac-
complished devotes of the terpsichorean art,
they are capable Of making a full hand at
anything to which they may set their wills.
We have not yet learned the particulars, as
to what the nature of the celebration will be,
butar fully persuaded thatit will be a sue
cess. Our people are large hearted and patri-
otto, and though they'd 0 not feel that their cir
cumstances will justify a trip to the Centen-
NAL Exhibition, from their green mountain
homes, they will catch the anthems of
praise, swelling a nations heart, and join in
the chorus. They will, perhaps, roast an
OK beside somessof our bubling streams, and
spread a feast beneath the cool shade of the
tall quivering aspens and lofty pines, and
while the juveniles gather flowers from the
sunny slopes, and the lesserlights sport at
SNOWFALL beneath the shadow of the moul-
tains, the older folks will talk of the great
ness of America.
THE RACES at the White Sulphur springs
were largely attended. Great interest was
manifested and betting was lively. The first
race was a match between Sherman's chest
nut sorrel horse, and RAIDERS bay, single
dash of five hundred yards-tWenty-fiye dol
lars a side. Sherman's horse won the race,
coming out fifty open feet ahead. About
two hundred dollars changed hands among
the spectators.
The second race was a single dash of five
hundred yards-no purse. There were
three entries-Leopold's Grey Charlie, jeff.
Moore's bay gelding, and Phil. Miller's Top
sy. Pools sold briskly. Gray Charlie was
the f~ayorite, and jeff. Moore's gelding sec
ond choice. The horses scored well, and
were off the first trial. Topsy won the race
with ease.
The third race was a single dash OF two
hundred yards, between RAIDERS horse, and
Brainard's blue horse the blue winning.
The sports of the day were closed by raf-
fling for Topsy, the queen of the day. There
were.ten chances at S. each. John Sher-
wood, the crippled mail carrier, whose mis-
fortune we chronicled last week, won the
mare.
A match was made between Gray Charlie
and Topsy, for a single dash OF five hundred
yards. The race is for fifty dollars a side,
to come off May %. Other races will be
made. and the lovers of the turf anticipate
a lively time upon that occasion.