The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-03

and. as in the previous race. they were
right. The betting was more spirited
than in the first. for the ring was not a
unit on the favorite and none of the
field had to beg for takers. A good start
saw Little T. G. of in front. and she
stayed there TO the head Of the stretch,
going lengths ahead. Briar Hill began
his going around the last turn and drew
away from the field with a rush. 1t the
head Of the stretch he was second, a
head better than Toribio. Creedmore l..
i'm the rear bunch speeding up. II was
an easy finish for Briar Hill, two lengths
in front of Creedmore L.. half a length
better than Toribio. third. Little 7. c..
next. only a neck from the money. Time.
lis.
One Mile.
Every one of the field Of six hal
hackers who put IN from SIS to SS5
on their choices, Loeb Ness going ia
vorite. Betting was quite lively and n
large number of big pools was made.
A struggling start was given after two
breaks. and DoIore led out by a gooi
margin and got into a comfortable
place around the first turn and led 20
the head of the stretch. Bitter Root
ran second TO the half and Charlotte
took the place there and won out hand
lily by a length from Loeb Ness, who
beat Dolore for place by half "A length.
Time, Lac.
The Yellowstone Handicap.
Six racy looking youngsters lined Up
for the 81. 900 purse and Starter Fergu-
son had his hands full at the post. The
field made six false breaks before the
word was given and then ii was "A bad
start. Torsido was considered the best
thing on the card and she was liber-
ally backed at $50. while Highland Ball
went for s26. Lady Flight S25, Tam
many Hall III. SIS and Ash Leaf and
! Missioner were taken up for $40 apiece.
Highland Ball had a good lead at fias-
fall. with Missioner close up ahead of
the others i'm this order: Lady Flight,
Tammany. Torsida and Ash Leaf.
Highland Ball led Missioner up the
stretch by a head. he a length and a
half in front of Tammany, Ash Leaf
and Lady Flight lengths apart, and
Torsida back three lengths. Missioner
was a neck short OF Highland Ball at
the three-uuarters and the same dis
lance ahead of Ash Leaf. Tammany a
length back, Lady Flight and Torsi1l
behind two and three lengths. When
the field Strengthened out for home
! Highland Ball, Missioner and Ash Leaf
were heads apart. a length in front of
~Tammany. he two lengths better than
Lady Flight and Torsido. Plggot on
Missioner brought his mount under the
wire a head in front of Highland Ball.
both under the whip. a length In front
of Tammany Hall ii. Lady Flight was
two lengths back, a length better than
Torsido and Ash Leaf. lengths apart.
Duffy on Highland Ball claimed that
piggot on Missioner fouled him. Dis
allowed. Time. 1:14a.
Five Furiongs.
uvIg. ,.a the lnp,n Of tho lur nftb
the accent on the. and the buyers Of
May Boy fell hard. He sold for S75
and 800 and there were many tickets
made. Moscow Boy was a 500 buy,
while Georgus brought $35, Lena Will
liams S25 and the field, Sierra Blanco,
None Such and Brownie u. $40. There
was some delay and the field left Ia a
fair start, Lena Williams leading. She
led To the head of the stretch, followed
by Brownie p, a length back, n
Georgus ran third. There was "A woe
full interchange Of positions on the
straight run home, and Moscow Boy
came out Of the bunch with a grand
dash and led past the stand a length
in front Of Lena Williams, and None
such was third. a length back, three
in front Of Brownie Il. Nav Boy, the
f~avorite was last. Time, 1sO2a.
Five Furiongs.
The wise men ivide their pools on
Eroica and Flora Hawk at $25 each. \
fair start was given n orc Emo was
first to show. but Flora overlook the
field and kept the lead to the wire, and
she didn't half try, either. No other
starter was in 1t and orc Elmo had sec
ond without effort. Humbug. second
at the head of the stretch, wens back
with the alsos, and Flora finished first
a length in front of ORC Elmo. he the
same better than P~ettigrew, third, only