The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-15
SIX WAV-UP CONTESTS
Bitter Root Lands in Front of
Torsida and Grady.
SOMEWHAT OF SURPRISE
By Holly. BY the Way, Takes W OF
the Pursee-A Big Ron OF Wise
Money Goes Direct Accord
ing TO Form.

There were no painful or expensive
disappointments at the track yester-
day. unless. indeed. the Bitter Root coup
may be considered as such. The days
card, as n whole. vas irst-class, in
some cases fast time being made in ex-
citing finishes. The first race was a
eallop for Rey Hooker. as was also
the s~even-furlong for Luck Star. but
I'm the other contests the winners. by
good. hard Jumping. earned their
money. rot favorites, one second
choice one comparatively short
took the purses as follows:
Rev Hooker, four and a half furlongs.
o:55a.
Lorena H.. six furlongs. 1:1s%.
Rubicon. five furlongs, 101.
Imp. Bitter Root. one mile. 1:43ta.
Lucky Star. seven furlongs, la.
Miss Rowena, four ana a half fur
longs. o:55.
Rowena and Lucky Star are owned
by b. c. Holly, who. by the way. Is
taking a considerable number Of
purses.
The track was in frst-class condi-
ton, the weather perfect, the crowd
lively and the betting brisk. Thos who
are holding off for a later day are
missing a lot of mighty good racing.
Another card of excellence is offered
for to-day. Yesterdays races resulted
as follows:
Four and a Half Furlongs-
Rey Hooker was the favorite at SIS.
The race was his from the drop of the
nag. He Jumped a length ahead and
maintained that distance to the finish.
while ocorona and Envy had ii out for
second. Ocorona. second. was a length
better than Envy at the turn. Distance
two back. the same distance in front
of Queen Esher and Exenia four be-
hind all. Envy at the head of the
stretch was two lengths better than
Ocorona. but she fell back with a rush
down the path. where Ocorona passed
and beat her out for second -four
lengths. Rey Hooker winning in a gal
lop. Time. :55%.
Six Furiongs.
Betting was heavy in this race. pools
selling fast on Reel S35. Oak Leaf $50.
Lorena $40. Inbred SIS and the field
from $40 to SIS. A good start saw Reel
in the lead. Oak Leaf. Lorena H.. Lit
tie r. c., Emma Rey, Inbred. Ricardo.
Pettigrew and st. Distaff close up.
Reel was first to the half by a neck
better than Lorena, Little T.. @. third
and Oak Leaf back in the procession.
Around the turn Lorena took first by
a head from Reel. a length in front Of
Emma Rey. When the string Straight
ened out for home Lorena was half n
length in front of Reel. a length better
than Little T. c., the others back.
strung out. Reel crowded Lorena and
in a drive under the wire Lorena won
by three-quarters Of a length from
Reel, second, two lengths ahead Of Lit
tie 7. c.. third. Emma Rey a length
back and the others strung out. Time.
1:16%.
Five FurIongs.
Jim Gore, Jollimont, Rubicon. Sallie
Goodwin and VaIencienne left the post
to a good start in that order. Jollimont
overlook Jim Gore and sent him to the
rear. taking the lead at the half. a
length In front of Sallie Goodwin and
Rubicon. heads apart, a length in front
of Valencienne and Jim Gore, necks
apart. Rubicon put on more steam, and
at the three-quarters took the lead by a
head from Jollimont, a length in front of
Nalencienne, who was half a length bet
ter than Jim Gore, coming up, Sallie
Goodwin behind. Rubicon led the string
a hurried chase into the straightaway,
where he was a length in front of Val
e~ncienne. second. a neck better than
Jollimont, who was o to be over
taken by Jim Gore. Rubicon won in
clever fashion a length In front OF val
encienne second, who was two better
than Jim Gore third. Sallie Goodwin
two lengths back. a length and a half
In front of Jollimont. last. Time 1901.
One Mile.
Big money yer in on Torsida in the
pools, she selling for $50. Grady $40 and
Bitter Root $40. Flashlight and Zsraida
i'm the field went for $40. SO confident
were Torsida's hackers Of victory that
they freely bit of SIS tickets against
the field. which was snapped up for
SIS. The start was good, Torsida lead
+. ing Bitter Root. Grady. Flashlight and
: Zaraida in hat order. Zaraida jumped
into first place and led the bunch past