The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-13
Horsemen Are Looking Ahead to a
Brilliant Season.
ANXIOUS TO SEE THE FUN
Trainers and Owners Talk of Little
Else Besides Races and the
Probable Victors-Com-
ment In Advance.

InaWeQ OuJ Illc nOiSCiiCh AZ 49,
shape. Since the year was ushered In
the owners, trainers and swipes have
ceased to talk about the performances
of 1895, and have begun to speculate
upon the events of the coming season
During the past week there have been
several horsemen in the city from all
parts of the state and some from
Washington. In all the discussions OF
the events of the coming season, the
Montana horse has been prominent
figure, and if he plays as important
part in the actual events OF 1896, ms
position in the racing world Is assured
All of the horsemen who have been IN
Missoula recently have been unani-
nous in the opinion that this season
will demonstrate the soundness OF the
claims that have been made for Mon
tana bred horses. The horse raising
Industry in the state is now old enough
so that there will be some worthy rep
resentatives of the home stock on the
tracks this season. and Ii is confident
ly expected that they will win honor
for themselves and for the state. tf
That this will be the best season of
racing that Montana has ever seen is
stated emphatically by those who
know. 1t now seems more than PROB
| able that Missoula will have meet
| ing this year, as all the prominent 10
| cal horsemen are agreed that a meet
| ing would be of direct benefit to the
| horse interests of this section. II. 5.
] Page of Hamilton, who is among the
/ active members of the Ravalli County
association, is in town to-day and, OF
I course, fell to talking horse as soon as
/ he had been here a half hour He pre-
diets that Hamilton will have a better
| meeting this year than last and that
sufficient inducements will be offered
| to bring more outside horses TO the
| city up the valley. If Hamilton has
meeting, Missoula certainly ought to.
+. G. Higgins, in speaking to a STAN
dard reporter regarding this year
| racing, said: There will be some OF
the most holly contested pacing events
| in Montana this year that were ever
seen here. There will be matched
| against each other Mikado, Direction,
| Brine Tricks, Vollula and George Ay-
res. Each one of these is a speedy
| animal, with a reputation well eStab-
lished and you may look for some hot
races when they get together" George
| Ayres is the only one of the lot that
is not widely known, but his perform
ance on the coast last season, when
he went after the Portland flyers,
Unmarked him as a wonderful PAGER. He
Twas sick after he was brought back to
Montana and did not appear on the To-
cal circuit. This year he is in fine
form and will no doubt add more glory
to the fame of his sire, Bay Bird.
There are some fine youngsters In
: Missoula foaled last year, that promise
to make a good showing when theil
: time comes. Higgins Brothers have
Adgie, a filly by Bozeman out of Media
West, and Missoula, a filly by Boze-
man out of Rena n. Missoula is en-
/ tered for the Kentucky Futurity o.
, 1897 and if she has inherited the gsm'
she will be in a fair way to win 1t.
Keith & Mcleod have Bozemar
] colt. foaled last summer, that is a.
handsome an animal as was ever seen
l He is Barnes, by Bozeman out or Mat
? tie Heath, and is a strong, well-buil
. fellow. 1t is not known whether or no
| he will be trained for the track, blu
c IL he is, they will be fast who catcl
a him.
Ben Kinney has a splendid lot o
colts in hand at the Riverside ranc
!, and among the string are some speed
= youngsters that ought to be hear
: from before the year closes. Pat Nc
r E,voy. the wild Irishman," took owe
to Anaconda this week fine Prodiga
colt that he will train for a Butte own
er this spring. Pat was as sanguine a
ever and added his opinion to that
Il generously expressed, that 1896 will b
a great racing year III Moihtdha'
n Jamareux. the Wisconsin raj
;: | road man who spent portion or IN
'. | week in Hamilton and Missoula, is a
/ | ardent admirer of horseffeSh ana ]
= conversation with a Standard reporte
he EXPRESSED himself enthusiasticall
\ regarding the horses that he saw viii
l. here. He was especially pleased wit
r: the fine development of the colts an
z the advantages of these western va
r: lows for the breeding and raising
l. horses.
i'm Helena last week and came oao
. full of horse talk The colonel sa!
IN that they have some fine horses ov'
A. the range but that the climate
. aea,nst them. He thinks that the La
Chance flyers should be brought
Missoula for training. If their owne
want them to do anything, ana nooot
y will dispute that statement
IL ,ooan+ nr,vate letters from CHAR
he Ieffries at Bozeman, confirm the a
is nouncernent that he recently made
y. his letter to the Missoula once OF .
Fl standard that he would bring I
II norman stable to the Missoula ira
10 as soon as the training season oper
Tbis stable will be a welcome additi
20 the local list and Missoula hors
men will extend a cordial welcome
Jeffries and the old favorites. Vollu
and Bozeman.
ain Howard attracts considerable
tention these days when he Is out
exercise He is in splendid FORM
sba season. having fully recover
from the effects of his recent lime
"He is the best every day horse
she turf" said a trainer to Standa
man yesterday.
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