The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-13
produce will have plenty of Wilkes blood.
its sire being by George Wilkes and its dam

produce will have plenty of Wilkes blood.
its sire being by George Wilkes and it's dam
by a son of that horse.
Sounol will not start to lower record at
Detroit, neither will she be entered in a
race. The only race talked of for her is
with Axtell.
meeting of gentlemen interested in the
pacing horse took place in Cincinnati to-
wards the close of last month. A per-
manent organization was formed, and rules
of the pacing standard we're adopted.
Rush Elmore, proprietor OF the Inter-
state Stud. Kansas City, No., announces
that he will give premium of $500 for
221A, that is placed in the $50 list this
year, $3.50 of which will go to the owner of
the horse and $50 to the driver.
Willard Sanders who drove Guy and the
other horses belonging to Mr.. w. ]. Gordon
SO successfully last season, but who is now
established in New York city as a public
trainer, recently had Guy shipped to him,
prepared for races with other horses or ex-
hibitions against time.
At no season of the year will it pay better
to keep horses as clean as possible than dur
ing the months when the weather is hot.
Perspiration is necessary for the good health
of the horse, and if the skin in not clean
and the pores kept open there will be trou-
BILE in this direction. An occasional bath
for horses that have to work in the dust is
good thing. Horseman.
A couple of additions have been made to
the Doble stable in Godelia, 2:25. by Aber-
deem, and Rutledge. 1925, by Onward. The
last named horse was sent to Doble last
season, it being the idea of his owner to
| give him a record faster than that at pres
emit to his credit, but a slight lameness
| developed, and the horse was thrown out
of training,
One of the new sires of speed that has
come to the front this season is Jersey
out of the famous mare Emeline. The per-
| former to the credit of Jersey Prince is
John s., 2:2Sl4, he being now four years
old. This adds another producer to Eme-
lines list, she being the dam of seven that
have beaten 2:3O.
made a record of 9, 15Is last season. and that
was afterward entered i'll an auction sale.
but not disposed of, is being prepared for
the campaign of 1880 by Traynor, the man
who has held the lines over her since she
trotted in 2:2O as four-year-old. She is a
and. as she is now but six years
DID, it is reasonable to suppose that she
will have mark of 2:14 or better before the
snow flies.
| Alicante, by Alcantra. is we'll thought OF
for the $4,000 stake at Rochester. She ii
| VIC Dt6b green mare tudb LAS SuOWeu VI
among trotters this season, having shown
her ability to trot in 2:2O. She has beer
handled only about three months, anC
when she went into the stable of Alta Nc
Donald in New York: she could not show 1
four-minute gait. What she needed wa.
balancing, and once this was done. sh,
began making speed rapidly, and coul,
soon beat 2:25. Her sire was one of tn
crack trotting youngsters of the day, hi
mile in 2:23 as four-year-old being a
that time the best on record for that age.
Senator Stanford, en- couraged by the sue
cess of Electioneer, when mated with thor
ouch bred mares of the proper disposition
continues to tread the same path that ha
proved SO profitable by reason of the pro
, duction of Palo Alto, Ansel, Whips and f,
, press, and has purchased in Kentucky tn
race mare Miss Rowett, by Hyder Ali. dar
BY Colossus. Miss Rowett was foaled
1887, and as her sire. in addition to bein
winner on the turf himself, has produce
Kentucky Derby champion in Spokane,
Is likely that she will be turned into til
!, thoroughbred department at Palo Alto be
: fore being bred to Electioneer or one of hi
sons.