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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
10
Montana Jockey Club announces daily racing with first race at 3 p m street cars to the track white Columbia Garden cars transfer admission one dollar ladies free Hugh J Wilson president Lou Frank secretary Joseph A Murphy presiding judge Ralph H Tozer associate judge
Francesco the 3 year old from Charles F. Dwyer stable wins the Saratoga handicap feature on opening day, beating Herbert by four lengths with Articulate third. Blues faded after leading early as 11 horse field contested one mile and three sixteenths in 1 59, track noted cuppy but fast. Other races listed include sweepstakes, Ballston Cup, Flash stakes, and additional handicaps with results and times.
Six races report winners and places at Delmar track. Pickles wins first race in six furlongs with Madhavian second and Alark third. Polly Bixby takes the six and a half furlongs selling race with Flat second and Tom Collins third. Mockery wins the five furlong purse event with Flash of Night second and Marchioness third. Wax Taper captures the mile purse with Tickful second and Found third. Miss Golightly prevails in seven furlongs with Hainault second and Father Weather third. Kunja wins the mile and an eighth selling with Russian second and Morris Volmer third.
Exterior dimensions will be 420 by 250 feet and it will seat 20 000 people. Tiers of boxes will encircle the ring and behind these will be 20 tiers of seats. All arrangements for the exhibition are going on despite the assertion that the fight will be stopped.
Philadelphia and Brooklyn games noted with scores and key plays. Chicago and St Louis also highlighted, with pitchers, batters and errors listed for each contest. Attendance figures and battery names appear for several matchups.
In St Louis on August 1, St Louis defeated Baltimore without a close contest. Both teams matched in hits, but Baltimore committed more errors as their fielding faltered. Attendance was about 10,000 with a 2 to 3 finish. Batteries: Donohue Kahoe Wiltz Yeager.
A crowded day featured mixed outcomes with favorites yo-yoing and women winning bets. February and El Mido led early races while Kohnwreath and Jinnie Hughes secured notable victories in tight finishes.
In Chicago on August 4, L Ettienne wins the first six furlongs race with St Cuthbert second and Winter third at 1 13 5. Dick Wells captures the five furlongs second race with Sydney CC Love second and Mirance third at 1 00. Garden City handicap goes to Rose Tree with Burnie Bunton second and Wain a Meinen third at 1 12. Walter Cleary takes the steeplechase handicap short course with Old Fox second and Fallela third at 23 32. Bon Mot wins the one mile event with Was swift second and Marcos third at 1 40 3 5. Scarlet Lilly takes the mile and a sixteenth with Favonious second and Oronatas third at 1 46 2 5. Ravensbury wins the mile and an eighth with Tamaway Chief second and Hayward Hunter third at 1 54 3 5.
In Cleveland on August 4, with two outs in the ninth More delivered a scratch single to drive in the deciding run as Cleveland edged Washington 5 to 4. Clark and Orth contributed earlier in the game. Washington fell short in the late rally.
Chicago and Philadelphia played a close game with errors and gifts shaping the scoring. A key gift and a powerful center drive by Morres produced the winning run. Attendance 1,950. Score Philadelphia 3 Chicago 0. Batteries Pratt Griffith Sullivan for Chicago. Mitchell Wilson Schreck for Philadelphia.
Buffalo August 4 The grand circuit opening featured the 2:30 trot for 1200 with Rhythmic taking three straight heats in 2:094 2:10% 3:13% The 2:08 pace for 2000 ended in three straight heats with Dan R winning 2:07 2:08% and 2:05 New Richmond The Bishop Fred 3 Wedgewood Captain Sphynx Chestnut Martha Marshall also started. The 2:12 trot 2000 saw Dan T win three heats in 2:10% 2:080¢ 2:11 Border Belle Kaiser Lady Thishire Red Princess Hanward Lady Geraldine Hawthorne Leola Tessie S Iva Dee also started.
In Peoria the Peoria Kansas City game was postponed due to rain. Milwaukee defeated St. Joseph 10 to 2 in Milwaukee. Omaha beat Des Moines 6 to 3 in Omaha. Colorado Springs hosted Denver with a 12 run tally in Colorado Springs.
In Owensboro Kentucky on August 4 a farmer William Dodwell was seized from his home at midnight bound to a tree and whipped with a black snake whip over 75 lashes. His wife and daughter tried to intervene but were barred by a mob. The motive for the attack remains unknown.
Entries for the Brighton Beach grand circuit meeting close with all classes filled. The Bonner memorial for 212 trotters lists 13 named contenders. The Abbot versus Lord Derby stars the week in a $10,000 match as part of a $66,500 prize list the largest for one week.
In Berlin Friedrau yesterday Robert of Munich set the six hour world cycling record at an average 28 miles per hour. He defeated Dickentannan of Amsterdam and Huret of Paris, and had previously won the 100 kilometer world championship on June 23 with a time of 1 hour 28 minutes 18 seconds in a Berlin contest.
The contract to build the arena for the Corbett MacGovern boxing exhibition in New London was awarded today. Construction will begin tomorrow for the August 29 event.
Governor Bandoltz of Tayabas province reports by telegraph that seven town police units defeated a force led by Robeto Rios of a fanatical Filipino society near Antimonan. Many Rios followers were killed or wounded, few police injured. General Davis arrived from Mindanao and conferred with General Chaffee on the Moro situation.
Cleveland Ohio Aug 4 The circuit court dissolved Judge Caldwell injunction restraining the city council from granting public service franchises and the low fare street railway right to use city streets Mayor Johnson led the fight and victory allows likely construction of the lines soon.
Elihu Root United States secretary of war arrived in Carlsbad Austria on August 4 and plans a substantial stay in the spa town. He will likely engage in rest and official duties during the visit.
Jim Gore II led to the final turn with Florinell taking the stretch and winning by two lengths. The field included Azarine The Buffoon San Venado Carloman and others with odds listed. several horses were scratched including Miss Breeze Miss Madaline Blanche Shep and Girly Ducat. Time recorded was 1 08 and a fraction.
Reported from Washington that the army possesses a magnetic balance apparatus able to detect steel ships at about 50 miles in sea water. Navy officials seek confirmation as it could negate surprise during the Long Island Sound maneuvers and defend New York shore batteries. Admiral Dewey discussed Caribbean maneuvers with Secretary Moody.
Berlin August 4 authorities order immediate braces to stabilize the historic Frankfort building where German emperors were crowned to prevent further deterioration.
Salt Lake City dispatch reports Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett of the Elks and Root-Gardner contest promoters settled the dispute by postponing the bout to Monday August 18. Harry P. Hinds of Cheyenne and M. E. Mulvey arranged the delay after talks with Elk leaders and authorities, a move seen as favorable to Elks and possibly affecting convention attendance.
Ottawa reports Frank Kramer captured the half mile circuit championship on the final day at Varsity Oval with Major Taylor and John T. Fisher following. In the five mile professional circuit handicap Patsy Keegan of Boston won the 250 yard event, with M. Bodell of Long Island second and F. Beauchamp of Australia third as the clock read 10:46.
Chicago probation court heard that Charles Arndt and Willard Gunning nailed William Schuman in a pork box as a lunch hour prank at Fowler Packing. They claimed Max Heidelmeier was inside and labeled the crate with paint. Schuman lost consciousness and needed revival. Justice Fitzgerald fined each joker five dollars plus costs.
Senator Millard's private secretary announced that President Roosevelt will visit Nebraska on September 26 and 27. He will attend the fall carnival in Omaha and spend the evening of the 27th in the city.
Chicago moves show judges halting margin payments in July oats dispute. Waite Thorburn & Co sue Bank of Montreal and several board firms, seeking to stop paying margins deemed illegal. Total sums around forty thousand in Waite Thorburn cases and about eighty thousand in others.
Leavenworth Kansas August 4 James F Legate veteran politician of Kansas died at his home today from paralysis He was 74 born in 1828 in Leonminster Massachusetts studied law with Ben Butler He arrived in Kansas in 1854 appointed governor of Washington Territory in 1872 by President Grant but was not confirmed due to Senator Pomeroy's political collapse He earlier served as superintendent of the mail service in Nebraska New Mexico Colorado and Kansas
Congressmen Calderhead of the Ninth district announces candidacy to replace W A Harris in the U S Senate. Calderhead, a Republican from Marysville, joins three others Long Curtis and Governor Stanley in the contest. Harris is a populist whose term ends in 1993.
Bert Knotts once of Indianapolis was found dead and mangled north of Kokomo near the railroad. He left town after midnight with about $2, headed for the Sipe show training quarters where he worked, but no money was found. The family suspects robbery as the motive.
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