The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
From ]he Daily Of Thursday.
CLOSE OF TBE @
The Most Successful Meet Ever
Held on the West Side
Course.

ing Association just closed was the
most successful, both in point of at
tendance and in tile interesting char
acter Of the events, ever held on the
Butte course. An important result
of the meeting is the establishing of
the reputation of the West Side track
among both horsenlen and spectators
as q course upon which no sharp
practice can be successfully played.
In two instances during the fall
meet the attempt a made to
"chuck" a race In both cases the
judges detected the little game and
defeated it; in one by putting a new
rider on the pulled hors , which re-
suited in his winning the race, and
in the other by declaring all bets and
pools off and barring horse and own
e" from the track. 1t was intended
to extend the meeting one day, and
several events were announced for
yesterday, but hy p~ostponing indefi-
nitely the half-lnile dash and the
hurdle race, it was found possible
to finish the programme on Sunday,
and the meeting was therefore con-
cluded on that evening.
SUNDAYS RACES.
The first event was a a-mile dash,
handicap, purse $3.50.
Entries: Bonnie Australian, 70 H.;
Ben Anderson, Is lbs. Gilt, 1O4 los.
Gilt took the lead at the start, fol-
lowed by Anderson, with Australian
in the real At the three-quarter
post Australian made a break for
second place, and Anderson was soon
taking his dust, Gilt keeping a good
lead. Down the home stretch Aus
tralian crowded Gilt for first place,
but the little mare of the glittering
name came in ahead, in 1:l6z, Aus
tralian second, Anderson third.
The second, and closing event Of
the season was the free-fOr-all trot
for the citizens purse of $500, best
three in five. This was an exciting
race, and n of the most closely con-
tested of the meet. The following
horses were entered: Ben LomOnd,
Jr., Ranchero, Black Diamond end
Pat Hunt. In the first heat Hunt
led sff at the start and kept the lead
to the turn, followed by Diamond,
Lomond and Ranchero, in the order
named, but at the turn Hunt lost his
feet and Diamond pulled ahead.
winning the heat in 1881, Lomond
second, Hunt third and Ranchero
way in the rear.
Hunt again got the lead in the start
on the secnnd heat, Diamond, Lo-
mond and Ranchero trailing behind,
hut 8 'on after passing the half mile,
aud Ranchero pulled up on
him and at the finish, Diamond was
neck ahead of Hunt, Ranchero
and Lomond a bad fourth.
In the third heat. Hunt again took
The lead, Diamond second. Ranchero
third and Lomond back in the
rear, at the half the three first named
we're abreast and u very pretty neck
lad neck gait was exhibited TO the
quarter, but RancherO came under
he wire winner in 2:34a, Diamond
Iecond, Hunt third. Lonlond fourth.
Fourth heat--Hunt as usual in the
luarter, with Diamond, Ranchero
md Lomond following at the half,
he three leaders were again abreast
md another close race Was witnessed
or the home stake, Ranchero coming
n with mis- nose poked just far
ahead to win. The heat was
un in 2::36!; Diamond second, Hunt
bird, LsuInnd fourth.
Fifth heat-Hunt ahead, Dia-
nnnd second, Lomond third. Ran
hero fourth. AT the half-mile the
Deer Lodge horse forged ahead
head and took the lead, maintain !
ng position to the finish, ana win I
ing the heat and ace in 2:34aI; ,
Iunt second, Diamond third and Z
LOmond fourth.