The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-07

At the half Dorah was half a length
ahead, and this was her position at
the three-Quarters. and was
the one to set her going. for he urged
Dorah to do her best. At the head OF
the stretch his nose was at Dorah's
ear. three lengths i'm front of Loeb
Ness, New Moon three back. a length
better than Queen Nubia. last all
around. In an exciting drive
shot first under the wire in fast time
by a head, Dorah Wood second. nve
lengths before Loeb Ness. Time. l'l0's'
Mile and n sixteenth.
The largest crowd that has attended
the races this year was rewarded py
seeing one of the prettiest races run
during the meeting. There were only
four starters. Watomba, Barracan, DO
lore and Carness. Lady Hurst, entsreu
to GO, was shipped To California va
tomba was favorite in the auctions at
$40. while Barracan went for s2o. DO
lore So and Carness SO. The starter
sent them away leveled up and Dolore
passed the grand stand in 'front.'.
Rounding the first turn she was a neck
better than Barracan. she a haif from
watomba, Carness last a length and a
half. Carness could not go in such fast
and trailed behind n fn-
ished seven lengths behind third. Bar
racan swung into the lead. passing the
half a head in front of Dolore. and the
two went neck and neck to the three
quarters. three lengths clear of the fa-
vorite and Carness. Rounding the last
turn Dolore seemed to have had enough
of the contest and fell behind her RI
val. The crowd cheered Barracan' ana
proclaimed her WHINE half way down
the stretch, but Dolore was coming
T,gtar than xyaS CIlnnnSad and the nm
ish opened a tumult of applause when
Dolore, inch by inch, worked forward
and won out by a short head from Bar
racan five lengths before WatoUba.
! third. The time is the best for the dis
tance this meeting, 1:4sia.
Five FurIongs.
And again the big players missed
their mark. FL Mido was favorite at
s35, while Ash Leaf and Gualala were
coupSd at $50, Maud Ferguson $40.
Limewater $40 and May Beach, the
winner, $40. The finish was a peach.
May Beach, Maud Ferguson and Ell
Mido passing under the wire almost
level. and the result was in doubt until
the decision of the judges was posted.
A fair start saw May Beach first out.
Maud Ferguson next, FL Mido. Ash
Leaf, Gualala and Limewater, close to-
gether. Limewater never got out of
sixth place. Maud Ferguson led the
field past the half. May Beach and Ash
Leaf next, heads apart, a length before
El Mido. May Beach led around the
upper urn a length in front of Maud,
Ash Leaf back half a length. In the
straightout, May was a length in front
of Ash Leaf and Maud Ferguson, heads
apart. the others separated by half
lengths, FL Mido fifth. The hackers of
lei Mido, May and Maud had nothing to
say during the ride over the last 100
yards, as certainty and doub were so
i~nharmoniously blended as to put
speech well nigh out of the question.
May won. Maud second, FL Mido third.
three lengths from the others. Time,
1:01.
The West Side Handicap.
There were only -four starters for the
81, 900 purse, Ostler Joe. Byron McClel-
land. Grand Sachem and imp. Black
Cap. the last two Marcus Days entry.
w. d. Randall's Ostler Joe was con-
sidered by the big buyers the best horse
in he bunch, but each of the starters
had many friends who backed them.
Many auction and French pools were
sold. The small field left to a good
start, Byron McClelland first to show,
but Ostler Joe led past the stand half
a length from Byron, Black Cap and
Grand Sachem, half lengths apart. By
ron was first to the quarter "A length
from Grand SaChem, Ostler Joe and
Ibt oil rs pm"
went to first up the backstretch and
put his length in front of Black Car
n Byron, nose and nose, a length be
fore Joe. Passing the th~ree-quarters
Sachem was losing to his stable mate
while Joe a length and a half back,
was moving past Byron. Entering the
stretch Black Cap exchanged places
with the Sachem and gave out the i'm
preston that she would win. Grand
Sachem pulled away from the field and
won easily a length before Black Cap
under the whip a neck better than Joe
also whipped, Byron McClelland -four
lengths back. The time is the fastest
made at the meeting, 1:55A.
Four and a Half FurIongs.
Big money backed up tn
talk of a ring full of spec
tators or this race. Bill Howard
has friend still, and they backed hin
for $50 against such real good thing
as Jim Gore, $175, and Robinson, $l15.
1t was the hottest game of the day ant
the result of the race turned over
great deal of money to old Bills back
ers. The field acted badly at the pos
and there were three breaks before !
went away, Glare N in the lead an
Aquorn last. Glare n was half "A lengtl
good around the first turn, Bill How
ard next two lentghs in front of Jir
Gore, theothers strung back, Rubicol
seven lengths from the leader. Old Bi
showed them a thing or two at the hea
of the stretch, where he pushed ahead
putting Glare n back. while Gore was
|, length from him, Rubican away bacl
Under "A fierce drive Jim Gore cam
down the path, but Bill won by a hea
from him, Rubican third -four length
back. Time, $40.
Five and a Half Furlongs.
A field of 10 non-winners at this meet
; ing made three false breaks and final