The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-20
Butte Department.
STORIES OF RACES
Track Incidents That HcrSemen Like
Like 10 Read About.
COUPS, SPURTS AND DASHES
lettings From the Getting Ring and
Mention of Promising Flyers
The Celebrated Case
of kneebes.
COUPS, SPURTS AND DASHES

pony?" Such was the sententious re-
mark made by a couple of knowing
sportsmen after a we'll planned coup
had boiled over at one of the big pony
meetings not a hundred miles from
New York, says Riverside In the New
York Mercury. Well might the noble
owners of The Fly wonder what was
up. as they had backed her on the
strength of a trial with one of the
best ponies in training. the result of
the trial being that she had made the
flyer lie down at the weights While
the pair of Disguised owners were COM
pairing notes as to the why and where
fore OF the disastrous ending to their
coup there came sauntering along
guileless Englishman, who, when he
saw the little bay mare that was being
cooled out, started visibly, and then
took another long stare at the bonnie
little mare. On approaching the boy
who was leading her around he in
quired her name, and was rewarded by
one totally different from what he
thought she owned. AS the pony
passed him again he made a curious
clicking noise with his tongue. The
effect was electrical; the mare stood
stock still, and looked each and every
way. Another peculiar cackle started
her off walking again.
This byplay had not been lost on the
pair of owners, as they remarked to
the Britisher:
You seem to know our pony?"
Yes, do" he replied, land / also
notice that you seem to be pretty hard
hit by her not getting home in front"
This may have sounded bit nervy,
but II hit the owners of The Fly in
the right place. After a bit of a bar
ney, they managed to get the taciturn
foreigner talking and he unbelted him
self as to the following:
II once owned that pony when she
answered to the name of Prairie Rose,
and among the many / owned. / reck
on. when on the job she could clean up
anything of her inches and sometimes
make a pretty fair bush horse hoe
jine'' for the quarter. You people got
her from an old Breed" the biggest
old rip that ever wore a blanket. l
suppose you bought her on the strength
of a watch treat. Well. you bought the
fiddle, but forgot to offer a price for
the fiddler. That bit of fashion and
good looks has a secret that has to go
with her, or when IL comes to racing
in earnest she won't try a yard. She
won her treat. Well. that's all right,
but she won't win any race, and that
I'll go nap on"
This information seemed to add to
the disgust of the owners. and over a
cOlu DOltle anu NlCIOIld they
fered to accede to anything the Brit
Usher could do in order to win race.
and get their money back.
The following compact was made:
No win no pay, but If The Fly won the
Englishman was to have the purse and
the pony. AS a matter of fact, he did
not care so much for the purse, but he
did want the pony, as he had only
parted with her under rather peculiar
Of OF n uvh a nd
a big gun had played a prominent part.
The bargain was signed, sealed and
witnessed, and the second day OF the
meeting saw the Britisher warm up
The Fly for the big race OF the day. IL
ever a pony behaved badly she did.
stopping several times and then going
on, and seemingly only to make her
mind up coming into the stretch, when
she cut loose and went along like
creased lightning. This bye play had
not been lost on the rail birds and the
talent. as the liberal price of tens was
left severely alone. On bringing the
pony back to the paddock, her owners
sarcastically remarked: We'll, you
ride her. and If she wins you can have
her according to contract but we don't
back her for a cent"
Now that Britisher was really on the
level and did his best to persuade the
pair OF them to have a bit on, but no,
not they. Tipping the wink to the by
ISLANDERS. her old owner said no more.
The bugle sounded for the post and
eight runners cantered down. The
quiet onlooker had meanwhile visited
the ring. and had helped himself lib
orally.
Down went the flag for the Ladies'
Plate, six furlongs. at weight for age.
The Fly got away in the bunch. and
her rider took a steadier pull until
coming into the stretch. then putting
his hand inside his jacket he pulled out
a bladder full OF peas, and with the
Xxi yi'' yell of an Indian the little old
bay mare shot to the front and won
with her head in her chest.
AS may be imagined, her late owners
kicked like steers. but the bargain was
kept and Prairie Rose resumed her
name and went with her old owner
toward the land of the setting sun,
where she earned many a bright dollar
and is now enjoying an honorable re-
tirement on a ranch a good many miles
west of the Missouri.
Munro Salisbury, the horseman, is de-
PENDANT in a suit on trial, brought by
Harry s. Henry TO recover $4,000, says
q New York dispatch. The plaintiff al
leges that he bought the mare May
Day for 81. 900, and he paid SO 900 for the
$1,000 note later. Salisbury represented
age. but after the sale he discovered
that she was % years old. He offered
10 return the mare 10 Salisbury, and
demanded the return OF his money. but
Salisbury refused. Salisbury denies
that he warranted the mares age. and
says she was in foal 10 the great STALL
ion Director at the time OF the sale.
The prospective foal. Salisbury says,
was worth $4,000. When Henry offered
TO return May Day all hope OF foal
had disappeared, and the mare conse-
quently was not as valuable as she was
ON the day of her sale.
London dispatch says: The Lin
colnshire handicap of 1000 sovereigns,
the first important English race Of the
year in which a California horse is
named 10 start, will be run over
straight course. and a distance about
100 yards shore OF mile. Mr.. Crokers
Americas (Rey del Carares) is engaged.
His weight Is 1l3 pounds In the opin-