Show BUTTE SPORTS 1 Taken I by a Foot Racer From Salt 0 Lake Special to The Herald Butte Mon Feb 28A lot of Butte sports were beautifully taken in again today to-day on a foot race About a week ago a man giving his name as J H Smith came here from Salt Lake and cot In with the firemen of the city He said he was a professional footracer and they soon got up a match with Wes Barna man an ambitious barber who had friends with money Smith agreed with Barnaman to let the latter win the race and even signed articles of agreement to that effect which were deposited with Duncan McGregor the barbers backer McGregor then covered all the money the firemen could raise he beins sure of winning He also bet 400 of the money deposited with him by Smiths backers and when the race came oft this afternoon after-noon Smith ran away from Barnaman and won the race with such recklessness and disregard for the agreement he had signed that Barnaman and his backers nearly dropped dead McGregor could not pay back the money deposited with him and there Is liable a to be trouble |