Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-14
the SECOND Days RACING.
The Great Turf Events-ROlla, Ell
Dorado and Senator the
Winners.
A Fair Day, Good Attendance and Hon.
est Racing-A Programme
for To-Day. -.
The Great West Side Derby Won
BY Mr.. B. C. Holly's Ell
Dorado.

With the exception OF q little stronger
zephyr than was necessary to cool the at
mosphere, yesterday wa all that could bt
desired as a race day. The attendance wal
not as good as it should have been, taking
into consideration the importance of the
races and the obligations under which our
citizens are resting to the pu~blic-spirited
gentlemen who organized the association
and have literally spent their means in
erecting buildings and equipping a track in
a manner not equalled in many Eastern
cities with four times the population OF
Butte. This outlay has been made in the
interest OF our citizens and to encourage
one OF the principal industries OF the Ter
ritory-horse-raising.
It is hoped hat every citizen OF Butte
aud vicinity will give this enterprise their
cordial support and evidence the interest
they take in it by their presence on the
ground.
for the day included t~rotting and running
and were opened by calling the entries in
the 3-minute class, best 3 in 5 fer q purse
of $4OO. For this race there were six en-
tries, but only Rolla, Wells Fargo and
DdukcI-uHc ldlICI q paw SCuy AL
telope, Don Argus, and Relic H being
scratched.
Considerable interest was felt in this race,
as many were OF the opinion that Wells
Fargo was a ''world-heater" and codld
easily ''get away with either OF his om-
p~etitors il he was let out. Rolla was q hot
f~avorite at the pool-box, selling at about
three to one, as against Wells Fargo. It
was not supposed by the crowd that Bad
ger had any show in the race and hence
hardly anything was bid on him at the
pool-box. A few minutes before 3 o'clock
the horses were called up for the
FIRST e
Rolla drew the pole, Badger the second
place and Wells Fargo outside. The horses
got a fair send.off on the second trial, Rolla
taking the lead from the start and main
tanning it to the wire. Wells Fargo passed
Badger at the th~ree-quarter mile post and
finished one-half length behind Rolla, Bad
ger being three lengths behind. Time, 2:32.
Mutuals paid, $500.
SECOND HEAT.
Rolla still! maintained the call at the
pool box with Wells Fargo second choice.
The horses were given tho word at the first
scoring, Rolla leading as before. Wells
Fargo was at his wheel and Badger hug
Slng Une procession. 1n1b pO6lClOn was u0-
changed to the homestretch, when Wells
Fargo and Badger made a squirt for the lead.
1t was a fine race down the homestretch,
each horse doing his level best. 1t looked at
one time like Badgers heat but Kolla
landed under the wire a nose ahead OF the
PAGER, Wells Fargo being d close third.
Time, 2:35. Mutuals paid 1852.
III HEAT.
There being some dissatisfaction ex-
pressed by some of the hackers of Wells
Fargo, the judges to satisfy them put up
Mr.. Jeffries behind the horse. The start
was good and the three horses trotted
nearly abreast until they rounded the first
turn, when Wells Fargo broke and lost SO
much that he failed to reach the distance
flag before it dropped in his face. Rolla
passed under the wire in 2:21a, with Bad
ger ut his wheel. Mutuals paid, $7.e2.