The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-07
BIG LOADS OF MONEY
Thousands Of Dollars In The Pool Box
Yesterday.
The Shorts Again 90 Home with
Bullying Pockets Sunday
Knocked Out by Tim
Murphy.

mart of the day, hut the atmosphere was
warm and comfortable. During h early
afternoon u WINS most pleasant for racing
hut about 4 o'clock m unusually hard
wind sprung up and continued until the
conclusion Of the programme. The sprink-
ling cart was run In front Of the grand
stand and vicinity nj frequent intervals.
and the dust was not 30 disagreeable as II
would have been otherwise. The sport
was Of q first class order and was
more than usually interesting from
start to finish. The favorites
were trimmed up In all but u event TO
the short horses. The ladies' were more
numerous than heretofore and the grand
stand was rendered exceedingly attractive
by their brilliant costumes. The contest
for the Montana Suburban proved to be IA
decidedly interesting event despite the
Gold Bar ran well and made about as
close a finish with Guido a could be
wished for. The most sanguine believers
In Guido's ability to win held
their breath as the two horses
finished down the stretch side by
last few yards and won by q short length
with apparent ease. With Guido barred
the favorite, Gold Bar, won considerable
money for his hackers.
With six entries IN the flve-ciRhths OF a
mile dash, IL seemed TO De a guess, and
such II proved. Xenophon, with SO pounds
up, was backed heavily by the talent after
Susie Glenn had been ousted from first
place In the pools. Billy Duncan and
Susie Glenn found innumerable hackers,
and when the n C was called the betting
wal as lively nj at the commencement.
The race wal n "bird" with a rank outsider
Kikapoo in the lead TO Tho last hundred
yards. Here Billy Duncan drew to the
front n In q driving finish won the rae
by half q length, and b short people
were happy. The most money yet placed
on any event was put on the next race
which was q half mile heat race between
four great horses. Although Sunday was
n triiie lame his enthusiastic hackers
could not be downed and the money was
fairly showered into the auction pool and
mutual box Oh him at long odds. The re-
suit OF the first eat was n dampener 10
his admirers however and he sold cheap
from then ON. Tim Murphy made
heat and beat Sunday in good time. The
second heat was also a Carney race and
Tim Murphy was pushed hard by SUM-
lay, who, il might he said. was Ia n
crippled condition ut the time. The finish
Of the second heat mace Murphy n winner
Of the race and was a source OF delight TO
his hackers who won an unusually large
amount Although Marquis was believed
to he the best horse In the 2:2i trot aud
large odds were placed on him against
the others, such was not the case and
Spartan walked of with the purse Of 81 900
aftera pretty exhibition OF trotting in
five heats. this was the concluding race OF
the day and was finished almost in the
dark.
SUBURBAN.
There were four entries for the first
race. the Montana Suburban for Swear
olds. $50 each. 500 added. one and
one-iialf miles. Guido was conceded to be
nj easy winner, and after an Intellectual
the pools, he was barred from the betting
and the others sold for second place.
Gold bar was the favorite for this place,
although for n long time Carrie Lee sold
for equal money. Gold Bar finally sold
at 2 I. Birdie H., selling very cheap.
Gold Bar had the pole, Birdie n. second.
Carrie Lee third. They were OH ON the
second attempt with Gold Bar In the lead.
A. the quarter Gold Bar led by n length
from Guido, Carrie Leo third and Birdie
n. fourth. II was the same down the
stretch 70 the stand and also TO the three
fourths pole. Al the mile Guido was maxi
ing n waiting ace u was still ut Gold
Bars heels, with the others s~trinRing out.
As they neared the stretch Guido shot for.
ward, passed Gold Bar aud led the
way TO the wire In "A pretty race. winning
by a half length, Carrie Lee third. three
lengths behind, and Birdie II. a poor
W. II. Babb's Guido. ch. C., IFS pounds III
Sam Handley's Gold Bar, Oh. e., iis pounds. -
u. kirkendali's Carrie Lee, ch. &, us pounds. q
John II. liardwick's Birdie H..ch. e., lis p'd's. 4
Time-2;&5A.
FIvE-EIGHTHs HANDICAP.
The great feature of the day was the
second race, "a fve-eighths OF a mile han.
dicap, 500, with a field of six horses. Il
was a puzzle TO tell which was the ~favorite
mt the opening OF the pools, Susie Glen
selling even with Xenophon. Later Memo
phone took the precedence at long odds
against Billy Duncan and Susie Glenn,
who were selling even. Several thousand
dollars entered The pool box IN this race
n the short horses were well backed.
Susie Glenn had the pole and n pretty
start was made on the second attempt.
jump and led The way 10 the three.four,hs
pole by n length from Susie Glenn, and
the others who were punched. The same
positions were maintained To the quarter
In % pretty race where N~enophone caught
and passed kikapoo with Billy Duncan
stretch Xenophon seemed 10 quit aud fall
back. Down the stretch IL was anybody's
race with BILLY Duncan, Kikapoo and
Susie Glenn fighting for the lead. Al 100
yards from the wire Susie Glenn gave II
up and n Of the ncatest finishes ever
seen was made by Billy Duncan, who.
with a liberal use Of the whip, won by a
neck IRON kikapoo, n length i'm front oil
Susie Glenn. The result was n source of
delight 60 the shorts aud big money was
won from the Acnophon and Susie Glenn
people. The mutuals were the heaviest
yet paid during the meeting, Sl1.25. Sum-
mary:
u; Gaylord.s Billy Duncan, b, y, li5 pounds. !
u. Daniels kikaIoo, blk. L.. rs hounds
j. y. Sutton's Susie Glenn, oh. T.. ~ pounds 8
Thornton q smiih's Nenophon. ch. e.. mpounds 4
James Brannan's Nigilante, ch. ~, ITO pounds. 9 |
I'd. Smiths Hall Moon, b. T., ilo pounds. g.. 4
Time, on.
n HALF MILE RAG
That Sunday is greatly admired was |