The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-08
DESERTED FOR ONE YEAR
Horsemen and Horses Leaving
the Race Track for Anaconda.
THE MEETING A SUCCESS
Attendance and Betting Are Now Down
to Normal Conditions-Expressions
OF Couple OF welI-Known Turf
Men on the Years Business.

There was a general rustic at the
race track yesterday. The horsemen
were packing up. Some Of them have
moved 10 Anaconda and others were
getting in readiness to move today. BY
Tuesday the Butte track will be almost
entirely deserted, to remain so for an
other year.
There II general satisfaction over the
meeting in Butte. OF course everybody
could not get all the money and many
had to go without any Of the money
but there are few complaints. OF
about 375 horses on the track. 100 In
round numbers got all the money. The
other 275 of course wished they had
some of IL, but they had only them
selves or their horses to blame. Some
of the 375 who failed to get any OF the
money did not start at all. Eve OF the
best horses on the track were not seen
in a race, much to the disappointment
Of many These were Han
d'Or and Senator Bland. 1t Is under
stood that the latter was not in condi-
ton, while the former Is understood 10
be lying up for the Labor Day stakes at
the Anaconda meeting and doesn't want
TO take chances on adding weight for
that $1,000 stake.
II never saw a better day on the
Montana circuit thar the closing day, y
said Tom Lavell. who, for years has
been connected with horse racing In
Montana and for several years was
president Of the Butte association. Il
doubt If there have been many days in
the history of the Butte track when
there was a better attendance, and
there have been a very few days when
the betting was better. Certainly there
have been NJ better days this season.
| should judge that S65, 900 must have
passed through the pool boxes, and
there have been few better pool days
than that. one thing yesterday | never
saw on a closing day before-that was
that every one of the seven favorites
was beaten. That happens occasion
ally. of course, but | never knew Ii TO
happen before on the closing day. ]
have been greatly pleased with the
meeting. Ii has been a good one The
attendance has not been so large as IL
was last year. but l think IL is down
now to normal conditions. Last year
the attendance and the betting were
above normal and cannot be depended
on as a regular thing. Those who are
handling the arrangements can, howeV-
err. depend on this years business as
likely to come right along. They can
safely figure on that"
Dave O'Cunnor, one Of the old stand
hys of the Montana circuit. though not
with 1t this year in any official capacity,
said: 1T has been a very good meet
ing. well conducted. The attendance
has been about % per cent. less than i'm
former years. / do not think. however,
that the receipts for attendance have
fallen off and probably they have beer
larger this year than last. since there
have been fewer passes given nut. ]
think the betting has also fallen OFF
about % per cent, which ! attribute
10 the shutting out of the harness
races. | thlnk 1t was a mistake not IL
have harness races and | think that
made a good deal Of difference in the
betting. | think hat eventually har'
ness racing Will be restored TO the Mon
tana circuit. Nevertheless II has been a
very good meeting all through"
The races start in Anaconda Thurs
day and without doubt there will be a
large race train each day out of Butte
S25 reward to any one proving tina
f.. +. Mayer, 40 West Park, does no
put i'm the best handspring made fol
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