The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-18
IRST DAY OF THE RACES
he Meeting at Great Falls Starts
- OFF Auspiciously.
AVORlTE AND A WINNER
be Event of the Day Was the Fourth
Race. in Which Scottish Chieftian
Took the Honors, Cheered
by the Crowd.

IGreat Falls, Sept. 1.-THE first day of
lie races was all right. The weather
las perfect, a cool breeze keeping the
bat from becoming oppressive, and yet
BIT strong enough to influence the
peed or play pranks in the grand
land. About 800 people looked across
he track at the judges stand, where
II ID. Lawrence, presiding judge, w. II.
|larke and Z. G.. Hanson sat. p. f.
||egan was the man with the red flag
hid he was assisted in the starting by
|filliam Feno. 1t is something worthy
noting at this time that the specta-
|krs were very much pleased with the
||ork done by Mr.. Regain, and Ii was a
remark that his style of doing
lsiness was a vast improvement over
hat they had seen in Butte. r.. j..
.Eurran was clerk of the scales. w. ID.
Randall held the watch, with Frank
Mcmahon as his partner.
|iTne event of the afternoon was the
Ikurth race, the mile handicap for B.
'ear-olds and upwards. This was one
/ the numbers on the programme IN
'Ihich the wise ones did not fall down.
tottish Chieftain being favorite and
ll1Iltl wv IN 49, 49, -
brse in the afternoon to be cheered as
+ came onto the track IND the cheers
Here repeated at the close of the race.
'jegan's good work came u strong in
mis- race and he got the horses of in
be best possible style. In fact, he had
b difficulty in any of the events, unless
was the three-furlong dash, in which
here were nine horses and all of them
lore or less inclined to fdget oVer the
Hart. Even in this the start was good,
'Ithough it took about seven tests OF
|tr. Regan's patience.
|lFree-for-all harness race, one mile'
|est two in three heats, for Cascade
|bunty stations: The first race had lit
lie interest in it either for the home
.bople or the outsiders. One of h en-
lies, Starlight, was scratched, and this
LIT a field which was not very eagerly
bught in the pool room. .
Sedgwick was a strong faVorlte az
TO 5 on the field, which included
Iataract and Joe d. On the latter horse
Iorcoran had been put up as driver,
Iit Burns was substituted later. Sedg-
lick led around the track, followed
ICsely by Cataract, with Joe D.. ten
kngths in the rear. In the second heat
Ioe d. went lame and walked in to the
lire. Time, 2:46, 2:49k. Summary
FIRST race, trotting and pacing for
cascade county stations, best 2 in ),
Irse 5000. Doc Armington's Sedg-
lick, C h h Ben Lomond, Jr., (Bry-
Into, first. Frank Lewis's Cataract,
h n Ben Lomond, Jr., (Bleyholder),
Ikcond. Jos. Dupee's Joe D., C h h,
Burns, third.
Betting. Sedgwick, $40; field, IS. Mu-
|Lals paid $40 on Sedgwick for first
Heat. None were sold on the second
|eat or on the race.
Second race. 1t was a troublesome
lunch of nine that met Starter Regain
liver across the track from the stand
Ind il was some little time before he
Ind his assistant got them in anythi1G
Ike good form, but the tiresome task
over at last and Bill Howard
bumped to the front at the very start.
|Nenoma was a good second, but could
Hot retrieve the lost ground and when
Il got around to the quarter post she
pould not ever hold her w against
Don't Know who steadily forged ahead
bf her on the home stretch and came
v second and only half a length behind
Bill Howard. Wenoma was third
IEime. 1:0ih. Summary-Selling. purse
|I3oO, of which so to second and $50 &c
Third, for all ages. Two-year-olds tc
Harry 80, three-year-olds 105, 4-year-
lids and upwards los. All to be entered
|Io be sold for $500. Five furlongs
First, w. p. Dingley's Bill Howard, c !
III a. Jack Hardy-Bessie Davis. 1O5
|IDingley). Second. D.. S. Fountains
Don't Know, b z a, Nillard-Lucy, los
IRusselD. Third. A. D.. Harrison''
|Wenoma, C h 4. Kylo-Little Girl, 1O5
|IPovelD. Moscow Boy. Joe Cotton
|IJncle True, Eloper and Decapo alst
Han.
Betting-Bill Howard $25, / Don
KNOW and Midas $40 each, with tn
Held at So. Mutuals paid $500 ant
|k6.6O on B!ll Howard and 5000 on
Don't Know.
Third race. Dutch opened as favor
|Ite with Harry N. a strong second IL
the pool room, but before the bettinl