The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-04
Sunday Racing Is a Drawing
Proposition.
FINISHES WERE EXCITING
Horses From the East Will Appear in a
Few Days The Two Running
Races Were Good for
Their Glass.

Butte. 1t was the first Sunday racing
programme that has ever been arranged
in any regular race meeting, and if yes
rion it can be said that Sunday as a race
day is all right. The crowd considering
the size of Butte, was not large but it
was of sufficient size to denote spirit
favorable to Sunday racing. The attend
ance was representative of the several
had been as fair and warm as the pre-
ceding days of the meet there would have
been twice as many on the grounds.
The two running races were as good as
the average of the class and the finishes
were as exciting as they would have been
had horses OF more pretentious class
been contesting for supremacy. The pat
rons of the track are justly wearied of
too much of the sameness. Unfortunately
there are but few racers at the track. a
condition which it was confidently ex-
pected would not exist for so many days.
1t was hoped that other horses would
be on the track two days ago, but owing
to misunderstanding they did not arrive
until to-day. Yesterday word came from
Big Timber that carload had left and
would be at the track last night or this
morning. Some of these will start in spe-
cial events to-day. kilograms were re-
ceived also from Chicago and Whitehall,
ILL.,, saying that a carload from each of
those places had been shipped. j. Krause
of Boise City will be here to-day or to-
morrow with Gold Bug, Silver Queen and
two other runners. So 1t will be seen that
other contenders besides McPryor Nc
Light Hymn and a few other familiar
also-rans will be in the ring at a very ear
ly date. The suggestion was widely cir
culated through the stand yesterday that
it might be well to scratch harness events
on the little track.
Yesterdays attempt was crushing
blow to any mans prediction that trotting
will prove attractive on that track. There
were four starters, ID. c. S., Pretonious,
Dutch Girl and Ben Well. The Dutch car
ried Holland and the others didn't.
The six furlong CO. with Hymn Nc
Pryor and March as starters, atoned for
the bad exhibitions of the trotters. This
was a very fair exhibition of get there
March was posted as the best thing in the
trio and Hymn was quoted as a 6 to buy.
while McPryor held the esteem of the
bookmakers at the ratio of to l. The
start was perfect and Hymn took the
lead and kept it against determined eff
fort by March, who stayed at her heels
around to the last turn, when Hymn drew
lengths McPryor was away back
The finish in the last race, five-eighths,
was as close as the most fastidious turf
epcure could desire. Lynnville. Coxey,
and Judge Smith started and the
three first named passed under the wire
necks apart. The start could not have
been better had the horses been slipped
from a bird cage. Lynnvile on an even
take. led the way, with Coxey close up
the quartette went around the track
Judge Smith had a notion, but a few leaps
with the leaders satisfied him and he sank
back into his favoritea position and fin
ished after the others had gone to the
stable. In the last turn it looked like
Valliente but Dingley. on Lynnville left
his mount on a straightaway strike before
Hackett realized that the turn had been
made and brought the bay Lynnville first
under the wire by a neck, and Valliente
beat CoXey for second by the same small
The summaries:
First race, trotting, two-thirds of a mile,
two in three heats. $50 a horse.
Dutch Girl Davis .......................1 !
d. c. S. Pallas). .........................2 8
Pretonious Peterson) ...................4 4
Time, 1;43. 1:42; D. C. s., 2 to /; Preton-
ius. to l; Dutch Girl, even Ben, 6 to l.
Second race, handicap, six furlongs,
purse $l00-Hymn. 1l6 Burns, to 3, won;
March, 12l (Collisl, to 2, second; Nc
Pryor, 112 Dingley) to !, third; Bernice
scratched; time. 20.
Third race, handicap, five-eighths of a
mile, purse S100-Lynnville, 112 (Dingley)
even, won: Valliente, ll2 (HacketD, even,
second; Coxey, 119 CSutherland), 2 to l.
third. Judge Smith also ran; Jack the Ro-
YER scratched; time, 1:1O.
Notes of the Track.
Before the six furlong race was run |
Judge Guthrie called the jockeys up be-
fore the stand and gave them a bit of |
lecture: II don't want to seen any unfair |
work. You boys must ride to win. Do you |
understand? | say to you. ride to win"
Colonel Hatch, president of the club and |
starter. said after the race: THE judges |
admonition was eminently proper. If |
there Is an impression out that these !
races are not conducted on the square l |
nope to correct it at once. If the best |
horse doesn't win. off he goes, and STAYS |
off. l Will not tolerate any crooked work, |
won't have it. This track was not built |
for anything but good clean horse racing |
and l don't want the racing public TO |
forget it,
The two subsequent and last events of |
the day proved the stability of the colo |
nel's assertion. They were well contested |
races.
To-Day's Entries.
The entries for to-day show four races, |
one of which is a matched trot between
two horses with heats, thus practically |
giving six races for the afternoon Tween |
y-one horses are carded to appear on the
track to-day. The card includes the La
Dor day handicap, Union handicap, a gem
lemen's race for a handsome silver cup
presented by the Silver Bow Jockey club,
and the matched trotting race, as fol-
ows:
First race-Match harness race for 500
corner; winner to take the 5000; twice
around the track, heats; best two in
hree: D. C. s., Dutch Girl.
Second race-Gentlemen's race; a hand
'ome silver loving cup, presented by the
Silver Bow Jockey club to the winner;
atch weights; fve-eighths of a mile;
lack the Rover, Judge Smith Dick r,
senator Jones, Larry, Little Dan.