The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-05
SWIFT AS THE WIND
Missoula Is Full Of Fast Horses Thes
Days.
rs LIVELY AT THE TRACK
The Grass In the Paddock Is Ankle
Deep and There Is No Lack
Of Enthusiasm In Stall
and Paddock.

and Paddock.
Missoula. May 4.-During the past
has materially improved, and the fly
ers have been given faster work than
they have had before this spring. The
quarters have been reeled or at 80. "a
and 35 seconds very handily, and the
harness horses are being worked the
full mile in some instances. This Is
considered exceptionally fast work for
this season Of the year. and horsemen
are elated over the results of the
spring training. The rains OF the past
week have made the track nearly per-
feet. and the grass in the paddocks
and the fnfield is ankle deep. 1t Is
verftable horse heaven, and the strang
ers who have visited the track during
the past week have been loud in their
praise of the place. 1t would certainly
be difficult to find better conditioning
place than the Missoula track, and this
fact is becoming recognized by horse
men all over the Northwest.
In the Higgins stable. Trainer Jefr-
ries has been giving Antrima and Brine
Tricks some stiff work this week, and
they are showing UP remarkably well.
Trainer McEvoy has moved Chris Pc
terson up notch. and the big fellow
showed quarter in 80 this morning.
Emily MARSHALL. Hal S. Corbett's g
year-oid filly, is developing splendid
speed. and is getting to resemble her
sire. Senator Hoffman's Bohemian, in
many respects. In the Bay Bird sta
bies. Trainer Carrigan Is getting good
work out of DIR. Puff. Lucien and Hal
Corbett. The last named colt is going
Ike a whirlwind. and promises to do
some phenomenal work this summer.
The gallopers are sent down the
stretch now in dead earnest. and Mid
get, French Lady, St. Croix and Bill
Howard are even in better form than
they were last year. French Lady was
sent a quarter this morning, and went
IL like an express train. She still re-
tains her old habit of switching her
TAIL and the faster she goes the harder |
she switches IL.
The MCGOWAN horses are getting ac- !
ciimated, and Delbert is being given
regular work now. He is a little rank
still. but is recovering his last sea-
sons form. and will make the dust fly
like a cyclone IL he keeps on as he has
started. Galtama, the 2-year-old rep /
resentative OF the Nebraska stable. is ,
also working out well, and bids fair to /
become a formidable rival for some of |
the local colts.
Trainer Kelly. whose colts arrived |
from Dayton, Wash, this week, is well
pleased with the Missoula track, and
is putting his animals through their
PAGES in good shape. He has pacing
colt by the sire of Antrima, and a 3
year-old half sister TO the swift black
mare of the Higgins string. The filIy
resembles Antrima In form and action,
and is very speedy. considering that
she has had no work this spring.
Nearly all of the horses now In train
Ing at the Mtssoula track will be taken
TO Portland for the June meeting and
viii so from there to the California cir
cult The Higgins stable will be en-
tered at the earlier California meet
ngs and then will be taken East.
where they win contest in the grand
circuit and other races. Trainer Cor
rigan will take DIR. Pun, Hal Corbett
and Lucien to California and will make
The entire circuit. DR.. Puff is entered
m the following races at Portland.
where the meeting begins juno 20:
Free-for-all 3-year-olds, purse $500:
special for 3-year-olds owned in Wash
ngton. Oregon and Montana, purse
400. At Sacramento and Napa he will
start In the 2:27 class for 3-year-olds.
purse $1,000 and $500. At Los Angeles
he Is named fer the 2:,7 class. $1,000.
ina for the 3-year-old free for all.
u .ooo Lucien Is entered in all of the
-year-old events and Hal Corbett in
III OF the 3-year-old pacing races.
Trainer McEvoy will take Chris Peter
ION. Glen Arthur, Emily Marshall and
'robably Boxwood.
Ben Kinney spent a short time in |
'fissoula Thursday evening. He Is
working a splendid lot OF colts on the
Daily ranch and has been giving Prod
gal some training this spring. Mr..
Kinney says that Prodigal has more ,
peed than ever this year and ex- ,
'ects the great horse to make a mark (
'efore the season closes that will be
way down. II has not been decided ,
Vhen Mr. Kinney will start for East
With his string. but he VIII probably '
cave before the end of this month.
Sam Lucas has now Al foais I'm the /,
breeding stables at the
saly ranch OF these ~ have already
cen announced in the Standard. The
ater ones are as follows:
March 20. brown filly by Tammany.
am Mehallah-
March %. chestnut fliy by Hyder
N. dam Walnut.
March "a. chestnut filly by Imp. In
erness. dam Yoiande.
March %. bay hlly by Tammany.
am Imp. Barcomere. sffiI !
March %. bay colt by Imp. Inver- !
ess. dam Namonia. ly
March %. chestnut flly by Tam {
amy. dam Imp. Erin-Go-Braugh.
March 81. chestnut FLY by Imp. In