The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
JoCKo's VICTORY.
California, Oregon and Montana Contest
the Prize, and the Gallant Son of
CARIBOU Captures It.

SANAN
colt, Jocko, in the two and a quarter
mile dash at Salt Lake. 1t seems that
Jocko ran in the mile dash won by Joe
Howell on the first day in 1:4S44, but was
never in the race, and the Salt Lake
people had GENE to the conclusion that
he was no good. Therefore, when he
was brought out to contend against the
California and Oregon cracks, Fred.
Collier and Ordnance, which horses had
run mile heats a day or two previous in
1:4655 and 1:4S5 land this over a track
that besides being only a half mile track
is said to be SO feet too long,, he went
begging in the pools, bringing only 81
against 500 for the other two. But the
sports seem to have forgotten that his
white sto ekings flashed by the winning
post ahead of Collier and several other
good ones last fall in the only race he
took part in on the coast, and even his
owner forgot last falls experience at
Helena where "little Jockon seemed to
grow better with every race until he fin
ished the meeting with a grand victory
over a field composed of all the best
horses on the ground-one of which had
twice conquered him during the earlier
days Of the fair-winning in straight
heats. They also forgot the distance,
and the fact that Jocko's sire and grand
sire-Cariboo and old Lexington-were
"stayers;' from away back. The des-
cription of the race as given by the ex-
changes is as follows:
The entries were Fred Collier, 117lbs.,
Ordnance, lis lbs, and the Montana
colt, Jocko, lis lbs. Collier was the
favorite in the pools-this being consid-
cred his race-still Ordnance had many
friends owing to the splendid race and
time she had made when she defeated
Collier in the mile heats. By reason of
the poor showing he had made in the
mile dash with Howell, Euchre and
Ordnance, Jocko went begging in the
pools. No one wanted him at any price
scarcely. No Utah or Coast man believ-
ed he stood the least chance against the
two magnificent animals he was to con-
tend with.
Collier drew the pole, Jocko second,
Ordnance third. They got off with the
Montana colt slightly in the lead, Ord
ran second and Collier two length be-
hind her. No one expected to see the
colt remain there very long, but in this
position they ran for th%ree-quarters of a
mile, when Ordnance began to let out a
little and closed on Jocko, Collier also
closing up. At the mile and a quarter
Ordnance was ABOUT half a length be-
hind Jocko, Collier q length behind the
mare. They kept these relative posi-
tons for another circuit of the track-a
mile and three-quarters-Jocko main,
ing his position with apparent ease. As
they passed the stand at this point in
the race, Ordnance and Collier each
made a break for the lead, but the Mon
tanian evidently had as much reserve as
either of them, for they made no percep
tible gain. In going round the turn OF
the last half Collier tried to pass in be
tween Jocko and Ordnance, and III do
ing so struck the latter. The mare was
observed to switch her tail and throw
up her head, and almost everybody sup
posed she had played out ana thrown III
II Collier passed her and wen
after Jocko, but the latter seemed only
new to have woke up and commenced
running, for at every Jump be increased
his lead and passed under the wire foul
length ahead time, 4:092. Collier was
second and Ordnance came in on a gal
1op linping badly. Upon examination
it was found that the tendons between
the ankles and the hook joint were badly
cut. and the mare is considered ruined
for racing purposes. There was mucI
sympathy and some indignation ex
pressed at this accident. She is a beau
tiful animal and Was a race horse O
great prominence. After her victory
over Collier in the mile heats her owner
refused So, 800 for hef.
The Jocko tickets in the Paris mutueli
paid S21.8O each-cost $3.50. The know
ing ones made a "big Dump and thu
Montana horse scored a great victory
After his race ON Tuesday his owner hae
about decided to take him back to Mon
tana, feeling somewhat disguised at hi
performance. Now, however, he ha'
concluded to send him east. He ha'
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