The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-25
BUCKWA'S GREAT RACE
Half a Second Knocked Off of the
Worlds Record.
MAY WIS SPEEDY FLIGHT
The Montana Contingent Gets on Board
in Great Style-Imp. Devils Dream
Missed First Place by
Nose Only.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco, Dec. 24.-Buckwa, the
great brown gelding, who went down
before Billy Randalls Ostler Joe at the
close of last springs racing at Oakland,
ran the greatest race of his turf career
at Oakland this afternoon. With 1903
pounds up the gallant brown simply
ran away from Judge Denny and
Grady at a mile and a half, and under
heavy wraps that almost brought him
to a standstill at the wire, finished the
mile and a half in 2:32A knocking half
a second off the worlds record for the
distance made by Lamplighter at Mon
mouth park. Aug. 8, 1892.
The track was lightning fast, the day
perfect and thousands of people sent up
cheer when Skeets Martin rode
smiling back to the judges stand after
Buckwa's great race Buckwa opened
at to 5 in the betting, and went back
to ii to 10 at post time. Denny with
log up at ~, and Grady with the same
impost at 31a were heavily backed. but
they were outclassed and never got
within hailng distance of the son of
Buckra and We Wa.
The story of the race is easily told.
Buckwa jumped off in the lead, with
four lengths ahead past the stand in
81 minutes, finished the first mile five
lengths to the good in 4012, and, never
faltering, Numbered on into the
stretch, doing the one and quarter
mile in 205k. Here he was eased up,
but Denny and Grady We're too dead to
gain an inch, and Buckwa finished SIX
lengths to the good in 2:32A.
The Montana contingent got on board
in great style to-day. They loaded up
on May w. in the last race on even
money at TO 10. Cameron's brown FL
ly put up one Of the speediest flights
ever witnessed on the California turf,
and demonstrated to hundreds that
with a fair ride in Wednesdays race
she would probably have beaten Sat
suma in the quarters of mile,
which was run in 1:1212, and set new
worlds record for the distance.
May W. had a tip-top jockey to-day
and the race was never in doubt from
the jump off. The Cameron filly was
off ahead, increased her lead to three
lengths In the first eighth of mile,
and came flying into the stretch at a
record breaking pace. 1t was so easy.
however. that Jockey Thorpe eased the
filly up at the paddock, and she came
romping home two and half lengths
ahead of The Roman in 1:26l4. If the
record would probably have been set.
mare had been pushed a new world S
The victory was most popular.
Imp. Devils Dream was as good as
% in some OF the DOCKS at post tune IN
the third race al mile. She was sixth
when the stretch was reached, but
came fast and missed first place by a
nose behind Polish, the rank outsider
Thorpe put up n great ride on Devil S
Dream. and this in a great measure
accounts for her great Improvement
The time was 1:40A, a splendid perfor-
nance.
Results at Oakland: Four and one
half furlongs-Lord Marmion won
Good Friend second. Albino third; time
.55 one mile, sellng--Cappy won
Lucky Star second, Mollie X. third
won. Devils Dream second, BernardiilC
third: time, 1909. Mile and one-half
special purse-Bucl<Wa won. judge
Denny second Grady third; time
2:261a Mile and an eighth, selling
Salvado won. Argentina second Dor
Clarencio third; time. 1:52si, California
record Seven furlongs-May w. won
The Roman second. Paul Griggs third