Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-29

attractions the Best of the Meeting
r.ptasia Favorite-Preuitt Surprise
psrybOdy-A Detailed Account 0
he Sport.
HsLESA, August 20, 1888. Especial t.
q, Miner. The attendance at to-day's
'.,s ard fair was perceptibly smaller thar
;, the preceding days, tWithstandina
,bst to-day's attractions in the way oil
,.eipg we're the best Of the meeting. The
io,rease in the attendance, was not, how.
sysr attributable to any decrease OF in
ts,est in the sport, but because a great
many who were here the opening days came
,,om considerable distances and could not
.Dare the time to see the close.
The unfinished trotting race OF yesterday
was concluded this morning, and was won
hy Fantasia, who took the sixth and
.sventh heats, with Hero and JUNO second
Time 2:29K, 2:30h.
In the pools Fantasia was the fayorite
ote even money until the first heat was
trotted, after which odds OF two to one
we're given.
The first regular race of the day was the
Nursery Stakes for Montana and Territor-
isLbred three-year-olds.
Lady Maxim won in two straight heats.
TiItOn second, Minute Man third; time
2;86K, 2:3SA.
Following this was the 6OO.yard running
race with the following entries: Ochre Bill
sorrel Joe, Eddie R., Jeannetta and Caribo
Chiei. 0Chre Bill was an easy winner, with
SOrrel Joe second, Eddie r. third and Jean.
nstta and Caribo Chief unplaced; time.
S2E =.
One Of the best races ever run on the
course, or in the Territory for that mat.
ter, was the five furlong dash, with the
following entries: Daniel B., Bogus Pruitt, g
RoIy Polly and L. L.
Prultt for once surprised everybody by
bic excellent behavior and made a mapni.
tent run until the last quarter when it
beame apparent that the race was q trife .
No long ior him and he was compelled Co a
% up first place, which he took at the d
6rt, to Daniel B. who crossed the wire
inner; Bogus second and Pruitt third. g.
billy Poly and 7. L. we're unplaced. Time 4
OSY. = =
It may not be amiss here to say that the Is Z
fO Il 4
)OK. n n
The free-for-all trot was now announced ~ :,
Vi the following entries: Ranchero, Lot w
eum, Little Joe and Condee. q,
'ong before the horses made their ap- +;
rance the pool boxes were besieged by
anxious and moneyed crowd, who seemed vs
De unusually willing to back their favor II
Lot Slocum was the favorite at the W.
DninU oollsn0 -
dee $130, Little Toe $50, Ranchero $50. or
es then went up rapidly until Slocum tn
1ght $3.50, Hilton $500, Condee 1928, Pr
lie Joe $45 and Ranchero $40. After
however, there reappeared to be break,
while buying was not less spirited. {
ling did not run as high and Condee sold
55, Ranchero $50, Slocum $500, Hilton 3"
y, Little Joe 500. nes
hsbuyers OF Slocum had no occasion to gui
et the great odds they gave, as the out. ere
e OF the race was all they anticipated. arc
ter scoring q number OF times, the get
es finally were given the word "go" and the
y they sped, Sloeum taking the lead be
it to the outcome, Condee P
nd, Charley Hilton third, Little Joe cess
III, Ranohero fifth. Time 2:26. esct
Q second heat was won by Condee. too
ley hilton second, Lot Slocum third bea
. oOO hduCu6rO HUI. lime. Lex
+ Illi1
the third heat Condee had the pole, gini
1g won the second, but rather got the was
on the start, being some distance in that
eal OF the outside horses, and at the pass
turn Slocum forged ahead and Condeel AT
compelled to trail. He did some mag. duce
ut work. however, after the half mile
was passed and compelled Slocum to
or all there was in him, the race FT
really between these two horses. me
m managed to hold his advantage ,Jf,dO
gh and won the heat with Condee 49,
nose behind and pushing the chest. noi
Joe fourth, Rancbern d;stannaJ to sI
OF the best trotting ever done in the ceed
ory took place in this heat and all lou
us records were Iowared IT.. not 6
dent
fourth and last heat was an easy one nsnei
cum until the last turn, when Condee nshei
to press him hard, but he was un- onere
pass the chestnut, who maintained copy
Of about a length until the outcome, 1ore
second, Little Joe third, Hilton say =
,ed. Time, 2:24. great
SUMMARY.