The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-07
some FINE ROAD HORSES
"A Number Of Quick Shoppers That
Are Owned in and About
Helena.
Blooded stock That Can Be Seen
Along the Hauser
Boulevard.
Anv Fine Sunday Brings Thorn Out With
Their Owners Holding tho Reins
Behind Them.

The number of fine road horses owned in
Helena would surprise most people could
all the animals be gotten together. Adrive
along the Hauser boulevard toward the
Brosdwater hotel on any fine Sunday viii
convince anyone that Helena has enough
thoroughbred stock to start y blood horse
association. 8. @. Ashby bowls along be-
hind a cross team OF mares. a chestnut and
= bay, one bred by himself. handsome and
stylish. DIR. Herbert Holloway drives q
chestnut mare. brought to Montana by
Marcus Dsly from Kentucky. 1t Ia as blue
blooded az any of them. Dan Mahoney
comes along behind a big black gelding.
Il was tred in Montana and developed by
Mahoney himself. DR.. Carson pulls the
reins over Monte. a chestnut with four
white feet. like the great Dexter. John Muir
ply, a we'll known sporting man., drives a
fine gray PAGER. whose breeding 10 I'M
known. but whose style and speed are I'M
questioned. A. j. Seligman has a GROSS
team, a black n a bay. as good as they
make them. Walter Parks, b is one of
the best local trainers, sits behind Mount
ain Boy. and following him closely comes
his partner. Steve Whslen. driving Dick.
vi Al 0ICuuu kOOO OuSs 1LoAks VAo
loves a good horse. pilots a brown Reldin9.
There Ia a mysterious horse that no ono
knows anything about and the horsemen
all fear. II is a buokskin PAGER and 1t Is
whispered that he can do" almos any OF
the local cracks. Hon. 7. II. Carter drives
Bird, a present to Mrs. Carter from Col.
Thomas Cruise. Bird passed considerable
time on ths race track and has not forgot
ten his early training. E. D. Edgerton man
ipulstes the lines over Minute Man and
mate. q brown and a black. Dan Floweree,
m expert horseman. drives two blood bays
bred by himself.
who has wonderful knee action. A. B.
Clements own a pair of ohestnut-roan
Eeldings. Z. W. Bach may frequently be
seen driving his brown PAGER Frank. j. B..
Clayburg takes the mountain air between a
pair Of bays. j. II. Conrad. although not
in Helena at present. is the proud owner OF
pair Of bays, well bred. and valued at $4,000.
One of them has q record OF 2:26. An ac-
count Of the horses and horsemen Of Helena
would be totally incomplete without men,
tioning Martin l.. Higgins, who Rlories in
the possession of McGlynn. record 2:33. He
is a four-year-old. McGlynn has wintered
Rrandly and has filled out wonderfully
under the able tuition of Parks. He is
destined to make a great name for himself
and Montana horses in general. DR.. Head
drives Prince, a handsome chestnut. E. S.
French thinks there is no horse like Max.
grey in color and hard to beat. Jake Fisher
drives q pair Of seal browns. both of which
were bred in Helena. A. j.. Davidson's
mania is to take an airing behind a cross
team, a chestnut and a black, both of which
are good road horses. W. S. spaulding
has two or thrAo GOOD Onoa
in his stable. He is partial to
. black PAGER, who spent a portion of
his time on the track last summer. WIN.
Muthis on the road from his suburban
residence every day. He drives q black
and q brown. Fire Marshal McKinnon is a
lover of the road horse, and although his
duties keep him near home, he manages to
spin down the road, driving a big chestnut.
Heis a judd e of horsef1ssh and the horses in
the Helena fire department are as good as
any in the country. James Blake joys
along after Lady Don, who has a record of
1927. William Holbrook drives a model
road horse. III. NJ. Brandagee drives Al
vany. a slashing bay, who carried off the
,honors in the Rentleman's race early last
summer.
Among the host of admirers Of the light
harness horse are Howard Little. Al Tur-
ner. VIM. McComas, Mike Priel. Walter
King, Spruille Braden. D.. A. Cory, Tony
Dougherty, John Butt. Billy Sims and
others too numerous to mention. When it
comes to good horses Helena leads ali
other towns in the state.