The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-06
HORSES AND
HORSEMEN

Marcus Days 500, 600 colt. Silver King,
Won a race at Saratoga this week.
Ninety-eight stations had trotting rec
ords of 2.20 and better at the close of 1890.
St. Omer, an 1S-year-old son Of Blue
Bull, got a pacing record Of 2:2811 last
week.
With seven running meetings in progress
the high-class horses are pretty badly split
up.
The profits of the recent Washington
park (Chicago) race meeting are said to
have been close to $500 600.
The Charter Oak stake, $4,000, for 2:2O
horses, will be trotted at Hartford on
Wednesday, Aug. 26.
MIR. and Mrs. John ]. r. McCorkle, of
the Point Breeze track, enjoyed the Cleve-
land trotting meeting.
1t is rumored that the Dryer Brothers
will move their Elizabeth, N. j., track into
Aiddlesex county.
Silver Fail paced a mile with running
Miss Myrtle Peak was the driver.
1t is said if the RAYS of the sun are per-
mltted to shine through a window into a
horses eyes blindness may result.
Mr.. Petit, of HedRewood Farm, Salem
county, N. j., has placed his stallion Bell
man in Budd Doble's stables.
Budd Doble has been somewhat under the
weather, and in consequence made NO en-
tries at the Cleveland meeting.
Nelson's mile in 2:114 is the fastest heat
trotted this season, while Hal Pointers two
heats In 2:lO4 is the best for a PAGER.
Little Albert, winner of the 2:23 class at
Cleveland, getting Il mark of 2:194, be-
loags TO Monroe SalisLury's California
stable, and ia by Albert w.
The Hudson County Jockey club an
nounces that on August 10 it will begin q
seventeen days. meeting at Gutenberg,
racing every weekday.
The classes for the fall meeting at Bel
mont course, September s to II, are as fol-
lows: 2:4O, 2:34. 2:25, 2:23, 2:2O and 2:19
tretting, 2:30, 2:22, 300 and 2:18 pacing. The
purses are $500 each.
Eon's defeat at Saratoga last Tuesday
was one of the greatest surprises of the
season. He had previously won eight
straight races. Judge Morrow and Racine
also met unexpected defeats.
The roam gelding Harry McNair, by ALLIE
gheny Boy, has been sold to II. G. Biup-
ham, of Hartford, by Mr.. McNair, Of
Chambersburg, Pa, for $4,000. McNair
trotted a mile on Chester Oak track in
2:21.
Ed. Corrigan is reported as having ex-
pressed his intention of continuing his
present meeting at the Hawthorne track, at
Chicago. until November, and then open
again after the fall rains and run all win
ter.
1t looks now RS though Thistle, the
brother to the PAGER Goldleaf (thet made a
record OF 2.ll4 as a four-year-old), was 60
ing to prove fully as fast as his brother, as
he recently stepped a mile over the Park
vile track in 2:l4L9.
The Disagreement between f. C. Nc
Lewee and James Mclaughlin as TO the
payment of the ~latter's salary for services
AZ u Jockey hAs been compromised out of
court, the Jockey receiving, it is said,
$500.
The Walcott & Campbell string ia not
ve'y formidable at present. 1t started out
we'll III the early spring, but subsequently a
number of the animals went amiss, from
pneumonia manly. and not much may be
expected of the stable before fall.
Milton Young has purchased Her High
ness, thS royalty bred four-year-old flly
who carried August Belmont's colors MS a
two-yeaf-old, and again with great success
rs a tkree-year-old. She ia by imp. st.
Blnlse, out of imp. Princess, by King Tom.
fiftt-six stations with records of 2:3O or
better have had produce enter the 2:3O list
this season. Thirty-three of them have
records of 2:25 or better, ana nine have rec
ords from 2:20 to 2:134, Maxey Cobb being
the fastest sire of a new performer.
Mill Boy il now l6 years old, bat he ia
still a good pole horse when hooked with