The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-24
n NJ nX D.

49, IN Mo80D
UQDGVUD yGY00A
WinA.unOe tho>1lvo 0QO6. ops1no
1Goot.
DENVER, Nay 70, 10o&.
x6itor Mbser:
eln-BsAbre hjddinG god bye to the
beautiful city II Dsnvse; / vill a0ain
tssseaav On your time and se0d yoa q
1sw notes in regard te'ths wind-op u
the i've days. racss In this city. The
msst began lat eaturday, the 18th Inst
and e)essa toAag, Friday, ~ 1seh
Inst
The avesaee atteadanco during alI
I've days W. nat leo than three thous'
and, and among Ill these strangssa
there were none who enjoyed them
selves bsttef than did Mn. T. and my
eelf. The weaaher Wa . little rainy II
asst, bat va never during the whoSs
time bad enough to interfere serloualy
With the sport, or The sports, either.
OF The latter there has been an innu'
messbls number in attendance, hom
Chicago, Kansas City, st. Louis, st.
Joe, Leadville, Pueblo, and even from
- fhr away - Arisona and New Next
%. Come weeks ago there was IN In
nux Of despes~does who came largely
from Arisona and New Mexico, where
the Rio 0rande and Atohisou, Topeka
and Santa 70 railroads and Wells,
Fargo 1 Co. were making . desl crate
effort to hunt down the scoundrels who
had converted everything into . reign
Of terror and r,pine. The crooks and
confidence men were from Leadvjllo
aud Pueblo, where determined raids
were forcing them to emtGrate In
swarms. The Influx sulsjded, only to
commence again with renewed vigor.
At the present time Il 10 estimated that
there are l0O crooked men, thieves, bum
kos and gamblers in the city who were
not here . month ago. The races
brought many Of them, and the condi-
ton in other cities helped t. swell the
number. AT fint, when the hordes Of
these worthless character began to pour
in from Tombstone, Tucson. Trinidad
and Pueblo, many Of them passed
the city en- route to the rich
fields Of Idaho. You got .
good many OF them In Butte, toO, I
have no doubt.
But to return TO the races. The total
amount Of pools sold was >7,5oO. The
pool privileges sod for g., 500, and Tom
Mulfuller paid for the bur $2,OEO. These
figures will give you some faint idea Of
the success Of the Denver sp ing meet.
One event much looked forward to
was the double trotting race, In which
the three entries announced were Silky
B. and Mia g., by Wilbur; Winship
md young Hiram by John Drew and
Johnny Trouble and 6pinella by Corri-
gan. The Drew team led the pools.
wilbur being close for second choice
md Corrigan third. Not until the first
heat hid been trotted was it discovered
Ia the "quarter stretch" that British
Silver aud the mae Ulster had BEEN
for Trouble and Spinella.
Then there was general kicking and
trouble and a diving for takers to
hedge" Oh bets. Trouble, the readers
If the MINER will remember, trotted at
he September races in Butte last fall,
lyO b. Z. Hsily, aud with q
record Of 2.35l, aud was in the trotting
luce of the 8th Of that month defeated
~ Black Diamond. John Drew's Win
hip and Young Hiram won the last
'eat ind the race, with scarcely an ef.
ort.
Another trotting event took place
which caused great expecta-
ions. 1t was trot against ESQ time, |
he best ever made west Of the Missouri |
liver, hy Young Hiram and Winship,
n double harness. Drew drove the |
cam and won, making the first half in !
:s5 and the mile in 2:49. Winship be-
'sved badly, breaking continually, but !
loung Hiram trotted without . skip or |
'reak FROM the stsrt.
SUMMARY.
fator Winship h. b., and Young
Hiram, bl. b., John Drew, driver. IL
3e>t time for double team west of
Time, 2:l9.
More anon. Youy.
T. 81 do not know how the water
}, Dot the whisky Is good. The people
re looking forward for the Butte Min
trel Troupe"