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BUTTE OPENING TOMORROW SLEETING OF THIRTY DAYS SCHEDULED XO BEGIN IN FAMOUS COPPER CITY Horses Gathering in Force from Various Sections of ofthe the Far West Shipment of Stables from Lagoon LagoonInterfered Interfered With by Scarcity of Express Cars Buttc Mont July 0 Thoroughbred rice horsos an arriving in large numbers from various parts of tho west for the annual summer meeting of the Hut to Jockey Club which is scheduled to open on Uhursday of this week and which will continue for tlie thirty days allowed by law for racing with bet ¬ ting CountyAll in Silver Bow County All of the horses that have been racing at the Lagoon track near Salt Lake City arc booked to come here Some have already arrived and others are on the way The Lagoon contingent will be re ¬ inforced by the shipment of several stables from aiicouvcr where racing is still In progress In addition the racing will be participated in by piito a number of horses that have not been out of this locality since they last raced in 1911 1911While While it is exacted that the fields may be light during the first few day of the meeting because of tin difficulty that the owners coining from Lagoon have experienced in obtaining cars for shipment this condition will not long prevail for C00 horses will be available for the daily program before the meeting advancedThe is far advanced The meeting is confidently expected to be the most successful in the history of racing in Montana Tin town is rapidly tilling up with racegoers from dis ¬ tant joints and the number of visitors probably will break all records recordsThe The same otlicials who served at Lagoon will be In charge of the various departments of the racing here anil also during the meeting at Anaconda which is to closely follow the local meeting These olhcials are as follows followsPresiding Presiding judge K C Hopper associate judge racing secretary and handicapper Martin Nathan son starter Harry Morrisscy clerk of the scales S J McGibben paddock judge and timer J Dinue
