The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-02
THE RACES BEGIN TO-DAY
A Mighty Strong Gard for the
Opening Day.
WILL BE STICKY
Forty-Eight Horses Entered for the Six
Races Six Three Year Odds
Will Sport Colors In the
Montana Derby.

The season.. racing will start at 8
o'clock this afternoon and the weather
last evening promised a large attendance
and good sport. The track is likely to be
heavy. The entries for to-day's events
are as follows:
First race, three-eighths Of a mile,
~purse-Enzy, 90; Aurore b., lis; Buffalo,
III; Dutch, III; p. F., III; Red Bird,
III; Lou Watkins, 125.
Second race, ine-sixteenths Of a mile,
Observation-Disclosures, 1903; Balista, 1903;
The Light, 100; Taghairm, 1903; E-Come,
1OS; Rey Hooker, los; May Beach, los;
Ocorrona, I05; Sweet Cakes, los; Mon
tanus, 1903.
Third race, one mile, selling-Magnus,
80; Duke of York, 81; Lady Hurst, 101;
Pat Morrisey, los; Thelma, los; Lucky
Star, 1O7; Paul Pry, 1os; Poet Scout, lilo.
Fourth race, mile and a quarter (Mon-
tana Derby. 81. 50o-Grand Sachem, 122;
Tammany Hall H., 122; Torsida. III;
Los Prietos, lis; May Boy, ll9; imp.
Bitter Root, 122.
Fifth race, ive-eighths of a mile. purse,
Miss Rowena, SO; Valencienne, 101;
Lolo, 10; Are You, III; Tea Rose Ill,
115.
Sixth race, three-quarters of a nile,
selling-Dolore, 107; Alma, 107; Disinc-
ton, 107; La Mascotta. 109; Viking, 1O9;
| Royal Answer, 109; Sen Henidfeldt, 1893;
Ida H., 1903; Mike Rice, Ill; Robair, 112;
Polish, 112.
In spite of the muddy track ye,ter-
day afternoon the delayed match, race
between Chinook and Tammanyl was
run off. The match was for $3.50 G. aside,
the distance a half mile. Joe Phgott
rode Chinook and Bob Smith rode Fam
many. The latter won by two legths
in :52.
Manager Upton and the other ofcers
of the association were busy yesterday
making the final preparations fo the
opening of the meeting, and thepros-
poets are that it will be a highly aus
picious one as the sun coming our yes
terday afternoon dried the trat at
an amazing rate. The interest b the
event is great, which insures allarge
attendance, and the card speaE for
itself as to what the character 4 the
sport will be. The card of the ofning
day is one of the strongest ever tlaced
in this city. There are no less than
As horses entered in the six race The
piece de resistance is the Mntana
Derby. valued at 81, 500, for With six
3-year-olds will sport colors. Its safe
to assert that the track will be ather
sticky this afternoon, which willmake
it rather difficult to size up the vrious
events.
The first race on the programme is a
three-furlong dash. in which sewn are
slated to start. Lou Watkins looks
the best of the top weights, butf1nzy,
with only 92 pounds in the hddle,
should about do the trick. The econd
race, for 2-year-olds, has an extmely
hard look, especially as the NETS of
at least four of the starters are n un-
known quantity. E-Come figuis the
best on form, while Ray Hooker, weet-
cakes and May Beach should fht II
out for the place, The mile racfis the
third on the card. Lucky Star ID Pat
Morrissey should be struggling pr the
money at the finish. Thelma ap PAU
Pry look the best of the others.
None of the Derby candidate have
distinguished themselves in the work
outs. II anything, Torsida Is the
best record. and is, therefore, sekted to
win this afternoon. Imp. Bitp Root
should be the contender at thefinish,
Although Tea Rose is the choiqof tbs
majority of the horsemen, it void not
} be surprising If the five furlongxshould
result in a Follower, especiallyi If the
track is very sticky, as weiet viii
count i'm the last sixteenth. NIB Row
ena and Valencienne are both Wy fast
and the former may take TeaRose's
measure If it comes to a driveat the
finish. The last race has a dfidediy
open look. Robair, La Masra ano
Polish should be battling for te coin
' through the stretch.
The betting started off lasttvenine
pretty lively, and the pool rooba at tht
I Butte hotel was %thronged. Artng tht
crowd were many faces famili4 in uht
betting ring in past meetings, a$wen al
u rAA hnttin A0nnnnf
with the first race, Envy sellin favor
tie at little better than evef none.
e against the field, bringing 50 LOT
watkins. second choice. brount $50
Dutch $40. and the field $40. In ths
n Derby Torsida opened favorit bring
ing $50. The Moran entry bright s2O
imp. Bitter Root SIS and the teld $40
n Interest in this event was ket and {
a large amount of money wa3aid a
these figures. Poo were ontsoid OF
one other event, the five-etths. II
> which Tea Rose opened a pres warn
favorite, and brought $50, We Mis-
Rowena and Valencienne tied or sec
ond choice at $40. The fell brough
: $40. The betting was not aerisk al
u ii will be later. but was agood a
ever seen here on the ofke open
n ing of the meeting.
- r. c. Hopper, the presiding tige, ha
not vet arrived, and will notyet her
- for a couple of weeks. Cntihat tim
IS Fred E. Mulholland and f. D4awrenc,
're will o~ficiate in the, judges shd, WIZ
"a the former presiding. ]. BYergusol
l. will be in his old position akhe post
assisted by p. F. Reagan.
Many Of to-day's starters Pre- give
v their final workout yesterday From tn
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d. he Royal 10 the highest grade BEN powder