The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-04
REMARKABLE TURF EVENTS.

REMARkAeLE TURF EVENTS.
som. Pact. and Figures All Race Follow
er~ should Know.
From the I'iitsburg Leader.
Kinc-em was the greatest race marc
that ever lived. She won "a straight races
and never knew defeat. She was bred i'm
Hungary and won races i'm EnRiafd,
Austria and Germany, her total winnings
amounting tai Ssi,643. A few years ago n
Hungarian, with a fine presence, visited
this country and claimed tai bc her owner.
He succeeded i'm tfcccing several business
men in each city I've visited. The mare
lied from an accident while ON the turf.
A quarter of a million dollars il the
most money ever put up for two horses to
race for. This sum wns wagered mt Nat
s,cez. Mississippi in iS:si, Walter Thurston
matching his horse, Rudolph, against Hon.
j. T.. Claybourne's mare, Susan fandcll,
for 2.ao bales of cotton a side, IL being
cs,uaI to SsO,OUp Susan Handell had "a
walk-ovcr for the money, AS Rudolph took
sick shortly before the time set for the
contest.
The most money ever realized from one
sale Of horses at auction was that paid for
the 33s head of thoroughbrcds sold by
william Bleukiron at Middle Park, Eng.
in 1s72, hc getting S512,a75 for the In foals,
IL stations and 1"6 brood mares then dis
posed of.
Tl., most money ever won by a trotter
was earned by Goldsmith Maid. she win
tlf1G NeTI ~ " ehss thAhS
she won :ss2 heats in better than i::D, IL
record which no other animal ever
gained.
Stockwell. the noted English thorough
bred. stood his last two seasons at $1,000,
which il more money than any other horse
ever stood at. Axtell now stands M u
which is the most ever asked for n stall
lions services i'm America.
Guy Wilkes. 2:ibla, and his daughter.
combined record for sir, and daughter in
the world; Robert Mc%3irtgor, 2;i191H, and
Bonnie s MicG re 3 a:ibS:, , nays sn the fastest
Thirty-cight. thousand dollars is the
most ever paid at auction or privately for
by Senator Hearst for King Thomas M j.
B. Haggin's sale i'm New York city i'm 1898;
MaximliilaI, the nsS, hagi,ss, priced
high class performers both have been
failures.
the most money ever paid for a trotting
brood mare at auction. $3.50, 2:11E. hav-
ing brought that at kitton's sale in 1883.
ington. Ky. for si5,OOO. is the highest
priced trotting brood mare ever sold priv
ately.
One minute and thirty seven seconds is
the fastest time i'm which u mile was ever
ryn; FRYING Pan gaining this record i'm
Washington Park, Chicago. ran the fast
est mile ever run in q race last year. viz:
i:334-5. The English horse. Gladiator,
made a mile and IL yards i'm ::s.
Forty-six years is the age of the oldest
Jockey now in active service i'm America,
his OWN viii, aI,S best riders in this or amy
other country.
The lightest American jockey was Hys-
lod. who could ride NJ 5s pounds. The
lightcst English jockey was Kitchener,
who could ride at the low rate NJ ~
pounds.
The sensational Axtcli brought the
highest price ever paid for n horse i'm amy
country.sl05.OOO The English horse
Ormorsic brought the next highest price
<Tn(INl The nxynpr 'ef EnyIiSh EG.Iirysss
refused Sl35,OOO for that celebrated horse.
Six feet 1is4 inches is the highest jump
being accomplished by Roscbure, AT Chi
ragS; The ayeraE. jump OF tho ordinary
The noted English horse Donovan. al
though only two seasons on the turf, has
won more money than any running horse
turcd s276.oo0 i'm stakes and purses. HAN
over has won more money than any
American horse, Sl2i.5.1 being credited Ia
him.
Blair Atlioi. an English thoroughbred.
broucs, mor,' money at auction than any
llorse ever did. lac being knocked down a,
SGo,5on. Boil Boy came next ut Sol 900
He was sold ~ Lexington. NY. i'm lSsS,
and was burned Z" death lately AT Vcr
The only two roai- to obtain records as
:-year-olds of 2:3o or better. thrown 10y one
mare. are Bell Boy, 2:i2,,f. and Hinaa
2:3sL. is by The Moor out of Minnciiaha
by Stephens Bold Chief, and is IL years
olu.
Maripose. the thoroughbred brood mare
owned at Bell Meade stud. Tennessee. j.
the only mare in the world whose first II
foals were all These arc: Beau
titudc. Boulevard. Helnisman. Bliss. Be
atricc, Glidcaway. Emmett. Ada B. ant
Marshal Luke.
The Sportsman, started in London "a few
years ago. was thc first daily paper eve
printed that is devoted to turf matters. 4
man named Fleming started the first pa
per i'm this country devoted to horse inter
.,sts about the year 100. II was published
i'm Lexington, Ky.
No more peculiar race was ever run u,
a horse than that which took place i'm Sill
yer City. n. NJ. i'm 1888. when n mounte<
horse was matched against "a professional
bicyclist mounted on his vehicle. Ii wa
for 800 and 30 head of cattle II side. TIA,
distance 30 miles. The horse won II
three hours and 40 minutes.
Hofrmnn's Catholic directory for 1s'
tabulatcs the following interesting facts
There are i'm the United States Is dioceses
including four vicarates apostolic. -
these II are archiepiscopal and 73 epis
copai secs. There are s,46i priests, 7.4a
churches, 2,71s stations. 1.539 chapels
2,302 orphan asylums. with 2,S61 orphans