The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-16


probably a good horse but the fact
that he was brought from Pennsylva-
MIA is hardly sufficient to give him that
name and a record of 2:07A and the
eighth fastest horse in the world"
The Australian starting gate is being
used at New Orleans now. The eastern
papers report one of the winners at
New Orleans the other day as Saliva
ton by Salvador himera. The colt is
at the Butte track and has never been
in New Orleans.
When. last spring. the good horse
Carbine was, Ormonde-like, sold out of
the country wherein he had won his
fame, Melbourne people went tempo
rarily mad. Ladies shed tears and
talked of going into mourning, which
would tend to show that much interest
is taken in the career of a famous race
horse. Cricket and football flourish,
but short colonial residence will suf-
nee to show that racing is the most alb
sorbing Of all pastimes. 1t is pursued
now on the fiat, now "over sticks" all
the year round.
The "illegitimate sport" produced
some capital racing last winter Dali
mic alone would have given a high
class tone to the period. ~rhe great
horse won the V. r. c. Grand National,
as is now ancient history, in a canter
carry IL stone, 10 pounds, and followed
this up by winning, a few weeks later
the V. A. T. c. Grand National with 10
stone three pounds up. over a four-mile
course. 1t may be that he had nothing
very good to beat, but the time test
which In the colonies is taken much in
TO account, shows IL to have been a re-
markable performer Floater, one of
his opponents. has lately shown his
ability to carry more than 10 stone to
victory over the Pennington course.
think. says writer in the New York
Mercury, when its finest steeplechase
comes TO be written, Daimio will be
reckoned as one of the finest steeple-
chase horses that has graced the Aus
tralian turf. He is now under arrange
ments to go to England in March and
run for the Grand National at Liver
pool in 1897. This year at home IL is
hoped may get him accustomed to the
different class of fence. and also may
acclimatize him. What will be his fate
no one can say. of course but il all
goes well with him, and IL he can gallon
on the soft ground. which is so different
TO his native heath, II is very likely he
will effect a surprise. One is naturally
disinclined to follow Australian horses
in England, since the few that have
been sent over have done no good at
all. Paris Ill, who with nine stone
four pounds, won the Caulfield Cup I'm
1894 in the good time of 2 minutes, 3S
seconds, Is recent example. Daimio
stood alone as much superior to all
'chasers in the winter.
1t was announced in yesterdays
Chronicle that Galen Brown had been
retained to train the Spreckels stable
II was common talk at the track that
the reason of the change was the report
that several of the horses had been
doped at different times by one of the /
stable boys. Tom Boyle. the late train
er. says he is in no way implicated and !
courts most thorough investigation. /
He ridicules the idea that any of the /
men or boys employed by him would do |
any such trick, but thinks that some
one has misrepresented matters to
Spreckels. As matter of fact, I'm no
stable I'm California have the horses
ran more to form than in the Spreckels I
stable. They have not won many races,
but they have had to compete against
strong fields and have usually carried
of part of the money
AS usual there are quite a number |
OF entries in the Brooklyn and Sub |
urban handicaps that are not as sound |
as they might be- Lazzarone bowed 4
slightly last season. He was at cnce /
stopped, and DIR. Farley soon had him
all right. Since then he has done reg
ular long bouts of walking and trot-
ting exercise, and there is every pros
pect of his standing training. Still. a
heavy-topped horse such as he is is
more liable to give way i'm the screw
fng-up process than those of n less
powerful build. Nanki-Pooh. in the
same string, is anything but clean in
MS hooks, but as yet they have given
no trouble.
Halma was in a bad way last year.
but is now all right, and may stand the
necessary preparation. Bright Phoe-
bus has badly contracted feet. and is
not likely TO be brought East. Horn
pipe has malformed foot but II Is in
better condition than il was n wear
ago, and since then he has placed the
Brooklyn handicap to his credit. Coun
ter Tenor is slightly bowed. hut I'm
Dakeland's hands is likely 10 train.
The Commoner. Senator Grady. 81
Maxim and Dutch Skater have ali been
on the shelf. Saragossa is a fairly /
sound. Governor Sheehan is patched |
up cripple. Emma c. and stephen ].
are both under suspicion.
The slashing keenan, was slightly
lame in his shoulder last season. but
quickly recovered. so that IL NAV be
put down as only temporary. as he
~ SshiPeoinS OF lafneneSS
since. In the fall of his 2-year-old
form Henry of Navarro was very lame
in one of his fore feet but as he has
stood the racket all right for two sue
cessive seasons. he must be reckoned
a sound horse His stable companion
Dorian is one OF the soundest ever
foaled. Clifford is also free from sus-
picion, and like Dorian is a very sound
horse.
The clean-limbed tear-and- wear Sir
Walter is as sound as the day he was
foaled, Notwithstanding the terrific
poundings he has had in the last three
years. Belmar is another that may be
depended on to face the starter IL
wanted. Ben Brush and Handspring
each give promise OF training on. and
as these high-class colts are both in
the Brooklyn Handicap at a nice