The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-01
It WAS A CRACKERJACK
First Days Meeting of the Silver
Bow Jockey Club.
RACES WELL CONTESTED
Colonel Hatch Receives Hearty Con-
gratulations Upon His Work-Ex-
cellent Sport Furnished
to a Big Crowd.

The first day OF the meeting of the
Silver Bow Jockey club will go down
in history as an 1S-karat, unalloyed
crackerjack, and no josh. The great
majority of those who rode out on the
street cars to the new race track were
not prepared to see so complete
transformation of things from the cha
otto state to compact, neat, clean and
well-regulated race track Colonel
Hatch, the promoter of the small track
idea and president of the club, re-
ceived congratulations from all sides
yesterday as he journeyed from one
part of the -.ounds to another seeing
to it that everybody felt at home. The
races were well contested. and furnish
ed sport enough for the crowd. who
jumped headlong, into the bookes and
made things look like business. There
were three races yesterday, one har-
ness race, two in three heats, a half
mile dash and six-furlong race. The
harness event is entitled to the post
of honor among yesterdays attrac-
tions.
William Luxton's Black Tom, John
Rays Almax and d. c. Smiths d. c.
S. were the starters, Pretonious and
Howell scratched.
The post odds on the first heat made
Black Tom / to 2, Almax to g. and
d. c. S. to 5. The first heat was easy
for Black Tom because Almax, his only
contender, persisted in breaking about
every 200 yards. d. c. s. was never in
the race. The books changed and went
for Black Tom at even money, and at
Almax l to 2. The next heat went to
Almax after a hard struggle for Tom
to get his nose near Almax wheels, the
latter never being headed. In the last
and final heat Black Tom started out
after the money and loving cup and
got it, never once being closer than six
lengths to danger. When the four half
mile horses came out the grand stand
gave them an ovation. 1t looked like
old times on the turf, if Only on a small
scale. They We're running horses, with
their jockeys wearing vari-colored
silks. Blue Sign was favorite first at
to 3, and at post even money, while
tempting odds rested on the others.
Red Bird, to / shot, fooled them
and led off, holding his head to the
wire, winning by two lengths from Blue
Sign, who was some distance from
Bernice, a strong second choice. Blue
Sign closed up a wide gap at the last
turn, but the Bird was flying in adj
vance, and the favorite receded into
forlorn hope. The last race of the day
six furlongs, went to the favorite
March. A good start saw Hymn lead
off, with March and McPryor close up
The first quarter covered sent March
past Hymn, with McPryor a length
back. Around to the wire it was a
warm pace between March and Hymn
but the favorite won out and did not
exert herself very much either by q
good length, while Hymn was but half
length better than McPryor for sec
ond place.
The summary.
r First race, trotting, in 8, mile heats,
$500 purse, loving cup added by the
management, $50 to driver of winner:
Black Tom (Collier) l, 2. l; Almax
(Peterson), 2, l, 2; D. G. S. (Pallas), 3,
3, y. Time, 2:35, 2:36, 2:29.
Second race. one-half mile, purse
$780, Red Bird, 10 (Burns). 3 to /,
won; Blue Sign. 119 (Hollis), even, Sec
ond: Bernice, 119 (Washington), 4 to /,
third. Valliente also ran. Time. so.
Third race, six furlongs, purse $780,
March, 119 tHollis), to 5, won; Hymn
11s washington, to !, second; Nc
Pryor, 119 Dingley), to l, third.
Linville also ran. Time, 1:20
The entries for to-day are:
First race, three-eighths of a mile.
purse, 800, two in three heats: March,
119; Judge Smith, 119; Red Bird, 119.
Second race, one-half mile: Bernice,
49, Jack the Ripper, 119; Linnville, 119;
Third race. six furlongs McLight,
l19; McPrypr. 119; Valliente, 119.
Notes of the Track.
Colonel Hatch as starter pleased
everybody.
Rossner's band furnished the music.
There will be music every day.
The carriage reserve area was well
filed.
Messrs. Guthrie and Krounich as
judges did their work o. X.
The horses are not hindered by the
thing called gate. Flying starts proved
successful yesterday.
Alnax as a trotter can beat his field
on a straight away, but D. c. S. is not
at home on the track at all.
The mayor, city attorney and other
high officials graced the grand stand
with their presence.
Sol Levy presides over the carriage
entrance and your Uncle Dick Fisher
at the general entrance.
Every private box was occupied The
press box is much appreciated by those
who are granted the privilege of occu-
plying it.
Look out for Dingley to-day. He
didn't do anything yesterday.
Races start at 2:30.