The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-22
FOR THE NEW STALLS
Horses Here and Those to Come for
the Anaconda Races.
A PRETTY LOT OF FLYERS
Things Are All on the Jump at the
Track Carpenters Thicker
Than Bees around a Hive
Veritable Palace.

open there in about f1Ve weeks.
The grand stand rears its wide front
giving promise of ample accommoda-
ton to spectators. 1t will be complete
in 10 or Is days more. The building
swarms with carpenters who with
hammer and saw are fast adding
thereto the finishing touches. 1t is a
structure that will be safe. comfortable
and convenient.
The unsightly sheds at the entrance
of the grounds are being torn down and
behind where they stood rises the gen.
tly sloping hill that before was hidden
from view.
The improvement in the grounds that
are naturally picturesque. is more than
can be described.
At the western end of the grounds
many new stalls are being prepared
for the reception of the horses whose
going will make the great show for
which all Of this work is being done.
Besides the carpenters and workmen,
there are the busy horsemen jogging
their animals over the track I'm train
ing The track receives daily attention
and In spite Of the unfavorable wealth
er is in excellent condition and is in
constant use.
Among the stables that are now
quartered at the track are these: Tom
McTague's gallopers, as follows: Mari
eta. Emma Nc. Dara, Fleetwood. Chi
nook, Anaconda and Billy McClosky.
The thoroughbreds from the Bitter
Root stock farm which are In charge of
Mr.. Campbell. are as follows, with their
breeding: Oh m Lenora, Sir Modred,
Lizzie Lucas: c, Friar. Ayrshire, La
Trappe; b (, Madge D., Maxim, Guenn;
CHI T. Sunrise H., Salvador, Alice; oh C,
Tullamore. Inspector b, Tunnem; b C,
Jim Blackburn, Luke Blackburn, Tom
mic Belle; CHI C, Sardon. Salvador. Chi
h. Of
Mist. Virgin; CHI c, Loeb Ness, imp. In
verness, Butterfly; CHI C, Fort Angus
tus. imp. Inverness, La Trappe; CHI c.
Scotch Pirate, imp. Inverness, Wyo-
ming; b C, ogden 0mp). Kilwarlin
Oriole; blk c, The Sain, St Serf. The
Task; br (, Darecho. Darebin, Echota;
blk (, Trust, Tristan. Beatty; CHI g.
Battern. Brown Fox, Mary Hamilton;
b &, Batter, Brown Fox, Lola; CHI &,
Protest, Inverness, Palfrena; b Z, Julia
Marlowe, Brown Fox, Maroon; ch C,
Bitter Root Child, Child of the Mist.
Bonita: CHI (, Evening Son. Brown Fox.
Evelina; CHI &, Fair Child, Child of the
Mist. Lavonta; &, Glare. Brown Fox,
Glance.
Frank Howard has Baby p. and Red
Leo owned by George Parrot; also Pat
Waters colts, Jim Blaine, 3. and Copey,
2, and old Democrat.
Pat McEvoy is handling Ransom
Wilkes. Shannon, Ruby Messenger and
several promising colts, out of Rap
idan, another of Red Cherry. He also
has Zettys Billy, Otter Wilkes, Querist
and Sam Landry's trotter and PAGER.
r. ]. Downing is training William
Gill. the horse formerly owned by Nor
gan Evans, but now the property of
Reynolds & Welcome. Billy made
record Of 1925 as a Swear old about
three years ago, but was ugly TO han
die a ha heau running Montana
bunch grass until this spring and now
Is coming out in grand shape. He will
be the dark horse of his class this sum-
mer Mr.. Downing is in charge of
string of carriage horses that may be
tracked II they promise well-G. w
Reynold' $. Frank II. and Annie Rooney:
Brownelrs PAGER, Jib: Fox & O'Brien's
Minnie O'Brien; l.. Ct. Smiths Hanni-
bal; Mishap. owned by w. NJ. Thorn
ton: Nancy, owned by ]. X. Walkup.
and Nimrod Dick. owned by j. +.
Bradley.
Sam Hanley has Bud L.. Orphan
Dick, Tom Tucker and several other
harness horses as yet TO fame un-
known.
Entries are coming in with every
mail for the stake races, which close
May %. but the lists will not be an
nounced before the last of next week.
when all will have had time to arrive
Ben y. Kinney. trainer of the harness
department OF the Bitter Root stock
farm writes that he will bring TO the
Anaconda and Butte meetings the fol-
lowing:
Rachel pacing record 2:0Sh. br. m.
OS, by Baron Wilkes, dam Willie
Wilkes, by George Wilkes.
Practical, trotting record 2:2li5 at .
years. b. (. go, by Prodigal. dam Fan
ny Witherspoon, by Almont.
Brown SILK, trotting record 2:22h.
br. m. 90. by Baron Wilkes. dam Nan
ny Etticoat. by Bellewood.
Red Cherry, trotting record 2:22ia at
years. br. m. %, by Red Wilkes. dam
Madam Herr. by Mambrino Patchen.
Arguros. 2-year-old trotting record
2:2TS4. br. Z. go, by Milroi, dam Annie
Wilton. by Wilton.
Thornbird. b. m. az. by Mascot, dam
Minnie Thorn. by Red Wilkes.
Bellies Lettres, blk. m. 90, by Bell
Boy. dam Annie Jackson. by Red
Wilkes.
Adding. b. c. CD. by Simmons. dam
Adelaide. by Milwaukee.
Improvidence. b. (. CD. by Prodigal.
dam Queen Wilkes, by William L.
Journeyman PAGER. b. c. (2). by Prod
igal; dam Winell. by Wilkes Boy.
Wilderness, b. C. CD. by Prodigal,
dam Fanny witherspoon.
Erudition. b. g. CD, by Expedition.
dam Yuba. by Harold.
Helen Hsrsn galS.
From the Helena Independent.
The race arranged between u. ]. Ar
nold's Montana Boy and NJ. L. Higgins
McGlinn is still the talk of the track.
II is planned 20 bring the race of June
or Z. The owners will drive, and as
each flyer has many admirers, there
will doubtless be a good attendance at
the race. To increase the interest in
the event, an effort is being made TO
arrange a pacing and running race TO
come OF the same afternoon as the
trot.
A number of spectators visit the Hell
ena track every morning 10 see the
horses exercise. There are many good
animals being worked and the track. in
consequence. has a lively appearance at
all hours of the morning. The horsemen