The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19
Local News.
From Tuesdays Dailyl
SUNDAYS c
aud sorrel Milk. Capture the
Purses.

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hest races of the week. The first
lad the unfinished race of Saturday
I, Pilgrim, Pedler and Smoky, in
N will be remembered the two first
Eed horses each got a heat The
kere tapped of to agood start, but for
lasor made slow time, Pilgrim win
[sOl, Pedler second. In the next heat
ses cot away well together, but as it
to the judges that Pedler was pulled
&ecleared no heat. After the usual in
le horses were called up again, and
a very pretty sta t. Pilgrim and
al once took the lead, Smoky drop
I~scefplly into the rear. From the
mole il was almost a neck and neck
tween the two, though Pilgrim hsd a
md. Down the back stretch past the
: pole it was nip and tuck race, each
APPARENTLY doing his utmost to gain on
Onent. The horses, too, seemed to
and what was required of them, and
ia ashamed of The time made in the
4 heat, put on a burst Of speed which
led the crowd. Along the home
The horses continued Tapped, and the
Of each were about equally appre-
of losing what money they had put
they neared the judges stand, how
grim showed slightly in advance,and
ne evident that barring accidents he
Ass under the wire in the lead. This
winning the race, heat and money in
Itch, under the circumstances, may be
red excellent time.
lonsolidatlon purse of 1925 for beaten
gas next contested for in a mile dash
Sorrel Mike, Terlulia and Sleepy
For a time Mike sold a hot favorite,
lula 500 pulled up and almost even.
as not popular. The horses got a
lily even start, but Mike and Terlulia
daylight show in advance of Dave
an a very exciting race for the position
br. To the three-quarter pole they
lpped, and apparently straining every
Dr. the lead, but coming down the home
Mikes superiority soon became man
d Terlulia gradually fell away until
was passed, with Mike four lengths
Ice of Ter,ulia, Dave third.
l:4s.
most important a C of the meet was
lied up. 1t was trotting mile heats,
st in five, for a purse of $500. King
Brutus, Scott entered Billy Grant,
ton entered Tempest. Grant sold a
hyorite in the pools. The flyers got
even start on the second scoring,
hnd Grant easily drawing away from
who was plainly over-matched and
infested his indignation by a break
asted nearly all the way round
k. The contest between the other
very close and exciting. Brutus
bead to the three-quarter pole, where
lied up and Tapped him. Down the
fetch some very fast time vas made
es trotting almost abreast to the close
inning by a head amid the creates
ent. Tempest distanced.
2:47!.
second heat was warmly contested al
round, Brutus winning by about /
in 2:54. The remaining heats were
Ptponed until Monday.
MONDAY.
keather yesterday was the best of the
eason, but few were present except
lancially interested in the result O
)tesls. The main interest, of course
on the unfinished race noted above
rant sold favorite as before. bringing
cases 500 to SIC, showing that some
Ce4ers had extraordinary confidence
guessing capabilities.
proper time the horses were calico
be judges, A. H. Barrett, DR.. Beal ant
Fnard, men whose sound judgmen'
egrity will not be disputed.
porses received an excellent start ant
neck and neck to the quarter, wheI
took the lead and the pole, keepin!
/ the three-quarter pole. At this
ant mended his pace and drew up tt
whom he succeeded in passing
ie home-stretch Brutus put on {
sry burst of speed but was unable Il
\ doughty opponent, who passed un
wire with a clear lead.
2:42s.
The fourth heat was called the horse:
81 on the track in apparently good %
Fhough few were the buyers on Bru
hen the word was given the latter
Eptured the lead and at the quarter
. pole. In this position they passed
lhe track, Grant bringing up the reai
pay.
2:4St.
eSl heat was the cause Of great en-
,eid The horses got a good send'oti
once jumped into the lead, wh'ci
10 the middle of the back stretci
relaxed his speed for some reaso1
lappel and passed by the Deer Lods
Grant steadily increased the daNllgN