The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-20
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vt is like finding a white blackbird TO
read of "A trotting stallion that never
trotted in race without getting
some of the money, and especially
if the period of racing extends over
IL five years of hard campaigning, IN
ali kinds of attitudes and over different
tracks. Such is the record of tho cam
naigner Silver Bow, 2:16 He started IN
30 races and was either first or second IN
all but seven, and was never further be-
hind than fourth in the balance of them.
His pure trotting action, gameness and
specd has made his name familiar to
every lover of a good horse from Salt Lake
City to the Pacific coast. lie las met tho
fastest and they could not distance him,
and won thousands of dollars for Potter
Williams. his former owner.
Silver Bow, 2:l6. was foaled in Ken
lucky IN June. 1887. and was purchased ms
yearling by Mr.. Williams and taken 10
Montana, says the Breeder and Sports man.
In that rare altitude he won every race
but one he started in and demonstrated
clearly that he was the gamest race horse
ever brought there. lie was named Silver
Bow after a commercial club OF that name
in Anaconda, and made it famous all
over the Unrel States. He was sired by
that monarch of tho homcstretch, Robert
McGregor, 2:l7L, that sire of extreme
speed, out of Sadie, by Hambletonian 10;
second dam Lady Wynne, by William
WEIGH. 3il, another son OF HambletOnian
10; third dam Eleanora Margravc, by imp.
Marrraye, the thoroughbred whose blood
is esteemed by all horse owners; fourth
dam Fanny Wright, by Silver Heels. etc.
Robert McGregor was by Major Elsall,
2:2g, out of Nancy Whitman, 2:3OA, by
American Star IA; second dam Nancy,
dam of Madeline, 2:234, by Durland's
Messenger Duroc, ste.
Silver Bow had only two colts on tho
circuit. One is silver Bee, 2:2'A, and the
other is Rainbow, 2:2i14; nut this year
there will be n large number of his pro-
geny seen on the tracks on this coast. tie
was recently purchased by George IL. Fox
and installed as the premier stallion on
his place, which is known as tho MCKEE
lumne stock farm. After n short season
in the stud this horse will DO handled with
view to lowering his record, which he
undoubtedly will DO.
In appearance Silver Bow is as perfect
n formed horse as one could wish to look
Mt. He is n rich golden bay in color,
stands about sixteen hands, and is high
headed, short-backed, well musclei and
his legs and feet cannot be improved.
There Is not weak spot about him and
when such individuality is backed up by
stout pedigree and life history OF sue
cesses on the turf, where every heat was
won within 10 yards of the wire, then,
and not till then, do we realize what
great horse ho is.
At the annual meeting of the Western
Southern Trotting association, held at
Chicago last Wednesday, the following
dates for meetings were arranged: dol
Ill. - = "A NJ
Terre Haute Fair association, Aug. 3,
purses, 5000; indianapolis Trottlng as
ISOLATION, Aug. II, purses, $4,000; Fort
Wayne, Aug. II, purses, $4,000; Column
bus, Aug. PC, purses, $4,000; Cuiilicothc.
Sept. ., purses, $1,000; Louisville, Sept.
Q, purses. $4,000; indianapolis State fair,
Sept. l6. purses, $4,000; Chicago, Sept.
5-93, purses, $4,000; rerre Hauto Tro;-
ting association, Sept. %, purses, $4,000;
Lexington, Sept. p. purses, $1,000;
Nashville, Oct. II, purses, $4,000. w. r..
Ijams was reelected president of the as
ISOLATION.
The annual volume of the English Rae
ing Calendar for 1891 shows that of n total
of ,76S races run under Jockey club rules,
795 were nj five furlongs and under six (;
20s.at six furlongs and under ono mile ;
sos at one mile, los at over one IN lie and
under two; IS at two mllos and under
three; eight at three miles and under four,
two at four miles. Inc figures show that
the proportion of long distance racing is
increasing. The total value of stakes won
during 1891, not including second and
third moneys and exclusive of matches
and private sweepstakes, which amounted
TO only ESQ. WAS: In England, G535 .653
in Scotland, Gll ,23S; and III ireland, flS,-
sol. In 1874 the amount won in stakes
was: England, c3)6.95S; IN Scotland,
cS,3l6; and in ireland, Gll,S76. In 1884
the amounts were: In England, f3S So
in Scotland, f7.9l6; and in Ireland, co.
di7.
Ii is not generally In own that Directly,
2:079I, the phenomenal 2-year-old, in
herited stout strains of blood through his
dam, as well as through MS Iliustrious
sire Direct, 2:)5H Naubuc brother TO
Thomas Jefferson, 2:23) was 10y Toronto
Chief. ono of the stout Royal George
family; his dam Gypsy Queen had two
strains of Young Hamblctonian, son OF
Bishops Hamblctoniau, the best and
camcst son of imp. Messenger. Her sire
was a son of Vermont Hero. Young Lam.
bletonian's dam was by LeouIdas, a
thoroug hbrcl; second dam toy imp. Bell
founder. Vermont Hero was by Shcr-
mans Black Hawk, and the dam of Shcr-
mans Black Hawk was also by Young
Hamb!etonian. the Naubuc mares are
noted tor their excellent qualities. and
while there were mono of them handled
for speed. they were famous for their cx-
cellent disposition, head, feet and legs,
and their game qualities are recognized
by all.
1t is proposed to build at Chicago 4
mammoth building, larger than any other
on the continent, for holding horse shows
conventions and popular eNnosItlous. II
will be 30 feet long and 200 feet wide
This building will be nearly half as large