The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-01
Many Stables in Training at the
Helena Track and Horses in
Good Condition.
Miscellaneous Turf Notes Of Well
Known Men and Race
Horses.
Spokane's Conditional Man Who Can
Give Pointers-various He rse Sales
Low Priced Colts.

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horses are doing we'll. There is not sick
horse on the grounds. On account of the
condition of the track, which is being re-
modelled to conform with the regulation
tracks of the east, no fast work is being
given the horses though an occasional squirt
is made. Among the many stables now in
training are G. B. Jeferies with stable of
trotters; Stony Hancock with runners;
Dick Crawford, runners; Doc French, trot-
ters; Prof. Bartriff, trotters; Breck & Long,
trotters including the pacing horse Beattie
and Florida and Montana Wilkes. Tom
Barnes has two PAGERS, Dan Blevins and
Kirkendall's stables of runners are also in
training, and Walter Parks has string Of
fine looking trotting bred youngsters. Geo.
Burris is also handling q string of trotters
and has very promising three-year-old.
Florida, the two-year-old phenomenal OF
last year went a quarter few days ago in
right fast time and her owners claim that
she will keep up her record of last:year.
Jake Fisher is now in the horse trading
business. A few days ago he sold to Mar
shall Cronin 4-year-old roadster by Don
caster, he by Dictator. the sire of Jay-Eye-
See. The consideration was 1926. He has
man geldings each weighing 1,soO, said to
be heaviest team of work animals ever
brought to the state. They came from
Bloomington, Ill.
The history of igh-priced colts versus
low-priced ones has an interesting i!lustra-
owner of Eclipse paid for him as yearling
1926 in 1889. As a 2-year-old this colt has
proven phenomenon on the eastern run
ming turf and has number of big winnings
to his credit in the spring events. Recent
" his owner was asked to name price for
him: This was done esr rel 1e1uotantly and nd the
tory of all great race-horses on the Ameri-
can turf. As youngsters every one of them
was purchased at low figures.
Among the extensive breeding farms of
Montana, none occupy more important
position than the CLONE Ranch of Poin.
have recently built large exhibition stable
at Dillon, where they have string of fancy
Percheron, Clydesdale, Norman ana grade
stations.
A different story can be heard every week
of the condition of famous horses, and Spo-
kane comes in for share of the comment.
the Same issue Of the New York Sportsman:
This from Louisville: Spokane looked
fairly we'll, bodily, but his astute managers
only shake their heads when asked about
his prospects of racing this year. The dis
ease he has been afflicted with has done it's
figures representing Old Father Time before
the great Montana-bred horse sees the
starting post again." And this from New
York: Last years derby winner, Spokane,
is slowly recovering from his supposed at
tack of lung fever, and is now pronounced
out of danger by the veterinary attending
will prevent him from being prepared for
racing this year." a
The following horses have recently been
purchased in Montana for CHARLES L. Fairs
breeding farm, located at Knights landing,
near Sacramento: Fanny McGregor. chest
nut flly, by Robert McGregor, dam Fanny
Patchen. by Mambrino Patchen; Hattie H.,
bay FLY, by Wyoming Chic, dam Flora
Wilkes, by George Wilkes; Lizzie H., bay
filly, by Wyoming Chief, dam by Dictator,
second dam by Fanny Patchen; Annie
Kirkwood, chestnut filly, by. Satinwood,
dam Annie Kirksey; Zettie, bay FLY, by
George Wilkes, and Princess Wilkes, black
FLY, by Ned Wilkes, dam by American Clay.
The 4-year-old Australian horse Carbine,
recently ran a mile at Sydney in 1:4l11, car
rying 126 pounds, and on the same day won
two mile race in 3:45, with the weight up.
A grand performance that.
Theodore Winters stable, including Ell
Rio Rey, Rey del Rey, Barrett, Rascal, Joe
shipped from the west to Monmouth Park
and be prepared specially for their engage
ments at that place. The studded change of
programme will be taken to mean that the
horses are not quite ready for Western rae
ing. Certainly the move appears to mean
that Ell Rio Rey will not race for q long
time at least, as otherwise he would not go
east when he has such valuable engage
ments az the American derby at Chicago.
Ed Corrlgan was the largest winner at the
Louisville meeting, Riley's victories in the
derby and Clark stakes netting his owner
5000: The next largest winner was Scog-
stakes and purses the neat sum of SO, $50.
Over a million and half dollars has been
paid for trotting horses at auction during
the last two months.
The Champion Tipster.
A Cincinnati correspondent of the N. Y.
Sportsman tells the following remarkable
story: IF you can spare little space in
your valuable paper in regard to forecast
in racing and good Judgment on the big
events, refer to man by the name of
Nick, who works in q theater during the
theatrical season here in Cincinnati. It is
almost phenomenal how he judges the fu-
ture event. Last year this same Nick told
me to play Spokane for the Kentucky
derby as sure winner, as the line he had
ON it was a sure winner, but myself
romp for Knott. Then this same man gave
me Spokane for the Clark stakes, but I
could not see how he could win, and Spo-
kane for the American derby with Sorrento,
and in the other stake at Chicago he said
Knott and Spokane would meet again, and