The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-16
The Wild but Handsome Chestnut
Colt Runs Away From Assini-
boine and Others.
Montana Kate Takes tho Nursery
Stakes and Leap Year q
Special Trot
The Handicap Goes to M~ontana-Fins
Race and Exciting Finish for the
Special Dash. 81

ID lJ6EDy UAy Al I1CleAA nAoNkAs AsSSV hS~hN
to the grounds Of the Montana State Fail
association, and they were we'll repaid fo'
their trip. They saw some Of the fines
racing and one Of the closest and most e1-
citing finishes thus far in the meeting
They also saw AL Watts, the ~crackbrained
chestnut colt thai is running under ths
Ryan colors, carry of the derby stakes, and
that with Assiniboine in the race. too
Very fsw doubted AL Watts' ability to give
Assiniboine a race for the stake provided
he didn't get a notion 10 act ugly. But no
body thought 10 see him lead Assiniboine
six or eight lengths nearly the whole mile
and a half. But he did II. though when he
reelsd under the wire = winner he was 40
nearly PLAYED out that another hundred
yards would have about finished him. Bob
Smith, the Jockey who rode Assiniboine. IL
the owner Of AL. Watts, though the latter
still runs in The Ryan Brothera' stable.
This fact caused considerable talk about
the track. Col. w. B. Hundley, who had
entered Assiniboine, did not know that his
Jockey owned the principal contestant until
il vas too late TO make other arrangements
He therefore left his fortunes IN Smiths
hands, 1t il doubtful, under the circum-
stances, whether Assiniboine could have
been made to beat Al Watts out. The lat
tor vent of like a shot at the word go
and had a lead Of half = dozen lengths or
more before the other horses knew they
were racing. 1t was not until the last half
mile that AL Watts began to let up in his
pace, and then it was too late for Smith to
push Assiniboine to the front. Thus the
600 -,rt 10 A l Nnftn ThA win
ners OF this stake since it was inaugurated,
the owners, the value Of the stake. n the
time made. were as follows:
1881 peekaboo. owned by CD. Hard $925 2:49a
1852 Lady Prenitt, owned by Hendley ~ o,,
,sss TS.d hte owned b; Buford Ferris So IS 2:is.
1884 Glendelia, owned by Huadley d r. o,,.
1000 IA Bsker' 800 2,49A
1885 Eldorsdo, owned by &c: Holly SIS 2:s
1857 Diavalo, owned by W. II. babb $50 2:40h
1855 Nevada, owned by d. .. Blew
1905 'dde erson so 2:4oh
1890 Guido. owned by W. H. Babb.: 1000 ESQ
1904 lord. 1000 1851
Smith Su 1:4o
In the special trot tor named horses there
was q vigorous kick f,om the betting fra
ternity. Leap Year. a mare thought to be
able to make Z mile in 2:25, came second to
Chattel in the first heat. which was made in
2:37. A protest was made to the judges,
who called Williams, the owner and driver
of Leap Year. up to the stand. They old
him that it was looked on a. strange that
a mare As q fast as Leap Year could do no
better than second in such time. Williams
told tho judgea he was out to win the
race, a fact he demonstrated later on. He
also told them his mare had been very IN
certain of late. and her work one day could
not be depended on for the next. The
Judges seemed satisfied with this %explana-
ton and announced to the crowd that if
anyone could produce any proof that the
race was being "jobbed" they would soon
set down on it. As Leap Year won the next
tn ee heats and the race. it is evident that
Williams was ont for first place after the
opening heat, if not before.
Owing to the length of the programme
the balloon ascension and parachute drop
did not tax place, much to the ~disappoint-
ment of the ladies, VINO were out in large
numbers. The Boston and Montana band
again furnished some fine music.