The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-22
Iillah Beats Mystery by a Iiead-A
Wonderful Mile and 8:
Half.
A Revolver Properly Primed Lays
Low Bald Faced Nevada and
Wins Much Gold.
Turk Franklin Beats Mr.. Time in a
Wonderful Pace Tue Day
i'm Detail.

The great meet is over. Wednesday
promised to be the biggest day of all
and yesterday was. Three big runs and
a free for all trot with a purse of $1,000
where. Before the races people went
about with knit brows. Nobody could
call the winners nor even second in the
race. The winners took big money. for
the pools sold like peanuts at IA show
and outside bets were fast and frequent.
Some Of the winners celebrated in great
style last evening. At > o'clock an
elderly gentleman with a very aldermanic
paunch was observed laboriously wcnd-
ing his way along a north side street,
His cane was Il genuine and needed sup
port. a silk hat coniidingly caressed
his right ear and his nose made the very
electric light blush with jealousy and
shame. He was observed to tumble in
his pocket as he reached "a
certain door and then TO hammer and
kick for dear life. "Losht my night
key by DASH" he muttcred. "Eh! whoop
EN- up. Wake up ye drowsy slumberers,
Zillah Won Wake up; wake up" A
head was protruded from a window and
somebody in a feminine voice and robe
de mutt screamed burglars" FLUSH
shup, Maria; hush up, | tell you. Open
up this dash. dashed door" But. Will.
lam, what's the natter" and then the
door opened. "Nussin's zhc masscr; IN
all right. only Iillah won. Eth! whoop
'em up. and GIN mother bottle wine.
! Drink hearty" and then the door closed.
THE TnREE.EIHHTHs DASH.
The first race was three cighths dash.
Entered, White Elm. Bay Tom, The jew
and Mermaid. Smith rode Mermaid
100. Dodd The Jew H., Myers
Bay Tom 80. Gotta White Elm
10j. After half AN hours work the
horses got off, Bay Tom and Mermaid
leading. Soon The jew, who
was running desperately, began to
close the gap and as the
stretch was reached was running
neck and neck with the leaders. bay
Tom WINS" cried his admirers, but Bay
Tom was straining every nerve with The
Jew still gaining, Mermaid ran well
White Elm bringing up the rear. As the
wire was reached the bald'face of The
Jew was seen in front. 'He wins! he
WINS cried all and the grand stant
rose up en- masse as he passed under the
wire winning 10y a head after a hare
fight, in SO, Bay Tom second, Mcrmai'
third. White Elm fourth.
Pools sold with Tom as a slight favor
tie. about 81 TO the Jew -. Mermaid s.
and White Elm -. Mutuals paid SlO.lC
II GREAT FALLS DERBY.
Probably in point OF interest ther
will never be such another race as tn
!, derby. The horses were all dead sur,
winners, selling with little advantage Il
r the pools. All ran rather heavy, Teri
carrying l22. Mystery lG3 and Iillah III
The distance was Il mile and Il hal
Horses could not have been more care
/. fully groomcd than were the trio afte
, their warming and before the rae,
+ Every detail was attended to. Upin tn
/, grand stand the general crowd laughc
| and chatted in pleased anticipation
, Five dollars might be doubled. but abou
| the pool room strollcd men with anyiou
faces. Their last dollar had backed on
horse to win. Others were going abou
without a cent in their pockets. perhap:
G but with the true sport spirit content
!, abide the result and take chances. TIL
' horses lind up as follows: On the insid
y was Xillah. Smith riding; middle, Mys
terry. with Williams as jockey; outside
Terry. with Hart. The horses got o
/ with Mystery slightly behind. The ga
y was quickly closed and the three bunchc
y for the first quarter. Al the half My:
t terry still led, the first half being made
r. rs. Terry then began to lose and h
admirers to drop their chins. Tie los
t ten lengths in the third quarter ANA va
II plainly out Of the race. Mystery an
Iilla ran even 60 the stretch. Mystcr
gained a tritic. then Tilla drew TAP agai.
IS Down the stretch both horses thu
II dcred, neck and neck. breast to Dreas
y Closer and closer they drew. and still M
IA head between. The grand stand W;
t growing wild, Hats were of and eye
fairly bulgcd from their sockets. Com
J. Come. Mystery. the adln r"rS o me IL
tie bay screamed. half crazy. "Iilla
" Xillah wins Both jockeys were plyir
i the whip and spur for dear life, and the
lust II tcnth-sccond or less, an
is the race was lost and o Ryan Bro
bay stretching out II neck and winnir
by Il head in pal. 1t was a gloriol
II struggle and thousands changed ham
" on the result. Mr.. Storm, the owner
l, Mystery, protested against his thr'
u pounds extra weight and demanded tn;
$. no money be paid over. Mutuals pa
it Sl5.Gj. The Montana record is 2::Dl
b This was made by Nevada in 1889 at Il
Helena Derby when as a three year o
she carried only l0l pounds.
le the MILE DASH.
The excitement had not yet died avn
z when the horses for the mile dash a
peared. Smith rode Lucinda with 10
e. Burlingame Kildare 100, Nichols \
M fl