The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-13

Fifth race, mile-Kerry Cow, Eclipse,
122; Defender, Premier, lis: Wishard,
1ntermission, 112.
Clear and slow.
The life OF the average racing man
Is generally made up of disappoint-
ments. and this year. to the majority
OF them. IL has been no exception,
therefore IL must be a great saitisfac-
ton to Dave Gideon to glance back at
the many successful moves he has
made. and to feel assured that in every
deal he has ALWAYS come out on top.
To commence with. says the New
York Mercury. the stable of Gideon &
DAILY were particularly strong when the
year opened. and on July 10 they held
their great dissolution sale, when as
fine a stable of winers. including Sub
urban and a Futurity winner, and also
what proved a future Futurity winner
In Reuuital. were offered to the high
est bidder Here the remarkable
shrewdness and good luck or good
Judgment. or both. of Mr.. Gideon as
serted itself, In his repurchasing Re-
quital. Hazlet and other good ones,
and selling Hastings for the wonder
fully good price of S35. 900. whereas he
repurchased Reuuital for the compare
lively small sum OF s14.5o0. UP ito this
time he had only run Hastings three
times, winning each race. and adding
$3.50 to his excheouer.
Then take keenan,. Before Gideon
sold him he was run in Ave races, win
ming four of the events and SIT $50
through this source
Again at the second sale held by
Mr.. Gideon. the great colt Requiltal
winner OF the Futurity and four other
races. was sold to Col. w. II. Thompson
for $4,000. and he has not run a race
yet for his new owner. nor will he till
a 3-year-old.
For the second year in succession
Mr.. Gideon is to be congratulated as
the largest whipping owner, winning
s109.650. It being twice as much as the
next two highest. and about one-fourth
of the whole amount won by the thir-
teen highest winning stables at the
local tracks. When II is remembered
that all this has been done with eleven
horses the showing is still more re-
markable.
These horses participated in eighty
six races. winning forty-one Of them
and were only unplaced In fifteen. 1t
Is doubtful whether any stable ever
made a better average than this, and
is one that indeed Mr.. Gideon can be
pround OF.
To ]. J. Hyiand. the kingpin of
trainers, the major part of the credit
for "Gideon's luck" Is due
The star of the Dryers. after several
years Of struggle through the clouds
of Ill luck. II once more in the ascend
ant. and their famous old colors are
again In or near the place they were
wont to occupy. Mr.. p. ]. Dwyer
stands second high on the list of win
ming owners with s59225 to his credit
All racing men will be glad 10 see
the Blemton stables occupying third
place. IL being a great Improvement
on their last years showing.
Charles L. Fair Is going back to the
turf. On Tuesday night he went to the
sale of the Palo Alto yearlings at San
Francisco. He did not make a bid
himself. but on his left hand was
seated Joe Harvey. whose hand was
lifted to the auctioneer a good many
times during the night. But n never
went up until he had leaned over and
consulted Mr.. Fair. and once or twice
Manager Convey from the box openly
advised the young millionaire not TO
miss buying a particularly weil-bred
colt. IL Is now an open secret that the
youngsters ostensibly purchased by Mr..
Harvey are for the stable of his rich
young friend 1t has only been a few
weeks since Mr.. Fair has begun TO
make regular visits TO the race track.
Several wears ago he was one or the
most enthusiastic young turfmen in
the country. He succeeded in getting
together one of the best string OF
youngsters that ever left the coast
There was Floodgate. who was looked
on as a very likely winner Of the Chi
cago derby up to whthin a day or two
of the race. Snapper" Garrison, who
afterwards had the mount on the Win
ner Boundless. was to have ridden the
Fair colt. The great Jockey had seen
him tried and felt very confident that
he could win the big race with him.
But dav or two before the race Flood
gate picked uo a pebble while being
taken out for a gallon. When the boy
got back with him TO the barn the
colt could not nut his foot to the
ground. Dare was another highly tried