The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-26
HORSES and WHEELS
The Results Of the Trotting, Running
and BICYCLE Races,
DANIELS OF BUTTE WINNER
Election OF Officers OF the Grand
Lodge A. o. v. W.-Lab ,r Day
Proclamation OF Governor
Riokards Appointments.
Special Dispatch TO the standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena. Aug. 25.-The principal at
traction at the race track to-day was
the two bicycle races. They were run
under the sanction Of the l.. A. W. and
under the supervision OF the Helena
club. Contrary to the expectation OF
the Helena boys. Bennett did not win
the professional w. S. Daniels was
little too swift for him. winning easily.
The Helena boys had bet all their
loose money on Bennett and lost about
$1,000. Bennett was in the lead near
ing the stretch but Daniels forged
ahead, winning easily. The talent was
unable to make the desired connections
on the horse races. Somehow or other
they failed to have their eyes upon the
right winners. The finishes were all
close and exciting, and especially In
the trotting race. The attendance was
larger to-day than on any previous
day. fully 1000 people passing through
the gates. The results were as follows:
Trotting. special for named horses,
purse $500, 2:15 class, 8 In 5. horse
not winning heat In Ave TO 60 to the
barn-First heat. Lady Director (Rice).
first; Eva T. tShaner), second. Del
bert (McGowan), third: Royal Wilton
tPyle), fourth; Kappa (WalD, NTH:
2:2lh. Mutuals paid $500.
Second heat-Eva T. first: Lady d.
rector. second: Kappa. third; Royal
Wilton. fourth: Fallacy, nth; Delbert,
sixth. Time, 2:lS%. Mutuals. paid
SS.55.
Third heat-Royal Wilton. first; Eva
nAlharf tlxtrA. \ n nIrar
tor, fourth; Fallacy, nth; Kappa
sixth. Time, 2:1Sla. Mutuals paid
$500.
Fourth heat-Eva T.. first: Lady Di-
rector. second: Royal Wilton, third:
Kappa fourth; Fallacy. NTH; Delbert
sixth. Time, 2:20h. Mutuals paid
$3.50.
Fifth heat-Eva T.. first: Lady d.
rector. second: Delbert. third; Kappa,
fourth; Royal Wilton. fifth; Fallacy.
sixth. Time, 2:22. Mutuals paid $3.50.
Running, six furlongs. selling: purse.
$25O-Nervosa Q03, WILSON,. won;
Sleeping Child u07. Cleary). second:
Dara u05, Shaw. third. Fullerton
Lass, Llnville. Emma Mac and Joe
Cotton also ran. Time. l:i5h. Mutu-
ais paid s2345.
Running, six furlongs. selling. purse
s250-MoJave Q01, Flynn. won; Nc
Pryor 900, Holmes). second; Democrat
(107. Shaw. third. Picnic. Fleetwood.
Pollock and Tennessee Maid also ran.
Time, l:16k. Mutuals paid $3.50.
Running, Ave furlongs. purse 5000. for
horses that have not won In 1896,
maidens 10 pounds less-St. Croix d22.
Dingley), won; Sylvester (ll9, Stew
art). second; Irregular u22. Myers),
third. Carnot. Latonia, Tough Elm,
Dancing Girl. Alderman Carey and
Topaz also ran. Time. 1:03k. Mutuals
paid 1915.
Running. five furlongs. purse 1900
Bill Howard O29. Dingley), won; Mod
ell (117, WILSON,. second; Jim Black
burn Q03, Stewart), third. Gold Bug
also ran. Time. 1:01h. Mutuals paid
$40 20.
The following are the results of the
bicycle races: Amateur No. 2. hall
mile. two preliminary heats and final
First heat-W. II. Boone, Great Falls
won; F. Yaeger and G. Davies. Hell.
ena, tied for second place: f. A. South.
wick. Butte, fourth. Time. 1:09k. Sec
ond heat-A Taylor. Great Falls. won
f. s. Barbee. Great Falls. second. c
Wilson, Helena, third: J. Hawkins
Helena, fourth; o. Lyman. Helena
fifth. Time. l:12k. Final heat-w. II
Boone, won; G. Davies, second: A
Taylor, third; f. s. Barbee. fourth; Z
Yaeger. fifth; time. 1:10h. First prize
| $40 suit clothes; second prize. twt
sweaters. value $40; third prize. hat
valued at s..
Professional. one-haf mile. first hea
| r. L. Bennett, Helena, won: ii. Ma
son. Helena, second; w. w. o. Fergu
son. Butte. third; C. II. Kerr Butte
fourth: time. 1:i0. Second heat-W. ]
Evans. Great Falls, won: w. s. Dan
iels. Butte. second; w. Peters, Butte
third; C. A. Bernick. Helena, fourth
time. 1:llIs. Final-W 8. Daniels
won; w. ]. Evans. second: r. L. Ben
nett. third; II. Mason. fourth. time
1:09h.