The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-04
EVENTS.
Not All of the Fa,orites Take the Money,
Not Much.


Not Much.
The race goers had another chilly day
of it. The weather is on its bad beha-
vior. Yesterdays card was good for
10. 900 attendance, but weather condi-
tons put a stop to calculations, and
very many did not go to the track. Va
lecienne won the big Smeltermen's
Handicap I'm easv fashion. and Mary
Barnes furnished the big surprise of
the day by taking the two-mile event.
NeloZ, the faVorite, was not in the
game at any stage, for he was lame,
and besides didn't like the going IN the
heavy track. Los Prietos beat Char
lotte NJ. and there was another dump.
The first race went to a short and the
last to a third choice. The results were
as follows:
Three and "a Half FurIongs-Red :.
Six horses old enough to ave con
sideration for the starter and specta-
tors worried everybody by delaying the
start for 10 minutes. Red s. had to be
handled with gloves, Bill Howard
wanted to go by himself and the 9TH
ers gave Assistant Starter Reagan
enough To do to keep him warm. They
finally left to a fair enough start. Red
S. surprised all but IL by jumping out
and winning by two lengths with
plenty of speed left, and Dutch III. was
second "A head better than Rather.
third, who was a neck in front of Pat
Tucker. Time, "a.
Summary-First race. n handicap. for
3-yeaT-olds and upward. three and a
half furlongs, purse $3.50:
Frank Towards CHI e Red 5 by Sam
McColom-Montie. ll2 (Powers). .... !
w Cockrelrs Oh < Dutch II by Skies
First Time. III CWilson) .......... ?
] w Fuller's Oh & Rather by Sam
Bass-Mollie, 1l5 (Sullivan) .......... 3
Pat Tucker, Lou Watkins and Bill
Howard also ran. Glare n. scratched.
Betting. Lou Watkins S25, Rather
s25. Dutch IL $25, Pat Tucker $40, Bill
Howard 50. Red :. So. Mutuals paid
$500 and $31.55 on Red S. and SlS,25 on
Dutch ii.
Five ~FurIongs-Rey Hooker.
This was easy for Rey Hooker. who
was favorite in the pools. a fair start
was given, Ocorona last. st. Aloysius
led to the stretch. where Itey Hooker
shot into the lead and won by himself,
three lengths ahead of OCOrOna and st.
Aloysius, heads apart. Ocorona got
the place just above the wire. st.
Aloysius dying at the finish. Time,
1854.
Summary-Second race. selling, for
2-year-olds. five furlongs, purse $500:
T T. Iatta's Oh C Rey Hooker by FL
Rio Rey-Ogalena. III (~Sullivan) &C.. 1
r Roland's oh T Ocorona by Amigo
st. Celia, 10l CPowelD .............. .
Miles Finlen's oh c st. Aloysius by
imp ST. Blaise-E Etiquette, l0i Beau-
Tempean and Collier also ran.
Betting: Rey Hooker $50. Ocorona
SIG. 81. Aloysius so, field Sc. Mutuals
paid S7.35 and 500 on Rcy Hooker and
$3.50 on Ocorona.
Mile and 30 Yards-Los Prietos.
Charlotte NJ. lost her first race at the
Anaconda meeting. She was an odds
on favorite in the pools, Los Prietos
second choice. Charlotte had n shade
the best of the start. but Lorena II.
went first around the first turn and led
To the stretch. Creedmore l.. going last
all the way and Coda fourth. Down
the stretch the race was with Char
lotte M. Los Prietos an LOrena ii.
Los Prietos had the most speed and
strength and won a length and a half
before Charlotte NJ. who was two in
front of Lorena IL. Time, la.
Summary-Third race. selling, for 3
year-olds and upward, one mile and 20
yards, purse $500:
Sunset Stables b g Los Prietos by
imp Clieveden-Leola, % CGray).... !
] X Hughes Ch f Charlotte NJ by
Panique-M Minnie *. 100 (Narvaez).
+ p Tits h m Lorena ii by Apache
Rill, 105 tMorgan)
Coda and Creedmore l.. also ran.
Betting: Charlotte NJ. $50. Los Prize
tos SIS. Lorena ii. 81. Creedmore l.. 81
Coda s.. Mutuals paid $3.50 and $685.
on Los Prietos n s6.05 on Char
lotte NJ.
Smeltermen's neutrality-suspicious..
The tempting purse. the Smeltermen'
Handicap. $1,000. went to w. l.. Stan
fields 3-year-old filly. Nalencienna Sh'
was the favorite in the betting. onl!
five starters tried for the purse, Nalen
cienne. Miss Rowena, | Don't Know
/. imp. Missioner and Tammany Hall III
Master Mariner was scratched. Their,
were two false breaks and when tn,
flag fell il did To a struggling start
2 NalenCienne was last TO get under way
: but Sullivan kept her under rein and lie
go at the proper time. He made a goo'
I ride and won the race In clever fashion
; | Don't Know showed at the half an
! Miss Rowena led from the three-quar
! ters 10 the stretch. but NalenCienn
, was coming up fast. Missioner and Mis-
Rowena had nothing better than secon
place to fight for. for the big end wa
now I'm NalenCienne's hands, and n
, won by a length and "A half, Missione
: second. Miss Rowena third. Time, III
: Summary-Fourth race the Smelte'
I mems Handicap. for all ages. five an
r "A half furlongs. value Of stake $1,000:
5 w. l.. Stanfield's on { Nalencienne,
T by st. Observation-Disclosures, los
tSulllNanD. ..... .....- ....-. ....-.-.'
II. l.. ranks Oh e imp. Missioner, by
r Galliard-imp. Misrere. l02 CGrayD....
8 W. u. RandalIs Oh ( Miss Rowena. by
i imp. Midlothian-imp. Paloma, III
J. (DunyD...... ........ 800. ......-...
n l Don't Know and Tammany Hall
also ran.
e Betting. Nalencienne $S5. Miss RoV
ena $50. / Don't Know 81. imp. Mission
n So. Tanamany Hall II SIS. Nutua
r paid SI5.55 and 1895 on Nalencienne al
$3.50 on Missioner.
= Two Miles - Mary Barnes,
a Veloz ruled favorite in the pools. al
n there was surprise when he came o
n OF the paddock TO line up with 4
n others for a start. for he was lame. al
e - NO alza rIy- gaan that he had no u