Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-25
THE RACE MEETING.
Opening Day of the Circuit
Races at Miles City
Yesterday.
Three Good Races-Tre Favor
ties all Proved to be the
Winners.

Many an anxious eye looked heaven
ward Yesterday morning to see what
manner Of weather was promised for
the opening day OF the circuit races at
Miles City. So great was the antici-
patton Of sport that a threatening sky
would have been deemed a great mis-
fortune, but happily for all the indi-
cations were all favorable and were
not belied by subsequent meteorologi-
cal events.
Atan early hour 10 the forenoon
the travel TO the race track began and
soon all the vehicles tuat could be
rigged to carry passengers were maxi
ing rapid trips and ss rapidly depopu-
lating the city. BY . o'clock fully six
hundred people had been transported
to the grounds and were scattered
around, the grand stand being well
filled with ladies, while many Of the
male sex found the pool stand an OBJ
ject Of interest. The track was not At
its best, though in wonderfully good
condition considering the repeated
sOakings It has bad in the past week.
The home stretch was in bad condi-
tion ir one or two places near the
pole-not very bad but sufficiently so
TO Flow the time by one or two sec
onds for any horse that had to take 1t
THE 800 TRoT.
The first race called was the three
minute trot. Four entries had been
made, but only Maud j., Onward and
Jim NJ. put in an appearance, Stoner
not coming out. In the choice for po-
sitions ia the first heat, Onward drew
the pole with Maud J. next and Jim
NJ. on the outside. Jim proved to be
q disturbing element in the work Of
scoring for start, and it was not un-
til many attempts had been made
that the word was given and the
horses turned loose. Although Jim
NJ. came up on q break, he caught al
most as the word was given and was
In the van at the turn with Onward
second and Maud J. trailing behind
At the quarter Jim had increased his
lead to about two lengths and Onward
had about the same advantage of
Maud, all going steady. The same po-
sitions were preserved at the half, af-
ter which both Onward and Maud
moved up on the leader and at the
three. quarter pole were pretty we'll
punched, Jim still to the fore. On the
lower turn the pace became hotter and
when the trio swung into the stretch
there did not appear to be any sdvan-
tage, At this point Jeffries crowded
Maud to the front and gaining al
every stride had the race well In hand
at the distance stand, coming home an
easy winner. At about the distAncs
stand Onward went of his feet, but
recovering quickly came in with 9
rush, gaining second place. Time
2:37I.
The second heat was started without
much difficulty, Onward leading. jim
second and Maud last. At the quar-
ter Jim went to the front and held tn,
lead all down the back stretch, the po
sitions being about the same as in tn,
fret heat. From the fact that Jeffriei
had 30 cleverly landed the chestnu
mare q winner in the previous hea
after taking the dust for three-quarter
of the mile, the same outcome was no
unlocked for in this heat and when b,
closed up on the leaders at the turn tn,
universal expectation was that b,
would win the heat and 80 il proved
the mare coming under the wire go
ing essy, Onward second and jim
third. Time, 2:3Sl.
The third heat was a repetition o
the two preceding ones. Onward tool
the lead at the start but was passed a
the quarter by Jim, who piloted tn
way to the three-qusrter pole, will
onward close behind. Then MauS
began TO move up and joined company
with the Others at the turn. ComiDl
into the stretch all were abreast and {
very pretty race ensued until Ouwar,
went up. Maud came on as steady a
cloekwork and passed under the wir
two lengths in the lead Of Onward
who had caught quickly and save'
his place ana second money. Time