The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-09
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
A Bomb Exploded in the Ranks
of the Learned.
FIVE SUCCESSIVE TIMES
Roughly Handled by Their Opponents in
the Betting Ring at the Track Yes
terday-It Was q Complete
Reversal Of Form.

~A1oS W.
Reversal Of Form.
There was a terrific explosion yester-
day afternoon at the race track. Just
before 3 o'clock the short-end contingent
entered the betting ring and threw a
bomb into the ranks of the learned men
and sent them sky-high. No soone did
the unfortunates strike the ground
than up they went again five times in
succession, the last explosion scatter
ing them in every direction and leaving
them in a hopeless state of ennui. The
learned ones were so roughly handled
by their opponents in the ring hat at
the opportune moment they were finally
removed to the city in street cars, while
the short players rode in the landau
procession right along with the feathers
and chiffon. 1t was a complete reversal
of form.
Not a first choice took a purse yester-
day; a second or two. however, pulled
out and paid their hackers well. The
shorts were ''it," and that's the long and
short of it. Hiera, ~favorite in the first
race, took third money: Master Mar
liner, in the second. second; Tammany
Hall H., in the third. third; Poet Scout,
in the fourth, third, and Scotch Rose, in
the fifth, came in fifth, and that's the
way the money went.
Yesterdays crowd was not what is
considered large, but it was enthusiastic
TO the backbone, and played energetical-
ly at the popular game of horse race.
In every event interest was at fever heat
and all that the pool sellers had to do
was say the word and the crowd did
the rest-burned money like princes
a.I tNnI- r. --z ~ --.
fully. A larger would have
been recorded but for the threatening
weather early in the afternoon, which,
however, relapsed into its former state
just after the first race and continued
for the rest of the day: The results fol-
low:
Six Furlongs.
Hiera sold a favorite at from s25 to
$40 and good hard money went in on
him at a ranid rate. Don Juan and
Afghan sold for $40 each, None Such
and Saucy Eyes S. and Sc and the field
81. Hiera made a few grand stand
plays at the post before the bunch was
sent to a good break. Afghan leading
the string. and he was never headed,
although Saucy Eyes put the haste into
him. At the half Afghan was leading
Saucy Eyes two lengths and Hiera with
1.-TWO back of second and three ahead of
None Such, who was trying to keep
Don Juan back heads apir:. la Fon-
terra with two lengths behind Don and
a head better than Lord Chesterfield.
Afghan was a length in front Of
Saucy Eyes at the three-quarters, He
ra third, a length back, the others
lengths apart. Saucy Eyes gained
steadily on Afghan and into the
stretch she was only half a length
short of first and leading Hiera by a
length and a half. he two in front of
None Such, the others heads apart,
except Lord Chesterfield. who was
fourth lengths to the bad. 1t was a
spirited drive to the wire and Afghan
reached 1t non too soon, for Saucy
Eyes was right behind and lost the race
by only a neck, Hiera third two lengths
back, None Such fourth three behind
third and six ahead of La Fontera, who
was six ahead of Lord Chesterfield, a
length better than Don Juan, last.
Time, 1:15h.
Six Furlongs.
A pot of money changed hands on
this race. Master Mariner sold for
$40. Lochness- s25 n Tiny p. and
Tempo SIS and $40 respectively, the field
going for IS. Lochness led at the
break and made as pretty a run as one
wants to see at that distance. Master
Mariner was second. Tiny p. third.
Rossmore fourth. Tempo fifth, Lorena
sixth and st. Distaff last. Tiny p.
shot into the lead at the half by a
head over Lochness, who put two in
front of Master Mariner, Tempo and
Rossmore heads apart two lengths be-
hind third and four ahead of Lorena.
who was six better thar st. Distaff,
last. AT the three-quarters Master
Mariner led a neck from Lochness sec
ond, he three ahead of Tiny p. VINO
sent Tempo back four, Rossmore a
length from fourth and four better
than Lorena, who was five ahead of
St. Distaff. Lochness gained on Mari
ner, and when they entered the stretch
he was heading off the leader and four
lengths better than Tiny, the others
behind as usual. shaw on Lochness
urged his horse into first place. where
he crossed the wire a length and a half
over Mariner. second. and did it hand
ily; Ill third. four lengths back, n
length ahead of st. Distaff, who had
Just began to show speed. Lorena was
sixth and Rossmore away last. Time.
1:15&.
Five Fur1ongs.
A half dozen popular horses faced the
starter in this race. The start was IL
nally made after six breakaways. an
exhibition of sprinting through the
webbing by Bill Howard and Jim Gore
and a dash home by Moonlight. Tam
many Hall III. was a heavy favorite
for $50 and Jim Gore, although report
ed to be not in good condition, $50; Bill
Howard, 10, and the field IS. The horses
left the post with Moonlight leading,
Tammany Hall H., Jim Gore. Bill
Howard n Sallie Goodwin in that or
der. Jim Gore pushed in ahead OF
Tammany at the half. two lengths be-
hind Moonlight, a neck over Tammanv,