The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-04
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
A Visit to the Riverside Stock Farm
of Huntley & Clark, Near
Toston.
Montana's Leading Horse-Breed-
ing Establishment of Stand
ard Animals.
Draft Stations and Heavy Horses-A Great
Lot to Pick From-General Mon
tana Horse News.

Montana's fame as a horse breeding cen
ter is such that only few years time will
be necessary to place it ahead of even Ken.
lucky and California. The industry has no
more ardent student than Mr.. S. s. Hunt
has been the one object of his life to pro-
duce horses of excellent quality, and his
Riverside stock farm contains the highest
order of trotting stock to be found in Mon
tina. Huntley & Clark's farm is situated
in the Grow Creek valley, 40 miles east of
Helena. The Grow Greek valley is about
twelve miles in extent and nearly II miles
wide. and contains some of the choicest
farming and grazing lands in the state.
The Riverside stock farm consists of three
thousand acres, all fenced in. The Mis-
souri, river forms it's western boundary. and
Warm Springs and Grow creek flows through
it, while dozen springs of pure cold water,
which never freeze. have their origin
sether TINS ia eooa water a tor
every purpose. In early days the Grow
Creek valley was used by freighters as
winter quarters for their stock, where they
fattened and recuperated. to come out in
the spring thoroughly fitted for the sea-
sons work. 1t was this fact that attracted
the attention of Messrs. Huntley g. Clark
who ten years ago pre-empted their present
location. Riverside has many natural adj
vantaees for horse-breeding purposes, and
the sturdiest, shapliest and speediest
horses of the state have been produced
from this place. A most nutritive quality
of grass grows in its pastures, and 1850
tons of luxuriant hay and plentiful sup
|ply of grain is raised every season.
The sight at Riverside at this time is
busy one and pleasant to look upon. About
twenty men are employed in different
capacities. The new trainer-Mr. J. D.
young thoroughbred trotters out for their
daily exercise. and stable-boys do their
part in preparing the magnificent ami
mails for their seasons work on
the Montana circuit. Fifty or
more stately imported draft stall
n separate oorrals. the frisky yearling, two,
ihree and four-year-old well-bred young
colts Playfully run around. In others are
several fine brood mares with sucking colts
and again are to be seen mares of noble
pedigree heavy with foal. Many purchases
ave been made this year BY eastern par
sies for trotting stock from Riverside and
inquiries are being received daily from in
bending purchasers who are beginning to
Feallze that Montana is producing some of
the best standard bred animals on the turf
and nowhere in the state does this class of
breeding receive more attention than at
Riverside. While superior trottine blood
receives much attention, the raising of
heavy draft horses and Glydesdales is an
important feature of their business, and
pne which is making the Riverside farm
Known all over the country. Annually
dessrs. Huntly & Clark ship many cal
loads of their animals to the metropolitan
centres of the east and have lately received
large order for heavy horses 70 be used
in the British army for hauling
artillery. For work their horses have no
Euperiors, while for stamina and endursnce
khey are not to be excelled. The imported
draft stations of Riverside are not lie
poms Of the doped, cxooked-le9ged and I'M