The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-26
Result Of the Second Day Of the
Races at the Fair
Grounds.
The Events for youngsters We're
Captured by Favor
ties.
,.o.o5 Trot Brings Out . Full Field of
Five Horses, But Old Contractor
Beat Them AL
Leap Year.
Ollie Benjamin.
Guido.
Guido.
Contractor.

Fifteen hundred people visited the Fair
Grounds Yesterday, the second day Of the
n,eetinr and witnessed some good sport.
The weather was very pleasant and the
track was faster than on Saturday, but it is
. slow track at any time. It isyet new and
not perfectly settled. The favorites took
three of the races while the 1925 trot was
won by Contractor after fighting contest
with splendid field of horses. The pro-
prsmme was a very interesting one. There
were three events for the colts and the ia
yorites in these were either top heavy or
barred from the pools and interest in the
outcome conferred in the struggle for place
in the running races. It was derby day,
too but there was only one horse in this
Guido-which won in the slowest time ever
made on the Helena track except in 1884,
when Hundley L. Preutt's Glendalia won
the derby. The betting was lively and the
sales of pools and mutuals were quite large.
The first race on the card was:
Race No. 5, The Nursery trotting stakes
for two year-olds. bred and raised in Mon
tana. $50 each: $500 added, two in three:
Ike Warehouses; Leap Year, b. f., by Tenn,
pest dam Eulogy, b. Com. Belmont ...... 4 1
Hunley & Clarke Mountain Maid: b. f.. by
AeLUlcEy NOluuteoIs udAA 4>OAoAcns W
W H Fl. naymond's Locust. CHI. g.. by Com.
Belmont dam by Fancy Gold Dust -. 800. Ids
Time, 2:52la, 2:5lA.
The race-Leab Year sold hot favorite,
but there was very little betting. Ike More
houses tilly took the pole from Mountain
Maid in the first turn and maintained an
easy lead, winning both heats without any
difficulty. The. mutuals paid $40.
Race No. Trimming. one mile, $500, for
tyear-olds and upwards.
Carlisle & shields Oils BENJAMIN. b. g. s.. by
W II. isabbs' Circle J.. BIN. 8. pedigree I'M
known. SO pounds: Smith. .......... ....:....
Sam hanleys Gold j. bar Oh c. i 6X Onondaga'
Time. 1:46A.
Betting-Ollie Benjamin, s to !. but after.
wards barred. Circle j., $40 to IS on Gold
Bar. Mutuals paid &c.
The race-After good deal of scoring, in
(Which &C. Cola Sir a ss us cd TIC Fe fSt
ready bleeding at the side from the
prying of Williams steel while scoring.
They ran neck and neck to the quarter
when CircleJ. went to the front and down
the back stretch they ran closely punched
and were neck and neck in the upper turn
As they appeared in the stretch Circle j:
was leading by length and going as fast
as she could. She was pulling away from
the others and when they got we'll straight
ened out Weaver forced Ollie Benjamin tc
the front under whip and spur and no wor
in driving finish BY neck from Circle
II was thought that Gold Bar could hav,
done better because down the homo stretch
he was not urged with the whip. It was |
pretty race for the place., however, ant
Circle J. made gallant effort for tn
race. She is light, nimble mare and skip
over the ground like deer.
Race No. 7, running, the Derby stakes TO
CT 70 nj Guaranteed
value; $50 each; closed March with L
nominations.
w. II. Babb's Guido, CHI. C., by Double Gross.
R.ht, Miliisan's Montsns, ). 8. BY story-Vera,
H. (. P Baters s CARRIE Lee, Regent.
N; nlie H9lton. Us pounds; H. smith: -.
james Il; Harris, . Le a o. O. oy SPINNING
Time, ESQ.
Betting Guido, go, field, :. For tn
place Montana aud Carrie Lee sold nearl
even at $50. Mutuals paid on Guido 1915
on Montana, $l1.76.
tie. there was but little interest as to tn
winner, but the struggle for place made a
pretty a race as could be seen. Ladago ant
Carrie Lee set the pace. and as they passe'
the grand stand the 6rst time the order wa
Carrie Lee, Ladago, Montana and Guide
They wsEs not eens esSs d tn
ahead As they started in on the mile tn
pace grew warm, and near the quarter Ca1
RE Lees colors showed in front with Guild
and Montana right at his saddle girth Will
Ladago fell back. They ran neck and nee
to the half mile pole. and along that stretc
the three quarter Carrie Lee was leadin!
and the pace was very hot one. Guild
ran to the outside where the trac
was soft and dusty and fe
back about a length. but he SOC
got down to work again and vas with II
into the stretch in bunch and Guit
jumped to the front. Then there was
great race, The lash was going down {
each horse and they ran IN q close bunc
Guido half length in front. Faster al
faster they came and Montana and Carr
finished first easily half length in front
Montana who was only short head
front of Carrie Lee.
This is the second time Mr.. Babb has ca
tured the Derby stake. his horse Diave
having won it in 1887 in the fastest Der
ners of the Derby stakes during the p;
- : = Y m Tin
1881. reekaboo, owned By g: D. Hard :: "a
los2 Lady frsuitt, owned Dy Hunaiey q >,
1888 Thady, owned by Buiord Ferris. IA
1884. Glendalia. owned by Hundley q Preu- :
1885. Vice Regent, owned BY b. Baker -
1896. Eldorado. owned by b. U. Holly PA
1887 DiavaIo owned by W. H. Babb. Pa
1873. Nevada. owned BY p. g Blevins. -
1850. Guido, owned BY w. H. Babb. ...2:'
Race No. s-Trotting, 2:26 class, pu
$1,000.
Contractor, by Sultan; Ed Lafferty. ...,7
MARQUIS by The Marquis; il. Stoneroad
Lady Maxim. by Max m; "a lSfferty *
Bishop Hero, by Bishop: Ralph Clarke
Louis s., by Bashaw Pilot; J. I; Cassidy 3
I jay s. by Tramp; Jas. w. Corrigan. %