The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-26
Butte Department.
HE WAS SPEECHES.
A Willing Purchaser Puts the Owner
of a Farm Into a Trance.
THREE A CHARMING FIGURE
Horsemen Become Reminiscent
and Tell Stories and Give Facts
Schreiber's Latest Purchases
-Trotting i'm Liverpool.

]. S. Campbell, who will manage the
western contingent of Marcus DAILY:
string, to race over the Montana cir
cult, has engaged Jockeys Tubervill
and Duffy to ride Days horses
Breeder and Sportsman.
George Common, at present working
for George Rose. will do the auction
eering for Mcbride & Styles, the Louis
Vile firm that has secured the pooling
privileges over the Montana circuit.
About "a hours before the crack stall
lion Direct was sold at Madison Square
garden last month a group of noted
trotting horsemen sat at table in the
cafe of the Hoffman house. John II.
Shuts, Monroe Salisbury and DIR. II.
Latham, the fidus achates of the IA
nous turfman who was about to dis
pose of nearly all of his harness racers,
had gone over from the garden together
and found William corbitt, another
prominent breeder from the Sunny
Slope, who also had a consignment to
sell the next day.
Corbttt was invited TO Join the party.
and, after Mr.. Shuts had ordered re-
freshments, Salisbury tried to forestall
him by slipping a bill to the waiter
and pointing quietly TO the check. The
New Yorker was not to be caught nap
ping, whereupon Corbitt, who knew
that his neighbor. like himself, expect
ed the master of Parkville farm to be
customer at the sale. rallied Sails
bury on his unsuccessful attempt to
pay the score. saying: You see that
MIR. Shuts is not TO be caught"
That's all right. Corbitt," interject-
ed Mr. Shuts, but you are pretty
high-priced yourself sometimes" Then
addressing the whole company, he con-
tinued: when 1 went to California in
1880 on pleasure trip, 1t was natural
that i should want to buy a horse or
two. First / looked over Roses stock
at Los Angeles and found some that 1
liked, but on asking the price, was told
that the particular colts were not for
sale. At Palo Alto 1 tried again, but
could not get figure on any of the
youngsters l picked out. Finally I
went 70 Corbitt's place. and saw some
pretty good things by Guy Wilkes On
asking him how much, he gave me the
same old story, Not for sale
Confound it,, said ], IF 1 can't buy
FEW horses, perhaps 1 can buy a lot
OF them So 1 went at Corbitt again
and said: Tell you what. Corbitt, /
want to buy a stock farm. and will
give you $500 900 for your place horses
and everything
He looked at me for minute, then
turned away and walked off. After a
while, long time il seemed to me, he
came back and said. Let us go up to
the house 1t was a hot day enough
10 make man Thirsty, even If he was
not inclined that way / felt the need
of something moist, and thought the
invitation to the house would include
unat. When we got there Corbitt dis
appeared inside, leaving me on the
piazza 1 walked about for an hour or
50, and that thirst kept increasing.
Then woman came with a tray on
which were glasses and a bottle.
never care to drink alone, and waited
for Corbitt Another hour passed. and
just as l was about to drop it ne an
peared
Corbitt,' said /, what about that
onerF His lips moved. but he kept
them closed. and while his Jaws worked
fast, there was no sound. Then in des-
peration invited him TO take some of
MS own liquid. thinking that that
might help him. Still not word
Ihen there was luncheon served. and
we took some of IT. Finally, when II
was time Tor me to get back to town.
1 spoke up once more:
You remember that 1 offered TO
buy this place for 100000. 1 will not
ask you TO deliver II till the money is
paid on my check, then I want Won 10
about it?' ~ Wv
Again his jaws worked. but the
tongue was silent. Finally he an
swered, like a man coming out of 4 |
france, We'll, / never thought ia sell
Guy Besides there are some mares
ihat would like to keep. IL you will /
Offer lhe
That settled IL with me- I want ALI |
or nothing, so If you won't sell GUY |
wilkes, It's on" Think of this. I nro- |
pose 10 give a man $500 900 for a farm
and few plugs of trotters. and n
shocked him speeches. for three
There was a hearty laugh as Mr.
Shults concluded. and then tho man
ne was chatting. replied: at was he
cause your figure was so low that
was dumbfounded. In New York thev
void me that you were a liberal man ("
NOW, Corbitt," retorted his tornen-
tor, that is not fair. / have told this
peIore When you were present.
ana since then you have thought nm an
answer tell you, gentlemen. ne vas
speechless that day. and / nearly died
OF thirst, besides having TO wait most
oi an AFTERNOON for him to recover"
Percy" in his letter to the Chica-
go News, remarks: 81 was thinking
ne o'her DAY how singular il seems
mat each or our leading families have
lhree crackerjacl(s. but usually only
Lhree' Let us take a few off-hand and
see. Dictator had Jay-Eye-See. 2.1O
Z;O65D pacing; Phallas. 21S&. and nj
rector 2:l7. Director had direct 2.05iL |
Dlrectum 2:O5h. Direction 2:0S4,. George
Wilkes had Harry Wilkes 2:i3ih. CIV
wilkes 2l5h, and ]. u. Richardson
,lo%. Several are faster, but he was
! campaigner) Electioneer had Arion
WA, sunol 2:OSA. and Palo Alto 2:Os4
4,inl, had fanny Witherspoon 216A,
Piedmont 217Is. and westmont. he
1acer, 2lS%. Co.'s with running mattel
iuy Wilkes had Hulda 2:0Slk, Iesa