The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-13

Little Minch is again in training this year,
and if he stands up to his work may yet ex-
coed Barnum's total number of wins. As en-
tire horses are heavier topped than geldings,
| the weight and strain on the legs are much
greater, and the manner in which Minch
has stood the hammering of nine years is
remarkable. Beginning as two-year-old,
he won six out of fourteen races; in 1883.
nine out of fifteen: 1884, nine out of twenty
three; 1885, thirteen out of nty-four;
1886, seven out of thirty-two: 1887, fifteen
| out of twenty five: 1888, eleven out of
thirty-fve, and 1889, eleven out of thirty
one.
Parole was ten years on the turf and was
retired practically sound. He won his
maiden race as two-year-old, and, alto
won three times, eight times each at four
and five. and then, seeking pastures new,
invaded England, where he taught the
Britishers to respect Yankee horses, win
ming some of their noted events like the
Newmarket and City and Suburban handi-
Epson gold cup, and the great Cheshire
handicap. In the first named event he met
and defeated Isonomy, one of the best of
England's thoroughbreds and the sire of
Senator Hearst's Gorge, one of the favor
ties for the Brooklyn handicap to be de-
our British cousins, alarmed by his five
wins out of eleven starts the previous year,
piled the weight on him in the handicaps,
and he failed to be returned a winner. al
though participant in ten races. Garry
ing l31 pounds, he finished first for the
Liverpool Spring cup. but was disqualified
on the ground of 'cross," and was also
second for the EPSON Gold cup, which he
had won the year before, having no less
than 1876 pounds in the saddle OH the sec
ond occasion. His last race i'll England
was in August, and then he was brought
back to this country in time to win four
races off the reel at Jerome Park and Pim-
leo in October of the same year, certainly a
very creditable feat. In the next three
years he won twenty-seven races, was re-
1885, being then 12 years of age; but he had
lost his speed, and, after running eleven
times unsuccessfully, was presented by Mr..
Lorillard to an amateur rider of this city,
and was frequently thereafter to be seen on
the Central Park bridal paths.
named, for he lost but five races, winning
tn irty. Miss Woodford also shows up we'll.
and likewise Hanover, Kingston, George
Kinney and Bramble. All Of these were
champions of the Brooklyn stable, and the
'.red with blue SASH were almost invariably
the favorite colors when they were seen at
the post. Neptunus scarcely deserves to be
found among the brilliant names in the list,
if quality is considered, but he merits mem
ton in that he has survived peculiarly
trying ordeal, for he participant ed in no less
than sixty-four races in 1887 and came back
campaigning had it's effect, and last year he
started but four times. This year, however,
he has already run in twenty-five races, and
eight of these have been wins.
The early history of old Hickory Jim is
shrouded in mystery, and no man know
very likely he did, it was ''among the
bushes" for the calendars fail to mention
his name previous to that year, when he
started in five races without winning. He
was then classed among the unknowns,
1881 the "Guide'' described him as ''chest-
pedigree untraced.'' The 'aged'' meant
that he was at least years old, but might
be anything over that. Assuming that he
was just in 1881, he would now be II, but
tradition has it that he is of the legal age to
vote, with year to spare, he being popular
" supposed to be % years Of age. The War
Dance in his pedigree was dropped in 1882,
and in all of his races since then his sire
has been given as Dasher, dam unknown.
He has faced the starter once this year. and
is still in training.
The list above enumerated might be con-
siderably heightened, were animals of all
classes included. The old hollow backed
mare, Belle b., who made her appearance in
the east in 1885, ran in seventy-one races
that season, the largest NUMBER OF Wnlcn
record is found. She won twelve of these
and nine out of forty-six starts the year
following. In 1887 she started thirty-one
times and in 1883 seven times without win
ming. Old Dan X. in his time won 43 races
out of 100 starts; Olivette. 80 out of 1862;
Gov. Hampton 80 out of 141; Topsy 80 out
of 139; Weasel, 35 out of 153; and Lancaster,
35 out of 1873. Others which have won up
wards of twenty races are: Wahoo, 81; Bob
Miles, jim Renwick and Wary 33 each;
Bankrupt and Knight Templar, 30 each;
Ike Bonham Spalding, Adolph. Lord Bea-
consteld and Pink Cottage, p; Quotation,
%: Unit, Carley b., and Tudor, %; Burch.
"a; Tom Martin, %; Kaloolah, Lithbert,
Britannia and Golden Reel 81.