The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-08-18
THE BUTTE RACES.
Dan Blevins Wins the Half Mile Race at
Butte With Ida Glenn--DanielB B. Beat
en- in the Mile Race, but Was a
Close Second.

en- in the Mile Race, but Was
Close Second.
BUTTE, August 10.-To-day's races had
a large attendance. The weather was fine
and the track was in excellent condition.
In the 2 :32 trot the horses sold, Wood
nut $40, Carrie Belle So and Rolla So.
Carrie Belle took the first heat in 2:311a;.
Rolla second. The fayorite was almost
distanced. He still sold the favorite, how
ever, and won the next three heats in
2:2811a, 2 :301a and 2:3015. There was
several thousand dollars ID the pool box.
The mile dash, purse S40O, with three
starters. Repetta sold two to one over
Vice Regent and Doubt. On the first turn
Doubt and Repetta passed Regent, who
had the pole, running neck and neck to
the half mile, where Repetta took the
lead, held it to the three-eights; here
Doubt came on passed and beat her to the
wire two lengths, with Regenta half a
dozen lengths further back Time :4411a.
The betting is heavy. The field mutuals
paid 1922 to each $5 ticket.
Sunday, Bakers Helena horse, was q
strong favorjte IN the half mile heats two
in three, purse $500, and sold as much as
all the others combined. There were five
starters. The first heat was beautiful, the
horses running closely punched TO the
outcome. Lila Ferguson, first, Sunday,
second, Ida Glen, third. Time so. The
start for the second heat was made with
Ferguson three lengths in the rear. Glen
(field) won the heat in so, Ferguson, sec
ond and Sunday third. Field mutuals;
this heat paid S64.32. All but Glen were
now sent to the stable. The betting was
two to one on Ferguson, but Glen took
the heat and race easily in so.
Helena men all went broke ON Sunday,
backing him for all they had. Woolman
says he would not have bet one against a
hundred on the winner.
BUTTE, August 11.-In the four-year
old trot, purse $500, the starters were
Holly's Senator, GWyn's Lulu B, Ike
Warehouses; Geranium. Senator was the
strong favorite, and practically there was
no betting against him. The judgment Of
the betters was justified by the result, the
Senator winning in three straight heats,
Lulu B 2-2-2, Geranium 3-3-3; time 2:44354
:29, 2 40, 2:3714. There were five start
ers for the West Side Derby, one and a
quarter miles, $50 entrance, $500 added.
| Eldorado was the favorite, selling even
against the aggregate of the other four.
The betting was heavy with the friends Of
the Benton horse, Daniel B, and the Ore
gon horse, Argo, standing by them, Cata-
ract and Lou d in the field. The race
was pretty one. The horses got away to
good start without jockeying and ran in
q bunch all the way round and finished
close; Eldorado, first, Daniel B tapping
one, Argo close third, Lou s, fourth,
and Cataract last. Time 2:l414.
The three minute trot was won by Ba
ker's Rolla in three straight heats. Time,
2: :32.
Il
Billy Nolan, Salt Lake, were entered in
the 2:25 trot on Thursday. Nolan won
the two first heats and Ranchero the three
last and the race. Time 1926, 2:281155,
1861. About $4,000 exchanged hands
on this race.
The Moulton stakes, for two-year-olds,
,trotting, was won by Mignonette, Walla
Walla horse. Time, 3: 06, 2: So.
The three-quarter dash, handicap, for
the $500 purse, had five starters. In the
pools Repetta sold for fifty, Holly's stable
echo and Irish Lass) for forty, the field
for twenty. Upto date this was the great
betting race Of the meeting, over $4,000
going into the pool box, and very lively
betting on the side. Good judges estimated
that over $4,000 changed hands on the
race. The horses got i good start, nicely
punched. Repetta showed to the front in
the first fifty yards, and gradually in
creased the lead in the first quarter to
three open lengths, which she kept to the
finish, coming in an easy winner in long
ga1lop; Echo second, the others well
punched, two lengths behind. Time, LIS.
Repetta is regarded By horsemen as a most
remarkable animal, having. worked out
last Sunday morning, with heavy shoes
and two heavy sweat hoods, a mile IN |: 45,
the last quarter under heavy pull.
On the 18th inst. Wells-Fargo won the
2:40 trot in three straight heats. Best
time, 2:3514.
The three year-old trot was won by SEN
ator, Of saIr Lake, il two straight heats.
Best time, 2:57.
Green Preuift won the Avalanche stakes,
rnuIliig, five lurlongs. Time, ]: :061a
The six hundred yards dash, for all
ages, was won By Bakers Sunday IN 81
seconds.
The three-year-old horse, Senator, from