The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-25
of him. He went up in the air and Hylas
Boy took the heat and the race.

of him.. He went up in the air and Hylas
Boy took the heat and the race.
Nursery stakes. for two-year-olds bred and
raised in Montana, best W in three. 1t
closed March / with twenty-seven nomina
tions and but one of them staid. Williams
& Warehouses; bay flly Magenta. As the
entrance fee was $40 each, the son of Tenn
pest and Indian Queen had a walk-over for
the $40 in the stake. going around in 2:52.
The $500 added money WAS not given, un-
der the rules, for a walk-over.
In the milo dash Montana and Oregon
$40 each to 81 for King George. Gradually
Montana worked up to favorite and sold at
$40, to Sc for Oregon Eclipse and S. for
King George. The ~bookmakers placed Mon
tsna at l to 3, Oregon Eclipse 3 to l and
King George 5 to 1. The start was not a
particularly good one, but was the best,
perhaps, that could have been had, as the
horses were nervous and anxious to get
away. Finally Col. Hundley tapped the
drnm and the horses passed the judges
stand on fairly even terms. In front OF
the grand stand Montana led by a short
length with Oregon Eclipse second, and
King George a good third right at the chest
nuts tail. Around the turn they went in
the same order. and with no change of i'm
portance in the positions. Coming into the
gon Eclipse and the cherry colors moved
up until the two were lapptd. Montana,
however, was moving along under a strong
pull, while Oregon Eclipse was making q
big fight for the lead. King George came
along two lengths in the rear. At the third
quarter Montana put a length between
himself and the others, and entering the
last furlong was coming along at an easl
swing, with Fortune and B~urlingame ply
ing the whip in a scramble for secont
place. Fortune made it, and the horseI
passed under the wire with Montana lend
tuo Graunn ErlirQa nv tWn lpnUfhq. KIM
George the same distance behind. Th,
time, 1:43114a. was nothing like what it SHOULD
have been had Montana been pressed tc
win. The judges were w. A. Chessman, II
M. Parchen and Francis Pope.
SECOND RAoE-Running-Purs $500; one mile
for three-year-olds and upwards. winner OF
race this season at this distance or over to carr
3 pounds extra, or two or more races, 7 pounds
those not having won 2 race tbs season allowed
II, r. Bakers b. c. Montana, 1 years, by Story,
dam Vega, l2 pcunds-king. ,....... ..,,.
Jas. Fosters oh; h. Oregon Eclipse, years, by
Joe Hooker, dam Lulu Riggs, l29 pounds
Beaverhead stables b. h. King George, 5 years,
BY King Bolt, dam My Girl, III pounds
Time. f:isH. Mutuals paid. s7is.
Now came the great event, the Derby, on
milo and a half. Mystery WAS the ~fayorite
and Hamblin a.. In the books the odd
were. Mystery l to z, Kenwood 2 I
!, Zillah 3 to l. and Hamblin 8 I
l. When Starter Chessman gave Ii
word tho candidates got of we'll together
but soon strung out, kenwood in the lent
the order named. In that order they cam
around the first turn, and there we're man
yet willing to gamble that the ~favorite wa
only Whiting. IL she was she waited TO
long, for coming down the home stretc
Xillah passed ~. and the runners wei