The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-08-07
THE COMING RACES AT BUTTE

The. pleasure loving people OF Butte are
in fever of excitement over the races
which will begin there Aug. 10, under the
y ,spic.s ot the West Side Fair and Racing
Association, the directors Of which are w.
4. Clark. Geo w. Irvine, Lee Mantle,
Marcus DAILY, NJ. !. Council, Godfrey
I>avelle, p. a. Largey, L. NJ. rrask, $. +.
Larabi., W. II. Raymond. a. W. McCune'
VIM. Thompson, J. X. Clark, H. L. Frank
and II. \. D'Acheu. There will be the
finest exhibition OF racing stock ever wit
messed in Montana, S. race horses coming
from. Utah, Colorado, California, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon, and all t|lt: finest
horses o, Montana will be there. The
Butte Miner says there are on the gronnd
now in training, "B. {. Holly stable OF five,
Carlilc Il Co.'S stable of six, Bakers stable
of six, Latfer,y's stable of two, Blevins y
McLaughlin'> stable Of three, {. B. Jetfries'
stable of seven, Moorelouses' stable of
three, r. Barnes >,abl. ot three, besides
some ten or twelve others" $4,000 has
been expended upon a magnificent track
ant. Accommodations, the grand stand alone
costing $4,000, and will seat 1000 persons.
There never have been SO many fine race
horses in one place in the northwest as
there will be at this race. Ranchero,
Black Diamond, Harry Velox, Billy Nolan,
Doncaster, Carrie Belle, Woodruff, Katie
! Lynch, Amount, Stonewall and severa,
others will be entered in the free for all
trot, purse ST. 900. None Of these have Il
record lower than go, and many OF them
muc!, higher. The following are some of
the persons EN- route with horses for the
race: +. l.. Duncan, OF Wa!la WalIa, with
stations Antelope, by Nutwoeod, and Mig.
nonet;e, bv Nutwood. Mr.. Aogoboon',
with Mamie Campbell, by Nutwood, said
to be very fast. W. H. Bahh with Neva
Winters, Blue Mountain, Bell Willard and
.Argo; E. Nicols, with Lila Ferguson and
two others; Joi.. r. Young, from Boise
City, with three. runners; Sam Ewing, OF
South Lake, with three trotters; and many
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10.
Purse $500; trotting, rs, class. Purse
$4oo; running, one mile. Purse $500
running, halt.,nile heats.
WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST, II.
Purse $500; trotting, 800 class. Yves
Side side stakes, tor s.year.olds; running
z mile and quarter, $50 each; half forfeit
y 5000 added Purse $500; trotting, for 4
+ year odds and under.
e THURSDAY, AUGUST IL.
n Purse $500; trotting, :::5 class.
Purse 5000; running, three-quarters c
}. a mile, handicap.
!, Moulton stakes; trotting, for ,-year.olds
!, mile heats, $50 each; half forfeit. $50
" added.
y FRIDAY, AUGUST Il.
st Purse $500; trottins, $50 class.
# Anaconda stakes, running, for ,.yea
,. olds. Five furlongs $50 each; half forfei
5000 added.
- Silver City stakes, trotting, for .'-yea
olds and under; $50 each; half forfeit
;. mile heats. $500 added.
SATURDAY, AUGUST II.
. Purse $3.50; running, GOO yard dash.
- Purse $1,000, free for all trot.
~ Purse $3.50; running, mile heats, hanc
- - cap.
= This will certainly be one of the large
and most interesting racing events ev
~ held in the West. The mines and businc
70 houses will probably close on the last d.
40 to give their employees an opportunity
e. attend. All the railroads will sell excu
Sc sion tickets aqreduced rates. Visitors WI
nc remain till the last day OF the race W
DC have an opportunity Of seeing Coles Maj
moth show, which will be in Butte on til
!" day.