The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-06
REAL RACE HORSES
Old-Time Montanan Says They Are
Not Numerous These Days.
MARY FITZPATRICK'S CHICKS
A Fortified Man Discovered Near
Glasgow by John burlington
Other State Notes
of Interest.

Great Falls Leader: The present
race horses of Montana, according to
the notions of an old-time sport as ex-
pressed in an exchange, are not what
they were in the early days. In the
eyes of some people, however, no mat
ter what there may be of good in any
thing, it has no comparison to what 1t
was in the early days" 1t very mucn
reminds one of the story told about
the old ex-Confederate, who was show
ing a northern man Through one OF rhe
seaport towns along the coast OF South
Carolina after the war of the reoellioh
had been settled.
The old southern gentleman was
very enthusiastic over the grandeur
of the city buildings, to all OF which
the northern man acquiesed. All the
public parks, drives groves and lake
let's were given much praise, but the
gentleman of 1.-THE south would invar-
iably say to the northern gentleman's
complimentary remarks of the beauties
of southern scenery, You just ought
to have seen that befoah THE wan.
The ''wah," according to the southern
man, had played havoc with all things
beautiful about the city. The two
men finally turned their attention TO
the silvery light of the full moon, as
1t shone across the corrugated bosom
of the ocean. The northern man was
unreserved in his praises of the beaut-
full scene before them, when his friend
said: Yes, that is grand, but You
just ought to have seen that moon be-
foaJh the wah!'
So 1t is with many things that are
invariably referred to the" early days"
of Montana. The idea that there were
better horses in Montana in the early
days" than there are now is very nom
sensical, to say the least. The early
days of Montana would necessarily
r.. hon
was very we'll known that there was
not horse then in what are now the
states of Montana and Idaho that
could outrun a badger. But here is
what "Old Sport" says of some of the
horses of the early days." together
with their stage names and what be-
came of them. If there were very
noted racers some of the old timers
in Great Falls will no doubt remem-
Der them. "Old Sport winds up his
story about Montana horses as follows
"Why, take such horses as Old Peek
a-Boo. the sturdy bay mare that be
1onged ITO Charley Hard, down i'm the
valley; she won the first Montana der
by, after having run away four miles
and then was fresh. Lots of Others
could be named, as for instance, Little
Tom, Jubilee, Sunday, and last, but
not least, Old Cyclone.
NOW, / am not saying the present
race morse Is no good IN montana, Du
/ do say that the horses that we 1laC
in the early days easily outclasset
them. This is probably due to the fac
that more care was given to the breed
ing and rearing of good colts. Mos
of the old-time good ones ran thei
now filled with fashionable bang-tail
race long since. and their stalls ar
who usually break down in their work
outs.
"Green Preuitt. the tiger that rollet
over and killed Fish Blevins,' is, L be
lieve, at Roby track at Chicago now
They stuff his old ears with cotton ans
put blinders on him and he runs ava.
with every purse like nothing. Peek
a-Boo died at the ranch of Alex. Work
on Sun river, where she was taken L
be bred, and starved to death. Cyclon
still lives. / believe, and though stiff
is still as gamey as ever. ", tn
horse who promised a phenomena
hurdler, but who broke down al Haw
thorne park in a race, was recent
sold to a wood hauler for $3.50. oil
Jubilee is still owned by Oregon partie
These have all won laurels on tn
track, and have gone to their well
earned rest"