The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-06
WINNERS ON The TURF
Results Of The Contests On The Fourth
Days Programme.
Gray Ned Captures the ASS Trot
After Seven Heats-Sunday.
Justice. Vera and Erect
the Other victors.


usually long programme of sport. A
strong wind prevailed and the dust was
whirled about In a most provoking and
disagreeable manner during the early
part Of the afternoon. Later II subsidized
and IL was pleasant enough for anybody.
So far the races have passed of without n
faint Of undetermined work and the nan
agcment Is carefully seeing TO IL that no
job races take place during the season.
The change Of drivers on Monday was the
first tina was made. and was ordered
because OF N faint suspicion that
some horses were being held back. After
the result OF h postponed 2:35 trottiDg
race yesterday Mr.. Grattan announced
publicly that the change had been made
IN consequence OF some suspicious driv-
ing. He stated further that il was almost
an impossibility TO find u driver who
was willing TO handle Gray Ned, hut fin
ally Pete Williams had reluctantly con-
sented To do so as a favor TO the public
and the association, promising faithfully
TO drive Gray Ned TO win. How well Mr..
Gray Ned captured the seventh heat aud
race in one Of h most interesting events
ever held on the track. The shorts won
considerable money on the gray horse and
the thanks of the association and the pub
lie were graciously rendered Mr.. Williams
from the judges stand by Mr.. Grattan.
The result of the other events of the days
programme proved il to be another great
day for the favorites. one and all winning,
the short men being consequently
out. The second event OF the day was a
soft thing Tor Sunday, who won the three
eigbths mile handily. The short horse,
Tom Bowling, was distanced in the first
heat, owing 10 a reluctance To start.
Nettie s. seemed To be unable "a
make 30 long o run. although the
race was contested to the finish. Sunday
was n trifie lame and an effort was made
TO draw him without success. He wal
game TO the finish. however, and won a
grand victory.
The third race of the day was uninter-
csting and but little money vas placed on
the result. Garlic 4 Shields Justice cap
tured the race with apparent ease from
Governor Adams of the same stable and
Librarian was not In il after the first
th~ree-quarters of a mile The 2:35 trot-
ting race proved of universal interest and
talent. The first heat was n surprise,
however, Sci Davis winning IL.
Vera acted badly in this heat
and just escaped being shut out.
After this lea Ben Davis was backed
heavily To win at even money but Vera
Strengthened out in the second and subse-
qucnt heats and won the race In three
straight heats with the greatest ease. II
was expected that the 2-year-old race for
the Lower Works a would be an in
event but such was not the
case. There were but two entries. Erect
and Locust, aud not n dollar was bet IN
the race. Erect easily captured the n
in two straight heat and took first money.
THE 2:D TRoT.
The unfinished irotting race which was
postponed Monday after four heats on ac-
count of darkness was the first race
called. There was not much betting in
the pools before the fifth heat, although
Gray Ned was the favoritc, bringing v q
money against the other three. Each
horse had won one heat and considerable
interest was centered in the race. After
scoring n short time they were started
with Almont i'm the lead. At the quarter
he was overtaken and passed by Gray
Ned who showed the way tn the half
where Alniont crept up and then they
were neck n neck to the stretch. IL was
a pretty finish TO the wire where Gray
Ned won by n head from Minnie's Al
Uncle Toby third, Ilton fourth.
Time 2:34E. Mutuals paid 500.
Gray Ned was selling n strong ~favoritc
after this heat ut odds against the field.
In tho mutuals the field "a well played
against Gray Ned. Almont took the lead
the quarter. At the half he was three
lengths ahead of Gray Ned with the others
strung out. II was the same into the
Gray Ned crept up slightly on
the finish but lost his feet for the first
time in six heats; Almont won by W
Time 2 :33. llton was declared out of the
after this heat for running SO much.
Mutuals paid S7.25.
Before the seventh heat started Gray
Ned sold a heavy favorite In the pools
box, bringing si2 to 81 ON the field. Min
...-s. III - --. L.. -.
his feet, and GRAY Ned passed him at the
quarter, and lead 10 the half by five
lengths from Almont, Uncle Toby being
three lengths behind Almont. The same
was kept to the stretch, where
Almont made n rush and rapidly closed
gap. Gray Ned could not be captured.
however. and won from Almont by a
Uncle Toby third. Time. 2:35k.
Mutuals paid STD. Gray Ned look first
and fourth moneys, Minnie's Almont seq
ond and Uncle Toby third money. Sum-
mary of the heats:
n. Hitchcock's Uncle Toby,
B. Jcnrics iiton, h. So.
Perry .Iohnson'> Minnie's Al
NJ ,p +. Jones Gray Ned, "a. g. : , iaiai
Time. ssAh. ssss'i, 2:a's, 2:ia, s;3i's, 2$J
and 2;35's.
THREE-EioHrHs' Mill DASH.
The second event of the day was the
tbree-eighths of a mile heat dash. with
three starters. Sunday was the general
In the pool box at SO 10 $40 ON
Neitie ;. and 81 ON Tom Bowling. Sunday
acted In his customary sulky amer. and
about half an hour was consumed In scor-
ing. Al last they were oil with Sunday
and Nettie =. neck 10 neck. Bowling was
left at the starting point. Ii was "a pretty
contest 10 the one-einbth pole. where
Npttie -. went to the front and ran ahead