The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-29
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They Gathered ~ ~ Four Events.
Of ths PAY Without Any
st.nsels
The Finest q yvDa&her and a VERY
Large Att1ndanoe Yes
fseday.
Sir Henry's dssa nan-A Deer Lodge
Horse Win - 1rot-ro-Day,s
0rsas Gard.
Black Pilot,
xenophos,
Circle =,
0llis Benjamin.
Don L.
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Yesterday was another big day at the
fair grounds. tho attendance being still
larger than on Wednesday. The Montana
Central railway had al Il could do to take
the crowds down, and BY 2:3O the grand
stand was taxed 70 IL 2,6OO seating capac-
ity, while great groups were scattered
throughout the exhibition halls, stables.
paddock, betting HpomS and over all the
grounds. 1t waaa big day for the associa-
ton. Over ], 100 ladies and children were
present. 1--WE have no ladies' day. said
Secretary Pope yesterday, .severy day is
ladies' day with ~. To-day will be blue
ribbon day" when the live stock will be
paraded before the Judges of the fair and
there will undoubtedly Be another big at
tendance.
The favorites won everything yesterday.
They couldn't be reached with forty-foot
pole, the odds being very large. The bet
ting in the auction pools was tame com
pared to preceding days. but the mutuals
sold largely, over three thousand dollars
being up on one heat Of trotting race and
about the Same amount up on the mile and
half race.
The first event Of the day was the special
stallion trot which e. w. Knights Black
Pilot won from Long 4 Barbour's Montana
Wilkes and Henry DsWitt's DeSoto. The
old horse was the fuvorite in the betting
Wilkes won the flrst heat in 239 and Black
Pilot won the next two, finishing each time
very we'll in the homestretch. His time was
2:41 and G88. -
There was no startling feature in yester-
days races, the chief interest centerng in
the mile and half race which was won by
Ollie Benjamin after good race with Mon.
tana. In the six furlong dash protest
was entered against Circle j, who was
entered AZ three-year- while many
claimed she was four-year-old and she
carried moro than ninety-four pounds
One man was positive that the filly was
Charlotte j. which ran in st. Paul during
July as four -year-old and won a race.
#. j. Lynch made an affidavit that
Circle was not the horse that
was at st. Paul and DR.. Long, the veterina
rian, was sent to examine her and he testi-
fed that Circle J. was q three year-old.
The judges then permitted Mr.. Babb's
brown filly to go in the race which she won.
u lsing in.the trotting race
were rife, it being claimed that Ed. Wilkes
and Gray Ned were not being driven to
Win. y. b. JeuIle6 W06 put OcuAuu Uray
chored 80 he could not 60 and he did not
improve in Mr.. Jeffries' hands. j. 7.
Stoneroad, who was driving the Hon. w.
A. Clark's horse, Ed. Wilkes. did not like to
be impeached and he declared he would win
the next beat Il he could. It was thought
he did not try very hard.for the fourth heat
but he insisted that he stood no show to
win. The judges were obstinate, however,
and were anxious to please the spectators
and Billy Wiends VS. placed behind Ed.
the grand stand. The best horse undoubt-
edly won the race but the spectators had
the satisfaction Of finding out just what
Don L. could do, the result being that
Wilkes Gro wded him into making the last
mile in 2:29 which will keep Sam Handley's
horse not only out Of the 2:sS class but the
$50 class, and the Deer dodgers have the
satisfactiou Of knowing one of their horses
made good mark in Helena.