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COUP WITH J F CROAVLEY FIRST BIG PLUNGE OF THE MEETING AT BUTTE HITS LAYERS HARD Horso Wins After Being Backed Down to 7 to 1 1from from Opening Odds of 12 to 1 Kontuckiani KontuckianiBack Back Joe Knight in Same Race Eutte Mont August 5 The track record for th futurity Course was reduced in the fourth race by J F Crowley which was tho medium of tbe first big plunge of the meeting He was backed down steadily from 12 to 1 to 7 to 1 at post time He was skilfully ridden being reserved in tho earlr miming and in the stretch racing he drew on equal terms with the favorite Nello and outgamed her to the finish finishJoe Joe Knight received the support of the Keu tuckiaiis but failed to reward them Jockey themJockey Gross got his mount Sierra sharply cut off by trying to go through along the rail In thtt early part of the third race and did not thereafter persevere persevereJockey Jockey McCIoskey was suspended for ten dys by disobedienceJ starter Morrissey for disobedience J F Crowley was bid tip from 00 to 700 by W Singleton and was bought in by his owner W St Vincent Vincentti ti A Clopton arrived today from Vancouver lln reports that it is the best meeting ever held in Brit ¬ ish Columbia ColumbiaGood Good Intent was bid up from 200 to 300 by W It Rlakoley and was retained by his owner Coeur dAlene was bid up from 300 to GOO He also was bought in by W S Heath HeathTwelve Twelve horses belonging to Barney Schreiber readied here last evening from his farm at Sedalm Mo Among tho lot is Judge Sale a candidate for tlie Butte Derby DerbyJames James Corrigan of Cleveland one of the prin ¬ cipal stockholders in the Jockey Club Juarez ac ¬ companied by J W Harvey a mining engineer arrived this moirnng on a tour of the west They intend daysGns to linger here for a few days Gns Holmes a prominent hotel man of Salt Lake City todayThe was a visitor today The stable of C W Pelham reached here this morning from Vancouver in charge of trainer Jamei Johnston The horses arrived in good condition
