The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-09

ana Burke's Blair. After severn,
trials the horses got off with Corr
slightly in the lead, which she kent
to the finish, winning the heat in
zoo; Blair second and Hayden third.
Considerable time was occupied in
getting the horses off for the second
neat, but they finally received the
word with Cora in the lead. Blai,
seeming to want to trail from the
start. Before the half-mile post was
reached Hayden took the pole from
Cora, and maintaining it passed un-
der the wire a winner IN 2.53, Cora a
good second and Blair a a bad third
In order to save time the Judges
called out the bicyclists for a mile
dash; purse $500. The following
gentlemen responded: Will Clark, C.
II. Richardson, johnson, Pierce,
Davidson and McCune. Atthe word
Davidson took the lead with johnson
at his elbows. They soon trailed out
with Clark in the lead, which he held
to the finish, with johnson a good
second, Davidson q fair third and
Pierce and McCune lost behind the
distance flag. Richardson turned
back at the first turn. Time 4.3O.
The trotters were again rang out
and after several trials got off,
Hayden taking the lead from the
word. The horses had scarcely
reached the quarter pole when the
most fortunate of a most
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT
occurred. AS has been stated fully
1000 people were On the grounds. A
large number were seated in car
riages and buggies inside the track;
Others were standing by the fences
on either side of it, while at least
1000, among whom were a large
number of women and children.
were seated in the grand stand, the
roof of which was also covered With
people. While the eyes of the vast
multitude were directed towards the
conte-ting horses and men we're
speculating upon the result of the
heat. a slight cracking of tlmbers was
heard and in q moment after the
great roof of the building came down
with crash, burying hundreds
of men, women and children be-
meath its ruins. For moment the
scene was appalling. but in less time
than it takes to record it everyone of
the struggling, confused mass of hu-
manity was on the ground before the
grand stand. But few could tell how
they got from under the roof. SINE
leaped and others rolled and tumb'ed
down the raised seats, while the air
above them was filed with parasols
and shingles, hats and boards, shawls
and rafters mixed in interminable
confusion. Bat with the exception
of one boy, little bootblack, every |
one regained the ground without Sc
rious Injury. He was struck upon
the head with a falling timber just as
he had rescued a little girl from be-
meath some debris, and for time it |
was thought he was fatally injured.
He was all right yesterday, enjoying |
pop ccrn, peanuts and candy, and
will be ali right again in a day or
two. It is quite possible more seri-
GUS consequences would have fol-
lowed the catastrophe had it not been
for the presence of mind and daring |
of Mayor Owsley and few Others,
who rushed under the falling sections
of the roof and braced them up with |
timbers, thus permitting the few who
were still on the back part of the |
stand to pass below with safety. The
results of the accident, besides the
injuries sustained by the little boot !
black, were one dislocated shoulder,
several contuslons on the head,
scratches on the face and bruises on |
the body. But the most remarkable
part of the whole affair is that no /
limbs were broken nor serious injur-
les sustained by any one.
The drivers of the trotters seeing |
the accident and knowing it was i'm.
possible to reach the score on account |
of the mass of people upon the track.
stopped in the race, turned and
came back. In few minutes the
ground was cleared, order restored,
and the horses again called out. A
start was soon made, and Hayden,
now having the race at her dis. osal,
took the lead and without skip led
under the score in 2:54, Cora second.
The fourth and last heat was a du-
plicate of the preceding one, Hayden
winning it and the race and the
money in 1854, Cora again coming |
in second.
THE 20 NILE RACE.
The great event of the day, the 20
mile race between Miss Williams,
champion long distance rider of Eng
land. and Miss Floyd, champion
long>distance rider of California, was
now ordered in. The horses, twenty !
in number, were led in and stationed
at their places; those of Miss Floyd
to the west and Miss Williams to the
east of the grand stand. For cold
bloods the horses were as good ones
rs could be found in any place
in the West. Those ridden
by Miss Williams were fur
nished by Mr.. William Warfield
of this city, and those ridden by Miss
Floyd were supplied by Messrs. Carr,
RaIston, and others. The ladies soon