The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
THE SPORTS.
Closing Days Of the West Side
Association Races.
EXCELLENT TROT

TRO1
Five Heats, and Close Ones at That
Good Running Heats
And Dashes.
Friday. the third day of the fall meet
ing OF the West Side Racing Association
was in the matter Of weather no exception
to either Of the previous days. During tn
morning it was as balmy as in spring time
and those who were to attend and tn
management congratulated themselves OF
the pleasant prospects. Unfortunatel,
they were doomed to disappointment, TO
hardly had the track begun to fill up will
spectators before the snow cloud burst ant
was in turn succeeded by a shower OF rain
and that over, the wind blew cold and tn
afternoon was raw and disagreeable. TIL
attendance did not exceed five or six hun
6red, but those who remained away missed
some good racing. Ortons' Silver Corne
and was on deck, and during the after
noon rendered some of their beautiful ant
appropriate airs. The pool stand was tn
center OF attraction, over five hundred
pools having been sold, many OF then
large ones; and in this connection it may b'
mentioned that the knowing people" go1
left in their calculations. Those who
guessed had by far the best OF it.
THE RACES
Opened with the unfinished heat in tn.
three-fourth mile neat race, Echo, Marrow
Gauge and Basil being the starters. Echo
had a heat and the other two a dead heat
There was some talk and discussion as to
the status OF the horses, and the judges
finally decided that if either Narrow Gauge
Or Basil won the heat it would entitle him
to the ace. It a a close question to
decide, and might have caused a protest
and discussion, had not Echo solved the
problem by winning. The horses were
called out about two O'clock. but there
was a long and ~inexcusable delay in getting
them ready and sending them of, the latter
being caused by the cranky condition Of
Basil.
Finally they got the word, Narrow Gauge
and Echo very close together Inc Basil a
bad third. The two first horses held to.
all around the track, and Basil did
pretty running, in fact at one point
he was in company with the leaders but he
dropped back and at the finish was q
of lengths behind. Narrow Gauge
and Echo had a hot race down the stretch,
and they passed under the wire with Echo
about a neck in the advance. Time, lilo.
THE 2:2S rRor.
For this race there was only two entries,
bay mare Carrie Bell and
chestnut mare Lady Fisher. There
considerable talk about this race, the
hangers-on and the supposed know
ing ones my%steriously limiting that the
was bound to win; that she was
of doing great work; than nc one
knew anything about her; that she was a
ringer" and this latter statement was
for her friends succeeded in "ring-
ing in" any quantity of green ones who put
their faith in the winks and mods and their
money in the pool box. The latter place
Ind Booker was in his glory. For some
:eason Lady Fisher was made a favorite
vt 2 to 1, and found lots OF hackers at that
ignre.
FIRST HEAT
The horses were brought out on time,
10Th looking in good shape as they were
'peeded and exercised up and down the
rack. Jeffries handled Carrie, and Johns
aAG CuC5O4uOs III AUu eAC POACS IN
vhen the bell was sounded both horses
down in good style, but as the chest
tut seemed rank they were required to
core several times before they got the
rord. When they did it was an even and
'retty start, but they had not trotted n
yards before Fisher made an ugly
freak, the bay mare holding herself down
nd doing honest trotting. About the eighth
took the pole and lead and held it
O the finish, although up the back stretch
he other horse showed q pretty burst of
peed and by square trotting made up lost
ime, but just as she had collared her oppo-
ent she again went off her feet. During all
his time the bay had not skipped and still
cid her own. When they turned into the
ONE stretch there was still a chance for
he chestnut, but a couple of bad breaks
,st it and Carrie came in an easy winner
!, 2:34. There was considerable comment
n this heat, and not a few declared that
had been sold, and that all the bad
made by Lady Fisher were the re-
alt of an intent on the part of Johns to
1row the race.
Notwithstanding the growls the crowd
lshed to the pool stand as soon as the re-
lit was announced, and again Lsdy Fisher
a6 Uuc ldNOElUCs OI1C 5CAAllS DOAHS ~ GalI |
tie of 500 to $50 in her favor. After a |
lumber of pools had been bought at this
tie there came a sudden change, and Car
e was made a favorite at about the same
dds. The horses got a good send of for
le heat, the slight advantage being n favor
Lady Fisher, but she failed to keep it for
Re had hardly crossed the line before she
ade one of her ugly breaks. During the
zee she did some fine trotting but varied it
it'll her breaks. just beyond the three
larter mark Carrie went off her feet, and
was some time before Jeffries conld get
n down, but for some reason Johns did
1t appear to take advantage OF it, for he
as still trailing when they turned into the
reich and the positions remained the
me, Fisher breaking badly and Carrie
in In easy winner in 2:35h.
THIRD HEAT.
There were still those who believed that
Usher would win, and this faith was aug
ented by the winks and mods OF the WISE
res. The betting was about two to one
4 Carrie, but the other mare had lots OF
lends to take them up. The whispers
.ainst Johns again became pretty loud,
I'D he at once requested the judges to put
1other man in his place which they did,
,hnson being substituted. However. this
i'd no noticeable effect, for although the
,rses got a good start the chestnut acted
IDLY all the way round, and Carrie was
4 easy winner in 2:32.
SUMMARY.
Race No. 7-Trotting 2:2S class, purse,
300.
avmond names b. M. Carrie Bell.....1 l /.
names oh. m. Lady Fisher, 49, 2 2.
A FIvE-EIGHTHs DASH.
The next race was a five-eights. dash for
le runners, for which there were three en-
les, Daniel B., Hall Moon and Captain.
the pools Daniel sold SO high up and the
hers so low down that it was apparent
the un%initiated that barring an accident
must win. The horses got a good start,
Half Moon soon dropped behind while
e other two made it interesting until the
,me stretch wal reached when Daniel shot
,ead and came in Looping; time, Loss.
SUMMARY.
Race No. 8, running, purse, $500, for two
ar-olds, fve-eighths OF a mile.
Blevins & Mclaughlin name ch. 8. Daniel
Frewn names b. C. Hall Moon..3
W. Plummer names b. c. Captain...".2
FOURTH DAY.
Saturday was by far the best day OF the
ces both in point Of attendance and ex-