The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-04

Montana from eastern states and sold here
for enormous prices. No better class of
draft stations are to be found in this ooun-
try than those of Messrs. Huntley q Clarke,
and they do not ask near as much money
for them as are paid for some of the un-
acclimated stations that are brought from
Iowa and other points. The breeding and
trotting stock of the Riverside farm has
never yet failed to take the blue ribbon at
the state fair.
Riverside is the home of such standard
bred stations as Bishop, Kentucky Volun-
teer and Maxim. Bishop has been shipped
to Wisconsin under years lease; Kentucky
Volunteer is now in Helena and Maxim,
the chief of the stud, is at the farm. The
young stations and colts are of the get of
brood mares comes from the most royal
bloods of the turf.
There are two racing tracks on the farm,
one a half mile circle and the other a mile
track where the young trotters are trained
and exercised. Most of the young things
at Riverside are by Bishop, Kentucky Vol
unteer, Maxim and Ben Lomond, Jr.
weighs 1900 pounds. He was sired by
Princeps 536, sire of Trinket 2:14, CRANKY,
2:19h, Princeton 2:19s4, Feme Sole 2:2O,
Lucille's Baby 2:2O19, Inyincible 2:23, Green
lander a year) 2:24A, Principe, 2:241xs, and
- more better than $50. His dam is Sentry,
ny OcutlA6l, S.SJA, 6oCOuu udlA Idkluy
Craig by Mambrino Chief, sire of Director
2:17.
Kentucky Volunteer is the sire of S. S.,
2:3211a. He is by Volunteer y. the sire Of
St. Julien 2:1115, Gloster 2:l7, Alley 2:l0, and
Is more from 2:l94 to $50. His dam is
Kentucky Girl go, by Blue Bell.
Maxim is by Belmont, sire of twenty-one
IN the 2:3O list; dam. Primrose (dan Of
Princeps, sire of Trinket PA, three more
sires and dam of 2:3O trotters), by Alex
ander's Abdallah, sire of Goldsmith Maid
2:14; 2 dam, the famous Black Rose, by
Tom Teemef, PAGER; 3 dam, by Cannon's
Whip; dam, by Robin Grey.
Maxim is one of the best bred young stall
lions in the whole country. His sire and
dam are by Alexander's Abdallah, the most
prepotent son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
and his second dam was Black Rose, whose
blood gives trot everywhere it enters. Max
inns colts are good looking and promising.
One has record of 2:27L, another trial
of 2:3O and others are very fast.
There are over seventy thoroughbred
brood mares at Riverside. Among them are
Digit by Mambrino, 2:3O; dam by Lumber,
sire of Lady Lumber. 2:27.
Dimple, by Mambrino Diamond, 2:3O;
dam by American Clay, sire of Granville,
2:26. Dot. by Mambrino Diamond, 2:3O;
dam by Clark Chief, Jr., sire of Ranchero,
2:221S.
Ethel West, by Abdallah West; dam by
Contractor; second dam, by American Clay;
third dam, by Gano.
Ideality, by Cuyler. dam, by American
Duroc; second dam, by Volunteer; third
dam, by American Star; sire of Ideality sold
for $4,000 at Glenview sale, Kentucky, two
years ago. Her dam WAS dam of Prefix,
which sold for $1,000, while her grand dam
was the dam of Reina Victoria, that sold
for $7,O25, the highest price ever paid in
America at public sale for trotting brood
mare.
Independence, by Smuggler, 2:15L; dam
by Strader's Clay, sire by Durango, 223.
Smuggler had the champion stallion record
from 1876 to 1884 and sold for $4,000.
Ida Kendall. by Hero Thorndale; dam
by Joe Downing, sire of Abe Downing, 2:3O.
Mag. by Pilot, Dr.; dam by Ericsson.
Marie Wilkes, by George Wilkes, 222;
dam BY Long Island Patchen, son of Geo.
s. Patchen, sire of Lucy, 2:18.
Mary Patchen, by Mambrino Patchen;
first dam by Melbourne, Jr.; second dam by
Alhoit; third dam by BriRroli.
Among the most promising youngsters
seen at the farm was tera. She Is beauti-
full bay, 4 years, by Kentucky Volunteer
out of Lady Graves by Smuggler. Trainer
Prentice recently put her around half
mile in 1:lO. She Is entered on the Mon
tana circuit and is colt of great promise.
Volcano by Maxim ia a 2-year-old bay
colt full of speed and STYLE. and comes
from great family. Her dam is Becky
Bishop BY Bishop, dam by Wilmore.
Mikado. bay colt by Maxim, dam by
Clairmor., 2:3O, is another promising
youngstef.
il BY Kentucky Volunteer, dam BY Bishop,
and Little Nell BY Maxim. dam Ethel By