The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-04
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
The Racing Schedule and Purses
Of the July Meeting at
Anaconda.
Thirteen Days of Racing and
Some Magnificent
Purses.
Condition of the Helena Associations Ar
falrs-AnOther Phase Of that Trot-
ting Dccisi0n.

The coming racing season in Montana
will mark an era in the turf history of the
state. Purses and stakes in keeping with
the great wealth and increasing prosperity
of the Bunch Grass state will be hung up.
And they will be purses that will open the
epes of horsedom and will do a great deal
towards attracting some Of the greatest
equines to the Montana turf. Anaconda
has taken the initiative in announcing its
programme and purses. The Smelter City
will have thirteen days of racing and will
hang up the magnificent sum of 1897. $50 for
City events. The Anaconda meeting opens
July ID and continues until July 27. The
schedule is as follows:
FIRST DAY, MONDAY. JUL 70.
Running $3.50, one mile.
Rnnning- 500, two furlongs.
Rnnnins-S350 five furlongs.
1rotting $70J, 200 class.
SECOND DAY. TUESDAY, JULY II.
Running sl0l, seven furlongs.
Running $40. four fuilongs.
Running 500. six furlongs.
1rotting 1880, 2:23 class.
THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY. JULY Is.
Running Bankers stake, for two year .olds.
SO each, $500 added, five furlongs.
Running $3.50. 600 yards.
Trotting-S15O, 2:35 class.
Trotting Upper Works stake. for three-year-
olds, $50 cash. $500 a ided, two in thrte.
FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, JULY 16
Run1iag 500, six furlongs. handicap.
Running $500. one mile. handicap.
TEntting 81 O. 2ihdl class.
Tiotting-I over Works stake. for 2-year-oIds,
$50 each, $500 added. two in three.
FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, JULY II.
Running $500, four furlonss, heats.
Rum! ng $3.50, six furlongs.
Trot!ins..-B, 'ders' 1t take, for 2..year Odds bred
,nt raised in Montana. $50 each, $500 added, two
in three.
1rotting 800. $50 c'ass.
SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY. JULY IL.
I,unning $500, six furlongs. for wo-year-olds.
Trotting $1,000, 2:2a ola s.
Pacing 81 900, 2:2O class.
SEVENTH DAY, MoNpAY, July 20.
Running $500. five furlonse, heats.
Running Mont ma suburban, for three year
miles; wiorer Of Hotel stakes to carry three
'Irottlns $40. 40 cla;s.
Trotting- Bree lers' stakes, for three year-olds
and under. bred and raised in Montana. $5J
each, $500 added, two in three.
EIGHTH DAY, TUESDAY. JUL 81.
Running $3.50, one nile and a furlong.
Running $3.50. threef lrlongs.
Pacing-S2. 0C0, free for all.
NINTH DAY, WEDNESDAY. JULY:2.
Running $780,. seven furl' n g., handicap.
Running $500, four %fur;ons 81, h ,ndicap.
Running $500, two furlongs.
1rotting-$2,O0O 100, 2:2s class.
TENTH DAY, THURSDAY, JULY 90.
Rrnning-s1,C00, one ard one-fourth mile,
handicap.
kunnlng-S700. six furlongs. handicap.
Running-S25c, 500 yards.
Trotting-$70O, 2:t5 class.
ELEVENTH DAY, FRIDAY. JULY "a.
Running-S35O tx furlongs.
Running -s3OD, five furlongs, handicap.
Trotting- $500. named horses.
T~rotting-S30O. consolation.
TWELFTH DAY, SATURDAY, July Is.
Running-S:O0, six fur.ongs, for horses iun
and not won.
Eunning $500, special.
Running $500, spec a handicap.
Irotting- s., 900. 2:17 Class.
THRIFT yTH DAY, MONDAY, JULY q.
Running 81 900. one mile and a sixteenth,
handicap.
Running 500, three-guarter mile, handicap.
RnDning- $500. fonr fnrlongs. handicap.
TIo.tiny- $1,000, Merchants purse, free for all.