Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-14
Progranne for To-Day-The Great
Free for All and Other
Attractions,

: RACE NO. Il.
Silver City stakes, trotting for 3-year-
olds aud under; $50 entrance, half forfeit;
$500 added, mile heats best two in three,
was fnsd by B. C. Holly's Senator, I.
Morehosse's Geranium and Gnpin, entered
by Mr.. Lee Mantle. No pools were sold
upon fhe heat. The horses came to the
score Nth Gilpin on the inside. Geranium
second and Senator on the outside. The
horses were sent away at the first trial.
Gilp;n soon broke and was brought almost
to q atandstill before be would take his
work .ueaving him NJ earthly chance to
win The race. Senator and Geranium
trotted well together to the homestretch
when tie California colt shook her off and
passed under the wire a clear length ahead,
Gilpin barely saving his distance. Time,
sos. 10 mutuals were sold.
SECOND HEAT.
This heat was q repetition OF the first.
Senator taking the lead from the score,
May Winters at his wheel and Gilpin alter
nately running and trotting. Senator
passsdainder the wire on . walk and Ger
aoium Istopped at the distance flag. Gil.
pin came down soon after at q dashing
gait when then the heat, race and money
had b4en won by Senator. Time, 2:57h.
RACE 1O-FIRsr HEAT.
Inofder to save time races numbers 10
and ID were interlaced or in other words
heaAva trotted in one race followed by a
-heA4A the other. For this race the follow
ing estries were made:
Ro1la, by Baker; Wells Fargo, by Holly;
May Winters, by Rabb; Easel, by Larabie;
Antelope, by Duncan.
Fdt some reason Rolla was scratched,
leaving the other four in the field, But few
pools we're sold on the race, Wells Fargo
being q strong favorite against the field
with but few buyers OF the latter. Winters
drew the pole, Wells Fargo second place,
k1tsiope third and Easel outside. Wells
sEffo led from the score with Winters at
.kB wheel OF trailing few yards behind,
and crossed the score an easy winner in
2:35k Winters was O close scond, while
Easel and Antelope having acted badly
throughout the heat, just escaped the dis
tanse flag. MutuaIs paid $lO.6S.
sEeoND HEAT.
Pool selling on the race vas out OF the
question aad the horses were brought
promptly to the scratch and as promptly
sent off. This heat was q repetition of the
other, Wells Fargo leading from the score,
Winters hugging his wheel and the other two
running or trotting in the rear as the
humor seized them. Time, 2:37H. Mutuals
paid $6.33.
THIRD HEAT.
This heat differed in no essential feature
from the one that preceded it. Wells Fargo
winning by half length ahead Of Winters
while Antelope and Easel were dancing in
the air near the distance flag: This heat
gave the race and money to Wells Fargo
Time, 2:38.
RACE II.
Anaconda stakes, running, for 2-year
olds, five iurlongs, $50 each, half forfeit
$500 added.
For this race the following horses wert
Iy's br. c. Corrigan; Carlisle & Co.'s ch. +
Niena; John Young's b. I. Minnehaha.
Niena was strong favorite at the pool
box and sold at two and three to ont
against the field. Her: hackers fell heavily
but are still OF the opinion she can outfoo
| the winner upon any track. The colts go
oil in a bunch, with Minnehaha slightly il
| the lead. This she maintained to tn
homestretch, when Niena and Preuii
forged to the front, the former leading
The three came down the homestretch un
der the whip, Preuitt breaking away from
his company at the distance post and LEI
under the wire half length ahead OF Niena
| who led Minnehaha the same distance
Time 1:O6H. Mutuals paid, $l1.33.
| RACE NO. Is.
Running; 6OO-yard dash; all ages; purse
$3.50.
This was the event OF the day and Gre
ated more interest from the TACT that Sur
day failed to win at the same distance i
Tuesdays race. The following are the eI
tries, with weights:
Bakers Sunday; weight, rs pound.
Nichol s. Lila Ferguson; weight, IL I pound'
Jones Il Gilmore's Blue Mountain Bell
weight, 115 pounds. Houck's Lightfoo
weight. lis pounds.
Sunday was hot favorite at the poo
and finally sold three and four to or
against the field. The result proved ths
the high priced pool buyers were good gues
ers. The horses were sent off well togethe
Sunday taking the lead from the start IN
was not headed in the race, coming undt
the wire half length ahead OF Lila and
full length ahead OF Belle. Time. 81 se
onds. Mutuals paid, $3.50.
This race concluded the days sport an
the crowd dispersed in good humor. TT
great race OF the week will take place tn
afternoon and the other attractions at Il
, ! track will be first.class. The 'free for al
trot, in which the fastest steppers in tt
Territory will take part, will be an eve1
that should fill the grand stand to depl
ton.
ro-DAYs RACES.
The granA Iren f,r al trot for 81 ,OnO.
} Runni racs mi;e heats, purse SIS
First r. ce- special Stallion trot, pur
, $3.50, 3 in p. m. Entries, E. w. Wynn
, names br. g., Fred w. Driver, E.
, Wynne; A. C. Mason, names br. g., Tarant
lus. Driver, Mason; c. B. Jeffries, nam
= b. e., Chicago. Driver, Jeffries.
. Second Race.-3:3O p. m. Grand free +
all trot, purse 81 900, 8 in s. Entries, B.
, Holly, names ch. g., Woodnut. Drive
Holly; Sam. Scott, names ch. g., Rancher
Driver. Jeffries.
w. H. Raymond names br. m. Carr
< Bell: driver, Raymond.
Dick Barnes names b. 8. Harry Velo
r driver, Barnes.
4 THIRD RACE.
10 Running. mile heats, in 3. handiea
purse, $3.50. Entries, 8. C. Holly nam
ch. 9. Doubt; 118 pounds; rider, Feer
Matlock Bros. names b. m. Repetta;
pounds; rider. -. j. Young names ch,
Lindsay Jr.; 1O2; rider, Lee. H. R. Bal
names ch. z. Vice Regent; 1O7 p.,un'
:. rider, Ross. Chadwick names b. &. Reg
catch weight; rider, Thad.