The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-18
RICH STAKES HUNG UP
The Next Six Days to Outshine
Any Previous Week.
PATRONS ARE WARMING UP
Northwestern Handicap Tomorrow, the
Hot Times Stakes Saturday and
Other Purses Aggregating
sI2,ooo-A Good Card.

one sloppy day and one dusty after
noon last week broke in to mar the
pleasure at the track and. while the
wet day was soon forgotten in the glori-
Gus sunshine that Immediately fol-
lowed. it is not likely that the weather
clerk will soon be forgiven for his rash
act last Saturday afternoon when ne
turned the elements loose and blew the
programme into an almost u~nrecogniz-
able fern. IL is seldom that Butte :
afflicted with such a jimmycane. and
the patrons of the turf Were wholly an
prepared TO receive the storm of dust
which swept the grouncs with such fur
iousness. Men who ride in hacks only
On wedding days wer.. glad to shut
themselves up IN The cray Enclosures and
ride home in protection from the clouds
Of dust. The landau procession had the
call Saturday evening. and losers. win
nens and neutrals alike were ready buy
ers of a real comfort.
The city has been favored with two
geews of as good racing as was ever
witnessed in the Northwest, and the
public is showing its appreciation OF the
efforts of the association management
TO give the people the best there is to be
had in the line of turs attractions. The
closing days Of last week marked n
gratifying increase in the attendance. a
fact which tends to show THAI the Uo.e
Butte gets of a good thing the better IL
like IL and the harder it plays il. The
offerings last week more than justified
the attendance, and those of the pres
emit week warrant a great deal. For
the next six days purses and stakes are
hung up which aggregate more than
So, 900. There are 10 be two stake races
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carded for Tuesday, the Northwestern
handicap for 2-year-olds, and the other
Saturday, the Hot Times stakes for all
ages of the same value besides several
$3.50 and $500 purses.
For Tuesday there will be the North
western handicap for 2-year-olds, at five
and a half furlongs, the value of the
stakes being $1,000; a mile for a $3.50
purse: mile and a quarter, hurdle. $500:
six furlongs. $500: a mile, $500, and a
selling. four n a half furlongs, $3.50.
wednesday-A handicap. five and a
half furlongs, $3.50; four and a half fur
longs, $500; six and a half ~furlongs, $500;
four and a half furlongs. for 2-year-old
maidens, $3.50: three-furlong handicap,
$3.50, and a mile. $3.50.
Thursday-Mile and an eighth handi-
cap. $500; four and a half furlongs for
all ages. $500: one mile for 4-year-olds
and upward, $500; five furlongs for q
year-olds, 5000; seven f%urlongs. selling,
$500; five and a half furlongs for maiden
S-year-olds. $3.50.
Friday-Seven furlongs. $3.50: one mile,
selling. $500; six furlongs. $500: half
mile. $500; five furlongs. $3.50; five and
a half furlongs, $3.50.
= S~aturday-The Hot Times stakes for
all ages. four and a half ~furlongs, value
of stakes, $1,000; mile and a quarter
handicap. $500: mile IN an eighth, sell
ing. hurdle. $500: six furlongs, selling.
$500: five furlongs for 2-year-olds. $500,
seven f~urlongs, $3.50.
To-morrow's programme is as follows:
First race. selling. seven-eighths of a
mile-Joe Levy. IS; University, SO; Va
iiente. LOG: Mollie r.. 1O4: Emma Rey,
80: Inbred, 95; Encino, lO9.
Second race, selling. five-eighths of a
mile-Chilcoot Pass, 80; Royal Fan. 80;
Rey Hooker. 10; Owyhee, los; Ocorona,
los; Ojai, IS; Cazadero, 101.
Third race. five and a half furlongs-
Dorah Wood, los; Black Cap, los; High
land Ball, l0s; Howard, ia: Lucky star.
121.
Fourth rae, one and one-sixteenth
miles-Grady, Ill: Barracan. IS; Flash
light. 101; Lady Hurst, 106: Los Prietos,
IS: Devils Dream. sc; All Smoke, los.
Fifth race, seven-eighths of a mile
Kaiser Ludwig. 100; Carness. 80; Chap
pie. 104; William OBJ. 109; Montallade.
LOG: Briar Hill, IS; Twinkle Twink, 1902;
Miss Remsen, 80.
Sixth race. ~three-quarters of a mile
Jollimont. 81: Saucy Eyes. Sc: May Boy,
So; Orc Elmo. 96; Idomenus. 9S; None
Such. ss: La Frontera, 81; Granger. 100;
Pongo. 10l.
In the 13 days of racing md Incl
dental excitement. in which fields of
from six to a dozen horses have started,
not one accident approaching serious
ness has occurred. Three or four jock
eys have fallen off and their mounts
run away. but the consequences, ii has
been noted with satisfaction. have not
been sad in any case. So far all has
passed off smoothly and to the satisfac-