The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-02
| |DLy RACE MEETING,
Inns o-Day at the Fair Grounds
ith ! Good Programme Of
q Races.
me Track Ii Splendid Condition
and Good Sport
N Assured.
- sProgramme-Helena VIII Play Ball
With Livlngston-A New Pitcher
Secured.

Ho, for the races! To day the July meet
Ing begins, and everything is in readiness
1 Tor four days Of sport. Secretary Pope has
been untiring in his efforts to arrange
things for successful meeting. At an ex
pense Of about 81, 600 many substantial i'm
provements have been made to the grounds,
the principal one being the building of
] new mile course. This track is one of the
best in the country. There is half mile
homo stretch, and back stretch of equal
distance, while the turns are about one
quarter each. At the curves the track gen.
orally inclines upward toward the outside
rail, giving horses good purchase on the
ground without any danger of slipping.
The track is in excellent shape and very
fast. Tho fair grounds look prettier than
they have for years. The infield is filled
with rich growth Of grass, in many places
green. Billy Mellen has fixed up his Bon
!. Ton restaurant in frst-class shape, while
Billy White, who has the bar, is making
q speciality of nine year goods.
/ There will be four races to-day and the
official programme is announced as fol-
lows:
Race No. 1, running, furlongs, purse
800.
.Blevin's q Brown name Bay Tom, b. g.,
aged, pedigree untraced. Colors orange
Hundley 3 Preuitt name b. h. Red Boy.
aged, by War nce-Neilson: blue.
Jno. Duffy names gray mare, Nellie Gray,
aged, pedigree untraced: cherry and black.
Race No. 2, running, for 2-year-olds, four
Hancock d Phelps name b. G. viceroy,
Regent-Misadie; blue.
w. G. Lewis names b. 9. Leonidas, by
Red Boy Pilgrim; orange and blue.
j. r. Crawford names b. c. Bonneville,
by Sundance- Norma; cherry and black.
Race No. 8, running, six furlongs purse
500.
John Hardwick names b. q. Skucum, 3,
by Red Boy-Bessis Douglas; orange and
Bleyins and Brown name b. o. Olvmpia.
aged, by Luke Observation-Disclosures
orange and green.
A. Phelps names b. m. Roly Boly, 8, by
Bank Roll-Victoria; blue.
H. r. Baker names oh. f., Carrie Lee, 3,
black.
Race No. I. trotting, 2:ss class, purse $500.
Maxim -Cicada by Cleremont.
Ed Laferty names b. &. Homestake, by
Gibraltar, dam by Goldsmith's Volunteer.
Percy johnson names Ben Williams.
Henry Dewitt names CHI. h. DE Soto, by
Ranchero, dam by Country Gentleman.
The above list of horses should furnish a
good deal Of sport. There is quiet tip out
on Roly Boly for the six furlonq race.
Viceroy will make his first race to-day
Sam Scott came up from Deer Lodge yester-
. day with three horses, one of which is Deer
Lodge girl. and he will start his horses in a
few races before the season is over and he
certain that he has some winners.
AL Phelps has put up tent just outside
the entrance of the fair grounds and pro-
poses to conduct saloon there in opposi-
tion to the bar inside. Secretary Pope pro-
poses, however, to protect rs far as possible
the person who paid for the privilege and
will not issue any passes for persons to go
in and out at their pleasure. All those who
do SO will have to pay a dollar to get back
to the grounds again. Outside the fence re-
treatments will cost 1915 cents drink
while inside 25 cents will be charged.
Phelps was one of the active bidders for
the bar but White went $50 ahead Of him
and secured the privilege. There is liable
to be a rumpus before the meeting is over.
Special trains will leave the Montana
Central depot for the fair grounds, where
ticket including transportation and ad-
mission to the grounds can be secured.