The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
THE MONTANA RACING CIRCUIT
Many Of the Fastest Horses in
the Northwest Will Contest
for the Prizes.
The Opening Races at Great Falls
Will Be q Contest for
Supremacy.

The following racing notes are taken
from the Butte Miner:
The places In which the various race
meetings in the state will be held are:
Great Falls, July 2 to Z; Anaconda, July
II to %; Butte, Aug. l to %; Helena.
Aug. 25 to Sept. l; Bozemsn, Sept. 3 to
8; Billings, Sept. 10 to q. Other towns
will fill in the September dates.
Horsemen from all parts of the coun-
try are looking toward the Montana
racing season with a great deal Of inter.
est, for they intend to be here. The
large purses offered by the associations
and the reckless abandon with which the
wild and woolly westerners plunge at the
pool boxes has for them an irresistible
fascination. They like it and are going \
to be here if it is possible for them TO
do 30. y
Among others Marcus DAILY will havt
a string Of fourteen horses, the runner
of which will be in charge u Bob Smitt
who rode for Kirkendall last year. Ster
Estes INT Sir Francis will be of h
fourteen, The t~rotters and PAGERS vi
be under the protecting wing Of 81
Kinney, who brought out Nancy Hal
and gave her a mark of 2:141S. Amci
the latter will be Nadjy, 2:2315; VesoEa
Sciota Girl (the latter a pair having s1
mark of 2:l54), and several animals 81 i;As}l
to be 'green" at their business. t
Dubois Bros. of Denver, who have
lease on the Overland park there, hs7 IN
written to the secretary of the assoc
ton to the effect that if dates for Mo-
tana races are satisfactory there will
quite a number of horsemen and tbs
flyers here from Kansas and Nebrass
They desire to come, but think Ii.
other dates might interfere. Among Ii
Nebraska people who have signifs
their intention Of going over the Mont
ma circuit are Pyle & Briggs of Syracus
Gould & Miller Of Fullerton, and Disll9
Tilden Of Beatrice. John McEvoy vi q
be here again with Dan Velox and thu 5
or foul other animals. %'
Will H. Ewing of San Antonio, Tel
will be here with Dandy Jim, a trott4
having a mark of 2:164. This hor
went through Texas last year and Es ~
every free-for.all trot in which q
started. Ewing will also have 9th
animals.
Tom Raymond will be here with KlS
math. klamath is entered in a
class trot which will take place in Fled
wood park, New York, some time
September. The purse is $1,000.
Wellington Briggs, who broke Hon
stake on the Montana circuit last ys
is wintering at Racine, Wis, and VII
here with James l., 2:18, and othk
animals.
The usual California contingent v
be on deck. Matt Stevens and B
Holly, who we're here a few years asH
will be among them. 1t is also rumUf
that the j. b. Haggin stable will
drop in. W
James A. Murray will have Racela *
and several other racers and trotts Asj%21
Raceland is now in California, and it
said no one knows his speed. %1X
An admirable feature of the prog1 xY2{5
is the absence Of all races for less
lance than half a mile. These have 49N${
been cut out. For the Butte ring RI
the purses will vary from $500 to
each for the winner, which W.. ,nsA
better for both the horsemei II IL
public. I'M
1t is the intention OF the assoc nv
keep all the 'old skates" off t.
this year, as the space they usp0 Z
cupy will be needed for good anist