The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-19

ers standing around who could not see,
block away. that what with curbs
and spavins and wind pufss. the pair
hadn't a sound leg in the whole outfit
One OF the boys suggested having some
fun with the farmer on sale day. Here
is what they did:
Sale arrived, the pair were driven
into the ring
Amy guarantee?" asked one of the
conspirators.
Yes. sir" piped the owner, who was
driving. Sound, clean and all right"
Five hundred dollars" rang out the
first bid.
The farmers grim face rippled with
smiles.
"One thousand dollars" said another
of the boys, and the old river nearly
fell out backwards.
Fifteen hundred came back the
first bidder. and the owner had to take
his hat off to make room for the laugh
ter that shook his body and contorted
his features.
Finally the bidding hung at $500,
and then the aforementioned local
dealer, receiving an assurance of sound
ness and kindness. bid another $780,
and the pair We're knocked down.
Nothing would do for the delighted
seller but to open wine, which he did
to the extent of six or seven bottles.
But when he went to get his four-fig-
ure check he discovered that a guaran-
tee Of soundness means something
more than mere wind. OF course the
pair were rejected and the next day
were sold without any warranty for
sl75.
Thomas Murphy. the well known
horseman who left California about a
year ago for Russia, has signed a con-
tract to remain there another year.
He has some good youngsters in his
stable by Wilton and Jay Bird, which
he expects to pull down some of the
liberal purses offered by the Russians
We learn from William p. Fasig
that there were about 5000 guesses |
registered on the price that Patchen |
Wilkes and John r. Gentry would |
bring at the Fasig sale, not including |
several that were received after the |
date of entries to the guessing list ex- |
pired. The highest guess on the price |
OF Patchen Wilkes was sos 900 and that |
on John r. Gentry $10O,s The lowest
on Patchen Wilkes came from a lu-
matte asylum, and was $777.77.
The guessing race announced on the |
price of j. S. was declared off, as |
Messrs. Beecher and Ougs, owners of
the horse, withdrew their proposition,
ifA't hO DIV tlu III liidl COnIeSI WAS
made. Yankees have a world wide
reputation as guessers. Americans of
,ther localities can reckon" and cal
,ulate" as well as a Yankee can guess,
10 IL is not strange that each contest
'esulted in a dead heat Following are
he names of those who hit the SCOOPS
on Patchen Wilkes:
Mrs G.. f. Duerre. Wabasha, MINI.
j. c. Van Sickler, North Fork. va.
pc - oh
j. b. White, Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co.,
ohio.
S. l.. fuller. Great harrington, Mass.
ID. +. Reid. Norfolk. Va.
w. II. Peters, Wellington, o.
There was much larger lot on even |
erms at the wire in the John r. Cen
ry contest. as the following list OF
orrect gueSsers show. Those who
'uessed $1,000 were:
Frank l.. Kenny, Lexington. XIV
T. c. Brown. Stock Farm, Piqua, o. |
George Gohagan. Medina, Mich.
Samuel S. Haslett, Tionesta, Pa.
w. Il. Clark, Homer. y. Y.
"A. ID. Hughes, Jewettsville, N. Y
George c. Runners, 210 East Supe-
Tor street. Chicago. III.
F. L. Moore, Bronx River and Hunts
Bridge road, Yonkers, ". Y.
Sannie Davis, Evans Landing. Ind.
N''Ns num- SidNlDIu | .
ounty, Pa.
c. II. Lockwood. Anthony, Kansas.
John Parker, SCI Quinnlpiac street.
Few Haven, Conn.
j. ii. Leedam, Butler, Pa.
OFT Skinner. Pataskala, Licking Co,
'hio
H. Wilkinson, Stratford. Ont, Can.
George +. Leonard, III West 2lst
treet, Los Angeles, Cal.
o. II. Duncan. care National Bank.
iewberry, S. c.
+. Mira Brown. address not given
ut supposed to be Brooklyn, n. Y.
+. ID. Harris. White Oak Springs,
rown county, III. ,
w. II. Rawlins, box $50. Station ~.
lew York city.
NJ. f. Stoddard. 2O9 West Jefferson
treet. Syracuse. n. Y
W. Nj. Rogers, Huron, s. ID.
G. O. Store, South Peabody. Mass. ,
n. Il. Valentine. Yonkers, N V
The final decision was made by LOT. ,
lips of paper on which were written
ne names of the successful guessers ,
ere placed in a hat and thoroughly
liked. after which a party, blindfo,d-
1, drew a slip from the lot.
In the Patchen Wilkes contest for the .
affrey sulky w. II. Peters. yelling
IN, @, proved 10 be the fortunate 7
ne. and i'm the John r. Gentry contest
" the Van Ness track harness the
inner is John Parker. SOL Quinnipiac
rect. New Haven. Conn.