The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26

ny. 1t should not be forgotten that the
Almonts and the Volunteers have proved
i wonderfully successful in the past. Nc
other stallion in the world has ever found
ed such family of trotting campaigners a
Volunteer. Next to the Mambrino fatchan
, cross it 10 doubtful il any other can ba
found which is 30 we'll calculated to inn
, prove the Wilkes family outside of that at
Volunteer. No other branch of the Ham
bletonian family shows such uniformity in
nn,sn l ana Quality as the progeny Of voiun
J Patriot: Il 10 pretty high-tempered fam
lly. but, by treating them properly, the
Volunteers will be docile and .tractable.
Do not overlook the valuable traits Of these
two families"
i NELSON'S GREAT RACE.
A Short HUT Graphic Description Of His
Terre Haute Performances.
i A correspondent Of the Kentucky Stock
Farm gives the following account of Nell
sons great 2:11A performance at Terre
Haute: 1T was a perfect autumn day, with
a gentle breeze blowing and the track was
good and fast. The attendance was
very large. The great attraction was
the announcement that Nelson would
go to beat Axtell's time, 2.12. made
/
O'Clock the great Maine stallion appeared
on the track, driven by his owner and
driver, G. II. Nelson, and was given a warm
ing mp heat in 2:23, the last quarter in :321.
A quarter Of an hour later the purple cap
and jacket of the Pine Tree State horseman
was seen. A great cheer went up from TO-
600 throats as the peerless stallion with his
smooth and frictionless gait came brushing
/ n khA 81 okMLr
dotted again and again. The RS second ND time Mas
down the word was given with the stallion
going smooth and strong with the runner
back. The race was deceptive, but the fur
long being comprised in 1914 seconds was a
watches split at SO seconds at the first quar- 4.
ter; the half in 1O41. the horse going ON
entirely on his courage. Now the runner
quickens his stride, moves up and with his
ears laid back the great stallion catches the
hoof beats behind him and another link is
LET out az ne Ramely fights against Father
Time. To the three-quarters in 1861, and
as he swings into the turn for home all
know that another record has gone down.
Cheer after cheer goes up as he flashes
under the wire in .2:1lA, and the dense
The driver, G. II. Nelson, ia scarcely per-
mitted to salute the judges for dismount-
ing orders ere the track is black with q
wildly enthusiastic crowd. Nelson is lifted
bodily from the sulky and borne aloft on
the shoulders of the delirious enthusiastic
The stallion's neck is encircled with a
wreath Of flowers and quite time elapsed
before the every inch q king of stations
can be led from the track. The time BY
quarters was 80, 1924. BIZ. 34H."
Florida's Record.
At. Pueblo last. Saturday week. Florida,
Hervey Barbour's phenomenal three-year-
old lilly, won tho race for three-year-olds,
her best time being 22615. She defeated in
this race Murtha, 2:3O, whom she trotted
against at Denver the previous week. Jake
Fisher is now wearing a new suit Of clothes
at Secretary Pope's expense.
Jumbled-Up Bits Of News.
=. The average time Of the trottinR races at
the Central circuit meetings this season was
2:22L, while the average of the PAGERS was
trifle over 2:l916.
That grand old race horse Parole had HIS
Jaw broken by q kick from horse recently. |
he is used at Rancocas as leader for the |
yearlings in their first Rallops.
MI. Wither believes that the mile record
several seconds ON the same course next
year. The track was not in good condition |
when Salvador ran.
John A. Goldsmith has driven Ave three
year-olds to records better than 22O. They
are Regal Wilkes. 2:16A; Lillian Wilkes,
X:l1N; Sable Wilkes. 2:ls. and the PAGERS.
iolo Maid, 2:14, and Rupee, 2:1616.
Mambrino King leads the trottino sires
OF the country this season in the amount
won by the get of any one horse through
the Central circuit. hia sons and daughters,
Of whom five started, putting $4,000 to
their credit.
The four year-old record that was good at
Ina NJ 4 n |
different trotters this season, the horses to
DO this being Sunol, 2:l0h; Margaret s.,
2:1211; Nancy Hanks, 2:1415; Alabaster, 2:15,
and Allerton, 2:151.
The judges fined Mr.. Salisbury s25 at
Napa. for waving his hat on the track when
ne motioned Mcdowell 20 slow mp. When
the OLD gentleman paid the money he said
he had done wrong, and that the fine should
have been hundred.
Margaret s. heads the list Of Grand cir
cuit winners. Her winnings are placed at
go. 200: Walter 2. ranks second with
5000, Msmbrino Maid third with $7.626, /.
Pamlico fifth with $1,000. s'.I.
Marcus DAILY, has bought of w. B. Bras
deld d Co... Lexington, the two yeaF-0ld /
lilly Lady Wilton (2:25) by Wilton, dam by i
Kentucky Prince, Jr. This is the Ally that
1o!d for $4,000 short time ago. and it is
said DAILY paid more than that snm for her.
i, AuO U0leV1dU0u trOtGAU& marc Al1C0 WILL
6e rallied for ut the Gold Bar saloon on
saturday night, Nov. !, for 81 600, one hun
afed chances for $40 each, Alice has had
Ine most successful racing career of any :
horse that has been in the state for long
lime, and has great future. :
The fastest time made ON the Lexington , ,
rack BY any yearlinR this fall was madc by !:
Vo!turno dlly out Of Fushia. She ran
quarter with her weight up7 in O:23x. She .
IS the property of Mr.. @. w. Simmons. the
'wner Of the late George Wilkes. The trial
saeP publicly made and is said to be cor 8
'ectly timed. :
The horses belonging to the Chicago sta
1ies were sold at Morris Park Gaturdsv.
The following are among the horses dis I
2osed OF, with the prices brought, Lille I
dinch 81 200, Kaloolah $500, Terra Cora q
el.56O, Egmont $3.50, Leila May el.6CO,
3obespierre $6,625, jos Blackburn &2.lOO :
Wrestler $2.O26. Pessara 34,1OO.
Telegraph operators ut the English raoe
racks have busy time Of it when there il j
! big event ON the card. On ST. Ieoer dav
upward of 1900 ordinary messages vere
eceived and dispatched from Ooncastar.
n addition to press kilograms which con
aimed 100000 words. 6ixty-fve operstors !
oped with this mass Of work.
Scott Quinton, Of Trenton. N. T., Who
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