The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-26
BUTTERFLIES HAD WINGS
And Flew Over the Track Fast
Enough to Win the Rich
Fu,urlty
The Finish Was a Furious StruR.
glo, With Brandywine "A
Close Sicond
Directly, = Youag PAGER, Does Great
Work ON the Track Mt chIoagO-
ALA and Fantasy.

NHw YoRK. Aug 25.-Fu,urity day al the
coney Island Jockey club track was an
ideal day for summer outing. About 20, 900
persons were present Long before the
frat race was run the bookmaksrs began 70
lay odds against starters In the futuity.
Butterflies was the choice By large major.
ity, and six to five was the best
price obtAinable on her. closing at four 10
hyo. The others ranged from siI 30 ono
against Monaco. Hunton and Pfim. After
tlfty minutes OF delay the horses wsre son,
away to n good start. Butterflies a head in
font Of CAliiornis. Down 90 the quarter
pole they flashed aud. curious TO rslats. Ave
Allies were leading tho field and oil looked
10 be going we'll. Butterflies ahead. Tho
pace was too hot and some boRau 10 fnlter.
When the half mile post was reaehsd But
terfies had q lead of two longths. and
Griffin was looking back al the others and
easing his mount Agitator. under the
strong urging OF Taral, had como up 10
second place. and was head In front OF
Connoisseur. Gutta Psrcha was fourth and
California nth.
Around the turn into the main track
they came with q mad rush. and while
Butterflies seemed TO bo going easily. the
Others were n Qed 10 their utmost 10 catch
the fast flying hlly. IL seemed TO be all
over but the shouting. when suddenly Q
darkey wearing a maroon and scarlet
jacket sstrids OF n beautiful chestnut with
a white blaze on his face and four white
feet. shot out Of tho bunch behind and set
sail for tho apparently easy winner II was
Brandy vine coming.
Griffin heard the thunder of bis hoofs
behind. and alancino back saw a streak Of
chestnut lightning with Clayton riding
like mad. after him. There was no thine
to wasls nov. and the clever lightweight
jockey began digging with his heels and
riding for life. He could help his mount
but little. for she was tired now, and with
every juno Braudywine was oatch-
ing her. Now he was at her tail;
then hs white nose was at her saddle. and
Griffin saw n poksd under his eyes and he
had realized he bad 20 ride as hard as he
knew how TO land the rich stakes for Gid
con 4 DAILY. and win q small fortune for
thousands who had bet on the oily he VAS
riding.
Inch by inch tbs colt was gaining on
him, and he was stfninins his eyes for the
finish. now only few yards away. fow
more jumps and the finish line was passed
by the tired boy on the tired fllly, and the
rich stakes were won by a hssd. The
q ovid ohesrsd the flly. but IA would havo
been cheering tho colt had the rsos been
fifty ysrds fprthe. There was plenty OF
chez ing for Griffin when he came back 10
be weighed, aud all the way to the paddock
no was carried In floral Jockeys chair.
| Gideon ~ Daily were happy, and 40 was
Trainer John Hyland. for this added one
more TO the many rich stakes they have
won this season. Butterflies 10 bay tlly
by sic Dixon. out OF Merridss.
Five furlsnRs-Huah Ponny, Hurling-
ham Poor Jonathan, l;0l 3.5; nve fuflones
-Hslma. Dslabra. Mckee. l;0l 40; mile
and one fur .ong-Henry OF Navarro. Do.
riAn. Bir Knight. l;5S 3-b; Futu'isy, about
three-fourths of u mile-Butte flies. TO 8.
won by neck; Brsndywins. II TO !, SEQ
ond; Aqitator Toto ]. thifoi time. lil1. Fu'
turty course. 0mnium handicap-Lady '
Violet. Correction. Glenmoyne. 1:l0 4-5;
mile and one-sixtsenth on the turf-St.
Michael, Wattsrson. Thurston. l;47.
SARATOGA, Aug. 25.-The Saratoga Sum-
me KRoinR associations meet which began
July %. was brought to a close this hf.er-
noon. There was good attendance. The
weather wAa wa'm aud track fast. Five
furlongs-Glon Lilly, Ba Q. Lady Rich.
mond, li0l "; six and n half furlonRs-Ap-
pomatox. PJiontate Ellorann. 1:2Ol6i mile
and one-quarter-Yo TsmDien, Lamp
lighter, Victorious, 2:07h; mile-MsIim.
Selma. Volt. l;4i; FIVE iu longs-Trophy,
Aiss Lilly, Tosooea, 1886 steeplechass,
con 50 about two and three fourths miles
Woodford, Tom Flynn. 81 Luke, 6;l4.