The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03
A SPLENDID OPENING
FOR THE BUTTE RACES
The Races as q Rule Were Easily Won-A Terrific Slaughter o
the Favorites Was the Surprising Feature of the Day.
Torsida Won tho Montana Derby.


he a been very doubtful. fearing the
heavy track. The betting started on
with the DAILY horses selling at S25. Tor
sida bringing SIS. Los Prietos 81 and
Bitter Root SIS. The stable gradually
brought better prices. but the others
for a time did not gain proportionately.
When the stable brought $50 Torsida
brought s17. Los Prietos 50 and Bitter
Root ST.. When the stable brought
$40 Torsida went ack to SIS. Los Priet-
os brought SO and Bitter Root S1I. Then
the stable got up to $50. and Torsida
brought s19. Los Prietos $40 and Bitter
Root $40. After that Bitter Root be-
came ronge with each pool. while
the stable fell down and the Others were
backed but lightly. Towards the close
the stable and Bitter Root were selling
at sos each. On the last pool sold BIZ
ter Root became favortte at $26. the
stable bringing SIS. while Torsida had
gone down to SO, and Los Prietos to 20.
All the horses received generous ap..
plause as they filed past tne srana
stand to go to the quarter-mile post
There was no delay getting them start
ed. and the splendid animals came to-
wards the stand we'll punched. Bitter
Root was leading. with Los Prietos
second. Tammany Hall third and Tor
sida fourth, with Grand sachem last
Passing the stand. Tammany Hall had
taken the lead. with Los Prietos second,
Pitter Root back in third place. while
Torsida was running easily In the last
position. Tammany Hall had q haii
length the best Of the race at the quar-
ter, while Los Prietos was a neck In
front OF Bitter Root, while Grand Sach-
EN- and Torsida were together several
lengths back. At the half. Tammany
had a length the best OF II. while Bit
ter Root was plainly firing n had
fallen a length n a half back OF Los
Prietos. Torsida had come TO fourth
place, a length back OF Bitter Root,
while Grand Sachem seemed beaten. At
the three-quarters the three leaders
were punched a Length in acvan OF
Torsida, Tammany Hall was leading by
a neck and Los Prietos had the same
advantage over Bitter Root. Then Tor
sida responded splendidly to the urg-
ing. shook of Bitter Root and ran into
the stretch side by side with Tammany
| Hall and Los Prietos. Bitter Root quit
| at the head Of the stretch as they came
towards the stand once more. Torsida
was a head in advance OF Los Prfetos,
who was a head the best of Tammany
Hall. Bitter Root wa four lengths be-
hind Tammany Hall and Grand Sach-
EN- was eight lengths behind Bitter
| Root. Torsids soon shook on both Los
| Prietos and Tammany Hall and came
under the wire an easy winner by three
lengths in 2:16. Los Prietos was ive
lengths ahead OF Tammany Hall, who
| led Bitter Root by eight lengths, while
| Grand Sachem was 10 lengths PARTNER
back.
Tea Rose wal picked for favorite In
the fve-furlong race, but again those
who now most about the horses
guessed worst. Tea Rose sold at $50,
while Valencienne sold close up at from
SCI to s24. while the field. composed OF
Miss Rowena. Lolo and Are You solo
for from SO to s13. They started well,
Tea Rose taking the lead. followed by
Valencienne, Are You IND Rowena
with Lolo last. Around the turn Tea
Rose was leading by a length, witt
Are You second by a head. Rowens
leading Valencienne by a length, while
Loio was -four lengths further TO tbs
rear. Going into the stretch. Rowena
took the lead, with Tea Rose a close
second, leading Valencienne by thre'
lengths. while a space of four lengths
separated each OF the other horses. Thu
finish was easy, Rowena being a gooC
length in front OF valencienne, who wa
the same distance in front of Tea Rose
Are You was Is lengths further bacl
and Lolo last. our lengths behind Ar
You.
The last race of the dav was a hare
one to pick. there being IL starters, blu
as il turned out IL was the only rae
which the favorite won. Polish soil
favorite at se5, Robair bringing IS; Id
H., Sc; Mike Rice. IS: Distinction. S1s
and the field s19. the field including
Alma, La Mascota. Viking. Royal Ian
Ger and Senator Heidfeldt. IL was
dificult field OF horses to get started
and when the word was given two, Vik
ing and Senator Heidfeldt, were prac
tically left at the post. Mike Rice too
the lead, followed by Polish, Distinc
ton, Robair and Ida H.. in the orde
named. At the quarter-mile Mike Ric
had a lead of half a length. while Dis
tinction was Q length in front OF Polisl
At the three-quarters, Distinction ha
taken the lead. Mike Rice being thre
lengths back. a ead in advance of Pol
! ish, who had a length the best OF Re
bair. Coming to the stretch. Dolor
pushed herself forward into secon
place, Distinction still leading. Will
/, Mike Rice was third. Polish fourtl
I Robair fifth and La Mascota sixth
: Down the home stretch Polish thur
I dered by one after another n wo
handily by two lengths. Dolore wa
second by a head and DISTINCTION thir'
|. Senator Heidfeldt vas Is lengths b.
, hind h ninth horse and Viking at II
, nnish was an eighth OF a mile back
4 Subjoined Is a summary of the day
: events:
. First race, three furlonss: purs
I $3.50. Y. Blunt's oh. m. Lou Wa
. kins. by Corbel-Hattfe o., 115 derby
: FIRST: stricklin 4 Howelrs br. b. Dutc
III &C. Howlett). second: w. Cockreil
Z br. 4. Envy. by Galen-Lemonade.
O Gray. third. Time. :36lr. Won ham
a lily by two lengths. second horse dri'
: ing. three lengths ahead of third. otl
: ers outclassed. p. r, III tCairns); RI
k Bird, III (Suilivan): Aurora B., ]
4 (Jones); Buffalo. III Dingley). al
: Mu,uars maid sfs 90 straight ard g..
a for place on Lou Watkins and ss.15
% Dutch for place.
Second race. tour and one-half ~
a longs. for two year-olds: purse. $500
4 Telatta's Oh. c. Rey Hooker. by Fl +
h Rey-Ogalena. los (Shaw). won; RolaI
4 Maley's ch. Z. Ocorona. by Amejo-'
a Celia. los ~(Jones). second; Marcus Dial,
IS br. C. Ballista. by Sam Lucas-iu
X Balsam Fir. los (Beauchamp). thiI
Time. SO. Won easily by three length
Second horse. driving. one length
. front of Ballista- Others finished In a