The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-22
co TO THE RACES
A Large Crowd Witnesses a Hot
Programme of Sport.
ALICIA FOOLS 'EM AGAIN
She, an Outsider. Takes the Six and a
Half Furiong Dash and Her Mu-
tuals Prove to Be Very
Juicy Things.

Great Falls, Sept. 21.-About 1000
people were in the grand stand or scat
tered about the grounds over at the
race track this afternoon and in the
betting ring the receipts were better
than those of yesterday. 1t vas no.
ticeable this afternoon that the ladies
were coming over to the races in a pro-
portion larger than had been expected
or is customary perhaps, and the grand
stand to-day was bright with their
dresses and hats. They were betting a
little. There were five races on the
programme, and the third race was the
hottest of the bunch. The four chest
nuts who ran in it burst from the bar
rier side by side, and with a little
stringing out by twos they came to-
gether at the half and once more ran
neck and neck. 1t was not a record
breaking race like the mile and a
nuarter of yesterday, but IL was a pref
Tier race in some respects. The only
disagreeable wait of the afternoon was
an the fourth race, when the starts
were numerous and many OF the horses
or Jockeys were mean. Starter Regain
Imposed a few fines. Some 20 minute
or more were consumed in the start.
the only occasion in the week when the
start has been at all delayed. When
rNey did get off the horses were eX-
ttliClNlN buliNiN" "AiN ~
kick.
The touts are h%ourishing. They are
numerous, about one Tor every poor
.sold. At the first of the races they
were given to understand that they
would have to limit their operations 10
strictly legitimate methods, and for the
first two or three days they gave heen
TO the warning, but their boldness was
marked to-day. and ii is said that one
of their number managed TO spit q
S1l3 pool ticket with the owner and get
away with his half without waiting fol
the owners consent. Red Burns
who Is said to have been barred on
the track in Butte and Anaconda, Is
here and walks freely through th'
crowd. 1t is probable that the man
and the officers will make q
ean-u of this class of hangers-on to
morrow.
In the first race, the three and a hal
furlong handicap, Dutch was tn
strong favorite, Miss Rowena ana IA
Tucker second honors. There was TN
usual bother about the starting O
quarter horses, which are too ready Z
wheel and break, but the wait was no
long and the horses got away in fin
form. Pat Tucker took the lead frof
the first and was able TO maintain II I
the wire. Miss Rowena was a goo
second. while the big buckskln ram
many held third place for a large par
of the distance. Lou watkins made
good run, but failed in the homestretcf
where the favorite chased Pat Tucker
and was himself closely followed %
Miss Rowena. Time, ala.
Summary-First race, handicap, purs
$3.50. for 3-year-olds n upward, thre
and one-half furlongs:
A. Meals Pat Tucker. 116 (~Sheppard).
Stricklin & Howells Dutch, l3G CHow-
el) .''''
w. D.. Randall's Miss Rowena, lOS
(Dingley) ............ ...'.'..'
Clare N. Lou Watkins, Red >, Dlna
Watt and Tammany also ran.
BETTING: Dutch S25, Miss Rowena 81
Pat Tucker S13, Glare n 81, field 81
Mutuals paid $3.50 and 1915 on r.
Tucker and $3.50 on Dutch.
A rank outsider captured the laure
in the second race. Alicia was throw
into the field and only five persol
thought she was worth risking n five o
but they got sl13 back, so that they a
now looking wise. Joe Cotton was II
favorite. with Decapo second, whi
Torpedo, None Such and Uncle Tn
were honored with small bets. Alic
was among h field horses in the au
tons. though her name was posted
both of the mutual boxes. When q
horses got away Decapo and Joe Cott'
teased their patronage by assuming Z
lead and the hackers Of the favorit
were hopeful. They led the race aroui