The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-24
MILES CITY MEETING.
Flattering Prospects for Season
of Fine Racing in
That City.
Very Liberal Purses Have Beer
Hung Up for Speedy
Animals.
Many Entries and the Track in Condition
Excellent stabling Facilities
Other Sporting News.

cont rains throughout this section have put
the standard mile track in the finest condi-
tion for the opening of the second annual
race meeting of the Custer County Horse
Fair and Sales association, which CONF
mences Wednesday, June "a. This morn-
ing the clouds rolled by, and the sun, in
all its resplendent glory. shines upon what
has been pronounced by all who have seen
it to be the finest and best race track in the
west.
The programme of the four days racing,
commencing June oath and ending June
9th, is as follows:
FIRST DAY.
Trotting, 2:3O class, $4OO.
Running, half mile. two year-olds, $3.50.
Running. half mile, Custer and Dawson
county horses, Sl50.
SECOND DAY.
Trotting, 300 minute class, $500.
Running, one mile, all ages, $500.
Hurdle race, one mile. over tive hurdles,
5000.
THIRD DAY.
Trotting. 2:35 class, $500.
Running, three-fourths of mile, all ages,
$3.50.
Running, one mile, military race, 500.
FOURTH DAY.
Trotting, free for all, $3.50.
Running, one and one-eighth miles, all
ages, $500.
Each days programme will be closed with
grand ee-for-all Indian race, which will
no doubt prove one of the most interesting
features of the weeks entertainment. In
addition to the number of horses that par
ticipated in the Glendive races, mention OF
which has already been made IN The INDE-
PENDENT, and which we're shipped here i'm
mediately after that meeting, have been
added Stables from Butte. Bozeman, Da-
kota. Wyoming, Fort Mcleod, N. w. r.,
and that of Jep. Ryan. consisting of five
head of blooded two-year-olds from the
Musselshell.
Nor is there included in the above list
the Custer county horses which are now in
training at their respective ranches and
will not in all probability mako their ap-
pearance at the race track until the morn
ing of the races. The race track stables
consist of forty five stalls, fourteen feet
square. constructed of the best ship tapping
lumber, finished up on the inside with
matched white pine and 80 admirably ar
ranged that all air can be excluded while O
horse is being groomed after training OF
racing. In many instances one stall is oc-
cupjed by two horses, thus filing the stable
room to its utmost capacity and making a
total of about sixty-fve head of horses now
at the track and ready for business.
Since the meeting of the association
last season many creditable i'm
provements have been made,
at their course, among which might be
men toned the erection of new windmill
of the latest improved patent, with suffi-
cient force to supply the grounds with
water for sprinkling and other purposes,
from the Yellowstone river; also the con-
verting of the space Immediately under the
grand stand, which was formerly occupied
as a saloon, into a restaurant for ladies and
ladies department, and an office for the
ing to $500, will be disbursed to the win
ners of the various races as soon as the de-
cision of the judges is rendered.
AS yet the judges of the races have not
been appointed. At the last meeting sew.
eral spats arose and hard feelings existed
which grew out of the decisions of mex
perienced judges, which will at this meet
ing be avoided if the same can possibly
be done.
The best feeling imaginable prevails a
the race track among all the horsemen
jockeys and trainers, and the president
and secretary are praised by all for exertin,
their every effort, and leaving nothing un-
done to make this their second annua
melting. glorious success, and which, be-
yond the peradventure of a doubt, they
will most certainly do.