The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-02
The FAVORITES' DAY
Anaconda's Racing Iseuns Opened Most
Auspiciously.
Bob Wade, Guido. Sinfax n Juli-
eta the Winners Yesterday
Fine Weather and Lively
Speculation in n Pools.

sures a most pronounced success for the
Anaconda meeting. II was a fine days
sport. The attendance was unusually
large for an opening. Betting was lively
nj all times and a great deal OF money
entered the pool box. The sky was some
what cloudy but with the exception of a
cool stiff breeze which prevailed at the
outset the weather was most favorable 10
racing. The track was soft and a little
slow.
II was a day for favorites. Every winner
was a favorite and was played strongly
by the gambling fraternity and horscmen.
Bob Wade, Guido, Sinfax and Julietta
were all backed at long odds and the
shorts were completely knocked out.
Many ladies graced the occasion with
their presence and the grand stand was
well filed.
In the first race Bob Wade had a soft
thing and the talent raked in n good
many shcckles on the result. Bay Tom
scored badly and when the start was
finally effected he refused to run and was
not in it. Tim Murphy made a pretty
| race with Guido in the second event on
the back stretch. where they ran nose and
nose but the finish was very poor, Murphy
being well used up after the hard run. Muir
! ply carried IL pounds more than Guido.
which made IA great difference in the run.
The 2-year-old race was probably the
event Of the day and the trio were punched
from start to finish, where Sinfax cap
tured the Bankers stake by half a length.
| After the third heat of the irot-
ting race bets of 500 were offered that
Ben Williams could win the race with an
other driver. but no money was put up.
Ben Williams is a good horse and might
win IL he was not spcedcd so fast Tor the
first half mile. Procrastination trotted a
steady race n was there at the finish
after the first heat.
The days sport was altogether very in
teresting and also was well conducted.
The starting was satisfactory as were the
decisions. The horsemen and public were
well pleased with the manner in which
they were aiken care of. Carriages ran
To the grounds at.all hours and the electric
\ street railroad also ran cars to the track
every - minute No special train came
from Butte yesterday but one will be run
to-day and mex week leaving Butte at
, o'clock.
TIE SIX ID YARD Dash.
In the pool box BobWadc was a hot favor-
lite for the first race, a 600 yard dash, being
sold at from ~ To Sl2, Cyclone 81 Ia 50 and
Bay Tom 81. Bay Tom had the pole,
Cyclone second and Bob Wade OF the out
side. After some onotonous scoring the
| horses were sent of with Bob Wade i'm
the lead n Bay Tom left at the post.
The race was "A soft one for Wade and he
increased the lead at every jump, winning
by two lengths. Time 32Ifi. The mutuals
paid sl.45. Summary:
FIRST RACE, RUNNING, ao yARps-ruRsrs2 9.
Girsi race, running, oo yards. Purse, 500.
\. u. Suiton's Bob Wade, h. T., lis pounds ,.,.l
A.. u. hitrhcocks Cyclone, oh. T., lD pounds. .
Brown 4 Blcyin's BAY Tom. b. T., 10 pounds 3
sEyEN-EiGHTHs DASH.
There were four starters in the second
race, se~ven-eighths mile dash. Guido, with
100 pounds up, was the favorite m the bet
4 ..... y. ". A1.-l, $500 Il
at SO TO SD, Murphy SIS to so, m the
Others at 81 and 81, with plenty of betting.
The horses were sent Ia the starting point
with Murphy at the pole, Guido second,
Carrie NJ. third, and Dainty on the outside.
The race was a pretty one down the hack
track into the stretch. The horses were
well punched at the start, with Murphy
and Guido neck u neck To the half. Car
re Nj. and Dainty were not in il. Judo
lead into the home stretch aud won easily
by half a length from Murphy, Carrie NJ.
third, three lengths behind Murphy and
1--WE lengths ahead Of Dainty. which ran in
poor form. Time, i:3lE. Mutuals paid,
S2.lb. The following is the summary;
% 2, RUNNING . ~MiLE-rrRsE 500.
w. ". Babb's Guido, ch. e., 100 pounds. ........i
,y Mnlk.y,s Inn Murphy, roam &, 10 pounds. 2
Kennedy kssassi s s IeD @: :; Dainty BAL lp' Eo% nm, lii poand..i
III BANKERS STAKES
Sinfax was a heavy ~favorite in the third
race, "a ave-furlong dash for 2~-year-olds,
Bankers Stake, selling SO To 81 against
Naomi and Needmore, the field. This
was the prettiest event of the day, and
was anybody's race To the finish. Sinfax
took the lead from the start. but was col
Jared by Naomi halfway round with Need
ham not half n length behind. They were
nose u nose 10 the stretch, where Sim
FAX pulled ahead "a short length. The
race was truly n trial of speed down the
stretch. all horses being nearly abreast.
Sinfax under "A driving finish won by half
q length from Naomi, a length ahead of
Needham. Time :0i. Mutuals paid 81 40.
Summary:
y Mnlkey's sinfaN, b. O.. Ii5 pounds. ......... 4
Denver facing stables Naomi, chi, iapounds 2
Sinith q Thorntons N,srdham. b. e., ii5 pounds 3
THE 2:i0 TRoT.
When the horses for the $40 trot were
called out some interesting racing was
expected and the people were not disap-
pointed. Julietta was the favorite at the
odds OF ~ To : against the field. The field
was backed well and n great deal of
money was placed on the result. The
tirst heat was taken handily by Julietta
from Ben Williams by two lengths. with
DEMONSTRATION close up. Time, 2:2sL.
The second heat was "a fine contest
down the home stretch between Julietta
and Demonstration, and would probably
have been "A dead heat had not Julietta
broke IA hundred feet from the wire. al
lowing Demonstration Ia win the heat.
Time. 2:aH.
The third heat was won handily
10y Julietta from Demonstration,
as was the fourth and last
heat. Time, 1896 aud 2:.aL,
ben Williams showed the way 10 the half
mile post in every heat but broke repeat
edly and lost ground ON the last half,
finally winding up by being shut out in
the las, heat. After the second heat Pro-
crastination sold well in he pools hut
could not bring a cent after the third.
Mutuals paid, first heat S9.l5. second heat
A.0O, third neat ESQ.
summary: 2:4o trot, purse $500.