The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-25
THOUSANDS ON A RACE
Exciting Sport at the Driving Park
Next Saturday.
A Rare Programme Arranged bv the
Managers of the Association
List Of Races and Horses
that Will Rum.

The management of the Driving Park
association is making elaborate prepara-
tons for n days sport next Saturday, such
as has never been given in Montana. The
race course has been put in first rate con-
dition and is i'm fine trim for racing. Con
siderable money has been expended by
the association during the past few
months in various way and the driving
park is now In readiness. Trees have
been planted, grass seed sown, repairing
done and the track has been Thoroughly
o~verhauled from top To bottom n
fully repaired and equipped for the
season. The races which will
take place Saturday are n new feature and
have been arranged at considerable ex-
pense to the association. Pools will he
sold as IL customary at the regular meet
ing, and refreshments will be served.
Great pains have been To please
the public and give them n rare days
sport. SpOrtsmen and horscmen from
Butte, Helena, Philipsburg, Deer Lodge
and other places are expected to come in
and many of the best blooded racers Of
thes state will probably be entered in the
races.
The most interesting event., and the one
which is most talked about, will be the
quarter mile dash betwee Nettie :. n
Joaquin for $1,000 n side. The money
has already been put up and the race is
an assured fact. Nettie =. is a well known
mare with an excellent reputation, and
Joaquin is IA gelding well known amoDg
horsemen as having cleaned out the
Granite sports recently for all the money
they could scare up, quite n large amount
having changed hands. These two horses
are well matched and il is likely there
will he considerable money placed on the
result.
The trotting race, best two in three
heats, between Mike O'Mara's chestnut
gelding. Dave, and Sam Laundry's chest
nut gclding, Corripan. will he another
feature OF the programme. This match
is for $500, and both horses are local trot-
tiers and well matched, II will he re-
membcrcl that Mike O'Mara's horse
Dave trottcd in a couple of races in Phil
ipsburg, and there will probably he IA
number of horsemen from that city who
will place their money on Dave. Al any
rate the trot will he "a great betting race
and will in itself draw a large crowd.
The remainder OF the programme will
he of n first-class order, two purses of $500
each being hung up by the association for
n onc-half and "A threc-fourths mile dash.
There are mt present six horses at the
track which will take part in these races,
consisting of the well known and blooded
racers, Susie Glenn, Bob Wade, Ferdi-
nand. Rip Van Wrinkle. Wilder, Fora and
Dwarf Regent. Several noted horses
will come I'VE from Butte, among them
being Keevena, Sunday and Half
Moon, all of which are well
known in Montana, having made fast
time during their career. An unusually
large crowd Is expected from out of the
city and the local management are
making elaborate preparations for their
accommodation. There is but little doubt
that "a great attendance will be present on
Saturday To enjoy n day of rare and ex-
citing sport.