The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-12
hissoula Is Considering the Question
Of . Race Meeting. ~.
SOME FINE ANIMALS THERE
Ben Kinney on His Way East With a
String OF Harness Horses From
the DAILY Ranch : Straws
From the Stable.

the tricky Pear valley OF course,
everybody would like to see good
meeting here, but IT takes money to
give meeting. and the necessary
plunks do not seem to be Forthcoming.
To give meeting that would be at all
credftable and attract good horses to
the local track. a subscription OF IS, 900
would have to be secured, and At pres
ent there is not that much IN sight.
Some OF the local horsemen are much
concerned because there will probably
be no Montana circuit races this sea-
\ son, and they are abusing the people
whom they think are responsible for
the present state of affairs, taking ad-
vantage of the columns Of one OF the
local papers to do this These men
have good horses and ought NOT to be
AFRAID TO try the coast circuit if they
have any confidence in their flyers.
The natural inference from their re-
cent remarks Is that they don't want
to get outside the state. as the dis
lance Is long one to walk back
over. T
This morning was a perfect one for
horses and the rail birds at the track
saw some OF the prettiest work that
has been done this season. The har-
ness horses are being driven mile
heats now and some Of them are given
three or four heats. There is only a
month left before the stables will be
shipped to Portland to try conclusions
with the coast horses. From now on.
the work at the track will be hot and
heavy and the horses will be given an
opportunity to show what is In them
The track is now in almost perfect
condition and the MAMMALS are all
showing the good results of Missoula's
unequalled forage and climate. This is
especially noticeable in the horses that
have come here from abroad. the Kelly
and MCGOWAN colts having improved
wonderfully since they arrived here.
Trainer Kelly has a phenomenal 2
year-old In his filly, Annigitto, by An
trim, dam, Nellie Blackwood, and the
fleet little black animal was the center
of attraction to-day when he worked
him out. She bears a strong resem-
blance to Antrima. her half sister. both
In appearance and action, and when
she Is on the track she knows nothing
but go. She is small animal. but is
possessed of unusual speed and endu-
rance. She has been In training only /
about two weeks. but she is showing
eighths in 10 and quarters in 40, with
no apparent effort. Her stable COM
panion. also 2-year-old. is by the dam
OF Antrima and PAGES like a. whirl-
wind Both horses have conditioned
rapidly and will be in racing form
when the season opens.
Delbert, the 4-year-old that heads
the MCGOWAN stable. is picking up re-
markably well and worked couple of
mile heats this morning in something
OF his old-time form. He Is strong,
even mover and, when he gets thor
oughly over his rankness. will be In 1t
with the best of them. Eva Brown,
Delhert's stable mate. is laid up for
few days on account of slight in
jury to her leg, but the hurt is trifling
and the little sorrel filiy will be on the |
track again in a short time. The green |
colts that Mr.. MCGOWAN brought from |
Kansas are improving in condition and |
will be put into training before long.
Asbury Plummer's Boxwood con- |
tinues to surprise his friends by his |
excellent work. He is redeening him |
self this spring and is showing up bet |
ter than 1t seemed last year that he |
ever would. He is a handsome animal |
and his action and speed have I'M |
proved this spring to marked de- |
gree. -
The Bay Bird stables, Dr.. Puff
(2:29A), Lucien and Hal Corbett, is do |
expected of 1t. DIR. Puff is as steady |
and as speedy as ever. and is larger |
and stronger than he was last year. He |
is one of the handsomest animals that |
ever looked through a bride, and his |
speed is as good as his appearance. |
Lucien has been given some mile heats
by Trainer Carrigan and has struck a |
2:30 clip with ease. He will make a |
creditable mark for himself be- |
fore he returns from the Call |
ifornia circuit meetings or else /
his friends are much mistaken in |
moving fast now and is getting into a |
better temper than he has been.n IL he |
can be cured of his irritability and de- |
sire to break he will make a wonderful |
horse. He has made several half-miles |
this week in better than 2:1o. and has |
endurance and bottom enough TO make |
an admirable campaigner. All the fault
there Is in his make up is his unwilling
ness to yield to his drivers will He \
is becoming. much more tractable as /
the season advances and willsprobably
be all right. s.at hfH .fns I
Ranchman, ]. p Losees young Dali
gamo stallion, Is coming up with the 1
best of them. McEyoy drove him four
heats yesterday and he made the dust L
fly every. time. He was worked two
heats with George Ayres. the swift
Fay Bird PAGER. owned by j. W. Nell
son, and he was In II every time His
legs, which troubled him last year. are /
In fine condition this spring and he
shows no sign of weakness ON them. /
He has already made a mile In 2:35 and
he has had but little stir work this
spring. rUta A.
There were two very pretty exhibi-
tions of speed at the track this MORN
ing. MCGOWAN and McEvoy worked
Delbert and Glen Arthur together for
three heats and the colts made a fine
The steady little iron gray
son OF Glenwood showed the .advan-
tsge OF his long training and forced the
brown colt of his feet In the stretch,
as steady as a clock In e.25
Glen Arthur is a remarkable colt In
his 2-year-old form last year he was
the crack trotting colt OF the Denver
and Salt Lake meetings. and this year
he is pacing like veteran .1l9I.
Chris Peterson and Brine Tricks