The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-19
TALES OF THE TURF
MissOula Strings Will Campaign the
Coast Circuit. ta
BRINo TRICKS FAST MILE
The Bay Bird Stable IL In Good Trim
). 3. Losee's Colt IL Trained
Down and He's . Wonder The
Bang Tails Are In Fine Form.


been exceedingly interesting at the To-
cal track this week, and the horses
tnat have been In training there are all
getting into racing form. 1t looks now
as IL there would be no race meeting
here this year. as it is not believed
that good class of horses would come
TO Montana II only one meeting is
given on the circuit, and 1t appears
that the Butte and Anaconda tracks
viii be idle this season. All the stables
at the track will be taken to Portland
early next month and will campaign
the coast circuit. The route of Trainer
Jim Carrigan and his Bay Bird stable
was given last week lin the Standard,
and IL Is expected that the MCGOWAN
and Kelly stables will take in about
the same meetings. Trainer McEvoy
will go to Portland and California with
his excellent string, and the Higgins
stable, under Charles Jeffries, VIII take
an Portland and Northern California,
and then will go East to Boston and
the Grand Circuit races. tottc.
Wednesday was the banner day at
the track this week. There was a
large audience present. including sew
eral officers from the fort, and the
trainers showed the visitors some fast
work. Brine Tricks (2:1si) went the
fastest mile that has been driven on
the track this season, 2:1s1A. and the
other flyers did themselves proud. On
the whole. the morning afforded the
best demonstration of the relative
speed OF the horses that has yet been
given at the track.
In the Bay Bird stable Hal Corbett
and Lucien, the green colts, are inn
proving rapidly. and the little PAGER
promises to be a remarkable performer
He is recovering from his rank form Of
the early spring, and is now pacing at
better than 2:16 clip. DR.. Pun. how
ever. is a disappointment this spring.
He seems loggy and Indifferent and has
not yet done as well as he did as q
year-old. This is to be regretted. as
he has many admirers here. who had
laurels. He is handsome colt. but
does not get away well and moves
slowly when he gets started.
The big surprise of the week has
been the fine work of ]. b. rLosee's
Dalgamo colt. Ranchman. He is los
ing much of his surplus flesh, and has
made several trials at better than 2:25.
He moves easily and freely, and has
not been urged to his best yet. He
PAGES like an old campaigner and takes
the whip well. Trainer McEvoy has a
wonder in him and another in his iron
gray 3-year-old, Glen Arthur, who is
doing better work every day. If Glen
Arthur and Hal Corbett come together
at Portland there will be a beautiful
II. fr ~
The Higgins stable that will go to
Portland will be composed of sBrino
Tricks, pacing horse (2:1S1s) iAntrima.
black mare t2:27o, Violetta sfa)si G4Sfge
Ayres, the Bay Bird PAGER, ana the
gallopers st. Croix, Midget, Miss Elm,
Bill Howard. Alta and French lady.
Miss Elm and Bill Howard were
worked a half mile together this week,
with Williams and Dingley Up, and fin
ished under a pull in 1:07.s The race
was beautiful one and showed that
these fast gallopers are in assgood !
form as ever. 1t was the first fast |
work that they have been given and
their admirers predict a successful sea- |
son for these two animals. Midget and |
st. Croix, too. have been given enough |
little mare, especially, has made a |
splendid showing. ~ hean..ii
The work of the Kelly colts. sAnni- |
gitto and Tomalung, has been better |
this week than at any time since they |
came from Washington, and the little |
hlly will be In IL in the 2-year-old |
class. When she straightens out to go |
one forgets how small she is her move
ment is SO fine. s7,a Is IS
Delbert is settling down to work in
his old-time form, and Trainer Nc
he will repeat his success of last year
Eva Brown. Delbert's stable mate, has
recovered from her injury of last week
and Is doing good work again.
DIR. Hanson's big gelding, Chris Pc
terson, is a race horse all the way from
start to finish. and he will surprise |
some of the plungers before he returns
to his winter quarters. He is a green
horse and has the whole scope OF class
es before him and ought to win some
money this season. aeaBef
The track has been greatly improved
this week, which in a measure accounts
for the fast work done. The big tank
was filled early in the week and the
sprinkler has been used on the track
to good advantage. With the excep-
ton of little unevenness the track is
a perfect one and IL Is to be regretted |
that there will be no meeting here this
year.