The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-08-24
Y0L0 MAIDS FEAT.
Marcus Days Mare Breaks her
Record at Butte and Surprises
the Spectators.
Jubilee, Daniel 3. and Black Pilot the
Other Winners. With one Race
to be Finished To-day.
ANtells Wonderful Performance At Chi
eAgo-kaces at Saratoga and POugh-
keePsie-The Ball Games.

BUTTE, Aug. 22.-lSpecial TO the Inde-
pendent To-day was another record
breaker at the race track and the chief
actor in the breaking role was the YOlO
Maid. This mare was purchased this
week by Marcus Daily from A. C. Beck
with. She startled the natives on Satur-
day at Anaconda pacing a mile in 2:l5.
which broke the Montana record, but
to-day she broke her own record of 2.l4
IL was in the free for-all pacing race. The
entries for the event were YOlo Maid.
Frank and Clatawa. The Maid took the
hrst heat in 2-Z25[. This operated merely
as warmer, and when the horse
came 20 the post for the second
heat Mr. Daily instructed the driver
- give the mare fast mile. He
took his Instructions literally. The mare
had the pole and was pacing at a 2lO gait
when the word was given. She made the
hrst quarter in 81. the half In l.O4, the
three quarters in l.S7. and came under the
wire amid the applause of the spectators
IN 2sl2s6, breaking her own record a second
and quarter. The first half mile was
trotted in 20S gait aud il was entirely
evident 10 the spectators that the mare
could have done still better If crowded. A
strong wind was blowing which makes the
time all the more remarkable.
The day was fair and the attendance
was good. The first race was a trot for
Montana three year olds; purse $3.50. The
contestants were Vera j., Mary 5, Juli-
etta and Tempest Belmont. but Vera was
ruled OF the track because she refused to
trOt but ran and paced. Mary ). won the
fret heat, Tempest Belmont second and
Juiietta third. The next two heats were
won by Julietta. Mary 5. second and
Tempest Belmont third. The time for
each Of these three heats was 2.5O.
Next came the three-fourths OF a mile
dash for $500. Daniel b. Roly Boly, Ioa
Glen, j. N. r. and Tom DAILY were the
entries and they finished in the order
named. Time I:l5s{
The grand event was q mile. and one |
eighth, running, for purse Of $500 Black |
Pilot, FandAngO. Moses b, Kuyena and |
Jack Brady finished In the order named in
l:59l4.
Next came the 2S2 class trot. George
Mosher, Melrose. San Diego, Alta and /
Sister V we're entered. The first heat was
trotted In 2:29l6, Sister V winning, George |
Mosher second, Alta third, san Diego /
fourth, MelTose fifth.
The second heat placed the horses in the
following order. Sister V, Alta. George /
Mssher, San Diego and Melrose. Time, /
2;z9, A kick being made, the driver OF /
George Mosher Was changed and the third
heat gave them the following position:
George MOsner first. Sister v second, Mel
rose third, Alta fourth and San Diego
fifth. Time, 22s14.
The race was not finished on account of
darkness.
The fifth event OF the day was the free
fOr-all pacing race, ana it came off between
the heats Of the 2:S2 trot. The first heat
was won by YolO Maid, Turk second,
Clatswa third. Time, 2.225<. In the second
heat the Maid distaneed both The other
horses. Time, 2:229s