The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-14
SATURDAYS BIG CROWD
Butte and Anaconda Combine to
Make q Grand Day of It.
EIRST-CLASS RACE CARD
A Deliberate Foul Upsets Larva's Back
ers Maud Ferguson Takes the
Montana Hotel Stake-Lots
# Money Turned Loose.

The first Saturday of the race meet
ing closed in brilliant fashion a half
week of excellent racing. The day was
full of red hot sport, and there wasn't
a poor race on the entire card, even
the also rams doing their share to make
the occasion exciting. The track is
cuppy, but some very good time vas
made and the finishes in some Of the
contests were close enough for any
body. The result of the six-furlong
race for 2-year-olds' went against the
grain. 1t was all caused by Hennessey
on Larva. He was 10 satisfied that he
was riding the winner. and to make, as
he thought, his chances doubly certain.
he deliberately fouled Mallakwa in the
stretch, and thus lost the race by being
disqualified and set down for the meet
ing. Mallakwa was making it very in
teresting for Larva, being on the rail
and going fast, but Hennessey's mount
had the race won and there could have
been no other result. After Larva fin
ished first a length before Mallakwa
and the number of the winner was post
ed, loud vail went up from the crowd
and cries of foul" were heard above
the shouts of the acker of Larva. The
judges, after questioning Jockeys Hen
nessey and Shaw. changed the numbers,
declaring Mallakwa the winner.
The big event of the day. the Mon
tana Hotel stake, 81, 600, adds luster to
the record of aud Ferguson. The
contest was between Maud and May
Beach. Byrnes' entry, The Light and
Hemera, was favorite in the auctions
at $50, while Maud went readily and
steadily at $25.
An extraordinary delay was caused at
the post in the third race, where a field
Of five scored for 40 minutes and broke
through the webbing Is times before
the word was given.
Butte sent down a. trainload made up
of 10 coaches, and that big delegation,
with Anaconda's generous attendance,
made up a crowd of very large proper
tions. The weather was perfect. Fol-
lowing are the results:
Five and a Half FurIongs-Lady AshIey.
The talent opened the day with a big
dump to overcome. They figured Polish
to win n gave from $35 to S55 a
chance on their favorite. Lady Ashley
was almost overlooked and sold for 81.
II was a field of 10 and an almost per-
feet start was given. Howard went
first for a sixteenth and after that il
was all off with every starter except
<tu NSulCy "ilNh LUX the ledu ana
won easily two lengths before Lady
Brittanic, Polish third Time, 1:10h. =
Summary-First race, selling, five and
a half furlongs. purse $500:
II. f. Edwards & Co.'S b f Lady
Ashley by P~atton-Sallie M, 103
(Wllson) -........... ............. l
q. w, Scott's blk m Lady Brittanic
by Brittanic-Lady Marry, 100 POW
Farrar & Tuberville's b h Polish by
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ia (Shaw).... 3
Chappie, Howard, Gold Bug. Midas.
Torpedo, Cora L. F., Honest Dick, Shell
lac, Jim Brownell and Jim Bozeman
also ran.
Betting: Polish s55, Midas ST.. Chan
pie $13, Howard IS, Lady Ashley 81.
Jim Brownell Sc. Gold Bug Sc. Jim
Bozeman Sc, Lady Brittanic IS. field
$40. Mutuals paid s6S.05 and s19. 90 on
Lady Ashley and 5000 on Lady Brit
tanic.
Six Furlongs-MaIIakwa.
Hennessey's foul disqualified Larva.
his mount, and CAV the race to Mai
lakwa, which passed under the wire
a length behind Larva. Larva was IA
v'orite in the betting. Sunlight, a
bucking broncho without a ghost of a
chance, spoiled a perfect start twice. |
and when the four left it was to a bad
start. 1T was a pretty run to the
stretch, Ventoro leading. Mallakwa
second to the half, and Larva in The
place passing the three-quarters. Down
the stretch Hennessey on Larya cut
into the rail. shutting Mallakwa out OF
a chance. and passed first under the
wire. The crowd at once set up "A
howl. crying foul. Jockeys Hennessey
and Shaw were ordered to the judges
stand, where the riders gave their tes-
timony, and the verdict was, MalIak-
NNl Enn NanfnPn onann1 n~A C,,-1;-A. |
third. Time. 1:19.
Summary-Second race, for 2-year- |
olds. six ~furlongs. purse $500:
III. L. Franks CHI C Mallakwa, by
imp. Inverness issoula. lis (Shaw) l |
H. Byrnes &c Co.'S br & Ventoro, by
s-Golden Garter-Ventura, lis (Mor-
gam 49,. 2
W. A. Stotesbury's b f Sunlight, by
Brown Fox-Harmonica, 100 "a.
GloVefD ......... 3
ILarva (Hennessey) first under the
wire. Mallakwa second, ventoro third.
Larva disqualified and first money CIV
en- to Mallakwa and Hennessey set
down for the meeting for foul riding
Betting: Larva $50. Mallakwa $50.
Nentoro s13. Sunlight 81. Mutuals paid
SIZES and 1885 on Mallakwa and $40
on Ventoro.
Six Furlongs-Etta H..
A field of five gave the longest exhi-
bition at the post that has been pa
tiently witnessed at this or the Butte
meeting. For 40 minutes the starter
hustled with the horses to give them a
good start. At the start of the pro-
eeeding Byron McClelland positively
refused to bulge. Then Dorah Wood
spoiled a good many starts. and High
and Ball tried to add to the trouble.
The field. or most of it, went through
the barrier is times to false breaks,
and the crowd began to wonder wheth-
er a start would be made at all. Fin
ally Mr.. Ferguson pulled the trigger to
a perfect start, Dorah Wood first 20
show, followed closely by Highland
Ball, Byron McClelland, Eta H. and
Oscillation, in that order. Dorah kept