The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
ANACONDA news.
SOME MORE SURPRISES
Another Brilliant Saturday Gard
Furnishes Lots of Sport.
STAKE GOES TO SERRANO
Towards Win Spells the Plans of the
Wise Men and Montanus Takes
the Purse Which Rey
Hooker Was After.

Yesterday at the track was one Of
those big Saturdays for which the
meeting is famous. The card was Of
superior excellence, made up Of high
class races, including the Anaconda
Handicap. a two mile race. a handicap
for 2-year-olds. a th~ree-fourling dash
and two other rafting good events.
There was sport for all who attended
and the crowd was large, Butte send
ing down IL coachloads. Anaconda
turned out well. and altogether the oc-
casion was a success from start 10 fin
ish. Montanus. J.. c. Twohy's colt. fur
nished one of the big surprises of the
day by beating Rey Hooker, FL Mid
and Kootenai in the five f%urlong hand
leap.
Serrano did not do n thing more
thar win the big Anaconda Handicap.
Pat Morrissey was one of those very
close seconds. of which so much has
been related recently. Neloz won the
two-mile race. He was the choice in
the betting. Dutch. with his invisible
pedigree and heavy impost, took the
first race, and Howard, an outsider
comparatively, dumped the wise con-
tingent in the second. his mutuals pay
ing $l03. The results were:
Three Furiongs-Dutch
Ten sprinters lined up in this race
and Red s. was the last TO leave the
flag. n Paddy showed the way
around to the stretch. and Old Dutch
was fourth to s~traighten out for the
final dash. The Oregonian carried the
weight and landed first by a neck from
Rather. who took the place by a head
from Pat Tucker. who sold equal favor
tie with Dutch. Time. SO.
Summary-First race. handicap, for
S-year-olds and upward, three furlongs,
purse $3.50:
Stricklin & Howelr's br 6 Dutch, no
pedigree, IA CDinglev) l
]. w. Fuller's ch z Rather, by sam
Bass-Molie, 116 SULLIVAN .......... .
a. Meals b & Pat Tucker, by Dan
Tucker-Bird 119 SHAW ........... 3
Dutch IL. Paddy. Glare ~. Red S.
Dick Whooten, Tommy Tucker and
Lady Heloise also ran.
Betting: Dutch S25, Pat Fucker $25,
Dutch IL. s1i, Paddy 80, Glare n. s.,
Tommy Tucker s., Red :. s.. Rather 81,
field s.. Mutuals paid $l915 and 1896
on Dutch and $l2.75 on Rather.
Five aud "a Half FurIongs-Howard.
There was a dump here. II. @. Ban
and Tammany Hall IL. were among the
sure things" but they didn't get in
side of the money. There Was a long
utldA at lUt post. the horses dflllR
very badly. They were finally sent
away 20 a struggling start and r.. q.
Ban, with Sallie Goodwin close up. led
up he back way and Sallio showed the
way around the turn. Howard was
first into the stretch and he won by a
length from Sallie Goodwin second,
three parts Of a length before Baby
Ruth. Time. 1:l0&.
Summary-Second race, selling. for B
year-olds and upward, five and a half
furlonEs, purse $500:
r. f.. Dolan's ch 3 Howard by Ty-
rant-Mayetta, 115 (Glover) .......... I
J.. r. Thomas Oh IN Sallie Goodwin
by Coloma-Nictoria. li3 CDufy).... .
Thomas Malarky's ch m Baby Ruth
by Nillard-Lucy, 113 CPowelD ....... 3
r. @. Ban, Mike Rice. Doubtful. Tam
many Hall H., Miss Remsen and Wen
oma also AN. Aquorn. 10 Lo. New
Moon, Torpedo and Pendlan Buttes
scratched.
Betting: Tammany Hall II. s27. r.
q. Ban S25. Sallie Goodwin ST., Wenoma
$40, Mike Rice s.. Howard s., field s..
Mutuals paid Sl03 and S3S on Howard
and Sl6.10 on Sallie Goodwin.
Five -Montanus.
Roll after roll Of money went a glim-
mering and the friends Of Montanus
reaped the golden harvest. while the
talent fell with terrific force. 1t Was
a pItiAN run anu "A most interesting nm
ish, the three leaders passing under the
wire almost abreast. Rey Hooker had
the best Of the start. but Montanus
overlook him before the first eighth
was run and led TO the wire. kootenai
was a close second 20 the head Of the
stretch and in the drive down FL Mid
went up TO the front like a true race
horse and came within a short head of
first money. Montanus winning. Rey
Hooker third. a head short Of ~ Midu.
kOotenai fourth. half a length from
third. Time. les.
Summary-Third race. handicap for
2-year-olds, nv f%urlongs, purse $500:
j. {. TWohy's b G. Muntanus 10y Tam
many-Flirt. loo Or. smith. ........
II. l.. Franks D e. Fl Nido by INN.
Sir Modred-Ethel. l04 SHAW 1890. >
T. +. Latta's ch C. Rey Hooker by III
Rio Rey-Ogalena. ll0 tRuizp ........ ,
Kootenai also ran.
Betting: Rey Hooker So. FL Mido S2l.
KOotenai Sl9. Montanus SIS. Mutuals
paid S2S.l0 and Sl295 on M]ontanus and
Sl2.55 on FL Mido.
The Anaconda Handicap Serrano.
There were four starters i'm the $1,000
race, and three c~ontendeTs. Serrann. Pat
MCrrissey and Grand Sachem. Ragtus
wasn't considered during he run and was
bought in the pools merely for a cheap
speculation. The betting was good.