The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-05
INTEREST IS INCREASING
Closing Days of the Meet Bring
New Life to the Ring.
BIG MONEY IN THE POOLS
Tomorrow Winds It Up in Butte m the
West Side Handicap Is the Feature
of the Last Day-Sporty Crowd
Speculates With Spirit.

AS the close Of the race meeting APP
proaches interest in the betting ring
increases, yesterday being one of the
liveliest days of the meeting in the
specializing pit. The attendance was
not larger. but pools were sold at a more
rapid rate and there was an air of gen.
uine sport all over the grounds.
The day had it's features as well as
its excitement, and the very bad run
Montanus made caused a great Zeal of
comment not at all favorable to the
trainer of the colt, who. it was claimed,
allowed it to run without first having
been properly worked out or otherwise
conditioned for the event. Then when
the judges changed jockeys on Lady
Hurst, after betting IA almost con
cluded, another protest arose from the
ring. Aside from these, the day was
full of interest.
For to-day a splendid card is offered.
including a mile selling and a hurdle.
In the other events a humble of horses
will start hat have not been seen at
this meeting. Tomorrow will wind up
the meeting here and there will be a
recess till Thursday. when the Ana
conda meeting will open, the event of
the day to be the DAILY stakes of 81, 900.
The feature for tomorrow will be the
West Sid Handicap for all ages. $1,000.
Han dor will make his debut here.
Entries and weights for the handicap
are as follows: Scottish Chieftain, 122;
Senator Bland, 40; Salvation, 10; Ost-
Ter Joe, 120: Han dor, Ill; Serrano liz;
Byron McClelland, 113; Grand Sachem,
1Ol; Black Cap, So; Tammany Hall H.,
"a; Open Doors, SO; ~Flashlight. 81; Bit
ter Root, 80; Watomba, "a; Grady, 81;
Rastus, 100; Afghan. 80; Tiger Cat, 80;
Shellac, 80; Reolia, 80; Silver H., 80;
Tempo, 80; Col. Root, 80; Bitter Root
Child, 80.
Yesterdays winners were:
Lady Ashley. six furlongs, 1:15k.
Ventoro. five and a half ~furlongs,
1:0912.
Chappie, five and a half f~urlongs,
1:111R.
Mekallah. five furlongs, 1:O1k.
Lady Hurst, one mile. 1:42.
VIM. OBJ, mile and a sixteenth,
1:511s.
Six F~urIongs.
The talent opened the day with a cor
rect prediction by picking Lady Ashley
to win. She was bought for $50 against
$50 for the others. The race was a mer-
ry-go-round, an almost unbroken pro-
c~ession, Lady Ashley in front all the
way, Little T q second and Jim Brown
ell third, and that's the way they fin
ished, the Lady two lengths ahead and
Little t G three better than Jim
Brownell. Time, 1:151a.
Five and a Half FurIongs.
Expressions of disgust were heard on
all sides after this race, in which Mon
tanus, a $40 favorite, finished third. 1t
openly declared hat the colt went
into the race wholly unfit to rum, being,
it was said, out of condition and un-
trained. He and Tempean were coupled
in the auctions, while Ventoro, Ell Mido
and Ash Leaf sold out for $12 each.
There was no doubt as to the outcome
after hagfall. A perfect start was
given and Ventoro led off and remained
in the lead to the finish. He was two
lengths good passing the half with Ash
Leaf second a neck in front of Mon
Janus. At the three-quarters Montanus
was two lengths behind Ventoro, a head
better tina Ash Leaf and at the head
of the stretch he was within a length
Ventoro and the same margin over
Ash Leaf, Ell Mido two lengths back. |
Here Montanus fell back as if struck |
by lightning and Ell Mido shot out of
the bunch and tool second and the
finish was a drive in which FL Mido
up within a length of Ventoro,
beating Montanus out for place by six
Time, 1:09h.
Five and a Half Furlongs.
This race was made up of 10 unplaced
starters at this meeting and it uncov-
red another surprise for the friends of
Rose who paid $50 for a chance
her. h acted badly at the post
in two breakaways ran an eighth,
and when the field of 10 left it was to
I struggling start, Scotch Rose leading.
was four lengths clear at the half
and going like a prairie fire, but as was
PREDICTED by the spectators, she fell
ike a log at the head of the stretch
finished tenth. Chappie. a $27 buy,
was second from the half to the last
urn and he led into the stretch two
engths in front of the field, Royal
next a head in front of Mark
Hanna. There was a halo of light blue
atmosphere over the ring when Pleas
lnton, an outsider. came forward and
ook the place. Chappie winning by two
Shellac third a length from
oleasanton. And the thing was done in
he wide space of 1:11h.
Five FurIongs.
This was an unusually lively betting
ace, Mekallah going for $50, Miss
$26 and the others from So to
~. Miss Rowena led out from a good
tart, Rubicon, Jim Gore. Mekallah.
1tta H. n Bill Howard following in
hat order. Jim Gore took first at the
lalf, but Miss Rowena beat him to the
hree-quarters by a head. he a length
md a half in front of Rubicon, Eta II.
md Bill Howard. close together, Me-
,allah last. Jim went TO first again at
he head of the stretch, Miss Rowena
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