The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-14
VERY GOOD DAYS SPORT
And an Unusually Large Crowd
Enjoys the Races.
HORTON TAKES THE STAKES
An Exciting Chas OF q Field - Two
Year-Olds After q 81 900 Purse-He-
msra Passes a Lively Bunch.
To-Day's Card All Right.

The favorites. for the greater part,
took yesterdays purses at the track,
and IL it had not been for Hemera in the
have received nothing for their ven
lures. The track was In very fair o
dition after the soaking 1t received the
day before. The sun exercised all of its
influence from early morning until the
last race was run, and a radiant sky
welcomed an unusually large crowd to
he track. The betting stand was crowd
ed all afternoon and speculation was
brisk. favorites going at from SIS to $50
and lesser choices at corresponding fig
ures. Tbs scenes about the mutual
boxes were exceptionally lively. show
Ing that the game is becoming more and
more popular.
The initial number IN the card prom
ised a sensational and unexpected fea-
ture. Cora L.. F.. ridden by Jockey Ev-
erson, on the jog to the post. bolted
through an opening in the outside rail
just beyond the paddock n threw her
rider. The crowd hurriedly moved to-
ward the paddock, expecting to see q
e jockey. but when Everson jumped
up and started for the stalls the excite
ment was over. Cora l.. +. was sent to
the stable and the race run without her.
Yesterdays winners were:
Hiera, five and a half furlongs, 1:12k.
Imp. Hemera, five furlongs, 1:02H.
Torpedo. six furlongs. 1:17A.
Horton, the Silver Bow stakes, four
and a half ~furlongs, :56A.
Master Mariner, six furlongs, 1:171a.
Los Prietos. one mile and 20 yards,
1:46%.
The very interesting contest of the
day and the one on which the most
money went was the Silver Bow stakes
for 2-year-olds, four and a half furlongs,
value $1,000. Horton in the pools went
for s25, Sanity, Ash Leaf. Gualala and
M~ontanus, punched. SIS. and E-Come
found several friends to come up with
IS. The delay at the post was tedious
for the spectators and tiresome for the
horses. More than 80 minutes were
spent by SANITY giving one of his ex-
hibitions, just such a show as he made
of himself in the Bitter Root stakes
event. The bunch was finally sent away
to a fair start for all except Ash Leaf.
who was left standing at the post. 1t
was a good run and Horton, Shaw up,
won and the jockey proudly took down
the blue and silver silk bag containing
81, 900.
To-day's card includes a four and a
half furlong race for 2-year-olds, a
three-quarter, a mile handicap, a five
eighths, a seven-eighths and a four and
a half furlong. Some of the best horses
at the track will start to-day. Yester-
days form was as follows:
Five and a Half FurIongs.
Cora L. F. bolted through a hole in
the fence just beyond the paddock.
fhraxU IOaEaU ENarunn and diGntraIRad
herself for the start. Moscow Boy,
Hiera, Althea, Irish Girl, Sierra Blanco.
Browney and Col Cody, in that order,
left for home to a good start. In the
backstretch Hiera jumped in front and
stayed there, passing the half a length
and a half in front Of Irish Girl, Althea
and Moscow Boy, heads apart. the
others back and out of 1t. Hiera was
three lengths ahead at the three-quar-
tiers, Irish Girl second, a neck better
than Moscow Boy, who was three
lengths in front of Althea. In the
straightaway Hiera was Jour lengths
ahead of Moscow Boy and Irish Girl,
who were heads apart and three lengths
in front of Althea. In a gallop Hiera
passed the wire four lengths ahead of
Moscow Boy, second. who was four
lengths In front of Althea. who beat
Irish Girl VI; for third money by a
IL III 4 Ill VAIN - q
length, ahead Of Col. Cody three
lengths, he two in front Of Browney,
last. Time, 1.12A.
Five Furlongs.
This was a surprise for the many who
took Sweet Cakes and Taghairm for good
things. Imp. Hemera and S~tarboard.
coupled in the pools. sold for 81 against
$25 for Sweet Cakes n $40 for Taghairm.
Tempean going for S.. There was no
delay and the bunch left at the first
spring of the barrier. Taghairm in
front, Hemera, Tempean, Sweet Cakes
and S~tarboard following in order. He
mera was soon in front and at the half
was a neck better than Taghairm, who
was two lengths in front of Tempean
and the others punched. 1t was easy
going after that for Hemera. who was
three lengths good passing the three
quarters, Taghairm next, a length in
front of Sweet Cakes inc Tempean,
heads apart. and 10 lengths in from of
Starboard, last, a position she held to
the wire. AT the head of the stretch
Hemera was still three lengths ahead.
moving gracefully, n Sweet Cakes was
pushing her nose In front of Taghairm,
Tempean two. lengths back. In q gallop
Hemera crossed the plate four lengths in
front Of Sweet Cakes who al Tag
HARM out for second, Tempean four
lengths from third, starboard 10 back.
Time. 1:o2h.
Six Furlongs
A field Of 10 went away TO a fair start
after one break, Torpedo leading Mag
nus. Alma. Newsboy. Wllmeter. Ida H.,
Encino, Senator Heitfeldt and Tuxedo
in that order up the backstretch. Tor