The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-05
ALL UP TO THE WEATHER
The Question is, What Are the
Wild Clouds Saying ?"
FAIR DAY THE ESSENTIAL
Everybody Hopes to Make the Occasion
Brilliant and Civ the Labor Day
Handicap a Fitting Inaugur-
ation-A Great Race.

1t is now all passed up" to thu
weather. AS far as the six horses are
concerned, they are prepared to make
the race of the age, and the public is
eager to witness the grandest contest
ever seen on a Western race track. Rain
or shine the grand stand will be packed
and the grounds crowded to-day with
men, women and children TO witness the
Inauguration of a turf event of the
greatest Importance. However. if the
day be fair, brilliancy will be added to
the occasion, therefore the appeal to the
weather clerk for just one brief sum-
mer's day is unanimous, and the indi-
cations for a pleasant afternoon are
not discouraging.
The race meeting is drawing to a
close. II has been a successful meet
ing and would V been more so had
not the cold wave Of last week inflicted
itself on a patient public and marred
the pleasure anticipated by every one.
The very few disagreeable feature of
the carnival have been completely over
Swallowed by the succession of brilliant
ones which have marked it from the
beginning. 1t has been the one great
and commendable aim of Manager Tip
ton and his associates to give a series
of contests, fair, honest and impartial
in their conduct. In the first place lii
eral purses have been offered and
promptly paid-a fact made notorious
at previous meetings which has resulted
in attracting frst-class horses to the
circuit. The equipment and accommo-
dations are excelled nowhere. Rowdy-
ism around the betting ring or other
public places is an unknown quantity
and gentlemanly department has been
a pleasing characteristic of the crowds
that assembled there daily. The asso-
citation has wisely excluded the element
which glories in raising Cain on the
slightest provocation.
The first exclusively running race
meeting in Montana has certainly been
successful.
To-day's big parade and other feat
ures connected with the celebration of
Labor day will be concluded in time for
all to max the journey to the race
track. There are four handicaps on to-
days card and two selling races. The
first is a seven furlong, the second a
handicap. the third a half
mile dash and then the big race at q
mile and a quarter. Following is the
First race, selling, seven furlongs-
Mark Hanna. 9S: Alcatraz, los; Una
Que Amo, los; Althea. 1OS: FIorimeI
los; Valiente, 101; Jim BrowneII, 1O5;
lOl; Reolia, 95; Saucy Eyes. 102:
Pongo, IS; Willmeter, 105: Tom Smith.
los; Commission, los; University, los.
Second race, 2-year-old handicap. six
furlongs-Kootensi, ITO; May Beach.
lO4; Taghairm. 1903; Ocorona. SO; White
IS; Limewater. %.
Third race, handicap, four furlongs-
Dutch, 127; Eta H, III; Pat Tucker.
ll6; Miss Rowena, ia; Quicksilver. ia;
Wood, 109: Jack, los; Clare n,
l07; Tommy Tucker, 80.
Fourth race, the Labor Day Handi-
ZAP, value IS, 900, one mile and a quarter
Scottish Chieftain, 100: Senator Bland,
I19; Ostler Joe. us; Han dor, 113; Ru-
oicon. t07; Tempo, IS.
Fifth race, handicap, hurdle, one mile
a qrarter-Vfking, 147; p F. 1879:
University, 1872; Granger, 1872; Rossmore,
.3s: ] o c, 145; Lord Chesterfield, I27.
Sixth race, selling, five and a half fur
ongs-Nervoso, 107; Joe Cotton, 107:
3aby Ruth, 1l3; R~oadwarmer. 107: Bill
Howard, 119: Illumine, 101; Little T q,
OIL; Bitter Root, 10; Master Mariner. !
o.; Torpedo, 107; Mike Rice. 40; La
dascota, 1O7; Chappie, 1O7; Queen Nu-
ia, 10.
Sullivan, who will ride Han dor at i
IL pounds, has more winning mounts I
o his credit than any other Jockey al q
track, having won first money II G
lines, second 10, third - and been I'M 7
laced % times. He was thrown once S
rom Valencienne. however. soon after
agfall. He was riding the horse picked
D win and had he not met with the ac- =
would likely have had another -
inning TO his credit. 4
Morgan, 120, on Scottish Chieftain.
as eight winnings; Shaw, 119. on SEN
tor Bland. 13; Duffy, lis, on Ostler Joe. q
Ames, 107, on Rubicon, 5: GRAY. So b
n Tempo, 8. The records of the Jock
at this meeting who will ride in