The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-28
The Recent Performance of Florida
at the Portland Racing
Meeting.
Cy. Mulkey and His Speedy Pair
Sinfax and Tim
Murphy.
Laferty's Work With HON estake-A bout
yiceroy-General Horse News
of Interest

Ia, upon which so many trotting records
are being broken is now attracting great at.
tention among horsemen throughout the
country, as it seems to be step in advance
of the solution of the two minute mile
problem. But of general local interest tc
Helena horsemen is results of the recent
meeting at Portland and particularly the
performance of Florida, the great three
year-old FLY that made mark of 1905
even though the result was anything but
what her owners, Messrs Hervey Barbou,
and DR.. Long, would have wished; not that
they did not like to know that the filly
could have trotted mile in that time, but
they wanted to save her for lower classes
next season.
Against the wishes of the owners Wyant
started Florida in special trot on the last
day of the Portland meeting. The FLY was
pitted against the field of three aged horses
the youngest being seven years old. Joe
Kenney was the favorite at the start with
Maud Knox next, the pair making pool of
$40 to : for Fiorida. Maud Knox took
the first Two heats in 2:36 and 2:3l and Joe
kenney captured the third heat in
2:30 the best time made in the race.
Then the pools stood sos to $40 against
Florida with Maud Knox the favorlte at
slight odds above Kenney. Here Henry
Barbour's mare surprised the talent and
won her first heat in 2:3O14, just saving
Secretary Pope, of this city, a suit of clothes
by half second, who bet that Florida
would not make Il mark of 2:30 this season.
For the fifth heat Florida sold even with
Maud Knox at $l5 to $50 for Kinney, and
Florida won the heat IN 2:34. Betting on
the sixth hea changed. Florida was made
favorite at $50 to Kinney $40, Knox SIS, and
the speed FLY won after grand struggle
from Kinney and took the race.
Another item of interest of the Portland
meeting is the great cleanup by Mulkey,
made with his game rogues, Tim Murphy
and the speedy and shapely 2-year- SIN
fax. Mr.. Mulkey, who has always carried
large stable with him, acted very sensible
this year III picking out his best for the
seasons work. He started out with Tom
Daily, Tim Murphy and Slntiax. This
and after he won a race Mr.. Mulkey was
fortunate enough to sell him for good
price. With Sinfax and lin Murphy he
was unbeaten on the Montana circuit. He
started his remaining fair only twice ut
Helena and they clearly outclassed
day of the Helena meeting Mr..
Mulkey was done and quietly folded
his tent and pulled ont for Portland, giving
ais horses good rest and training for the
Portland meeting. What has been the re-
suit? Sinfax was first twice and second
once. Tim Murphy started twice and won
both times The performances of Sinfax
are worthy of more than passing mention.
He is by odds the best two-year-old in the
northwestern states. On the first day of
the Portland meeting he ran second to
Olympia in field of seven in seven
eighths dash; on the third day he won Port.
lands first suburban, one and one-fourth
miles, defeating the hitherto unbeaten
Guido, three-year- old, which came in third.
Guido had the top weight, 124 pounds, while
the son Of Wild Idle carried but 1OS pounds.
The time in this race by quarters was
O:251s, 0;5o. 1:17195, 1:441s and 2;l2 for the
mile and a quarter. which is certainly fast
time. On the last day of the meeting Mr..
Babb. feeling that he got the worst of it in
the suburban, the management arranged a
special event for Guido, Offering purse of
$500 if he would beat Sinfax's record of
PIP. Guido started at 10s pounds with
Smith and was given circle j. and Lord
Lansdown to keep him companys But the
flly was not equal to the task. the best she
could do for the mile and quarter being
2:13.
A half interest in the colt Viceroy was
sold yesterday at auction for S425, the pur-
chaser being Al Phelps, Mrs. Hancock hav-
ing sold her interest. The colt originally
cost 500. Niceroy is one of the best look
ing Regent colts that Kohns Il Beilenberp
ever turned out. In his 2year-old form be
has been given but little exercise, and as a
S-year-old, in good hands. this youngster
should make mark that will do credit to
that we'll known sire, Regent. He is. bio.
strong and shapely and full of speed,
The man who trained Ben kingsbury for
the American derby is in Helena. He gives
some inside history of the manner in which
that event was run which has not heretofore
been published. He says that with a first
class Jockey this son of Regent could have
been ridden to victory and even HaZlett
could have won had he not foolishly. while
coming down the home stretch whipped
Ben under the neck. This was fatal as it
caused the colt to throw his head back and
grow ugly, whereas a few touches on the
flank would have kept HIM in the lead
which he easily maintained until Hazlett
began applying the at-gut. The trainer
says that the judges reprimanded the rider
for the way he rode the Montana colt.
Mr.. Lynch. the we'll known horseman, has
leased the racing qualities of the mare
holy Boly. She won race at Salt Lake
last week and will next appear in Denver.
Mr.. Lynch will campaign her through Texas
and New Orleans. AL. Phelps is very solic-
ltous about the mare and will soon be on
her trail.
Lafferty's handling of Homestake by Glib
ralter has been great surprise to the
trainer of Monroe Salisbury's farm. The
racing qualities of Homestake were leased
by kirkendal Lafferty on the latter's rec
ommendation. In California nothing could
be done with the son OF Gibraltar. That he
mad speed was evident, as his predecessor
was speedy and Homestake himself was as
hpe specimen of horse flesh as ever
stepped on Pleasanton soil, but nothing
better than three minutes could be had
from him. He started in Montana "preen''
and under Latferty's careful handling now
has mark of 2:22 made at the Portland
meeting. Mr.. Lafferty says now that
domestake can trot a mile in 2:l5 and he
ought to know. Mr.. Salisbury trainer made
visit to Portland during the meeting lust
to see Homestake trot ard to GET pointers
from Laferty and how he fitted the horse
for such speed. Homestake won the o:oH
and 2:2O trots at Portland his time in the
races respectively being 2:261SS, 2:241s, 2:2Sls
and 2:22, 2:24, 2::2S.
Advlces from Theodore Winters and Noah
Armstrong are to the effect that Ell Rio Rev
and Spokane have both been retired to the
stud and will never face the starter again.
THE MILES CITY RACES.
List of Entries for the Horse Fair and
Sales Association Meeting.
Local horsemen manifest considerable
interest in the fall meeting to take place at
Miles City, October Z, and 9, and the at
tendance from here will be quite large. The
Official list of entries obtained from Secre-
tary Allerton, are as follows:
FIRST DAY-$25O PURSE, 2:3O CLASS, rRorrxe.
A. Il. Duncan. Glendiye hr ~ Jora