The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25
LAST DAY OF THE RACES
A Good Crowd Sees a Lot of Fast
Going at the Track.
OSTlER JOE WINS A PURSE
The Financial Success of the Meeting
Not Great-The Horsemen Well
Pleased With the Conduct OF
the Several Events.

Great rails, sept. 2i.-lt was a per-
feet dav for racing. 1t was merchants
day. The weather clerk was unus-
ually propitious and loosened the SUM-
shine and kept the wind locked up. In
consequence there were 1000 people at
the track and they were betting peo-
pie. too, something more than $4,000
passing through the pool boxes. And
it was a day for the wise also, the
favorites taking a majority of the
races. All were happy. whether they
lost or won, and all are looking for
ward to the meeting of next year.,
which they hope to see equal even the
meeting at Butte. The horsemen are
so pleased with the meeting that not
only do they wish to come again next
year. but they have been urging the
management to continue the races for
two more days. The management
would be glad to do this. but they feel
that they have given the people all
that they promised, and do not wish
to take chances on dropping any more
money, for it is a fact that there will
be a deficiency between receipts and
disbursements, not large perhaps. but
still a deficiency. Accordingly the
horsemen will say goodbye tonight
and start for Hamilton or Boise City.
While the programme of to-day was
made up largely of consolation stakes,
nevertheless the running was first class
and very good time. considering The
class of horses running, was made
The track has improved right through
the meeting, and next year Will be in
the pink of condition. No great rec
ords were made to-day, but all of the
races were run we'll. n the horses
apparently did their best. Regan con-
tinued his dropping of fines upon the
boys, and it is possible that a Great
Falls audience next year will see quite
a different assembly of jockeys, as
some of them have been hit hard.
If there is any suggestion at all to
be made about the meeting ii is that
another season they be started earlier,
so that they may finish in time for
the people to reach their homes in the
city before Z or 1880 in the evening.
The lateness of the hour makes the
last race hard to watch and protracts
the hour of leaving too much for COM
fort. But the meeting closes with the
utmost good feeling existing between
the visiting horsemen and the towns
people. Each will be glad to meet the
other at the end of a veal and each
has the others best wishes for the in
term.
The first race was one for a guesser.
So shy was the crowd over picking the
winner that each horse was sold
against the field, the latter bringing $25,
while the single horses went as fol-
lows: Barnato so, Sierra Bianco Sc,
Bonnie lone $40, Walter j. $40, Paul Pry
So, Valiente So. In the first eighth Bar
nato, Walter ]. and Sierra Blanco led
in the order named. Then Walter J.
went to the front. Bonnie lone had been
keeping with the bunch in the rear, but
just before the turn she pulled for
ward and was with the leaders. Com
ing down the stretch Bonnie made a
magnificent burst of speed. She passed
Sierra Blanco, and within 20 feet of the
wire threw herself ahead of Walter j.,
winning by less h half a neck. Time,
ZIG.
Summary-First race, selling; purse
$125. Six ~furlongs:
j. Cochran's Bonnie lone, 101
(Mounce)...... ....... .............. l
H.. j. Coombs' Walter j., 10 (PowelD. 2
A. Meals Barnato, 10 (Sheppard). ... 3
Valiente. Sierra Blanco, Paul Pry,
Olivia and Pettigrew also ran. Mu-
tuals paid 1853 and $7.45 on Bonnie
lone and S6.75 on Walter j.
The men of wisdom picked the win
lltIS III III StNpiu idCt Nllllpbl hllli-
Guilty. The only hesitation was wnCth-
er Croker or Montanus would win. In
the auction room they sold at about the
same price. with the advantage slightly
with Croker. And so they ran. Tag
HARM sold third at a great distance
from the other two, while Beautiful
Girl and Limewater were in the field.
The horses were sent off without much
difficulty. Beautiful Girl, followed by
Montanus and Limewater, got away
first, but before the half was reached
Croker was clinging to the tanks OF
Beautiful Girl, who had dropped to
second place. At the turn Croker had
won first place. hotly contested by Mon
tanus. who seemed to gain speed down
the stretch. When the horses came
under the wire Croker had the best of
the race by not more than two inches.
and of course the Montanus people in
the grand stand were inclined to howl
at the decision, but il was caught the
same way in the timekeepers' room
above. Beautiful Girl was third and
Taghairm fourth. Time, 1:15k.
Summary-Second race, selling, purse
$3.50, six furlongs:
W. A. sto~tesbury's Croker. 1O9 Ding
ley) ...':'..'.." '..'.'''''... 1
J. C. Twohy's M~ontanus. 109 Or.
SMITH .........-..... .............. :
Tom Burns Beautiful Girl, 1O6 (stew-
Limewater and Taghairm also ran.
Royal Fan scratched.
Betting: Croker sos. Montanus $40.
Taghairm IS, field s.. Mutuals paid
$3.50 and $3.50 on Croker and S6.S5 on
Montanus.
The interest of the afternoon was
pretty near evenly divided between the
third and fourth races. Either one was
a beauty. In the third race Tempo was
the favorite on account of his wonder
full run on Wednesday. while Ostler Joe
had the sympathy of the crowd and
sold nearly as well. being a horse owned
by a local man. There was no trouble
over the start. the three horses getting
away at the first break. As they went
by the grandstand for the first time
Carness had a length the lead. followed
by Ostler Joe and then Tempo. At the