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DEMONSTRATION AT BUTTE TRACK Spectators Disagree with Decision of Judges Award ¬ ing Purse to Dick Baker Over Nello Bulto Mont August 15 Quite a demonstration tiuk place here this afternoon following the finish of the third race when the judges decided that Dick Baker reached the finish first by a nose There were hoots jibes and jeers from quite a number of the spectators The finish in question was a close one and a hard one to decide as Dick Baker finished jn the inner rail while Nello which was bearing oul through the final furlong finished on the extreme outside under the judges stand standNello Nello was the favorite and opened a long lead on her opposition but tired in the final drive Dick Baker ran in the rear in the early part of the race and came through the stretch along the rail with a terrific rush He got up to win in the final stride strideA A handicap at five and onehalf furlongs was the principal race of the day The Brown Ferguson entry Kootenay and Enfield ruled at oddsou Kootenay the winner never left the outcome in doubt lie raced Lady Panchita into submission early and scored easily Enfield his stablemate took second money moneyV V wager of 500 was made hero today between IL G Bedwellrand J O Keene regarding the rela ¬ tive merifsf5Xadzu and Boola Boola in the Ken tnckv Endurance Stakes at four miles to lie run at Louisville Ky October 7 Mr Bedwell wagered that Nadzn will defeat Boola Boola BoolaJockev Jockev W Rosen was an arrival from Vancouver B C CBashful Bashful Bettie was purchased today by C T Brown field fieldEvelina Evelina was bid up from 000 to S500 by II G Bedwell but was retained by F W Doss DossThe The course was deluged between the fifth and sixth races and tomorrows racing will be over a wet track
