The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

I'm DuNVD2 1A0D9.
Annual Meeting a TIE Oeovee
Jochey Club.
An In>eresting Lse4sr Prom N oad
Duteott0.
DENVER, Nay n, 1852.
Edjeor A5aer:
DsAR 6IR-Not unmtndf0l OF the
mast nattering notice I received ae your
hands On my departure from Butte, /
take the earliest opportunity to repay
YOU. I enclose twenty-niue pages Of the
programme and statistics Of the Jockey
Club races just held in this city, in
which some horses we'll known to Mon
tanians carried of prizes.
The Spring meeting Of the Denver
Jockey Club was begun In this city Sat-
urday, May Is, aud will close Friday,
the 18th inst. Yesterdays races were
four In number, and afforded IN amoL mt
o. snort seldom crowded into 90 short
time. The great mile and-a-half dash
was an event never heretofore equalled
In importance this side Of the lisstsstP-
u river. With such horses ~ Wildmore,
Clifton Bell, Grindstone and Dave
White meeting In this great race for the
tint time the quality Of the event may
be judged. Two Of these horses had 90
far been winners in i've races each dur
ing the present season, while the own
ere Of all four were ready to back them
to an extent only i.ited by the length
Of their purses.
The races passed of smoothly, rapid
", and satisfactorily, and everything
seemed to pave the way for gala week
during the coming days Of the meeting.
Promptly At two o'clock the first race
was called, and to the surprise Of every
one the programme was finished by five
O'Clock, despite the fact that the list Of
twelve entries in the ESQ class promised
an almost interminable contest.
The races for the first day were as fol-
lows:
Race No. 1-Nerchant's stake, run.
ming. For 3-year-olds IS entrance,
with $500 added; SIS to second; third to
save stake. One mile.
Race No. 2-Olub purse, $500: rum
ming. For all ages; $500 to first; $50 to
second; $50 to third. One mile and
half.
Race No. 3-Club purse, 500; rum
ming. For oil ages; $l25 to first; SO to
second; rs to third. One-half mile.
Race No. 4Club purse, 500; trotting.
For ESQ class; $500 to first; $l25 to Sec
oud: Us to third.
For the first race Pearl Jennings,
Merry s. Melvin and Dave Yandsl came
up for the start. Pearl Jennings, Mr..
Corrigan's beautiful hay FLY which de-
feated Clifton Bells Cinderella ON the
same track on the previous Saturday,
sold - favorite, being three to one over
Yandal, who sold ~ second choice with
the other two in the field. There was
=, $500 in the pool.
This race was disastrous one to the
betteTs, - the lavorite came In q bad SEC
ond, Yandal winning by four lengths
time, 1:49}.
For the mile and . half dash, second
race, Wildmoore, Dave White, Grind
stone, and Clifton Bell came to time.
All these horses are well known, Wild
moore selling - favorite. There was
S, $40 in the pool box, and the race was
the most exciting one Of the day. The
run down the homestretch was very ex-
citing. Wildmoore and Bell coming In
neck and neck, Wildmoore showing his
head under the string scarcely a neck in
advance. Bell good second and Dave
White third. Time, &46}.
For the third race Major Altman, Pc
quest, Mollie b. and Badly were entered.
In the pools Pequest sold as favorite,
Badly second and the other horses In the
field. After considerable scoring the
homes started. Badly at first took the
lead, but wa Immediately pushed to a
second place by Pequest, Mollie b. third
and Major Altman fourth In the race,
1t the start, and at the fini h. These po-
sttions were not changed during the
dash, Pequest taking the lead at the first
turn, and the other horses trailing be-
hind. Pequest won the dash in So Sec
onds.
For the trotting race, the fourth and
last Of the day there were thirteen en-
tries.
For true, unadulterated fun. there was |
never ANYTHING more laughable seen
on race track than the preparations
and scoring for the first heat Of this !
trOtting race. Twelve horses Of the 2::i,
class entered in one race, eleven of