The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-27
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN.
The Helena Fair Grounds in Excel
lent Condition, and Good Sport
Promised Next Week.
TO Win Big Money Montana
Should Raise Big
y Horses.
Spokanc's Dam Recovering-BeptK Kings
bury Talks-Noah Armstrong; and
Marcus Days Farms-N0tes.

Marcus Days Farms-Notes.
visit to the fair grounds shows that
everything is being put in perfect order for
the races which commence on Wednesday
of the coming week. The recent showers
have materially helped the track and it is
in SPLENDID condition. The grass and sur
rounding shrubbery are greener than they
have been for years, and altogether the
grounds present lovely appearance. The
new fences show an absence of whitewash
but MIR. Pope, the efficient secretary, thinks
this will be remedied before fair week.
Commencing at 1890 Wednesday the
Montana Central railroad will run trains
every thirty minutes each day of the meet
ing.
The bar and fruit privileges for the season
/, will be sold at auction Saturday evening in
front of Pope & O'Connor's drug store at
8 o'clock. The genial George Booker will
be heard on this occasion, explaining that
''there's millions in it.
Mine host Mellen, of the Bon Ton, is
bUsily engaged putting IN new service Tor
the restaurant; he promises to serve as
good meal at the track as he does ny
town.
There are great many horses in tainring,
mostly all owned in the neighborhood, and
the contests will attract large attendance.
Trotting entries for the entire circuit
close July l.
DR.. Long. the veterinary surgeon, re-
turned yesterday from Noah Armstrong;
Doncaster farm at Twin Bridges, where he
had been called to attend the mare Inter-
~ 1,rr 1yn ifc 1np 0oof
Long says the mare IS now tied up in
sling and he thinks she will entirely re-
cover. This will be good news to the many
admirers of the dam of Spokane, the twice
Derby winner. DR.. Long says the mare
injured herself while in the pasture; the
ground she twisted her leg in some way
that caused the break. lnterpose is a fine
big mare standing nearly sixteen hands
high. She is great thoroughbred and val
ued at $4,000. though it is not probable
her owner would sell her at any. price. She
Bowling, and DR.. Long says it is nearly as
produced four fast horses. One now
east and entered in the Futurity
of 81. 1t is by Tom Bowling. Horsemen
disagree as to the qualities of this sire, as
he has never yet produced first-clasa ami
NAL. In view of the fine performance of
Spokane they think it would have been
much wiser for Mr.. Armstrong to breed
Interpose again to Hyder Ali, which is now
doing duty at Marcus Days Bitter Root
farm.
The Doncaster ranch has about LEO trot-
ting bred colts, and if some attention were
paid to them it is believed that Mr.. Arm
strong could show at least half a dozen in
the 2:3O list. He has colt by Dictator.
half brother to JAY Eye-See, which is said
to be fne-looking animal.
The performance of Ben Kingsbury al
able suggestions to horse breeders. and
especially the fact that Montanians should
get big horses-horses that can pack
weight. Ben Kingsbury is well-bred ami
NAL, but in size mere pigmy to Uncle
Bob, the son of Luke Blackburn, or San
tiago, Lucky Baldwin's horse. Spokane
is the first really large animal
that was ever produced in Montana. Re
gent, the sire of Ben kingsbury, is small
but shapely animal and highly bred, but he
never yet produced really first class
animal. Montana Regent was his best and
big one, but his get are unruly and not tc
be depended upon.
Montana is destined to be the producer
of some fine racers, and since Marcus DAILY
has turned his attention to the culture OF
runners, his recent purchase of colts OF
Montana's best will come from Bitter Root
farm. Mr.. Days trotting and running
stock now represents a value of about half
million dollars. He is starting in the
business at point which others have Ia
bored twenty years to reach. He has made
his money in Montana mines, and if he is
associated by reliable and experienced
horsemen there is no reason why he should
not become king of the turf as he is of
the mining world.