The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-21
IT HAS A SPORTY AIR
Enthusiastic HOrsemen Flock to tn
Driving Park.
THE SUN HAS THAWED THEM
This Seasons Races In Butte VIII
Be the Best. and Preparations
Are Already Being Made
Horses at the Track.
HE SUN HAS THAWED THEM

The warm sunshine of the last few
days has aroused the horsemen from
their winter slumbers. and they are
wearing their hats on the back of their
heads and telling about the marvellous
performances of horses in which they
are interested with serene smiles of
contentment. With ordinary weather
the horsemen would be forcing the sea-
son almost up to the breaking strain
by their present actions, but the wealth
er that Butte has been having lately
is away out of the ordinary and stories
of eyelash finishes and wild starts do
not strike the ear with an inappropri-
ate sound.
Naturally enough. when the horse
men come out of their holes and don
their tan-colored shoes and soft hats,
the first place they head for after get
ting together in small groups and talk
ing the situation over, is the race track
and that popular summer resort pre-
sented a remarkably animated appear
ance when a Standard reporter visited
1t yesterday afternoon. There are al
ready about 10 horses at the track and,
with the owners, trainers, swipes and
visitors, the scene presented was full of
life and activity, and under the bright
sun which made an overcoat a burden.
one could easily imagine that II was a
day in June, and that preparations
were being made for the opening of the
summer meeting.
The horses that are already on the
ground are a better lot than have ever
been on the Butte track at a regular
meeting. and If present indications
count for anything. Butte and Anacon-
da will this year have the best meetings
they have ever had. Recent arrivals
from California state that Monroe Sal
isbury will probably be here with a
string of harness horses which is one of
the very best in the country. Lee Sha-
ner is expected to arrive from Califor-
mia soon with a good stable and q few
runners.
Ed A. Upton, the lessee and manager
of the Butte and Anaconda tracks, is
expected to arrive from the East short
ly, and there will then be renewed &C
tivity around the track. The cooling
have to be rebuilt, and IL is likely that
additional stable room will be required
to accommodate the unusually large
number of horses which will be on the
Montana circuit this year.
Mr.. Upton is now in New York,
attending the annual meeting of
the National Trotting association,
now has representative in Cali
fornia who is securing stables for
the Montana circuit. Mr.. Upton is per-
sonally looking after the interests OF
the circuit among Eastern and South
ern horsemen.
Prominent among the horses that are
now at the track are The Pepper, b. h.,
CD by imp. Billet. dam Vega; Servius,
br. h., % by Sir Modred. dam Embroi-
derry, full brother to Sir Matthew; Sal
walton, CHI. c.. "a by Salvation, dam
Chimera and the black horse, Ostler
Joe. "Santaw JIM Hanson is taking
care of them.
Henry Maloney arrived on Tuesday
from California, bringing with him
Barney McGinley's two runners, st. ia
cob. by st. Blaise, dam Wood Violet.
and Gilroy. by Luke Blackburn, dam
Guildean. He has also a 3-year-old Nc
Kinney colt, dam Elmwood. which is a
fine-looking animal He is owned by
Pete Hale.
Chris Peterson is in charge of Lazar-
us a. by Malcolm, dam by Tempest; a
green 3-year-old by Mascot, dam Dolly
Wimple; Meteor, 2:26A, by Com. Bel
mont, and Irene L., PAGER. by Harry
Clay, dam by Nutwood. Lazarus is a
green horse, but he possesses good indi-
cations of speed.
Johnny Wall has DR.. McDonald's
Billy D., who is looking remarkably
well. His present work Of 2:21A is no.
NutIt near WIdl ne Cdu w, anu he Will
make the free-for-all horses go to beat
him. Mr.. Wall also has william Gem
melPs pride, Jim Hamilton, by McKin-
ney, dam Fanny, by Mambrino Wilkes.
from whom great things are expected.
Next in his string is Josey. PAGER, 2:17k.
who is expected to lower his mark next
summer, II there is occasion to do so.
He also has a green horse by Field
mont that is a good mover. and Ernest
Lange's great sidewheeler, Stemwinder.
who is being conditioned. Stemwinder
has never been beaten in a race and II
is feared that the odds on him this sea-
son will be prohibitive every time he
starts.
Three trotters of Ike Morehouse's
string arrived yesterday from Califor-
mia.
Jack Geoghan has a fine. powerful
looking 3-year-old which he calls King
Solomon, by Eolian. dam Reply. by En-
quirer. He looks as though he could
go a distance. and is surely bred To
do So
Track Superintendent Gilman has the
worldrenowned runner Half Moon
who once ran a half mile without a
single stop. MIR. Gilman has broken
him to harness and he can trot faster
than he could run. Half Moon is a
horse that is not to be sneezed at.
IN ANACONDA.
A st. Paul Young Man Has Secured q