Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-09
THE TERRITORIAL FAIR.

e Fair week, Helena's great annual harvest
closed at sunset on Saturday last. Ih'
weather throughout was fine and the at
tendance, which was good at the opening
greatly increased. Smiths 100 mile ride OF
Z Wednesday drew an immense crowd, anC
the racing on the days following, held il
$ well up to the close. The number in at
! tendance or Wednesday were estimated at
nearly 1000 persons. Smith mounted
promptly at IL a. M. and made the first
mile in about two minutes and thirty-tour
seconds. Changing horses at the end OF
each mile he made pretty even time, and at
the 25-mile post had gained about three
minutes, but some unruly horses threw him
back SO that at five miles his average time
did not exceed two minutes thirty-six sec
onds. The fastest mile was made in about
two minutes and sixteen. seconds, and the
slowest two minutes and ffty-four SECONDS.
At the end of the 10th mile his time was an
nounced ten seconds less than three hours /;
at the 8Oth mile, three hours and twenty
six seconds. AS the time neared the close
the interest increased, and during his Tide
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one that had a watch were to be seen tine
ing each quarter. At the Goth mile he had
a little over three minutes to make itin.
The large crowd, which had been almost
breathless in silence, burst out in deafeiny
cheers as he sped away on his last mile,
mounted on his heetest horse. When a few
hundred yards on the way his horse crossed
the track and ran so close to the fence that
the rider was forced to- jump from hin to
avoid being crushed. Leaping on top oil the
fence ne threw himself over it, but he SEEM
ed to strike the ground OH a run, and id an
instant was out calling for a horse. At this
j%uncture many faces in the audience we're
sad aud teeming with tears. Mounting
the plucky man again he sped away on the
journey, and oyertaking his first borse, |
mounted him, and come in on the IOOth
mile in tour hours nineteen minutes and
thirty seconds. This was Smiths Seth birth
day, and his 10th 100-mile-ride. He las
rode three times each year for the past fix
years, winning each time.
Next of interest We're the races, winch
went off as announced, without accidentor
disturbance, though it is claimed by many
that some high games of rascality were CIR
ried out. | noticed that in a number of h.
stances pools sold on losing horses at from
$500 to $500, and that the buyers of the
cheap pools were the. winners. The loss d
some of the sporting experts are said to
foot up thousands, while prominent mer-
chant and soae few other good guessers
made big winnings.
The following races came off on Monday:
Running race, ~three-quarter mile dash.
purse $2OO-$150 to first and $50 to second
horse. The following entries were made:
Premium, by A. B. Sample, TT. Benton;
Terlulla, by c. E. Williams, of Helena
Sorrel Mike, by D. D. Davis, OF Butte. Won
by Premium, Terlulia second time, 1:19a.
Trotting race, best three heats in five for
horses that have never beaten $40, purse
$20O-$l5O to first and $50 to second horse.
The entries were: Live Oak, by Thos. Stu
art, of Deer Lodge; Billy Grant, by Sam
Scott, of Deer Lodge; Pilgrim, by McCom-
as and Ticknor, of Helena Queen, by III.
G. Ward, of Deer Lodge. The first heat
was won by Live Oak, in 2:2411 ; the second
by Billy Grant, in 3:474-Live Oak distanc-
Third by Billy Grant time 2:474.
Third race, running, quarter mile dash
for a purse of $125-$10O to first and $40 to !
second horse. The following entries were.
made: Destroying Angel, by II. Reed, of
Cricket, by I'll. G. Ward, of Deer
Little Dick (Bullwhacker), by D..
Blivins, of Fort Benton; Snail, by j. E.
Langford. Won by Snail time, 3d. Sec
onds.
On Tuesday the races and results were MS
Tratting for three-year-olds, mile