The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-03

shane. She beat GIlead, who ran second,
and was ridden by Marty Bergen, the
famous jocky who rode Salvador in his
race against time; Lovdal, one of the
cracker jacks, who was tho favorite, run
ming third.
Gussie is by Hyder Ali. who is owned by
Marcus DAILY, and is now at the Riverside
stock farm, out of Attraction. she by King
Ban. Hyder Ali is also the sire of Spo-
kane. who won the American derby. the
rich Clark stakes at Louisville and the
kentucky DERBY in 1889, beating the great
colt. Proctor Knott, in all of the races and
throwing all of the sports in Kentucky
into bankruptcy.
Spokane was bred at Noah Armstrong;
ranch near Twin Bridges and is now in
the stud in Kentucky. Spokane is also
the sire Of Three Forks, who ran in Mon
tana as a 2-year-old without much success,
but has since developed INTO quite a race
horse and Is now running in a satisfactory
manner at San Francisco.
Gussie ran on the Montana circuit as n
2-year-old in 1898, and won a mile race at
Dillon against aged horses, and also won
several other good races. She Is very
game little mare and is dangerous in any
kind of company at almost any distance.
Nick Hall also captured n race on the
same ulN Win Il .NtlO IL tue game
old son of Flood. He won the Beverwick
steeplechase stake, value 81 500. in a drive
from My Luck, the l TO > favorite. This
makes $500 that Floodmore has won for
Nick Hall since Dec. /, and Mr.. Hall paid
only $3.50 for the horse.
Draw Scott, who ran in Montana as a 81
year-old in 1898, and broke the Montana
record for three-quarters of a mile at Ana
conda, has won IL races at the Frisco
track and is a great favorite with the bet
tors.
The Chicago Fair Grounds association
has issued the list of nominations in the
FuturIty of 1897. TO be run at the Harlem
track. The entries number 1920 of the
produce of the greatest stations in the
country and the race should prove to be
one of the most interesting events of
western turf history. 1t is at six furlongs.
j. b Haggin of California is the heaviest
nominator with 163 entries, divided as fol-
lows: Thirty mares bred to Salvador, Is
TO imp. Maxim, % to Sir Modred, 16 to
imp. Midlothian, six to Tyrant, eight to
Morello, II to Imp. Islington, 10 to Pres
tontans, seven to Torso, two to Owas,
four TO imp. Canvados, two TO Ben Ali,
four to Fresno, IA to imp. Darebin, three
TO Fitz James.
Marcus Daly-Eighteen by imp. Inver-
ness, IA by Tammany, six by Montana,
two by Silver King, three by Hyder Ali,
two by Cannon, and seven by St. Serf,
Sir Hugo and others.
Croker and his partner, NJ. II. Dryer,
while sojourning at Rock Lake, Fla, will
have an opportunity to look over the two
most valuable stakes in which their horses
are entered. In the Ascot Gold Cup,
which Dobbins has been nominated for,
the entries show the best horses in train
ing on the English turf, including Lord
Eilsmere's None the Wiser, SIR Walter
GrifIith's Sweet Duchess, Lord Arlngton's
Throstle, j. Il. Burton's Farmcrside, L.
Luscombe's Murco, and Mr.. McCalmont's
Isinglass and Prestholme. Leopold de
Rothschild has named Altar, and Sir
William Throckmortou mas nominated
Arlington. In the Jubilee stakes Dwyer
has named Harry Reed and Stonenell as
his representatives,. Among the lot
named by the Englishmcn are Lord Cadi-
gan's Court Ball, Colonel North's North
ampton. Wallace Johnston's Best Man,
W. Lows Garter Queen, Lord Durham's
Son o Mine, Mr.. Russells Lady Minting,
Sir W. Throckmorton's Arcane. Sir j.
Bundell Naples Kirkconnell, Douglass
Baird's Sempronis and A. l.. Duncan's
most eXtravagant statements about Stone
nell, and allege that he proved himself to
be the fastest horse in America. This
will furnish amusement TO turf-goers on
this side of the ocean.
II will surprise a number of turf mon
10 learn that Col. Bob Swigert has decided
TO retire from the breeding business and
has consigned all of his brood mares to a
public sale. Among the lot is Lady Way
ward, the dam of Carlsbad. the American
Derby winner, and the dam of Grisette.
the great mare Lucky Baldwin raced. He
will also sell his two stations. Carlsbad
and Michael. Both are Derby winners.
Michael won the 81. LOUIS Derby and
other rich stakes. while Carlsbad landed
the American Derby and other good races.
Byron McClclland says that the story
that he will follow Croker and DIVER TO
England and race there the coming sea-
son with Henry of Navarro and Halma
has no foundation in fact. lie SAYS that
all his horses are entered in tins country,
and that he has had no idea at any time
of sending Navarro TO the old country tie
will race IN the West and South making
his debut al Lexington Spring meeting
in the DIstillers' stake.
IL is reported that Corrigan will take
Riley out OF the stud in few days and
send him 10 England TO be trained over
the sticks. Riley has been entered in the
great international steeplechase which is
10 be run in England this year.
The weights of the Kempton Park Great
Jubilee stakes for 5000 sovereigns, which
is to be run May IL and for which Stone
nell, one of Richard Croker's horses, is to
run. is published. Stonenell Will carry
eight stone, being sixth from the ton,
Dryers Harry Reed will carry eight stone.
There are 90 entries.
The Chester cup will be run at Chester
on "Wednesday, May 3. and shows co en-
tries, among which Is that Of Richard Cro- .
ker's 3-year-1ld Dobbius. Dobbins has an /
almost top weight. Ravensburg will carry I
nine stone. Dobbius and Son Of a Gun viii I
carry eight stone 10 pounds each, and