The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-19
COLD WIND NO BARRIER
Large Crowd Scorns to Shame a
Biting Dust Storm.
N HEAVILY PLAYS RACES
Keen interest In the Sport Despite Dis
agreeable weather-The Northwest
ern Handicap To-Day, Also q
Hurdle, Which Takes.

A cold wind blew all afternoon at the
in large clouds, which made weather
conditions disagreeable in the first de-
gree. Notwithstanding these objection
able features. there was a large crowd
in attendance and the betting was spir-
tied from start to finish. 1t was sur
prising to note the attendance. and this,
too. on blue Monday Interest in the
races was not lessened to any great ex-
tent by cold wind and dust. the betting
ring being crowded with an enthusiast
tic mass of humanity.
The feature on the card was the mile
n a sixteenth race. i'm which Grady.
F1ashlight. Barracan, Lady Hurst, Dew
lis Dream and Los Prietos started. All
smoke was scratched. Grady was a hot
favorite at $50. and he didn't get inside
the money. Lady Hurst. a SIS shot. taxi
Ing the purse: Barracan, s25, second.
and Flashlight. SIS, third. Yesterdays
winners were:
Inbred, seven furlongs, 1881
Owyhee, five furlongs. 1:0ih.
Dorah Wood, five and a half furlongs.
los.
Lady Hurst, mile and a sixteenth,
1:50L.
Montallade, seven ~furlongs. 1:29A.
Saucy Eyes. six furlongs, 1:17.
The finish of Lady Hurst, Barracan
and Flashlight, in that order. was the
closest and most exciting seen In THESE
parts in many a lay, and IL required
the combined scrutinizing powers OF the
Judges to decide which horse won. The
hackers of Barracan and Flashlight re-
luctantlv released their hopes that their
favorite a won, but the
ment of the judges was taken as mai
and IL was freely admitted that the
best horse won.
II men will go to the races on such
laws as yesterday, IL is a sure thlng
that to-day's card will draw a crowd
even IL the ground is covered with
snow and a drifting wind blowing. The
feature is the Northwestern handicap,
in which will start Hemera. Montanus,
E-Come. Mallakwa, Taghairm, SWEEP
cakes. Nav Beach, Ash Leaf and Qua
lala. This will be a contest for blood,
and those who fail to see ii will have
cause for regret. Besides there Is a
hurdle race. and that is what the peo-
ME like. because dead things are not
in the habit of showing up before the
finish. The results of yesterdays races
follow:
seven Turiongs.
Although the post was only a furlong
from the stand. the start could not be
seen. SO thick was the dust. Through
a rift in the cloud University could be
seen in front of the bunch passing the
quarter. He was also two lengths
ahead at the half. Encino and Inbred
heads apart. i'm front Of the bunch.
Around the big curve Joe Levy led In
bred by a neck. a length in front of
Encino. Joe Levy was a length IN the
lead at the head of the stretch. Enclno
second. half a length better than IN
bred. In a drive home Inbred finished
first a length in front of Joe Levy sec
ond. six in front of Enciro, the favorite'
third. Time, 1881.
Five FurIongs.
The dust cleared away long enough
10 allow the crowd to see Ruiz on Otai
fall off at the post. A dark brown fog
arose and passed away just as the start
was made and the seven 2-year-olds
Jumped into positions which they. Tor
the most part, kept to the finish, Owy-
hee leading all the way around. chill
coot Pass started out second, but Door
ona overlook him at the head OF the
stretch. Owyhee. the big favorite. In a
drive. won by a short head, Ocorona
second. -four lengths in front of Chill
coot Pass third. three ahead OF DIAL and
Royal Fan. heads apart. Cazadero 10
lengths further back. Time, 1;0ih.
Five and "a Half Furiongs.
The -four horses took a running start,
Howard leading Bill Howard. Black
Cap and Dorah Wood. who was two
lengths from first. Black Cap was n
head better than Bill Howard at the
half and Dorah Wood and Howard,
cad apart. were a length back. In
the turn the positions were the same.
but the field was strung out, and at
the mead of the stretch Black Cap was
half a length in front. Bill Howard next
n length and a half in front of Dorah
Wood. Howard two further back.
Dorah parted company with the bunch
and led under the wire, winning hand
lily two lengths in front of Black Cap,
second. a head better tina Bill How