The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-08-17
THIRD DAY.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1888.


THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1888.
Another beautiful day. The increased in
terest is shown in the greater attendance.
The programme provides for four races, as
follows:
Running, Hotel Stakes, for 3-year-olds-
free for all-s50 each, $500 added mile dash.
Running, $500, half mile heats-2in 3.
Trotting, $500, 2:28 class.
Running, $3.50, II miles.
A special running race, 600 yards, is also
made.
Early in the afternoon pools began selling
rapidly on the
RUNNING RACE-FoR 3-YEAR-oLDs,
and sold in about the proportion of $50 to SIS
in favor of Nevada.
The entries for this race were:
Nevada, oh f-Moorehouse, Blevins & Co.,
Butte.
Dwarf Regent, oh R-James R McMaster,
Deer Lodge.
Warpeake, bg-H r Baker.
Hilda, sf-W II Babb.
Susie s, s ma Y Stevenson, Boise, Idaho.
Oregon, Oh c-R E Bybee, Portland, Or.
Superba, bf-R E Bybee, Portland, Or.
Humboldt, br I'D r Wells, Portland, Or.
All of the horses were withdrawn except
Nevada, Superba and Oregon, who were
given positions in the race in the order
named. At 2:15 the horses were called to the
track, and at 2:45 started. On the back
stretch Oregon led, but on the upper turn all
three were together. On the turn into the
home stretch Nevada passed to the front and
came in in 1:474, Superba close behind, with
Oregon about 40 feet in the rear. Complaint
of foul was made by the Jockey Of Superba,
but it was without avail, as the judges
thought the race was fair.
The judges were Phil E Evans, John Biel-
enberg and W H Raymond, Of Belmont
Park, Madison county. Mutuals paid $11.25
Immediately the horses for the half mile
heats were called to the track, the entries
being as follows:
Sunday-H r Baker.
Bogus-W III Babb.
Red Elm-S NJ Laduke.
Ida Glenn-Morehouse, Blevins & Co.
John Hall-D r Wells.
Positions were assigned them in the order
named. At 3:25 the jockeys were called up
in front of the stand by President McMaster
what might be expected if any of them were
guilty of a foul, and they were then sent to
the starting point.
FIRST HEAT.
About 25 minutes was consumed In start
ing. At $50 o'clock the flag dropped and
away they went. The horses kept close to-
gether until the outcome, when Red Elm
went under the wire in 49,, Sunday ID, Bogus
Sd, Ida Glen 4th and John Hall 5th. The
distance pole was only fifteen yards, yet the
horses were so close that none were dis
tanced, as was the expectation. Mutuals
paid on Red Elm $54 81. The sale of pools
now increased in about the following proper
tiouns Bogus $50, Ida Glen SO, third choice
SIS, and So for the field.
sEcoND HEAT.
At 40 the horses were again sent to the
half mile post. Again the crowd became
impatient at the time consumed in starting,
but finally the horses sped away, and made 3
close race from the beginning, Bogus coming
in LIST, Red Elm I'd, Ida Glen Sd, Sunday 18th
and John Hall 9Th. Time so. Mutuals paid
1920 on Bogus.
HEAL
Bogus and Red Elm were sent to the start
- 49,, the others being ruled out. They
were started on the first pass and Bogus
cam" in victor, without being pushed. in 50,
giving him the race !; Red Elm I'd. No mu-
tuals.
RACE NO. IL, TRoTT1NG, 2:28 CLAss-PuRsE
S4O0-3 IN 5.
SIS, br e. II Kirkendall; Jim %Irvington,
8 e, Ric'd Livingston, and Senator, b 8, Mar
Gus DAILY, were entered for this trot, but we're
drawn, which left the following starters, who
went in the positions named:
Ollie, b NO C Beckwith.
Carrie B, b NV Il Raymond.
Contractor, b &C r Pickett.
John F, b g-D T Arnaud.'
FIRST HEAT.
All the horses went of their feet in the
first quarter, in consequence of which Ollie
got q good lead. She was so far ahead on
the upper turn at one time that it was
thought the others would be distanced, but
she slackened her pace on the home stretch
and came in winner in 1891, Carrie Belle I'd,
Contractor Sd and John F 4th.
Ollie led in the pools.
The Judges in this race were W A Fry, p
E Evans and John B~ielenberg.
THE c HEAT
was called a few minutes before 6 and the
horses sent off at once. Contractor was be-
hind at the start and broke as soon as he
went under the wire, and before he could re-
cover lost a hundred yards Of ground. Clara
Belle led all around until the half mile post
was reached, when Ollie grappled with her,
and from that point every inch was contested
by them to the finish, Clara Belle coming in
winner by . neck, Ollie ID, Contractor Sd
| and John F 9TH.
THIRD HEAT.
Contractor got q bad start and at the sam
time few off the ground, leaving him SO fal
behind that he never recovered his distance.
| Ollie led in the heat to within 100 yards Of
the judges stand, when Carrie B came up
q passed under the wire aneek ahead, Ollie