The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-19

Butte Department.
HE HAS HAD ENOUGH
AGerman Detectives Experience While
Hunting Certain Evidence.
RACES AT JACKSON, TENN.
The Rich Brooklyn Handicap-Next
Years Programme at Louisville,
St Louis. Detroit and Other
Fast Horse Centers.
RACES AT JACKSON, TENN

STA, 107; Toneno. los; Pollock, log.
Third race, one mile, selling-Mary
s.. 1903; Gallant. 90; Road Runner; Mon
talvo. io6; Draw Scott. 80; Mamie
Scott. IS; HyDy. 101.
Fourth race. three-fourths of a mile.
llandicap-Potentate. 107; Zobar, 10s;
Quirt. IS; Sir Play. 81; Can't Dance, so.
Fifth race. three-fourths of mile,
selling-Ida Sauer: "a; Last chance
100: Condo, Z. II. Shirley. Quarterstan,
112: Starlight. 100: imp. Ivy, 109; w. L.
Munson, 80; Zoolin, liz; Pecksniff, 1O2;
The King, Umma, 104; Montana, III.
Sixth race. three-fourths of mile.
handicap. gentlemen riders. eaten
weights, minimum las pounds-Svenga-
II (Mr. Skinner); Modest (Mr. Archi-
bald) !. Johnny Payne q. Talbot Chf-
toni; vishun (Mr. Lincoln); Service
(Mr. Simpkins); Oregon Eclipse (Mr.
Dimond); Philomena CIV. b. Sink, tr);
Ferrier (Mr. HOBART; Burmah (Mr.
weather cloudy. threatening; track.
slippery.
About six months ago the German gov
eminent sent a detective over to the
United States to collect evidence against
Kneebs In the horse ringing case soon TO
be called in Berlin. He got along all
right until he struck Sioux City. Iowa,
Kneeb's home, where he was promptly
arrested on the charge of robbing and
burning a country railroad depot near
there. and when that charge fell to the
ground he was charged with robbing a
postoffice in South Dakota This also
failed, and then he was accused of work.
ing a confidence game on South Dakota
farmers. and was arrested after this on a
dozen trivial charges. Notwithstanding
all these difficulties he was enabled to Sc
cure the evidence he was after and has
started back TO Germany. He does not,
however. yearn for another American as
signment.
The grand stand and stables Of the
Brighton Beach track at Coney island
were damaged by fire last week. causing
q loss of $4,000 The horses In the stables
were rescued with difficulty.
A movement is on foot to form a new
racing association at jackson, Tenn. IL
this is done a good mile track will be
built on the grounds now used and $50
stalls will take the place of the old ones.
Jackson is a good racing town.
The value of the Brooklyn handicap to
be run on the first day OF the Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs spring meeting. is $4,000.
5000 10 the winner, 81, 500 to second and
$500 to third. Distance. same as usual, a
mile and a quarter.
Inc new LOUISVILLE Jockey cluD an
nounces its dates for the spring meeting
at Churchill Downs There will be u
days racing, beginning on May g. during
which time 10 valuable stakes will be
run. These include the Kentucky Derby,
5000; the Clark stakes. $4,000. and the
Kentucky Oaks. $780, In addition to
these fixed events Secretary Price to-day
announced the following stakes, 10 close
Jan. Is, next:
The Debutante stakes. 5000 for 2-year-
old nllies, four furlongs.
The Cadet stakes. 5000. for 2-year-old
colts and geldings. four and one-haf fur
longs.
The Burlington stakes. 5000, a selling
sweepstakes. for 2-year-olds.
The Maiden stakes 5000 for 3-year-
olds, six furiongs.
The Schultz stakes. 5000. for s-year-
olds, one mile.
The Louisville handicap. for 3-year-olds
and upward, one and one-sixteenh mics,
and the Frank Fehr stakes, a selling
sweepstakes for 3-year-olds and upward.
The Louisville meeting will follow the
one at Lexington and precede those at
Oakley and Latonia.
Alcyrene. 2:2ss4, 7-year-old black stall
lion out of Serene. by Nutwood. grandam
silence. by Abdallah 15 next dam old
woodbine dam of wedgewood. 2:1s, and
Woodford Mambrino. 2:2l1D. has been
sold by A. v. Huyler of New York to
Count Gulyie. Vienna, Austria. and will
be shipped at once to Vienna, TO head a
trotting stud. 1t would be hard to pick
better bred horse for the purpose
The Village farm racing stable was
shipped on Wednesday last TO Selma.
Ala, and will spend the next four
months there. Geers took Is head-Rob-
ert j.. Fantasy. Nightingale. Bright Re
gent. Heir-at-Law. Carlton, Princess
Royal. Blue Bell. Mocking Boy, Receiver
Midday Chimes. Scapegoat. Valence. In
carnate Gerald Rex and Fitz Royal.
Athanio was left at home at the request
OF Mr.. Hamlin. who will breed a few fl
lies to him next year. but Geers was
loath to comply with his request Mid
day Chimes was substituted for Athanio
This colt Is a brother OF Midnight Chimes
years. 2:16h. the filly that raced so well
in 1892. only TO drop dead in her race at
Mystic park.
]. Malcolm Forbes expects a good lot of
youngsters at his Ponkapog farm next
spring. all by Arion. 2:07s4. from such
mares Toto. sister to Trinket 2:iA
and dam of Falkland. 2:i3%. and Kris
Kringle. 2:2si.; Houri. 2:l7 by Onward;
Juanits. 2:29. by Sultan. 2:2i. dam Beulah.
by Harold. the dam of Beuzetta, 2:064. I:
Nellie McGregor. 2:14. by Robert McGreg-
or. z:ls1s; Montrose. 2:1S. years. by
Electioneer- Rosemont; second dam Beau
tiful Bells, 2:2s1s. etc. etc. Bingen will
make season In the stud at Ponkapog
farm next season and may be trained
thereafter.
J. C. Kirkpatrick. manager OF the the
Palace hotel. San Francisco. has pur-
chased the magnificent black gelding
Harvey Nc. 2:15. Harvey Nc. got a rec
81 49, 81 80 - A.
this season TO 2:15
Now that the racing associations are
issuing their stake programmes for 1896.
Il IL evident that owners will fare meas
urably better than they did during the
season lately closed. says the Horseman.