The Anaconda standard., 1895-03-24
HORSES And H0RSEMEN
The MisSOula Track Will Soon Be Ready
For Good Work.
FOALS AT THE DAILY RANCH
a List of Fashionably Bred Young
sters. Both Irotters and lhor-
oughbreds. That VIII In
terest Turfmen.

MISSOULA. March -3.-lhe conultlon OF |
the race track has improved decidedly |
during the past week and the harrow
was put on yesterday. This means that
in a few days tho track will be IN racing |
condition and the horses will be put down |
10 hard work and plenty OF it. The new
wells in the stable yards are completed
and one of ;hem is already IN use. This
innovation is thoroughly appreciated by
the trainers Mt the track, as they have been
dependent all the spring upon the water
supply OF the Grant creek ditch that iiows
back of the grand stand. This has been
too generous in its supply part OF the time /
this spring, and has made tho use OF gum
boots imperative in getting to and from
the track This has been remedied now
and everything is in ship shape.
There have been no new arrivals at the
track for n week, but tho same interested
crowd of spectators gathers along the
stretch every forenoon TO see the flyers 60
some. and the visitors usually get their
moneys worth, for there have been some
pretty drives made during the past few
days. Charlie Jeffries, with Antrima,
makes some fine displays OF what that
swift black can do and always wins APP !
ulause when he comes down the stretch.
Pat McEvoy's Irene J.. is always "A hot
favorite and is always asked for by those
who go out TO tie track. But there Is
probably no horse that is making more
improvement in its work than Hi Cor
belts 2-year-old filly, Emily Marshall.
This youngster has all the earmarks of
racer and is showing up in better sha pc
every day.
Horsemen all over the West are laying
their plans TO take in the Montana cir
cult this year, and local turfmen are in
receipt of numerous letters of inquiry re-
garding the prospects. JEFF Forsbee
writes that he is preparing Alarmist and a
lot of likely youngsters for this circuit
and will send them to the Missoula track
for their preliminary work. Among the
young ones is a full brother of Alarmist
that his owner thinks will be n better
horse than his brother. Alarmst will be
remembered by all racegoers in Montana
las season as the formidable rival of
Bozeman. These horses will be added to
the McEvoy string when they arrive.
Another favorte that will campaign
through this state this year is Gold Bug,
whose owner has issued instructions that
the galloper shall not DO raced in Califor-
MIA any more this spring. but be saved for
the Montana circuit. He was turned out
for grass and rest this week, his trainer
writes, and will be sent to Missoula early
in the season TO prepare for the meetings
up here.
Dan Velox, it is said, will be missed on
the Montana tracks this season. his owner
having decided recently not to bring him
up here from Salt Lake, where he is now
stabbed. Tho intention early in tho win
ter was to have him fitted on the Missoula
track.
Lou Hunter has bought good 4-year-
old black colt that is handy with his feet
but he does not intend TO make q race
horse of him. He simply wants good
driving horse and il looks very much as If
he had one. He Is being put into shape
at the track and looks and moves well.
He will make n handsome road horse and
his owner will be in it with the best of
them when he swings down the boulevard.
The letters that are received by local
horsemen from their friends abroad
nearly al contain some reference to the
superior quality of the hay and grain
which is grown here and oil express n
desire 10 use it again IL possible. Last
year many of the visiting horsemen were
given an opportunity to try the local feed
and they we're easily convinced of its SUI
the horsemen who did their training here
last spring started out on the circuit with
a liberal supply for their own animals.
but the hay was begged or stolen from
them before they started for the east end
of the state.
Lou Hunts place is getting TO be horse
mems headquarters and there, almost
any evening, the listener can hear the
merits of horses from everywhere dis
cussed and yarns told of all the great
races in turf history. The place is pro-
vided with the leading turf papers and
the walls are decorated with horse pic
lures. 1t is all horsey from the proprietor
TO the Chinaman who sweeps out.
All men who are interested in horses
have been attracted by the collection of
fancy shoes that has been prepared BY
local firm of farriers. These shoes show
45 different patterns of racing and driving
shoes for the perfectly gated aaipal and
for all defective gaiis. Three ofthe speci-
mems are made of copper and all are
highly buruisuel. They are interesting
not only TO horsemen, but also 10 the cas-
ual visitor. as they show some odd shapes
and are excellent specimens of workman
ship.
Up at Hamilton the horsemen on the
Daily ranch are busy getting the colts to
work and teaching them how 10 go. Some
of them need but little instruction, for
they are born race horses and all they
need is boy up and good track ahead
OF them. Il is a magnificent sight to see
these royal youngsters at their work.
They go at il like old campaigners and
race instinctively. Gallopers and joggers
all do well and II is no wonder that their
trainers are proud of them.
The foals are coming now on the Daly
ranch as rapidly as they can be taken
care Of and there are some splendid
youngsters among them. At the thorough
bred stables, sam Lucas has 10 as fine
I'll .e mara ava- seen auVvhara Tho