The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-10
Butte DEPARTMENT.
POKER AND HORSES
Riley Grammar Dropped $4,000 at
Ingleside Last Wednesday.
ABIG GAME WITH THE CARDS
Seventeen Fat Stakes by the La
tonia b-Macdonough Has
at Last Got a Man to Man
age His Stables.

Following are entries and weights for
to-day's races at San Francisco:
First race seven-eighths of mile, SELL
sng-Road Runner, Ito; Podiga, Charmer,
Hy-Dy. Draw Scot. 1os; Outright. Ala
habad, Fiji. IS; Ada Sauer. 100; May
Day. log.
Second race. fve-eighths of a mile. for
2-year-olds. selling-Toneno. lo7; imp
Edmond. Walter j., Don Pedro, Pearson,
lOs: Easel, los; Kowalsky, Moran, los;
Therese, 102: Riot, Beatrice. Mara, Elsie
Aliente. william Pinkerton. Salisbury,
1o1.
Third race seven-eighths of a mile, sell
nng-Molaski, Our Maggie, l0; Belle
Boyd. SO: Charmion. Ill; Redwiil, lOl;
Olive, 10s: Montalvo. los; May McCar-
thy. 1903; Sligo, 10S
Allover. imp. Star Ruby. 1os: Eckert. 100
Fifth race. one-half furlong. selling
Bernardo, Bell Ringer. Mestesa, Gussie,
Ill; imp. Amarino. Brown Dick, Lucky
Dog. The King. Billy s.. Service. ia
Weather cloudy; track. slow.
Riley Grammar dropped $4,000 at Ingie-
side Wednesday and by hard hustling got
5000 OF II back by Saturday.
Secretary Hopper of the Latonia Jockey
club announces IL stakes to close Jan. Is
Eleven will be decided at the spring
meeting of 1896. three at the fall meet
ing and three at the spring meeting of
1897. In addition there will be the Derby.
Oaks and Himyar, which closed last jan
uary. The stakes to be decided at the
spring meeting are:
Clipsetta stakes-For 2-year-old fillies,
guaranteed, $500; five furlongs.
Harold stakes-For 2-year-oid colts.
guaranteed. $500: five furlongs.
Sensation stakes-For 2-year-olds, guar
anteed. 800; six furlongs.
Covington Spring stakes--Selling, for 2
year-olds. guaranteed. $1,000; five fur
longs.
Ripple stakes-For s-year-olds. 1900
added: one mile.
Latonia spring prize-Handicap. for s.
year-olds. $500 added; one and one
eighth miles.
Tobacco stakes-Selling. for 3-year-olds.
and upwards, guaranteed, 5000; one
mile.
Milldale stalxes-For 3-year-olds and up
ward. guaranteed, 5000: six furlongs.
Merchants stakes-For 3-year-olds and
upward. $1,000 added; one and one-eighth
miles.
National handicap-For s-year-olds and
upward. 5000 added; one and three-six-
teenths miles.
Cincinnati Hotel handicap-For 3-year-
olds. $500 added; one and one-quarter
miles.
Latonia Derby-For 3-year-olds, $3.50
added; one and one-half miles (closed
January. 1880.
Latonia oaks-For 3-year-old FLIES,
5000 added; one and one-quarter miles
CLOSED January, 1880.
Himyar stakes-For 3-year-old colts
1900 added; one and one-eighth miles
(closed January. 1885.
For the fall meeting. to close Jan. IL,
the Following three stakes are an
nounced:
Kimball stakes-For 2-year-oid colts
$1,000 added: six furlongs.
Zoo Zoo stakes-For 2-year-oid nllies
1900 added; six furlongs.
Kentucky Central stakes-For 2-year-
olds. 1900 added; one mile
To be decided at the spring meeting OF
1887. but to close Jan. Is 1896. the follow
sng three stakes have been arranged:
Latonia Derby-For 3-year-olds, $500
added; one mile and a half.
Latonia Oaks-For s-year-old fllies
$500; one mile and a quarter.
Himyar stakes-For 3-year-old colts
1900 added; one and one-eighth miles
Bookmakers ana horsemen that FIRE.
quent the Palace hotel are still taIkins
about the poker game that was com
menced there the other night Just after
dinner on Saturday, when the racing mer
were wondering what they could do &C
entertain themselves during the evening
couple of plungers who were loungfnl
about the billiard room suggested that 4
was a good night to play poker.
There's Coleman" said one as a red
haired man with a big cigar hove !,
sight. He'll play"
Play what?" asked the bookmake
who chalks up odds for the stuveysan
club.
Poker, OF counsel" calculated the frs
speaker. did you think I was propos
ing game OF marblesY'
''oh, WELL said Coleman, "I'll play ,
little while. Not very long, though" a.
he glanced at his watch
viii Grammar dally?" asked a thir,
man.
Grammar viii play anything" replie.
Coleman. Come on. Riley" he shouted
We're going up stairs to play a ntti
cards"
They went up stairs and sat down Z
the green table. Besides Grammar an
Coleman there were Purser the plunge,
Harry Harris and several others. Pla
was bit light at first. but It soon grey
fast enough.
Grammar is a great believer IN playin
poker with money instead of cards, an
time after time he lifted some Of IN
players out OF their boots.
Harry Harris got tired after a coupl