Show BW Of THE RACES SHALL ATTENDANCE AT AGRICULTURAL AGRI-CULTURAL PARK YESTERDAY Ruby Messenger the Butte Flyer Easily Defeated By Iras Wasatch Monarch Wins the Trot A small crowd of shivering people saw the end of the races at Agricultural park yesterday afternoon Owing tote to-te rain the only races were the 235 trot and freeforall pace the three eighths and onehalf mile running races being discarded Soon after the races commenced a cold northwlnd with rain set in causing caus-ing the ladies to huddle together In the amphitheatre and driving the men from > the track to shelter Helds band took refuge at the east end of the grandstand grand-stand where the members humped up I and half frozen discoursed fe during j dur-ing the afternoon The Judges suffered i severely in the open stand but wrapped themselves In blankets and managed to endure until 5 oclock when with chattering j chat-tering teeth it I was decided not to attempt at-tempt the running races SPECIAL PACE I The crowd centered its interest in the r of Rub 1 in tEe appearance Ruby Messenger j I special freeforall pace She Is owned and driven by Pat McEvoy of Butte and was brought the city Wednesday Wednes-day night leaving for Denver this evenIng even-Ing After the first neat in which Messenger Mes-senger came in second the judges j rjiutlnnnd McEvov not to hold her back I I Ira won in each successive heat witn Black Cloud crowding upon her in the I lat two while Messenger dropped back to third place The apprehension of the judges was correct that Ruby Messenger was held back In the first Itt I heat when she came in second it I is quite logical lshio c conclude that the j j strings were drawn still tighter in the second and third heats when she j brought up the rear The spectators j of course were divided as to whether or j not Messenger was allowed to do her i best I 235 TROT j I I In the 235 trot VThsatch Monarch won three out of four heats Captain Halnes capturing the second heat while Riley C came out third all the way First heat WafiatcH Monarch first Captain Haines second Riley C third i Time 206 I Second heat Captain Haines first j I wasatcn wonarcn second tney C third Time 235 Third hc Wasatch Monarch first Captain Haines second Riley C third Time 235 Fourth heatWasatch Monarch first Captain Haines second Riley C third Time 239 I Second race special freeforall pace I best three in five purse 250 Entries i Black Cloud owned by G Edwards 1 Iras owned by E Thompson Ruby Messenger owned b Pat McEvoy I Irs first Black Cloud second Ruby Messenger third I First heat Iras first Ruby Messenger Messen-ger second Black Cloud third Time 224second I second neat iras frt Black uiouu second Ruby Messenger third Time 227Third TimeI j I Third heat Iras first Black Cloud I I second Ruby Messenger third Time 236 Tmej I THE TRACK HEAVY Toward the end of the races the track I I became very heavy and the mud flew from the pneumatic tires of the sulkies slowing ur > the speed I The judges were O J Salisbury J i C Dekalb and E H Airis I Starters Melville I McLaughlin |