The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-28
HORSES And HORSEMEN
the Weather, Grass and Track Are
Finer Than China Silk.
SHOWING FAST QUARTERS
The Missoula Course Offers Advan-
tages Not to Be Found On Many
Of the Crack Stretches of
the United States.

= spring tnat was maue Tor uofsctneus
this season is the one. and If there is any
place on earth that was especially IN
tended for q training place for horses.
that place is the Missoula and Bitter Root
valleys. There have been several promi-
nent horsemen here during the week and
every one of them has been unreserved in
hivexpress ons of praise for the ,weatheg,
tho hay. tho oats, the horses and the
speed Ii IL not yet May /. but the flyers
az thetrAck arc showing faster quarters
than can usually be seen six weeks later
than that. Nearly ali the animals at the
track are in prime condition and are inn
proving every day. They are being given
J. some stiff work and are taking IL In splen-
did style.
The weather of the past week has been
unusually favorable for the trainers and
the warm. sunny mornings have found all
the cracks out for work. The rail
!, birds" have improved the opportunity,
too, and the fence along the stretch and
the lower seats in the grand stand have
boon we'll lined with spectators. A man
fwho does not own or cannot borrow
stopwatch, Is not in IL now, and to be
= sport you must be able to give records,
talk pedierees and discuss Iearnedly the
relative chances Of the local horses, their
speed, endurance and action. When you
can do this, you are in q condition to pay
"A visit to the race track. but until you
car, you'd better stay away or else 60
with chaperon.
IA Colonel Harrison, the Georgia member
OF the mineral land commission, is an adj
mirer of good horses and was an inter-
ested visitor at the track this morning.
He expressed himself as surprised Mt the
remarkable development of the colts
raised in Montana and at the fine quality
of the hay and oats that are grown here.
In the East and South, he said, such for
age Is never seen and he had no idea that
hay could be kept SO green anywhere as
that which he has seen in Missoula.
Colonel Harrison was much pleased, too,
with the horses that he saw at the track
this forenoon and he watched their work
with n critical eye. But probably no man
was ever more surprised than Trainer
MCGOWAN, who has been at the track for
z a week. Coming from the scorched plains
of Nebraska to the green valleys of west
ern Montana, he could hardly believe
that he had not lost month or two some
= where. tta
McGowan's stable, Delbert, Eva Brown
and GaItama have rested nearly all the
week, but are recovering from the effects
OF their long journey and have been given
some light exercise during the past few
days. They are, OF course, somewhat be-
F.. hind in their work, but they may be ex-
pccted to show up in good form in an
other week. Delbert Is a much finer look
ing horse than he was last year, and his
owner expects some good work from him
this season. He 10 q handsome dappled
brown animal and looks every inch q race
horse. The other horses in this string arc
unbroken yearlings, ono by Delbert out Of
Eva Brown, and the other, full brother
TO Delbert and Galtama. These young
sters will be broken this summer, and
they have every advantage Of breeding on
their side. They ought to make good
horses after Montana hay and oats get in
their work.
). w. Greenough is training a promis.
ing 2-yeer-old filly, that bids fair to be q
Q race horse IL she continues to do as well
ms she Is at present. She is light brown
in color and has the build and movement
of her sire, Northlight, DIR. Mills we'll
known horse. Her first dam is Highland
Mary; second dam, Pet by Highlander;
third dam, road mare imported by w.
H. Raymond. The breeding and quail
ties of Northlight are we'll known. and
Mr.. Greenough's filly may confidently be
expected TO make a good showing In the
Montana races.
The crowd at the race track this MORN
ing was large one and they saw some
magnificent bursts of speed during the
workouts. Chris Peterson and Brine
Tricks worked together and gave q fine
exhibition. Peterson Is impr owing every
day and his owner has reasons to expect a
low mark for him before the season
closes. His immense strength makes
him practically tireless and he will make
the best of them go some before fall.
Brine Tricks is watched with interest by
reason of his half mile race next week
against an unknown bicyclist. His work
to-day indicated that the unknown will
have TO be n dandy IL he beats the Hig-
gins horse. Horsemen are still confident
o Z the supremacy of the handsome pacel
over any bicycllst in these parts aud the
wheelmen are equally confident 30 good
race may be looked for. 40
Asbury Plummer's lockwood Is surpris-
ing everybody. When he worked last
season he only made fair showing, but
he is up with the best of them this spring.
McEvoy drove him two quarters this
morning in less than 50 aud he went as
steady as q clock. s..<
Jim Carrigan sent DIR. Puff for quar-
ter this morning. the first hot work thai
the plucky 3-year-old has been given this
year. He came down the stretch without
Mquiger aud at q pace which showed that
he is as good as he was last year. The
Doctor viii carry plenty of Missoula
money when be starts this summer.
Hal Corbeft. the swift bay PAGER that 4.
DR.. Puff's sta lie companion. is settling
down to business this week and IL re-
covering from the hightiness that he ex.
hibited last fall. He is considered by
many TO be the fastest horse at the track
and. IL he can be held level, he will show
them all thing OF two. Fs