The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-31
NINE THOUSAND THERE.
Attendance at the Races Largest In
tho History OF the Mon
tana Turf
tho Fair Grounds
The Like OF 10 Was Never Seen on
Before.
Everybody Who Wont Out Saw some fine
sport and HAD = Pleasant
Time An Around.

Nine thousand al tho raessi
Yostsrday's attendance at the meeting OF
the Montana State Fair association was sbe
!a'gsst In the history OF The turf in tie
slate.
Not less than 1000 people wsrs on tho
Rsoupds during the afternoon aud saw
some good sport on tho turf. Thor began
coming before the gates wers opened. nnd
kept coming until ths grounds were crowded
Nc they mover were before. The Montana
Central carried out by actual count over
5.00O; every hack and public conveyance Of
every kind was brought into service; hun
dIeds took the street cars 10 the road lead
ing to the grounds and then walked
across the prairis and thore were
a Rrent many private rigs at the track. This
immense number Of people were expediti-
ousy oaiod for BY the manesrs Of tho fair.
IL was n good nEtured CROWD. Not dis
turbanoe Of any unpleasant kind occurred.
The great grand stand wns filled 10 its last
seat people thronRed the open spaces
around the betting stands. the floral hall
was visited by n constantly eurRinR stream
OF humanity. tho quarter stretch was alive
with those who fancy race horass. and the
fences wore oil occupied when the horses
were on the track. Old-timers who have
attended ovsry one OF the twenty five exhi-
bitlons OF the Montana State Fair assooia-
tion declare they never cav the like on the
grounds
Strangers were of course very much IN
evidence IN tho vast crowd. There are
more visitors In town at present than al
any one time for many year, IL ever. and
they made II a point to take in the races.
OF townspsople there was no counting.
Ever one was out fo' pleasant aft ernoon.
and tho weather furthersd their purs nit Of
d peasuro 10 most accommodating ma nner.
IL was not too hot nor yet too oool-juat n
fine day for sesin2 the rnoos. And nine
Thousand psople saw them.
The unfinished tros upset every ones
calculations except the business-liks few
interested In this horse Ainrmist. BoEcman
won the fourth heat In 2;2lsl, and then
Aiarunist stepped In and took the next thles
~ handily as II 10 possible for any horse to
do. His three heats wefo tfoitsd without
= skip in the good time Of 2;2l16, 2:23.
2t29ts 30 akepslsai rave horscmen aud
tho public become OF trottine events that
no auction ools could be sold on the race
after the fourth beat had been trosted. and
there could not have boen $500 In the auc-
tions on the race. The public stuck TO
boxsman so we'll thns the mutuals paid
handsomely on Alslmist, GIG. Sl3.75. ind
S1S.2b.
1he three-quArter mile handicap was the
irat running race and there ve6 some
heavy batting, with Bill Howard fsvorite
for soms time at 500 TO $50 on Gold Bug
and $50 on Jennie Deane, $40 TO $l7 on
Normandie, aud 50 to $40 on the field. with
81 Oroix and Eta Mckeevor In IL. Tho
start was not = bsd one. bu. ths fAvorite
got of two lengths behind Gold Bug. who
rushed 20 the I ont aud won all out by half
a lonpth from the fayorlte, With Jen ale
Dsans Tapped on him. Normandie fourth
tn go lsogths away. Eta Mokesysr tifth
and Sl Croix last. Time LID.
Tho ',Qtcnt aud glorioua" free-for-all trot
came Esxt and was tTotted at a fair exer-
cisiug gait for Robbie r. and klamath. and
at a rate that made IL quite an effort for
Dan VeloI 10 keep inside the distance flag
and enable his owner to pocket the fourth
money. Those onto tbs combination
worked the inuocents through the mutual
machines at the rate Of $6.S5 on The first,
50 in the second. $6 In the third and S5.b5
ia the fourth heat
In the half mile handicap Marcus Days
pair sold ht from $40 10 S6O McAlistor S25
to $40, Dara at s. to $40. Getting away In
front the DAILY pair won Nc they pleased,
Evolution beating Ella Gregg half length.
Summaries:
Unfinished trot 2:2i class purse 5000
Alarmist. Mo .yoy. ...........
Maud PAtchcn. lryon...... l = ~
Ioteman hice..''''..''..'''
lime, ga, 22l, 22ss. 2,giA. 22lX. 2i2s. 2sll4.
Mutuals paid sB-bO. Sl2 80 $40. IS. Sae0. sloOO
siai5. Sla25,
First race. handicap, three stOurths Of mile.
purae $500
j. MeEvoy's oh h Gold Bug. 100. Dingley..... 1
N. :. Halle On IA Bill Howard. re, Honncssy.
Hosg 4 Littles eh Jennie DeaRe. i0s Combs
Marcus Day'e ch I htta Mokcever, w Gar
land a Ramsdoll oh m lormAndie, 100 aud
higgins lros, 81 CroiS. i0i ran unplaeod.
time. lila
Mutuals paid s2dSO.
second race, free Tor all trot, purse $50,
Ara lhoA naymond's b u Kla-
mAth. Raymond .,......,....... l i III
II. j. Manu- Dr h Altso Lindsay. sS 5 81
j. Mokvoy'e u Dan Nelox 800. 3 A.
Time. 2;l9 2;is, 2,ia, Ai0M, 2;2A
Mntuals paid i6OO s9,0a 80. 90 s5.sa; none
sold on last hoat
Fourth race. half mils handicap for two-year-
Mateas Days be- Z Evolution, los, Combs
Marcus Dalys gr lila tSreEg, no, Smith. 2
Tom Nc agnO'e br DaFA no. beEpm0n, o. y
olusA staDlo's eh sport MoAliiator tia. ran
unplaeod
lime. ;il
hutuAls paid t0.iS.
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