The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30
MONTANA RACING CIRCUIT
The Secretaries Meet in Anaconda
and Talk About the Coming
Racing Season. $3.50
Three Towns Added to the Circuit
and the Dates Ar
ranged.
Big Purses in Butte, Helena and Anaconda
General Horse Gossip OF
Interest.

Secretary Frqncis Pope of the M. A. M.
& NJ. association returned from Anaconda
Sunday, where be attended very I'M
portent meeting of the Montana Racing
association. Secretaries from all the rae
ing associations of the Montana circuit
were present. The purpose of the meeting
was to arrange the programme for the com.
ing year. Missoula was the only point not
represented. Those present were: Charles
8. Eftinge, secretary of the association in
Butte; Secretary James G. Ramsey, of
Glendive; J. II. Mckay, of Miles City; SEQ
rotary Francis Pope, of Helena; Secretary
James b. McMasters. of Deer Lodge; ).
Stewart Todd, secretary of Great Fails;
President J. B. Losee and William Thorn
ton Of the Anaconda association.
1t will be observed that the Montana circuit
now includes three new towns-Great Falls,
Miles City and Glendive. The result Of the
meeting ut Anaconda bespeaks for Montana
next season one of the most attractive rae
ing circuits in the country and should be
the means of attracting the finest horses on
the turf. The dates of meetings have been
practically settled as follows:
Glendlve-June II to 20 inclusive.
Miles City-June "a to 81.
Deer Lodge-July 2, B and 4.
MissouIa-July 8 to 10.
Anaconda-July IL to 27.
Butte-July SO to August 81.
Great Falls-August II to 10.
Helena-August % to 20.
The Butte and Anaconda associations
have decided to hang up $35 900 each which
S,1t1 ham frYr
This means that the purses of last wear will
be just doubled. Mr. Pope says that the
Helena association has not yet decided upon
its programme.
It's twenty-year corporation papers have
expired and reincorporations will soon
take place. However, Helena will not be
behind the west side towns. 1t is safe
to say that the aggregate amount of
money to be hung mp next year on the Mon
tana circuit will be $15OOO0 or over. The
arrangement of dates will be found con-
venient for horsemen, as few days lapse
between each place for resting and trans
portation.
Marcus DAILY has decided to race his sta
BILE on the circuit. This fact alone will in
sure the attendance of noted cracks from
celebrated stables, ms only the best will
stand any show with the blue-blooded
youngsters from the Bitter Root farm. It
will also insure racing of high standard,
H6 MIL DNly always blAEbS LIB AOI6cS Ou
their merits. 1t will not only elevate the
tone Of the Montana circuit, but will en-
courage the breeding here of the best avail
able stock.
b. G. Holly is about to close out has
breeding farm in California. and the San
Francisco Examiner says that he will come
to Montana and will have entire control of
Mr.. Daly's extensive trotting and thor
oughbred studs; and that it is probable that
a good many of Holly's horses will find
their way to A. ontana. Mr.. Holly an
nounces, however that he is retiring from
the business on account of i'll health. Andy
Mcdowell and Mr. kinney are both at Bit.
ter Root, and it Is generally understood
that Mcdowell is the major domo of Mr..
Days place. Walter MacKay. for years a
trusted lieutenant of Mr.. Days in open
ing up the company's Butte mines, is now
located at the Bitter Root farm in the ca
pacity of general manager of the concern.
Mr.. Mackay was in ill health for about two
years, and he cannot work in the mines any
more and Mr.. Daily won't allow him to do
so. He was superintendent of the Cham
beers Syndicate group. ~-@a
Andy Mcdowell is said by his friends to
be shaping up some rare youngsters, and
few of the campaigners on the DAILY ranch
in Montana. He speaks in exceptionally
glowing terms of the Guy Wilkes-Manon
youngsters, the two-year-old chestnut filly
having already trotted a mile in handy
style in 2:34, while the black yearlinR
stepped quarter in forty seconds with lit
tie or no handling. 1t is also limited that
there is phenomenal green PAGER being
worked to knock the shine out of Cricket
and the other cracks, including Yolo Maid.
It is astonishing how unanimous the
Goldsmith and Il. G. Holly, are in their
opinion of the great PAGER Yolo Maid.
Hickok says abe can go round the first turn
| to the quarter pole faster than any PAGER
on earth, not even barring johnson, while
Goldsmith and Holly, whom discussing
PAGERS and enlarRing on the good points
| and speed of some of their pet horses, al
ways bar the Maid.
| Kohrs d Beilenberg. of Deer Lodge. was
| drowned ON the sunken steamer City OF
Baton Rouge. on tho Mississippi river last
week. He was owned by Brown 4 Lawson
of Memphis.
The Montana bred eelding, Deer Lodge
has been sold to II. Bondy, owner of Ber
HARRISON, for $500. He is by Regent tsor
OF Bonnie Scotland) out of Lille Langtry
s. f. Larabie. the well known Deer Lodge
trotting and racing man, is the owner of 4
grand BY weanling by imported Sir Modred
ont Of Christine-the dam of Montana Re-
gent. The colt is good bay, marked al
most like his sire, and can not help racing il
| looks and breeding are good for anything
BY Holly is very much pleased to thinl
that Andy Mcdowell has fallen in love with
the Director-Belle Evans filly that he has
sold to Mr.. DAILY. She was in foal to Wood.
nut when Mr. Holly sold her to the copper
king, and the produce is chestnut filly.
which Mr.. Holly has purchased since from
Mr.. DAILY.