The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-05
GREAT DAY FOR SHORTS
One After Another the PaVOfiteS Sue
Clmb 10 Outsiders.
Loads Of Money Dropped by Some
People and Picked Up by
Others-Every Race a Sur
prise Party.

The sun shone clear and warm, and hut
little wind prevailed. II was also a great
day for shorts, rank outsiders winning In
every a that was flashed. The field
players were consequently made happy,
and carried away considerable money.
The crowd, while not 30 large as that Of
Saturday, was much larger than on the
first day.. A great many ladies' occupied
the grand stand and enjoyed the sport. As
the short horses were announced winners
bowls OF delight rent the air and the
Jockeys were chcered to the echo by the
lucky ones. Smith 4 Tbornton's Boland
was the general ~favorite for the first race
and was well played by the talent. Fora
was well backed, however, and made a
noble run, winning by n length. The
shorts got well heeled ON thisr race, and as
a tip was out that Bob Wade could beat
Sunday in the second race. the winnings
for the shorts were all placed on him.
This race was n pretty n on the stretch,
where Sunday made a rush for Bob
Wade and nearly overlook him. Sun
day proved unequal To the task and
Bob came in n winner IN the short men
were again happy. After this race Mr..
Grattan announced from the stand That
the owners Of Lew Carlisle would like to
match him against KisInet for $1,000. An
answer was Immediately returned from
the grand a stating that the owners
of Kismet declined TO accept the chal-
lenge, giving reasons which could not be
heard AZ the judges stand.
The third race was n beauty. There
were five entries and they all left the
continued so To the stretch as IL under n
blanket. Down the stretch il was
n hard battle between Olympia. Sympa-
thetic's Last and Eddie II. To the one
eighth pole they were neck and neck.
Under the wire Eddie X. was in front by
half n length. The money in the pools was
once more taken by the short people.
The last event OF the day, the 2:5 trot,
was a kind Of n mixed-up affair and was
not finished. Each horse won a heat. The
prettiest heat was the first, three of the
-FOUR horses entering the homestretch and
passing under the wire less than half a
lost the heat by breaking
under the wire. The ~favorite in the pools,
Ilton, had more than the balance of the
gold, but was not in the first llton
won the second heat In u pretty stride,
making the best time of the race, but he
was unable to win another heat owing 10
his inability To retain his feet. The third
heat was taken by Grey Ned. who trotted
all day without n skip. In the last heat
Minnie's Almont took the lead from the
start aud won with ease in slow time.
This race will he finished this afternoon.
Minnie's Almont was not feeling just right
ytcttftfty aUu " u ktutThbs Y Wht
make hard trot for first money to-day.
THREE-EIGHTHs MILE DASH.
For the first race, IA three-eighths Of n
mile dash, for 2-year-olds there were four
starters. Boland was a heavy favorite i'm
the pool box, selling for $40 to $50 against
was n pretty one and the favoritc
was easily beaten by Fora. After
considerable scoring, the start was ef-
fected with Boland n length ahead of
viceroy, and with daylight between the
Kid and Fora. Despite the poor start
of Fora she crept forward at every jump
and collared the others Mt the quarter,
where she took the Leaf from Boland and
led the way 10 the eighth pole by half n
length. Boland recovered aud the race
was "a pretty one 10 within 100 feet Of the
wire, where Fora took the lead n won
from viceroy by half a length, who cap
tured the place from Boland by a head,
Kid a length behind. Mutuals paid
S15.25. Summary:
First race: running, y Of n mile dash, FOR
J. 4. sutton's Fora, b.. T.. ~ pounds .......,....i
Phelps a. llancock's Nieeroy, b. C., ~ pounds 2
smith a. Thornton's Roland. ch. e., ~ pounds. 3
ca Tale's Kid, h. c.,s' pounds .........,..
Time, J1f.
oNE-HALF MILE DASH.
The second race was n surprise n
dumped he talent for a large sum. II was
u bonanza for Anaconda people, as their
money was freely placed on the winner at
long odds. There were four entries and
Jack Dowd's horse Sunday was backed in
the pools at long odds, 80 TO - against
Tim Murphy, the second favorite, while
Bob Wade sold for from ) 10 ~, and The
Jew for 4. Sunday acted bad It the pole
and delayed the start several times.
Bob Wade had the pole, Murphy second.
The jew third and Sunday vas OF the
outside. The start was a good n with
Sunday u few feet in the lead. In trying
10 cut across, Sunday lost ground aud
Bob Wade took the lead and wa two
lengths ahead at the one-eighth pole. n
lead which he maintained To the quarter.
unable 10 reach Wade, who won by a
length without "A touch OF the whip. Time,
AZ. Mutuals paid Sl9.45.
lack Dowd approached the judges
stand after the race and entered n pro-
ties . claiming that Sunday got 100 yards
the worst Of the start. His protest was
not allowed and the race was given to
Bob Wade. The summary:
A. III. Sutton's Rob Wade, h. T., lis pounds. o.. I
John nowd's sunday, u. T., 40 pounds. ,...... .
Mike Tuiy The jew, oh. T., ip pounds. 4
Time, iTA.
THREE-ouARrERs OF A MILE
The third IA was another dump for
the favorites. Sympathetic's Last was
played like u SURE thing by the talent.
Loads Of money was placed ON him at $50
20 whatever could be got against him.
Rolly Bolly was backed well. but the field
sold for a mere nothing. They were sent
To the pole with Eddie r. first. Rolly Bolly
second, Olympia third, Dainty fourth
and Sympathetic's Last fifth. Ed
die X. led 60 the quarter
where Sympathetic went to the
front and led by n snort head 10 the
stretch. Olympia third, Dainty fourth aud
Rolly Bolly last. They were well punched
as they entered the stretch, and IL was a
pretty race between Sympathetic's Last,
Eddie X. and OLYMPIA. As they neared
b wire Eddie II. was lifted ahead and
won by half "A length from Sympathetic's
Last, who was "A short head in front of
Olympia, third. Time. l,i7N. Mutu,ls