The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-19

Inc matched pace between WI lllam Sims
black aslding Black Tom and f.. w. Bach
bay eelding Frank, va a pretty race. TIL
black sold favorits in the first heat at odd
of $50 to SIG. He had the heat easy but TO
two bad breaks which let Frank catch hin
twice and finally beat him out. Frank was
now ~fsvorits at 2 to l for the second heat
He led to the quarter whore Tom passed
and won easily. Frank made Z bad breaI
In tho last %furlonp. and narrowly miss sec
the distan CO flag. For the third heat Ton
was favorits at about 4 to l, He led to the
quarter when Frank came up and it was a
p city race to the last ~furlong, whore Tom
went to the front and O the heat and the
race.
P~acing-Matched race for $500; three In five,
VIM. Sims blk. &. Black Tom .......... | !
y. W. hAch's b g. Frank. .......,.-" l 2 z
Time. 2:34, 2:s4, 2:33.
Mutuals paid $1l. S11.25 and $40.
Miss Idaho was a strong ~favorite in the
next race. a half mile dash, bringing $50 to
$40 on Dott and IS on Miss Nelson. Miss
Idaho got off promptly in the lead, but
coming down to the stretch Dott pressed
hex. but only for a little while, as the favor
tie won in a walk. Dot a poor second, Miss
Nelson a worse third.
Running-Half mile, for two-year-olds; purse.
Ed. Fortunes Oh. f. Miss Idaho by Warwick,
dam Julia =, lis. Clancy. .................... l
H. kirkendalrs e. t. Dott, by Glen Elm, dam
F. NJ. starkey's Oh. i Miss Nelson, by hires q
Cheers, dam Bonita Lee. III, Hardle .. ...... 3
Time, 81.
Mutuals paid $3.50.
The mile and a half handicap was to
nave been the race Of the day, with Mon
tana. Gold Bar and Hello in it. Gold Bar
started to sell ~favorits at $3.50 to $50 on
Montana and Hello 81. Later the betting
switched and Montana brought $500 to 5000
On Gold Bar and $50 for Hello. 1t was
than $4,000 passed through the pool box
On it. Several of the pools had in the
neighborhood Of :, 1000 in them. Excite
ment ran high and everybody got to bet
ting. The crowd thought they were going
to zee a horse race and were willing to
back their opinions with their money.
They saw a run-atound for Montana. The
start was reasonably prompt with Montana
in the lead. Gold Bar hanging back with
Hello along side. Gold Bar dropped to
the rear. Mayer pull ing on . him. Even
Hello passed the chestnut stallion, who was
six lengths behind the leader passing the
judges stand for the first time.
tions all the way aroun to the back
stretch, where Hello seemed to give
out and dropped behind Gold Bar. Coming
down toward the stretch 1t was evident that
Hello WAS broken down and no longer in
the race. In fact nobody was In it but
Montana, though Mayer used the whip on
Gold Bar on the home stretch. 1t made
the difference between the two less until
Gold Bar was right at the leaders, flank
under the wire. The 2:44I in in which 1t
was done was very poor pacing time for a
mile and q half.
Rpnning1Mile and q half: purse $500.
IL: klrkendalls b. s.Montana, by Story, dam
Vega, 125 nOUndS. Smith
c.. W. Chappell's Oh. 8. Gold bar, BY Ouon- 4
daga, dam Laura, 10 pounds. Mayer. ...., z
49,. Epperson's CHI. g. Hello, 100 pounds.
lime. 2:44H.
Mutuals paid 81.
The three. eiRhts mile dash had six start
srs. Manhattan sold favorite at 1926, Fl
dalgo S13, the field $40, with Lsonidss
White Stockings, Fashion and Tramp in it.
Manhattan got the lead at the start, the
Others punched a length behind. Munhat-
tan won easy, Fldalgo Il good second.
Tramp a poor third, TIE others ali together
in the rear.
!!unning- = hree- eighths of a mile: purse,
l.. Linderrnann's b. &. Manhat' an. by Napa.
Dan Ileyins' b $. Fidalgo, by Tn Bowling,
G.. NJ. lates IN. IN. Tramp, by Napa, III,
Leon,ias, lZ2; White Stockings, lis, and Fa,b,
AObs / NAoo iaL
Time, 80
Mutuals paid 6.95.
Leap Year started selling f~avorite in the
hrst heat of the special trottino
lace at $50 to $40 on Georpie Wood
Thorpe. T5 on Emln Bev and so Oh the
field. Eniin Boy led Wooutnorve to the
last quarter, when the tilIy went to the
front and won easily. Emln Bpv was sec
ond, Leap lear third, narbee fourth.
Chattel last. Tho time WAS 2;.D. No mn
tuais were sold Oh the leader, so Emin Rev
Slckets came In for the money, paving
tll.s5. Noodthorpe was favorits in the
second heat at even money on the field.
Emin Bey led Leap Year a good race most
OF the way, but broke badly several times,
and though he went under the wire II neck
ahead. he WAS SGT back to second place
lime. 2:2714. Mutual paid $3.50. Il was
now Woodthorpe $50 to Leap Year Sl1 and
the field SIS. Leap Year and Emin Rev had
quite a struggle with Cbattel far
the heat. Emin Bey broke, how
ever. and Chattel and Lean Year
trottei it out. Chattel broke on the
stretch letting Leap Year in. Emil Bey
was third and tho favorite fourth, Time
1854. Autuals poid $l6.15. Woodthorpe
YVES still n hot favo Ito at SlU5. to Iean
Year 1886, field $40. The horses were well
all the way around, with Emin
bey somewhat to ths front. where he i'm
ished. with Chattel second, Leap Year
third, Darbss fourth and the favorlte last.
Time, 2;3l. Mutuals paid 49,. As. Wood
and Leap Yenr sold nearly even for
the NTH heat at double the money on the
field. Woodthorps took it sasv. Emin Raw