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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
2
In a dramatic start to the meeting, Alvis, the almost prohibitive favorite, romped to victory in the first race, finishing a fraction of a second ahead of the field. Jack Paine claimed a distant but notable win as followers of Howard entry watched closely.
Yesterday's winners list shows Alvis taking first in the opening race with Sir Harry second and Big Lomax third. Bashful Betty led the second race with Brigham second and Moisie third. Elizabeth Harwood won the third race with Americus second and Mona Canemann third. Jack Paine topped the fourth race with Harry Lauder second and Da Pon third. Flying won the fifth race with Briton second and Lehigh third. Island Queen claimed the sixth race with Tim Judge second and Frank G. Hogan third.
Jockey Ormes aboard Jack Paine defeated favorites in the feature at Canton. Alvis set a track record in the first race, while Bashful Bettie and Island Queen also scored wins. Harry Lauder and Du Bon followed in multiple events as heavy wagers lined the day.
Officials note the longest hat posted in Syrse in years drew attention at the town event. Details remain sparse as watchers await official measurements and verification from the local records office.
In a brisk three-year-old and up selling, Bettle wins by a decisive margin, with Brigham charging late for second as Motsie and Miss Daniels battle for minor placings. Elizabeth Harwood, Marta Santa Pro claim, Americas and Mona Canemann also run strong, while Fashion and Mulligan show late speed in a crowded sprint.
Helena report notes the Electrics collected seven hits in the first four innings and scored enough runs to beat Sullivan, while Delhi limited Sullivan to two runs. The score remains as stated in the item.
Ogden's Knight Owls defeated Butte in a high scoring game as Levy, released yesterday by Butte, played second and scored three runs with two hits in three at bats. Rustenhaven pitched well for Ogden, allowing 10 hits but keeping them scattered, while Kellogg struggled with 14 hits in six innings. Two-base hits came from Jones Moorehead Levy Risberg Whaling and Duddy, with Woolums adding a three-base hit. The game lasted two hours and twenty minutes with Larocque umpiring.
Bookmakers shifted odds in the third race with Wakefield opening at 40 to 1 and closing near 600 to 1 while Engraver stood at 50 to 1. Julius Pincus and Eddie Foy carried long prices in the first event. Jockey Murray, oldest at the track, is ruled off after controversy over Maze and Campbell stable. Track conditions improve as Alvis posts near record pace. crowd attendance rises amid breezy day. Earl McQuade provides the race chart and notes touting behavior.
A loan keeper in New York and an Irishman attended a racetrack where a warning was issued to hand over money. When the judges displayed No. 6, the tout’s pick won and the Irishman collected $42 at 6 to 1. He exclaimed that the betting scheme had been ongoing without his knowledge.
Cleveland reports show favorites winning two of four Grand Circuit events as outsiders claimed two races. In 2:18 pace O'Brien Boy won with Holly Brand second and Bera third after a weak first heat by Empire Direct. Cascade took Fasig Stakes while Baron A won the 2:07 pace with Eddie Dillard second. Farra won the 2:12 trot with O'Niell second and Peter McCormick third.
A Lexington woman reports psoriasis clearing after using S. S. S. blood purifier, claiming the remedy regulates blood to target skin conditions like pimples acne eczema lupus. The Swift Laboratory in Atlanta makes S. S. S. and offers medical consultation through The Swift Specific Company Medical Dept.
Great Falls beat Helena 7 to 5 in a baseball game. Umpire Wright oversaw the one hour forty minute contest with runners left on base.
In a July game from Pendleton and Walla Walla, batteries Berger King Woods Bridger Gard and Leonard Brown Gordon Taylor supported pitchers as Pendleton posted strong scoring. The Walla Walla lineup featured Norris Voklne and teammates to pace a separate July clash with sturdy battery work and solid hits.
Salt Lake, Utah, July 9 Maloney shut down the Saints as Missoula won 5 to 2. Missoula gathered nine hits and capitalized on costly Salt Lake errors, scoring three in the second and adding one in the ninth. Tobin and Dressan doubled for Missoula. Maloney fanned 11. Morgan allowed nine hits and four walks. Warren, Morse, Perrine, Pressan, Pendleton, Schimpff and Davis stole bases. Time 1:56. Umpire Frary.
August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey Club, now in Europe, insured his horse Tracery for 150000 following a disruptive incident at the Ascot Cup in England where a man leaped at the runner and caused a crash while Tracery led.
Chicago reports that national and American league club owners were warned by the national commission not to offer contracts to promising Federal league players. The warning followed the failure of Silk Kavanaugh, the Chicago Federal outfielder, to report to the Chi.
The commission ruled that Kavanaugh and other Federals must stay with the new league through their contracts and become free agents afterward, despite protests from the American Association and Three I League that their players were being approached by Federal agents.
Lowell Massachusetts July 9 The Lowell club accepted today the offer of 3500 from the Chicago American league team for Tom Daly the local catcher As the Boston Red Sox have claimed Daly the national board of arbitration may be appealed to.
Lynn Massachusetts July, Frank Harrington, 19, leader of Lynn New England league club pitching staff, sold today to Cincinnati Nationals for 4000 dollars. He will join Cincinnati at season's end.
Columbus defeats Louisville 1 to 0 after rain halted play in the fourth inning on wet grounds. Toledo tops Indianapolis 7 to 4 while Milwaukee upsets St. Paul 5 to 3 in ten innings.
In a Western League update Wichita defeated Des Moines 9 to 3 while Topeka fell 1 to 2 to Sioux City and Denver beat Omaha 4 to 1. A sixth inning dispute led to the umpire awarding Denver a 9 to 0 decision. Lincoln won 9 to 7 over St Joseph.
A German scientist has demonstrated that emanations from radium have a marked effect on woody plants, causing them to bud in dormant seasons. The finding suggests significant influence of radium on plant growth and development.
Special Dispatch from Helena July 9 reports the Montana State Fair association has issued a racing program detailing six or more daily events with purses not below 250 dollars and a total of 12 000 dollars in purses for the week. Highlights include the Treasure State handicap five furlongs 5% year olds and up on Sept 22, Wonder land handicap five furlongs for 2-year-olds on Sept 25, State Fair Derby mile and a quarter for 3-year-olds and up on Sept 24, Governor's Day selling stake seven furlongs for all ages on Sept 25, and Union League handicap mile and an eighth for 5-year-olds and up on Sept 26.
Los Angeles July 9. Daniel Graham a 12 year old of Monrovia died after drinking 18 bottles of pop to wash down candy and pastry. The boy was the second to succumb to excessive soft drink indulgence in Monrovia. He aimed to set a record in soda consumption.
English papers publish schedules showing foodstuffs up 20 to 80 percent over 15 years while luxuries of the common sort have decreased in price.
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