The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-21
THE RACES,

Flora E., klamath, Gold Bar and the
Field Pay Their Backers.
The first race Of the day was = tins one.
with a good field of i've starters. The dis
tsnce was three furlonRs, and Gray Rooster,
Flora E., Little Joe. Later On and Mike
Brown came to the post. Flora E. was
f~avorite in the pools at $50. Gray Rooster
$50, Mike Brown $13, Later On So and
Little Joe IS. Gray Rooster got to the
front at the start, with Mike Brown and
Flora Z. running second and third and we'll
up with the leader, Later On and Little Joe
side by side in the rear. Coming around
bunch and the whips were going up and
down. Then Flora E. n Mike Brown left
the pack and came toward the wire for an
out and out horse race. Fifty yards from
the wire Brown made a magnificent squirt
and went up TO the favotite's saddle and
finish Flora E. had it by a neck only.
Later On was third, Gray Rooster fourth
and Little Joe last. It WAS q fine finish.
Ru~nning-Three- eighths Of q mile, purse $500.
J. B. sutson's b. nj. Flora h. by Uncle Tom,
VIM MoCleliand's Oh. c. Mike Brown, by
Vice, dam Nellie, lis. Smith ............ 2
J.k Thomas ;. 9. Later On BY Capt Knox,
S asay f Rooster Dr rs (Rtich.rdsI. and Little Joe.
III lkidman), also ran
Time. 49,
MutuAls paid $751; IS.
Florida, yet with Ben Kinney driving she
sold ~favorite for the first heat of the free
for-all trot at S75 to Thornless $55, Kla-
math $2b, and Sister V $18. After several
bad breaks the four got off together in
good shape. Making the first turn Sister
V and Klamath broke. and Florida and
Ihornless went to the front. where they
kept together down the back stretch until
directly opposite the judges stand. when
the black mare fell back to second place,
klamath still moving along under q heavy
pull in third place. 1t looked like a race
between Thornless and Klamath az they
came around into the home stretch, the
Halfway down Thornless went off his
feet and fell back to third place, while
klamath drew to the front and won easily.
with Florida second. Only six mutuals
we're sold On the winner, and they paid
$76.45.
for the next heat, Klamath selling up
nearly even with her. and Thornless bring
ing about half the other two, Sister Y.
about ons-sixth. Thornless again aprar.
emily had tho heat until Klamath, after
laying back most of the way. walked to the
front in the last furlong. Klamath was now
favorite at $75 to $50 on Florida and $12
on tho field. Thornless took the lead and
held it to the backstretch, when Florida
came up but would not hold her position.
Klamath was coming along a bad third
under q heavy pull. which at one time
threw him into the air. Thornless and
Florida we're making something Of a race
coming into the homestretch, but tho
elements were against the mare and she had
to drop back while Klamath came to the
front. Thornless and Klamath were now
coming along with the former in the lead
when In the last l5O Yards he began running
and lost his advantage. Klamath vent TO
the wire an easy winner of the heat and the
race.
1rotting-Free for all; purse, 5000,
Thomas }aymond's b. Z. Klamath, by
us moorO a.n d Ia ,;2b' haymSld / /
Montana Wilkes, dam Alberta, Kinney 4 2
a. G.. ~Beckwith's b. g. Ihornless, by
Dauntless, dam Mamie Ihorne. FORK. 8 2 s
Mcknight d McLeod'4 b. 1T. Sister V,
BY sidney. dam Nettis Lambert, ohaner 8 4
Time, 2:2i. ~. 2:2l11;
Mutuals paid S7b IS, 81 Is and $40
Now came the gambling race of the day.
1t was repetition of the betting excitement
when Montana, Gold Bar and Hello went a
mile and a half. The only difference this
time WIS that they went a quarter less, and
that Dlavolo was in it instead Of Hello.
The betting started off briskly at 800 on
Montana to $50 on Gold Bar and $50 on
Diavolo. Gradually tho pools rose IN siza
&osAA . sAc SA"Do h'hbubA " q UhCkGu Tor
$500 TO Gold Bars $500 and Diavolo S1OO.
1t was known that Smith would be ND on
Montana and Reed on his own horse.
When Meyer, who rode Gold Bar on Thurs
day. got on the chestnut again to 90 to the
start. there was a vigorous kick from those
who had backed the Onondaga stallion,
''Take him down." came from a hundred
throats at once. The judges, however, let
him stay up. A drizzliuR cold ram
was falling at this time md the
c!owd all got under shelter. At
ter several bad breaks ths horses got
of with Montana in the lead and Diavolo
right at his heels. Gold Bar tlAiled several
lengths behind. They went by the grand
stand in the same order, but in the back
stretch Diavolo pushed up alongside the
favorite, but once more fell back. The
race WAS made in the last quarter. Coming
into the home stretch Meyer let Gold Bar
out and the horse went Onward IS if ne
knew il was his race. Diavolo Was passed,
then Montana. and though the latter made
. big effort in the finish it was Gold Bars
xses. he had it BY two len gths from Non