The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-31
A Fine, Big Crowd Witnesses
Plenty of Good Sport.
EVERYBODY WAS THERE
Jimmie Johnson's Rafting PAGER Mike P.
Wins Easily Over DIR. Stevens Pied
mont and DR.. Sligh's Thomas S.
Lampke Wins Bicycle Race.

heavily loaded street cars kent arriv-
IN, Att, ~.
tis anu oisciiarsiis .lieif carsoes a. 'iie
gate. A lot of people, too, came down
from Butte. The grand stand was
ablaza with life ana co,or fo,, f,,,,v ! nm
ao,aze win NE ana coior' lot luily l'ooo
faoles We're IN 1t. The betting stand
was likewise crowded and at times the
betting was of decidedly 1ivelv and
i,ta,.ort;, , 49,,
e's'i q io"aiu .iie eloae
OF the afternoon 1T was chilly and
Wlnny, put by that time most of the
spectators We're so warmly interested
In the sport that they didn't mind the
weather: me judges We're r. de b.
Snlth, II: j. Corcoran and A. Harrity
ne tllnekeepers We're George w. Rey-
holds and Tom Mahoney
me hrst race was the pacing free
iof-all. Howell opened up favorite in
q me oettlng at to 3 and closed at to
2. Ben l.. was backed down from 3 to
TO even money The two horses got
OF TO a good start and at the quarter
Howell led by three lengths. Howell
was, was -FOUR lengths to the good at the
nan. HoWell increased his lead to five
,ehgths at the three-quarters and won
ny TOUR lengths. Ben L. broke several
LINES r curing the neat Time, 2:33A.
Inc Judges We're kept busy in the sec
ohu neat, there being several false
Stdrts. Inc neat was won easily by
ioWell, who led at the half by 20
lengtns. Ben l.. was pulled up at the
lall. Time, 2:42 Summary:
racing, e-for-all; purse, 800; best
Two IN three; $I5 to first, $25 to second.
,o"Ti' ?. Lahury ..........''.'""l l
Ben L., Z. w. Wilmert.... 2
lime, 2:53A; 2:42
Iefndps the greatest interest of the
Jay cehtered IN the doctors - race.
II opelman scratched his good nag
Jun ana that left DR.. Sigh, Dr. Stevens
ana DE-. Johnson to fight it out.
mat no Doctor Johnson said a
nnd - - 'ne strand stano When Mike +.
ana his driver appeared for the first
Line , Ihats no Doctor Johnson.
nat Jimmie Johnson. He never doc
toieu anything put Whiskey."
All the same Dr.. johnson was too
MANY TOT the rest OF the medical frater-
MY; LII. stevens drew the pole with
ms ms famous fledmont, DR.. Sigh was in
me mlddle with Thomas S. and the
Gentle James was on the outside with
Mike f.
They got the word to an exceptiona1lv
good start. Mike P. was being held
PACK, put as soon. as he passed under
me wire Mr. johnson didn't do a thing
D l. turn him loose, From that instant
Mike P. was master of the situation.
Stie could 4have made good deal better
time had he been encouraged. but all
inat Jimmie tried or cared to do was to
heep -hihl Two or three lengths ahead of
rleumont. AS for Thomas S. he brought
up the rear of the procession. Dr. Sigh
saw he wasn't in it and so he iust log
ged Thomas S. along in a comfortahIe
easy-going fashion as if he were going
somewhere to make sick call. Thomas
,: himself seemed to realize the situa-
tlon, too, and acted as if he didn't care
e Mnelhef the wind blew through DR..
ollghs Wh1skers or not. DR.. Stevens
say ana smiled, Little Jimmie won Just
DIS ne pleased and received the heartiest
e erni bs of his rivals. and sew
efal hundred friends. The second hea +
was repetition of the first.
ihe +. opened and closed favorite
aiiu the DOCKS We're hit quite hard in
inns race, as quite a large amount Of
money was placed on the favorite, One
70 was the odds on Mike P. and . 10 I
on lhomas S. For the second heat
ting: He was quoted at / to 4. Thom-
as 5. was to l and Piedmont 70
summary:
Pacing and trotting. the Dooto,s,
stakes; two in three. Matched, s4oo:
Mike r (James Johnson) . I
Piedmont or. stephens) .......... 2
a Specidi lialCn race between Viva n
q: and Ralph proved very exciting:
VIVIAN u. won the first heat and Ralnb
won the two next heats and the raca
Ralph was favorite in the betting
summary:
. Special match race for $50, two in
three:
Ralph q. G. English) ........ 1
vivian G, ON. c. Leonard) 2
Time, Psi, 2:47, 2:46
The two mile bicycle handicap was
Won easily by Herman C. Lempke.
l.. Dudley finished second and ]. 7, Nc
GlVern third The time was $50.
j. V. Collins Querist went an exhibit
ton mile in 2:32A.
McLight and Gold Dust were both ia
Norites in the first running race of the
day. They We're quoted at 8 to 9 in the
betting and We're heavily backed al
though quite a number of bets ware no
corded on Nugget. The horses eot off
to good start and McLight tool, the
lead and kept it until the finish win
ming by two lengths. Summary:
Running. five furlongs, weight for