The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
From the Daily of Sunday.
THE TURF,
Fourth Day of the w s. r. a.
Meeting.
Another Fine Day and Rousin1
Attendance.
Gilt, Kentucky Volunteer and
Clara Belle Winners.

JuuSeS.-n. hlrheuualj, w. d.
Hundley, N. Dickinson, L. P. Smith
and VIM. Hardenbrook.
The fine weather and the anticipa.
ticipation of witnessing good, square
racing brought out large assem-
blage of people on the race grounds
yesterday. The most interesting
event Of the day was the postponed
one-half mile heat race, for which
Gilt, Boulis. Headlight and Little
Pete were entered. At the pool box
Gilt sold as favorite, Boulis second,
Headlight third, and Little Pete
way down. The result justified the
opinion of investors. The horses
were in fine condition and took their
position promptly upon call of time.
After little scoring they got the word
with Boulis slightly in the lead. On
the turn in the home stretch Boulis
still showed in front. Gilt a close
second and the others strung out be-
hind. In this order they came un-
der the wire, Little Pete being dis
tanced. Time 49a.
SECOND HEAT.
Gilt still sold favorite in the pools,
Notwithstanding Boulis took the
first heat. Boulis was Knocked oil
at good second figures, and Head
light went for song. The horses
took their positions promptly, and at
the word Gilt cut out the running,
BOuIis second, and Headlight bring
ing up the rear. At the score Gil;
was two lengths ahead of Boulis. and
she three lengths ahead of Headlight.
Time 49,.
THIRD HEAT.
No pools could now he sold, the
race being considered as belonging to
Gilt. On coming up for this heat
the horses were sent off at a slashiLg
pace. Gilt soon took the lead, and
it came under the wire an
easy winner of heot and race in 49a.
The others came up in about the
same order as they did in the pre-
viOus heat.
Onehaf mile heats; running purse 500;
in 3:
d. Covington named Gilt 104 lbs...........2 l l
u Preuitt named Boulis; lis lbs.l .
w. J. Palmer named Headlight 12l lbS...3 3
Farlin named Little Pete lis lbs. dist,
Tiine-4954, AK. 4y4.
SECOND RACE.
This was for trotters; $50 class; 3 in
5; purse of $3.50. Entries for this
race were as follows:
W. H. Raymond named b. S. Commodore Bel
mont
J. H. Durgin named br. &. Happy Jack.
Huntley Clark named br. S. Kentucky Vol
unteer.
Kentucky Volunteer was warm
favorite at the pool box. Hap
py Jack was second choice.
and Belmost q slow third.
Volunteer drew the pole, Jack took
The middle and Belmont the outside.
The long scoring for the word called
,ut some significant remarks from
he judges and enabled them to send
he horses off at the sixth trial. Vol
lnteer Immediately cut out the work
1t a red hot pace. He soon left Jack !
n the dust and had Belmont virtu- !
lily shut out before reaching the
hree-quarter pole. Coming down
he home stretch he increased his |
cad and passed under the wire in |
1921, shutting ont Belmont and Jack
;aving his distance.
OF course no pools on the race |
could be sold, and the judges having |
announced that the heats
or the special purse of 500. hung |
IN for Raymond's Clara Belle and
Kings Cora, would be alternated
With this race, the latter two horses
we're called out for the
FIRST HEAT.
Pools for this race sold low down, !
Clara B lie being first choice. Cora !
lrew the pole and both were sent off /
It first scoring. Clara led from the !
wire, with Cora at her wheel. In |
his position they came over the |,
core in 2:49.
SECOND HEAT.
For $50 class. There was no trouble |
Il scoring this time and the pair |
we're sent off on the first trial, Vol
,nteer taking the lead and increasing |
t to the score, which he passed in |
}: ~ ~, Jack saving his distance as be
ore.
Clara Belle aud Cora were now |
.alled up. At the word Cora took !
he lead, but Belle passed her at the
lalf mile pole and came under tie
wire AL easy winner of the heat, in
$50.
THE THIRD HEAT.