The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-11
RACES At GREAT FALLS
The Whole Town Turned Out at
Black Eagle Park.
GRAND STAND CROWDED
A Good Augury for the Big Race Meet
ing in the Fall-Considerable Bet
ting - One Man Knocked
Down in a Bolt.

Great Falls. July 1o.-The whole town
was at the races this afternoon down
at the Black Eagle park. The horses
were confined to local ownership, but
the people have had their sporting
blood aroused by premonitions of the
races to come in the fall, and they
turned out in full force. The grand
stand was crowded, although 1t las
been recently enlarged, and there was
a goodly s~prinkling of ladies among
the men. II this is a criterion of what
the crowds will be next September,
then the executive committee may feel
sure that never a cent of guarantee
fund will be used.
There was considerable betting done,
though It was mostly on the gram
stand. and but few dollars Tasses
through the pool box, too few to De or
use in estimating the races. The horses
were fairly good for "a town that has
had no races for six years and the
crowd was evidently well pleased with
the afternoons programme. Great
Falls has grown too cautious by past
experience to venture much money on
horse races, and the consequence was
tina this afternoons went were free
from jockeying.
The first race of the afternoon was
lnt NONGllN nix ~ NN~
Jenny, Maud S., Rye Straw and Silver.
Cayuse Jenny and Rye Straw were the
favorites, but Silver proved to be a
spirited little runne and pulled under
The wire ahead of the bunch by a
length.
The gentlemen's driving race had
four entries: Harry r., Tommy v,
Dick and Alvin. The first three were
trotters and the latter a PAGER. Harry
r. was a decided favorite from the
A. .NAan fhA
bay against the field. In spite of this
the PAGER carried away two heats, Dick
getting second money. Time by heats:
2:43k, 2:41, 2:43. The feature of this
race was the performance of Alvin,
who came in from the country two
years & as a green horse. and to-day
was driven by VIII Dignan, who drove
in a race for the first time in his life.
Contrary to all expectations. the
quarter-mile dash was won by GYPSY
Jack against Snort. The defeated horse
was the favorite and considerable
money changed hands on this race.
Time, Pan.
The fourth race was a cayuse con-
test, one-balf mile. There were -four
horses entered, names not given. a
mud-colored horse wne by Weaver
won the race. Time. :55h.
Probably the event of the afternoon
was the free-for-all, best two in three
heats. The entries were Freedom
Harry r. and Dandy, the latter being
a new PAGER, while the others were wei
known trotters. The honors at the
start were about evenly divided be-
tween the first two. and there was con
siderable money put up on the event
the usual bet being even money on
Freedom against the field. The back,
ers of Freedom were the lucky ones
that horse taking two of the three
heats won, Dandy being second in tw,
heats Time by heats: 2:40, 2:37 anC
2:39.
Between the heats of this f~oregoinl
race. two others were run. The first
a half-mile pony race, was the mos
exciting from causes not directly con
cerned with the race. There wer
three starters, Antelope. Cayuse Jenn,
and an unnamed iron gray horse. An
telope is a delicately built. nervous lit
tie beast, and at the first start made
bolt for the stables. In her rush sh
struck r. q. Johnson full in the breas
with her knees, knocking him uncon
scious. For a time II seemed as IL tn
occasion would prove one OF sadness
as the crowd swayed around the sense
less man and proffered all sorts of as
s~istance. Fortunately he Gov
after about 20 minutes, and II wa
found that no serious harm a bee
done. The rider slid to the ground an
was unframed. In the meantime tn
race had been run and had resulted 1
much for the gray and he was a k
out of the race. In the second hes
Antelope bolted again. but failed I
make the stable. although she succeed
ed in u~nseating her plucky little ride
The race went to Cayuse Jenny. Tim
not wen.
The other and last race was a qua
ter-mile dash between French Joe an
a COW pony. French Joe won easily.