The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-30
chances. These are a few Of the types.


: chances. These are a few OF the types
There IRE others.
I The MINISTER; The other day in th
! varied celebration of the grand stand I "a,
the black coat. black tie and black ribbons
straw hat Of ono of the ablest and most pou
ular preachers in Montana, q man viii
! lovable virtues and loved by his friend
: therefor. There he was. watching tn
. mile start, hia eyes flashing, his right han,
; in the air and his face glowing with on
thusiasm. my gracious" he said, "wh,
don't they start? What does that fine look
ing bay with tho green Jockey hold bacl
for? Look, hi. there they 60! Ny, soc ho,
hey go M the blue and red leading-No
it's the other one now! They are in a bunch
Here they come and the green, the gree,
wins!" I almost forgot the race watchin,
my friend and it was a pleasant sight. N,
cold blooded narrow cynicism that we some
: times find in the church could keep this
man from the enjoyment Of honest sport
He loved his fellow men and every right
man loves a good horse.
Miss ETHEL PoINTRR-Yes, she came &c
see the races. Mamma was doubtful
whether it was quite good form for her to
go alone with Jack, for there was always
such q dreadfully miscellaneous mixture in
the grand stand, but she talked mamma in
to letting her come, and here she ia. And,
egad, Miss Ethel is pleasing to the view.
Her bright little face shaded by an airy
little onnet of summer colors bears just
the faintest touch of powder. The hot sun,
you know, makes freckles. Then there ia a
hit IF OOllo rata with ~ Jscroo,,l ,krJ n,l
the p~rettiest dress in the grand stand-so
Miss Ethel thinks. It is a dainty gown of
sunset blue in the cutaway fashion. and the
getaways hung with snowy lace, a parasol
to match, and the tiniest patent leather
shoes. Ethel does not know much about
racing, but she must seem interested, you
know, so she makes a wicked little bet with
Jack, for Jack tells her that a trifing wager
adds flavor to the contest. And what an
awfully delicious day it was, indeed.
HE Boy Sports: In chronicling the ad-
ventures of H~uckleberry Finn, Col. Mark
Twain tells that Huck was given a diction-
airy to read. When asked how he liked it
he said that it was interesting but tough.
The same remark might apply to the boy
sport. He canno be more than ~ years
old but he knows more about horses than a
man 30. For instance. I catch a bit Of his
conversation with a pardner as they lean
against one corner of the fence. ''Say, |
George, yer see that young jock over dere
in de paddock by Revolver. No, de n in
blue green. Say, wait till l get him in
town. I'll eat him up, see; an I amt like
a boy dat can't do it. Why, I sueaked in
de pad md says to him say, can yer give
me q quiet tip il Revolver's good enough to
wln,' and he says to me, he says skin out Of
yere or I'll set de police on YER Say,
when get him alone he won't ride no more
horses dis season. Say, George, who can
we work for two tickets to de Twelve
Tempe Monday night"
HER FIRST RAcE.-She is a of per-
maps sixty years and as appearances go
comes from the provinces. She wears a
black silk dress and immense diamond ear
rings. Her husbands cattle had a good
last year and the ear rings are a part
OF her share of the profits. She came to
Helena to the state fair and brought along
fancy quilt which she is %anxiously waiting
to hear from in the list of prizes. In the
she is on the grand stand for the
first time in her life to see a horse race,
She meets a friend. Goodness, gracious.
Mrs. Placer! Who would have thought of
seeing you here, and at a horse race too.
Yes. l am surprised to find myself here, but
Henry has talked so much about horse
aces that l thought I wonld see one out of
curiosity, though I don't care two cents for
t. Why, there them horses 20, and see
they run. The yellow is ahead, now
ts the red, yes. and he wins! Why, l never
vas so excited over anything in my life"
WINNERS AND LosERs.-There is a sure
way of picking the winners, not the
aorses, but the hackers. Immediately after
| race. If you look down the bar room
INTO the "two-bit" end and see a man buy
ne a drink, put him down as a lucky '
holder. 1t is safe to wager two to one that
after the next race he will be drinking :
'mong the plebians and be glad to have a
srlend settle for it. Slap him on the back,
Well, old man. how did you make it?"
1 guessed 'em right on the six ~furlonps
md got left on the trot. I got an insider
IN that trot, too. But then we can't win
day. Say, lend me 800 to finish up
he day with this next run. / would like to
'et somewhere near even. Haven't got it,
right. See me go up and touch our
riend, Straight Tip. 1 think l saw him :
ASKING in few mutuals." L
TIE OLD M1ssouR1AN.-To the Mis-
by CAD sab, we are indebted for
he prestige of the Helena race track, He
anne from the land of true blooded sport
wenty odd years ago. The first paw streak
'as hardly struck in Montana before his
turned in the direction of racing.
ogether With his friends he started in a
mall way the present association. It has
rown to the finest and fastest track, the
ichest organization west of the Mississippi
liver and we all join with our friend the
llssourian in rejoicing from year to year
yer Its prosperous growth. He was lean
lg against the grand stand yesterday when {
o was reminded: THAT boss Black Dia- =
lond makes me think of an animal l once
wned. A great myah, sab, a great one.
laybe you've heard of her. Finance. sire N
apitalist, out of Pawnbroker, out of Dead U
'roke; dam Red Checks, out of Weeks
Wages by Down To Cases, by High Card
y Three Call out of Play Blues by New
'ealer by Cash In by--They're of.
Off"
,fo~les' lash Store are showing the largest line ,
stamped goods. including all the latest novel
es, to be found in the city. Ho'o