The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-09
THE FLYERS
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Visit to the Butte Race Track
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All the Best Montana Stables Repr,
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The coming meeting of the West Side
ISOLATION at the Butte race track promis,
-. TO be the best gathering Of it's Kind ever bel
~, this city. That there have been! GOO
IN races no one win deny, but this time q
80 number and character Of the animals the
ri Will compete, wafrants the statement thu
the exhibition ofspeed will surpass any
II the previous races in the Territory. II
,rt. housemen' are just from the Helena race,
'a some smiling at the victories achieved
r others downcast at the losses sustained
i. u all eager for another bout. The MMEE
anxious to know just what was going on
paid q quiet visit to the race track, an,
heinG 9 Itenderfoot, to inspect the track
,s talk With IN owners and view the animals
ra' g.. saaiii THE BUTTE RACE rRACK, ..Hi, oa-
which is located within easy distance
the city, is one of the finest in the Unitet
u fStatss;r The'tract on which it is situatet
ri comprises 24O' acres and. is lust south o
the . Parrot t~sinelter. It is easy rotllini
fia ground, and outside Of the enclosure. which
II protects the track. proper there ia. spac,
2 enough Tor q fair ground of more than ordi
nary proportions. In, fact, there is room
for three or four great Eastern fairs and
~ mechanical exhibitions, and enoueh left fol
3 q frst-class New York farm 'tr = Ei'
/ ~ 'r1H rElDD DRIVE t1s,to t.i1 ~ ="
TO the, Rark is 2 ,pleasan. one. and although
the weather yesterday was not particularly
inviting ,ftQrf; open air3 driving, the speedy
animal which -asted as convey, in addition
to keeping her own blood in circulation, did
NO give, T4HE MINER mar q chance to get
cold. AT. q, casual glance the first visit to
:, the Park y not, to say the least, impress
= i've. There is an air OF ''goneness'' or de-
: lapidatiSn abont it that is repulsive as one
views it while throwing the reins to the
. Jockey, and the clouds Of yesterday added
to the ~unfavorable aspect, but once inside
the enclosure one first wonders why the
track could not be ~transplanted east. and
then congratulates the noble animals that
they have such q course over which Il show
their power. It is not q lead level, but the
rise is just at the right place, the turns are
easy and the homestretch is unequalled.
On such a track Maud 8. could easily lower
her record a second.
THE BUILDINGS
are not in good shape but certain tempo
rary additions have been, and will be made
before the meeting, that will render them
comfortable and a sure protection either
against sunshine or rain. The stables are
all right with the single exception, that the
whitewash artist has forgotten to exercise
on them lately.
A notable contrast to the stables of the
track is the fine, new barn adjoining, just
completed by Marcus Daley at a cost of !
several Thousands of dollars. It is roomy, |
light, well ventilated and while only of
wood, is as comfortable, capacious and
desirable as any OF the horse palaces of the
East. After the track and it's surround |
ings had been inspected The MINER repre-
sentative concluded that he would take a |
look ut some OF the animals quartered there |
in preparation for the races. Without ex-
ception the owners or trainers he met were |
courteous and accommodating and they
~unblanketed their sleek pets and explained
their merits in the most modest terms.
THE rRoTTERs.
The first stable visited was that of VIII.
Raymond, with Mr.. Jeffries, the trainer
and driver, in charge. This party has here
six horses, and all are sired by the famous
Belmont. The first on the list is the famous
stallion, DOncaster, with his record OF
2:2SA. He was bred in Montana. is S years
Old, q bright bay. with two white stockings
on his him legs and a snip or blaze on his
lace. Next comes Carrie Belle, a bay mare
. years old, with a record OF 2:34A; in the
mare, who has trotted in S:45K; then
comes a pair of sisters, Evening Ssar and
Flowerett, aged respectively 3 and 4 years,
the first named having a recoed of $50 as
a 3-year-old. The last in the list and the
most beautiful in shape and points is
Fera, a chestnut mare, and full sister of
Easel. She has no record, but if no i'll luck
Details her will make a good record.
GEGRGE BURRls STRING.
In this list the first is Elomey, a 4-year.
old blood bay, without a white mark. He
has no record, but is said to have trotted
IN 2:42 in private. Next comes Lulu B., a
3-year-old bay mare, who won the 3-year-
Old purse in Helena in 2:41 without a skip.
is a Belmont colt. Next comes a nervy,
Jane mare known as Formosa, also a Bel {
mont. She has no record, but will be en- !
tered IN several classes. The last OF the {
string is Lucy, q big fine-boned, 6-year-old
chestnut mare with a record of 2:59B. 6
E. King has Cora, a pretty black mare. 6
with a record of 1854. ]
Thoma Marony and Ed Dumphey, who I
ire handling the horses of George Brock, 9
ave with them Lady Fisher, a pretty sor- t
'ei, VINO won the 2:35 race at Helena; also c
! hne 4-year-old bay stallion sired by Al a
mont, and up to date without a name or v
b
u. W. Jayes has Red Cloud, an s~-year-old p
'ay stallion who has never trotted a race. e.
tut will be in the three-minute class. Q
III. Baker has Chicago, q five-year-old a
right bay, who has never trotted, but will 9
will 60 in in several classes; also Banjo a Il
'rown gelding without a record. 81
In this same bunch is Centennial. g. Black o
diamond four-year, old colt owned by n
Il Gamer. He has never trotted in b
race but gives good promise. G.
r.. w. Wynne has a fine five-year-old IL
rown stallion in good shape and without q
record.
D.. Leschere ,of Frenchtown has Brown m
eer, a handsome five-year-old of Live Oak d
,Ock. He has 10 record and is out of ia
lape. h'
RANCHERo. In
The above completes the list OF trotters 81
: the grounds but a message received last y,
ght from Sam Scott of Deer Lodge says VI W
lat he will start up this morning with =.
anchero and that he will bring with him q;
ur other ~trotting horses to be entered in "
le 3 minute and $50 classes, Moslem be- -.
g among the bunch. W.
THE h.
The runners are represented by the fol- en-
wing stables and animals: th
Nichols Il Cannon nave Lila Ferguson, th
FLY, 3 years old; Echo, sorrel geld Oh
6, 4 years old, by Osceola; Pauline, sor- in
! mare, 4 years old, by Gutta Percha; tn
lack Diomond, a black mare, 6 years old, pc
Gutta Percha. This string is handled al
Dick Barnes. fel
Blevins & Mclaughlin have Daniel B., a til
gelding 2 years old, by Glen Allen; "a
la Glen. a chestnut FLY, 3 years old, by "a
len Allen. The horses are from Fort &C
and both were winners at Helena. in
8. ". Plummer of Three Forks has Harry "a
an eight-year-old bay stallion, who 10
ms short dashes; Captain, a two-year-old sv
~ colt, by McManus; and Councilman, q ga
bay stallion, by Caribou and tn
lily Come Up. sv
James Giles OF Gallatin has Stoley, a ia
lestnut gelding, z years old, whose best W,
ork is in one-half mile races. &c
c. E.. Williams, of Helena, has Basin, a W,
~ur-year-old bay stallion by Cariboo, who h,
Is only been in one race; Augerhead, a OF
" FLY, seven years old by Cariboo. OF
Thomas Frewer Of Bitter Root, has Half fri
DON, a two-year-old stallion by Cariboo, be
I'd Papoose, a five-year-old bay FLY by in
egent. til
H. K. Baker, of Helena, has Sunday, a th
" gelding 4 years old by Sun Dance and q