The Anaconda standard., 1899-09-03
BUTTE NEWS.
RACES WELL ATTENDED
Lively Betting on Ranchero
Park Events.
TROT A DISAPPOINTMENT
Ben L. Broke His Garters-A Bad Tire
on Perterson's Bike Blue Sign
Won in a Hot Drive in
the Last Race.
Betting on Rancher
Park Events.
TROT A DISAPPOINTMENT

The races at Ranchero park yester-
cay were well attended and the betting
was the liveliest Of the meeting. The
trot, two in three, was a disappoint-
ment. 1t was all due to the imperfect
trappings of McMahon's Ben L, and the
bad tire on Peterson's bike. The first
heat sent the three horses away
abreast At the first turn Ben L. broke
his garters and came to a standstill
Almax missed Ben's bike by hair,
and altogether a good foundation was
laid for smash-up. McMahon led his
Ben off to the paddock, where his har-
ness was repaired, and Black Tom led
Almax all around by from four to a
dozen lengths, winning the heat easily
by four lengths. The second heat was
a beaut for the first lap. At the five
eighths point Almax threw his pneu-
matte and then he kicked sky-high and
came to halt in front of the stand.
Black Tom, always in the lead, won
the heat and race, pulled up to a can
ter. Ben l.. was not up to the turns
and broke at every one of them. The
first heat was covered in 2:35, the Sec
end and final in 800 fiat.
In the second race. hree-uuarters Of
a mile, Lurline was scratched and Nc
Pryor was made favorite in the ring.
The start was fair, with Hymn leading,
with McPryor close up. Old Judge
Smith struggled at third for a lap, but
went back and finished half a lap be-
hind third horse. Hymn kept his lead,
not letting McFryor get closer than two
lengths. He finished pulled up two
lengths over McPryor, who was eight
better than Valliente.
The last race was exciting from the
drop of the flag, when Blue Sign, Red
Bird. Bernice and Linnvile went away
on five-eighths chase for $780, Blue
Sign and Red Bird were held up at 4
for 5, while Bernice offered to 1 and
Linnville to 1. The field soon parted,
Blue Sign and the little Bird leading
for an eighth of a mile. when Bernice
crowded in second place and held it.
The Bird could not regain even second
place, and Blue Sign won in hot drive
half length ahead of Bernice, who sur
prised the crowd by her gameness Red
Bird was a poor third, four lengths
back and six in front of Linnville, who
was out of his class.
The summary:
First race, trotting, in 8 heats, 800
"a horse:
Black Tom (CollieD.... =. ....... /
Ben l.. (McMahon) ..... .......3 3 2
.Almax (Peterson) .... :. ......2 8
Time, 2:35 and 800.
Second race, three-quarters of a mile,
purse s100-Hymn, 119 (Burns), even,
won; McPryor, 119 (Dingley), to 5,
second; Valliente, 119 (Hackett), 4 to 1,
third. Judge Smith also ran. Lurline
scratched. Time, 1:22.
Third race, five-eighths of a mile,
handicap, purse $100-Blue Sign, III
j. (Collis), 4 to 5, won; Bernice, 95 O.
Brooks), to l, second; Red Bird 119
(Burns), 4 to 5, third. Linnville also
ran. Bill Howard scratched. Time,
1:10.
To-days entries:
First race, trotting, $50 a corner
and $50 added by the association, win
ner take all, heats best two in three
ID. C. s., Pretonius, Dutch Girl.
Z Second race, handicap, for all ages,
purse 800, three-fourths mile-Bernice,
95; Hymn, 116; McPryor, 112; March,
121
Third race, handicap, purse 800, FIVE
eighths mile-Linnville 112; Coxey, 119;
Valliente, 112: Judge Smith, 100; Jack
the Rover, 107; None Such, 105.
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