The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-26
FAIR PROVES BIG WINNER

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under a disadvantage. She seems to
be actuated by the sole desire to gain
the lead at the outcome and in her
eagerness apparently forgets about
the change of horses Then, too, she
fails to guide her mount far enough
away from the pole to permit her to
turn i promptly. But she is an
equestrienne of undoubted ability and
courage and with a little more tx
perience should be able to hold her
auburn haired competitor level in
any sort of going.
Opening Days Events.
Following is a summary of last
Tuesdays racing:
Running-Quarter mile: Glasses
first, Little Tom second, X Ray third.
Time, PAW.
Three-quarter mile: Redmont first,
Pruewood second, Mintka third. Time
1:17. Relay: Miss Earhart first, Mrs.
Richardson second. Time 4:24.
Trotting and pacing-Three-minute
trot: Dixie first, Bernice second,
Tracy B. third. Time, 2:21, 2:27.
Special pace: Modicum first, Bert
Horton second, Kitty Wilkes third.
Time, 2:23k, 2:20A. Exhibition pace
by College Maid, guideless wonder.
Time, 2:11 As.
Thursdays Racing Card.
The first race down for yesterday
was for horses in the 2:3O class, with
Miss Land, Orondo, Ramsey and G.
H. as the entries. Orondo won in
two straight heats. Time, 1888 20,
2:33. Miss Land second, Ramsey third,
G. H. drawn.
A special pacing IA was the Sec
ond event. For this there were four
entries, Eta ", Gold Dust, King Kole
and Bert Horton. Gold Dust redeem
ed himself for his poor performance
of Wednesday and nipped out both
heats. Time, 2:21h, 2:17 3-5. King
Kole vas scratched. Bert Horton fin
ished second in the first heat and
Eta v. in the second.
College Maid was started to beat
her record of the day before, but
failed, She paced the mile in 2:10,
stepping off the first half in 1902 rs.
Stands-onthe-Bu Bull won the Indian
relay race, with Alfonso second and
Bull-in.the-Valley third.
AS already announced, Mrs. Rich
ardson won in the ladies' relay race.
Time, 4:15h. Miss Earhart, 4:50k.
Four horses started in the quarter
mile handicap, Artless, Baby, Lady
Gay and Golden T. The lady won,
Artless second, Golden T. third. Time,
:26 2-5.
Fancher took the succeeding race,
also a quarter-mile handicap. Nam-
mo second, Georgia Black third. Time,
ia 3-5.
The sixth race was a three-quarter
dash with six entries. Havalamb
won, with Redmont second and Min.
tka third. Time, 1916 1-5.
Hawk o the two-mile Indian race
with Little Blue second. The win
mel negotiated the distance in 4:O7 2-5.
"A boys race followed with 10 en-
tries. Robert Foster won; Elmer
Izer second, Pat Curtis third.
Programme for Today.
These r the different track events
given place on the programme to-
day. No mention is made Of the In
dian races, Of which there are a
number:
First race-Free for all pace. En-
tries: Ettea ", Inferna, Feleta, Dan
TIL j, Modicum, Jennie Mac. The win
me- Will have to take three heats.
Second race-College Maid, the
/ ndelasIsls Wonder.
sraiace -Haf mile handicap. En-
dlelIl:S2 Golden q, Flammo, Bessie NJ,
& ali Dlenon. Earl Bug, Georgia
o11ItS shelly.
ss3E i|1lIs;I1lxeISIunning-One mile. In
VI "a Nix Of Billings and
Il1|ii2 Butte have enter
111iSii ride a Indian