The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-31
PROGRAMME
The Usual Brilliant Saturday
Crowd Sees Splendid Racing.
MISS ROWENA'S GOOD RUN
h Beats Mekailah by a Very Small
Margin and Takes the Big Inter
Mountain Stakes Favorites
Take About All the Money.

Mountain Stakes Favorites
Take About All the Money.
One of the very largest crowds 81
the season saw h races yesterday.
and the popular verdict il that IL was
the best card offered at this meeting.
and there have been four weeks of good
racing. The finishes were close and ex-
suit being in doubt until the judges
posted the final announcements Big
pools and lots of them were the rule
and betting was spirited all afternoon.
The Inter Mountain stake event was
the feature, and when w. ID. Randalrs
game filly Miss Rowena won there were
few who thought hat she was not en-
titled to the rich purse. 1t was a pref
~ race n the finish was close, Mekal-
lab making a gallant struggle for first
place. The wise element returned to
the city highly gratifed with the re-
suits of its speculation. The day was
fair and the big crowd had reason to
be glad The winners were:
Queen Nubia. five ~furiongs. 1:02A.
Highland Ball, six and a half fur
longs, 1:22L.
Imp. Devils Dream, one mile. 1:43A.
Miss Rowens, the Inter Mountain
stakes. five furlongs. 1:01.
Imp. Black Cap, one mile and a six
tenth. 1:49.
J. o. c.. mile and an eighth, over four
hurdles, 2:06h.
Five Furlongs.
The exclusive wise set pinned It's
faith to r. Q. Ban. at $50. while the
other faction went in for Queen Nubia
at S15 and Trappean, S21. 1t was a
dump for the heavy players. for r. q.
Ban was never in the lead and finished
second a length in front of Trappeau.
while Queen Nubia led by half a length.
The field of 10 was composed of nom
winners at the meeting. The start was
all right and Trappean led to the head
of the stretch, r. @. Ban following i'm
close company. while the Queen went
in fourth and third places. After the
leaders Strengthened out for home
Queen Nubia drew out of the bunch and
won in a drive from r. @. Ban. Sec
ond, and Trappean third. the others
lengths apart, strung back. Time,
1:02A.
Six and "A Half Furlongs.
Highland Ball was favorite at s35,
against $53 for the others, and the tai
ent backed him to a %standstill. 1t was
a lively betting race and a good one,
every foot of the route being contested
by the field of FIVE. Highland Ball was
the first to shove into the clear from n
good start and he was never headed,
while Master Mariner followed closely
TO the top of the hill and remained in
second place to the finish. Missioner
overlook Polish in the back stretch
and kept third place to the wire. At
the head of the stretch Highland Ball
was a length and a half in front Of
Master Mariner, Missioner and Polish,
lengths apart, Dolore last, a head short
of Polish. Quite handily Highland
Ball finished first. a length from Mas
ter Mariner, Missioner third, half a
back and only a neck better than
Dolore and Polish, necks apart. Time,
1:22A.
One Mile.
VIM. OBJ. and DEVILS Dream were the
of the heavy bettors and the
former sold for $50 and the latter $40.
while the field, composed of Encino. |
and Duke of York H.. went for
slo. There was no delay n the small
held left TO a good start, VIM. OBJ. first |
to show. He was overtaken by Alma. !
who led past the quarter by a head, but |
old William went to first again I'D the
stretch, while Devils Dream kept within
mailing distance in the rear. 1t looked
like VIM. OBJ. to some, but to others
whose vision was keen the Dream look
ed about right, although she was be-
hind. She went from last TO second at
The head OF the stretch, two lengths
from VIM. OBJ. and one in front of
Alma, Encino last. Morgan sent the
Dream orwar just in time to win out
Oy a head from VIM. OBJ. five lengths
m front of Encino, third. Time, 1:43%. |
The Inter Mountain stakes.
Five racers med up at the post for the
Dig Inter Mountain stakes at five fur
ongs. Miss Rowena, Mekallah, l Don
Know, Bill Howard and Oman Wood.
D.. Randall's 3-year-old chestnut fill
y. Miss Rowena, was favorite in the
at 500 against SIS for Mekallah,
'2O / Don't Know, SIS Bill Howard and
no Oman food. There was a delay of
lbout 10 minutes at the post and -four
Freaks, and the field started away to a
air start, | Don't Know in the lead.
With Miss Rowena, Mekallah, Oman
Wood and Bill Howard close up in that
rider. Miss Rowena led past the half,
Ter head in front Of l Don't Know and
)mah Wood, heads apart. and Bill
1oNdfu ana Mekaliah TWO lengths back,
separated by a head Rounding the
to the three-Quarters the posi-
ions were unchanged. except that the
ield was strung out n nerving up for
he final dash down the straight. As
he bunch entered the stretch 1 Don't
went ahead of Oman Wood and
Rowena was first to straighten out,
wo lengths ahead of the others, lengths
Mekallah fourth. The drive home
roe ( DIT
lis mount to the test, while Piggot on
Hiss Rowena had his hands full attend
ng to the Tammany filly. gaining. BY a
cry short nose Miss Rowena won,
While Mekallah was second, a length
nd a half ahead of / Don't Know, who
ook third money quite easily from Bill
three lengths back and five in
of Oman Wood, who showed that
Ier distance is much less than five
ighths. Time l.OI-