The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-05
M'PRYOR'S GREAT WORK
He Won the Hurdle Race and
Brought Grief to Plungers.
SILVER CITY HANDICAP
It Was a Beauty and Scottish Chieftain
Did All That Was Required of Him.
Fiv Thousand People
Present.

Butte sent about 5000 people to the
track yesterday. and the favorites
showed up well all through the list I'M
til the race when McPryor sent a ghost
ly expression to the faces of the plung-
ers by turning a trick over the hurdles
to the tune of a thousand dollars, di-
vided among four lucky holders of
Paris mutuals. All other races went to
the suspects. The Silver City Handicap
was a beauty, Scottish Chieftain doing
all that was required of him. and could
just as well have gone another quarter
and done as well. Ostler Joe spoiled
the plans of his admirers by doing no
better than third. The track was fast,
and barring a stiff wind from the west,
the conditions for excellent racing
were first class. The surprise of the
day. and IL was a surprise, came with
McPryor's great work in the hurdle
race. The favorite, Lord Chesterfield,
ollowed the bunch and came in more
than half a furlong in the rear. The
holders of the four mutuals on the win
ner cropped out 1925 apiece and rode
home in hacks. For a Fourth of July,
when a great many people take ad-
vantage of excursion rates to outside
poiilS an ftSOTtS, the attendance WAS
large and the enthusiasm hearty.
Four and One-HaIf FurIongs.
There was but a few minutes of de-
lay at the start, which was made with
Rather leading, followed by Moonlight,
Valencienne, Oma Wood. Oscillation
and Master Mariner in the order given.
oman Wood took the lead at the three
eighths two lengths ahead of Rather,
VINO dropped TO third place at the head
of the stretch, where Oman Wood was
still in the lead. two lengths ahead Of
Nalencienne. who was a head to the
good of Rather. Valencienne forged
to the front half way down the stretch
and won by a neck ahead of Rather,
who was a length ahead of Oscillation,
third, leading Oman Wood by a length
and a half, with Master Mariner four
lengths back and three lengths ahead
of Moonlight. Time, 0:55.
Mutuals paid $3.50 straight, s6.45
place and $40 place for Rather.
Seven FurIongs.
The six horses started in a bunch,
imp. Missioner leading St. Distaff. Coda
and Don Luis close up. At the one-
quarter Missioner led the way by a
length ahead of Fred Gardner. coda a
length ahead of st. Distaff. who was
leadin Don Luis by a head.
Flashlight lost two lengths be-
hind Don Luis. Missioner main
tanned the lead at the half. where
Gardner took second place. a length 10
the rear of the leader. Don Luis was a
neck ahead of Coda, who led FLASH
light by three lengths. st. Distaff was
away behind. At the three-quarters
Missioner had put two lengths between
him and Gardner and the same distance
ahead of Coda, who was two lengths
in the lead of Distaff. Missioner was
still two lengths ahead of the bunch
at the stretch, and Don luis had AXE
second place ahead of Gardner, who
was two lengths to the good of Coda
and Flashlight three lengths behind,
while Distaff logged along six good
lengths to the bad of the fifth horse.
Missioner gained on Don Luis and fin
ished two and one-half lengths ahead,
with Luis -four ahead of Fred Gardner.
who led Coda by two lengths. Flash
light was four lengths back, with Dis
taft out of it. Time. 1904.
Mutuals paid S12.7 20 straight. $3.50
place and $3.50 place for Don Luis.
-Four FurIongs-Young Miss stakes.
Maude Ferguson jumped into the lead
at the drop of the flag and stayed there
to the finish. May Beach passed Ash
leaf at the three-quarters and re-
manned second all the way to the wire.
Into the stretch they strung out in this
order: Maude Ferguson led May
Beach a half a length and Ashleaf and
The Light ran along a head apart, and
Gualalo went to the rear soon after
passing the three-quarters and did not
do any better. Maude won handily, May
Beach a second. a length behind Maude
and a length ahead OF Ashleaf. who
gained a length and a half over The
Light. and Gualalo was the same dis
tance back of the fourth horse. Jockey
- Ill. --
while the crowd cheered. Time, 0:49.
Mutuals paid sS.25 straight. $685.
place and $3.50 place for May Beach.
silver City Handicap-Miie and a Quarter.
This race, of course, was the feature
of the day. Ostler Joe and Scottish
Chieftain started out even I'm the bet
ting at $50. Joe later went for SIS
and Chieftain for SIS. while Grady and
Bitter Root sold for s. to $40 in the
field. loon after the horses went to
the post they started, Ostler Joe
ahead, Bitter Root. Grady and Scottish
Chieftain close up in the order named.
They passed the grand stand with
Chieftain leading Joe by a length, he
a length ahead of Grady, who led Bit
ter Root by two lengths. At the half
Grady took a nose from Ostler Joe n
went up to within half a length Of
C~hieftain. Bitter Root was three
lengths away from Joe. ChieftaIn
gained a length over Grady at the
three-quarters, and Joe was two
lengths from the leader n ahead of
Bitter Root. who was fast gaining. Ii
was a pretty turn into the stretch.
where Bitter Root tackled Joe AMI
Grady and ooh second place, two
lengths in the rear of Chieftain, leav-
ing Joe and Grady to whip IL out for
third money. Ostler Joe crept up past
Grady and finished a length behind
Bitter Root. who was second, a length
from Chieftain. who won. Jockey
Beauchamp carried away the big blue
silk purse amid the plaudits of the null
titude. Time. 2:09ls.
Mutuals paid $685. straight. $500
place and $3.50 place for Bitter Root.
Five and ODe-Half F~uriongs.
Reel took the lead and was soon over