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MONTANA DATES ARE ANNOUNCED Unite Mont April 11 Manager II I Wilson of the But to and Anaconda Jockey Clubs has announced tlii dittos for this seasons meetings at the tvo tracks named The Itutti meeting will begin July 3 and will vun for the thirty days permitted by the Montana law closing on August It will be followed by the Anaconda meeting which will open August S and continue for fourteen days until and includ ¬ ing August 25 Efforts are being made to lengthen the circuit by the addition of ten days at Doer Lodge and ten days at Great Tails besides the regular State Fair meeting of six days at Helena There is also the possibility of a meeting at Lewis ton Definite announcement concerning these pro ¬ posed meetings as well as the stakes and purses to be offered at ISutte and Anaconda will bo made later on onThe The Iutte and Anaconda meetings will be con ¬ ducted with hookniakinjr on the open ring plan This community is enjoying a prosperous season and the outlook for a successful meeting is good The payroll at the mines nowadays alone amounts to 1000000 per month The weather in this vicinity lias been exceptionally adverse this spring and the horses that ordinarily are prepared here for racing over the InterMountaiii circuit will be so backward In training that the management of the tracks will be more than ever dependant u on shipments from other parts of the country to provide the material for the racing