The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-25
Butte Department.
ABOUT FAST HORSES
What the Kings and Queens of the
Turf Are Doing Now.
RAFTING GOOD SPRINTERS
Long and Grand Strings In Readl-
ness for the Flag-A Letter
From St. Louis-Nightin-
gale the Thoroughbred.

From ST. Louis-Nightin-
gale the Thoroughbred.
chased this week by A. B. Spreckels,
viii stand at $500 a season at Ellerslie
farm. Virginia. The fee of Bramble
sire Of Rambler. Clifford and Ben
Brush. will be $500. st. Saviour's fee
will be $50.
The black stallion Strombon, by
Chester. from Aetna, that ran several
races at San Francisco, was shipped
last Friday to Australia, per steamship
Alameda. StromboH would have prov
ed a wonderful racehorse here were II
not for the fact that he had a very bad
leg which did not improve under treat
ment. From his breeding he Should
not have been allowed 10 leave these
shores, but no doubt he will be placed
in some stock farm in the antipodes,
where he will be bred TO some good
mares. He rs by a great sire and out
of one of the greatest brood mares.
Colonel Rupert will have the follow
ing string this summer: Ajax, s; Coun-
ter Tenor, 4; Gotham, 4; Manchester, 4;
BaIrytone H., 3; and the following five
I-yedr-oluS. fdSuerUlue, en- C., Dy LIS
bon-EaSter Day; Briarwood, ch c., by
Bramble-Lillie Hampstead; Concord, b.
c., by ongfellow-Leonora Morris; Pc
quid, CHI. c., by Powhattan-Pearl
Thorn, and a chestnut FLY by Rosslng-
ton-Betsey Brock, is the string that
Billy Lakeland has selected from Colo
mel Ruppert's string.
Gotham is likely TO be a much better
horse this season than he was last, as
he was in a pretty bad way all of last
winter.
Counter Tenor was bIistered on his
front legs shortly after the close of the
racing season, and has been benefited
by the treatment.
Barrytone H., the 3-year-old brother
to Conter-Tenor. is growing, and is
likely to strip a much-improved colt
next May.
Ajax's foot is now in better condition
than 1t has been In over a year and, as
Billy Lakeland is an adept at handling
A1aX's kind, he Is more than likely 10
be returned a frequent winner before
the year is ended.
The five 2-year-olds are the pick out
of is. Eastertide and Concord both
look as II they ought 10 be heard from
in stake events. The latter is an ex-
ceptionally good locker, and was highly
tried. He Is by Longfellow, out of Lee
onora Norris; second dam Platina, by
ington.
The rest of the string, consisting of
sport, .; Farana, 4; Tanhs, 3; Benvenue
ana IL yearllngs, will be handled by
Frank De Noyelles at Morris Park
There are some decidedly useful-look-
ing youngsters in the 2-year-old divi-
sion and these he will train, race and
sell.
Silver Bow, PIG, seems to be in de-
mand among horse trainers this sea
son. His years rest has helped him
wonderfully, and all who knew what
flights of speed he has shown, believe
he Is capable of getting a record of 2:1O
this year. Mr.. Fox, his owner has
every reason to be proud of him. A
careful inspection of this horse, while
az the Horse Show, failed to reveal a
blemfsh on him: his limbs, feet and
JOINTS were pronounced perfect and, as
he has an iron constitution and perfect
dy balanced, there are few horses of his
age In America in better condition for
preparation for a hard campaign than
ne. Mr.. Fox has not decided what he
VIII do with him this season.
The meeting called at Cincinnati the
early part of the month for breeders
and track owners was attended by the
leading horse owners and representa-
uves of racing associations. The tracks
represented were Oakley, Latonia, 81.
Louis and Detroit. Among the owners
Were Dunno. Laudeman, j. Il. Pepper
X. L. Holloway and Byron McClelland.
The breeders in attendance were G.
Moodford, Eugene Leigh, Milton
Young. w. G. Barnes and Matthew
Simpson. The result of the conference
was that some of the track owners
consented to abolish the guaranteed
stakes, and TO promise to increase the
th.a INT 10 a
Tor by the Owners. Trainers a Breed
ers' association. The association prom
ised 10 not give purses less than $500
and agreed, IL possible. to increase
them later ON. The St. Louis Fair as
ISOLATION declined to make the conces-
sions asked for, and a boycott against
that association has been announced
The following has been sent to the
Owners. Trainers & Breeders associa-
tbon by Secretary Gwynn. under in
structions from President Moffitt
st. Louis, Jan. 12.-Gategsbury Wood
ford, President of the Owners & Train
ers' association. Lexington. KY: Pres
ident Mofiitt 5nStructs me by wire from
Washington city TO send you the fol-
lowing communication by wire:
Timely suggestions from horsemen
VIII always receive fair cons4d Grafton
at our hands. but demands. coupled
with threats Of a boycott made upon us
- OiaA6N NAiE NDIiulAltIlS VI SAtktc pre-
pared with mature elaboration, after
entries have been received and accept
ed. on the eve Of their closing, we feel
TO be manifestly unjust.
with a service covering 40 years de-
voted to the best interest of the breed
er and horseman. with two millions
distributed in that time. of which Ken
tuckians and Kentucky horses carried
back TO the home of the thoroughbred
the bulk of that sum. with a record Of
S339,000 dlsbursed in 1895 to enhance the
value OF the stock OF breeders and
horsemen and only $24. 900 of profit 10
the association, with an increase Of $27,-
900 in our stakes for 1896 over 1895. and
the possibility of the distribution of
100000 during this year to the owners
OF thoroughbreds. with a magnificent
racing plant. costing over 81 900 900.
without ever declaring a penny I'm div
idends, we feel sure that a boycott.
whether Instituted privately or public
~, viii be reSented by every fair
minded KentuckEan and thurman In