The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-20
ANOTHER GREAT RACE.
Deer Lodge Girl Wins q Ten-Mile
Race for Eight Hundred
Side.
An Interesting Letter From Mon
tana Horseman in the
Blue Grass State.


tana Horseman in the
Blue Grass State.
The Dispute Over Conflicting Dates Will
Probably be Adjusted-Interest-
ing Turf Notes.
special to the INDEPENDENT from Deer
Lodge last evening says:
This morning the ten-mile race on the
road to Champion took place according to
arrangement. The race was made up some
weeks since and had been extensively ad-
vertised. w. H. Higgins bet NJ. S. Parker
1000 shares of American Ruby stock against
a mare Belle, belonging to Parker that the
mare Deer Lodge girl could beat Parker's
horse to certain point on the Champion
road at distance of ten miles. The bet
was equal to $500 side. There were about
$1,000 of side bets. The horses went to
buggies, each buggy containing two per-
sons. The horses started at 9:5C
o'clock from the Kentucky Stables in
Deer Lodge. Deer Lodge Girl led from the
turn loose. She made the ten miles in 49114
minutes, beating the horse IN minutes.
This is remarkable record as the road is
up hill all the way with some very heavy
grades. The finish is 100 feet higher than
the starting point. Both horses we're of
course tired, but Deer Lodge Girl after rest
ing an hour, made the return trip in So
minutes. This race will become as famous
as the sxty-mile race run here in 1869. An
other match is tolked of.
A well-known Montana horseman writes
the following interesting letter to the sport
ing editor of The INDEPENDENT from Louis
vile:
Having few moments of leisure and
knowing the interest you take in horse Cos
sip, concluded to write you what little l
know and think of race horses in this part
of the world. There are about two hundred
horses quarted at the Louisville track, and
the most of them are nearly in condition to
race.
There are some fair race horses here. and
some very promising two year olds. Prince
Fouso is probably the pick of the three
year. olds that are here for the Kentucky
Derby. He is in the hands of Hardy Dur
ham and seems to be in pretty good shape
pick for the Derby is Ed. Corrigan's Long
fellow colt, Riley, who is now quartered at
Memphis. If he has improved much from
his two-year old form, the horse that beats
him will get the money.
stands the next best show. He is good
race horse, and if properly handled will GER
tainly make good showing in all the stakes
he is entered in.
Spokane moved for the first time this
to favor his "game leg" considerable and is
quite likely to 60 down in the other leg in
trying to save the one that is already lame.
His greatest race for this season, I think,
will be against his old antagonist, Proctor
Knott, and the race will be to see who gets
tired first. do not believe that either of
them will win any great events this year.
King Regent is here, and worked half
mile this morning in "a, which, considering
the condition of the track was very good
work. He seems to be all right, and the
weight he has got in the handicaps ought to
make him a sure winner of one or more of
the events.
Our horses are doing very we'll and never
looked better.
Nevada is good and will make these Ken
tucky people wonder what kind of coun-
try Montana is before the season is over.
Ben Kingsberry is a very promising 8
year-old, and if he does not win the Ameri-
can derby, will make the people understand
that he IS a race horse. !.
Warpeak and X are showing very we'll and
Old Daniel b. frisks about like 3 year
old and can beat any horse in Kentucky a
half mile dash.
The weather has been very rainy, but the
track keeps pretty good, and we are able to
work the horses over it every day. The
grass is very green and nice and the horses
enjoy it very much.
Armstrong arrived here recently with the
balance of his string. He has quite large
stable in training, but can't say that his
outlook is very lpa promising B.,,oua :,
Boy, is the best horse he has got, and is a
good fair horse, but he will have hard
time to win enough to feed the rest of the
stable. We expect to take i'll St. Louis,
Kansas City. Chicago and St. Paul, getting
back to Helena in time to participate in the
races Fair week.
Katy S. another Director filly, formerly
owned by Col. H. ]. Thornton, but now the
property of Hugh Kirkendal, is another of
the rare good ones that may astonish the
turf patrons this season. Smooth, easy and
frictionless in gait, her prospects are good
for adding fresh laurels to the brow of her
sire. Those working on the farm place re-
liance on the speed of this animal, and
many seem to think that Direct is the only
one of the progeny of Director that will
have lower mark than she this year.-Cor.
Breeder and Sportsman, writing from
Pleasanton, Cal.
Mr.. klrkeEdall's trainer, Ed Lafferty, is
at Pleasanton, CAL, the home of Director,
217}s, and has in his care Contractor. S S,
Erect, Miss JAY Eye-See and Katie S. He
will take in the spring races at Portland,
and reach Montana in time for the July
races at Helena.
Local Turf Notes.
Francis Pope. secretary of the Fair asso-
citation, went over to Anaconda yesterday
to meet, by appointment, the other secre-
taries of the racing associations on the
west side, with view of adjusting the con-
flicting dates existing between Butte and
Helena, Mr.. Pope has no doubt but that
the matter will be amicably adjusted.
Mr.. Lee Mantle, while in the city last
week, sold a trotting- bred stallion. a full
brother to Raymond's Don caster, 2:2S, to a
party here, who has placed him in Mr.. G.
Jeffries' hands at the Fair grounds for
track purposes.
Mr.. S. S. Huntley. in company with Mr..
Pope, left yesterday for Anaconda and
Butte. He expects to return Monday.
j. h. Crawford, otherwise "Dick'', at the
fair grounds, has in training a 2-year-old,
n full brother to the we'll known Sunday. A
good judge says he is a better built horse
than Sunday, ard that is saying good
deal He has another 2-year-Old in train