The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-19

shaw in the fall meeting of 1898. The |
scheme is not to let any outside books
cut-in- at ALL but for Ullman to put on
as many books as he thinks the game
will Justify. In view of the disaster
which overlook Shaw's move In this
direction, it looks a good deal ike
Jumping out a the frying pan into the
fire. To-day the matter VIII come 10 a
head. Unless the bookies cut-in Freely
they will all be shut out, and the asso-
citation books put on.
The causes which have led up 10 TINS
state of affairs are many, but the prlh-
cipal one is without question the dls-
satisfaction which arose over the pre-
siding Judge, c. c. Pettus. last FAIL
During the latter part of the meeting
hardly day passed without CROWD
getting around the stand with yells and
boots against the judges. President
Maffit cannot afford to allow one indi-
vidual to monopolize the speculation at
the fair grounds to the exclusion or all
reputable pencillers who may desire TO
cut in. A return to the despised Shaw
system would result in many or the
finest stables at the track leaving Tor
other racing points, and Dig talIlns
off in the attendance of st. Louis race
goers.
DIVERS Jockey, Willie Simms, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer, has reputa-
ton at Louisville for reckless riding
which may soon get him into trouble
with the track authorities. In the
Maiden Stakes, at Louisville, he ana
two other boys had Thorpe crowded
into the fence on the backstretch.
Thorpe yelled to the others to pull out
and give him a chance for his life, but
Simms shouted back: Keep him In,
d-n him. Chiefly through Simms'
riding and bulldozing the others Thorpe
was cut off four or five times before
reaching the wire, and he ana ms
mount were lucky to come out or the
race alive.
The last race that will ever be run
over the Bay District track will take
place on Wednesday, May n. IL Is TO
he named the Farewell Handicap, and,
i'm addition to the purse OF $500, a hand
some silver souvenir cup Is to De pre-
scented to the winner. The DarktoWn
Derby will also be run on the same
day.
The executors of the estate of James
| p. Kerr reported to Judge Coffey yes
| terday that they had sold the estate Of
/ Kerr consisting of the Breeder and
| Sportsman" weekly paper. plant and
good will, for $25 to Bertha IL. Gold
smith. Mrs. Goldsmith is the admin
| istratrix of the estate of John A. Gold
smith which Is a creditor of the Kerr
estate for several thousand dollars and
| holds n chattel mortgage for $1,000 on
| the Breeder and Sportsman property.
! No report was made of the sale OF the
| debts of the estate, but they are said
TO have been bought in by Superinten-
dent Convey of the Palo Alto Stock
| Farm.-Examiner.
The latest important sale of choice
trotting stock TO go abroad has been
made by Frank Gorton, a wealthy citi-
zen of Chicago, who has fine stock
farm at Wheaton, near that city. Mr.
Gorton is staying at the Holland house
and reports that he has sold his iine
| mares Monnette, 214A; and valley
Queen, 2a5A, to go to Moscow, Russia
They were literally entered for thi:
| season in valuable stakes, but the fig
ures offered were so high they had &c
go. Monnette Is by Monon, dam Doska
by woodford Mambrino, second dam b,
pilot, jr., while Valley Queen is b,
Sphinx, dam by Red Wilkes. Monnett'
has a two mile record or 44S.
| ON one of the eastern race track
thew have reduced the starting gait
paraphernalia to n single band OF rub
Der which is stretched across the tract
| and snapped back when the nags ar
fairly lined up. 1t had already beef
predicted that by dint of schooling
American racers would be rendered
tractable enough to line up to a frai
thread. but no one expected TO see al
the upward and outward" apparatu
done away with for year or two yet
Starter Ferguson Is one who has
ready ear for everything pertaining I
, starting gate inventions, and he ha
! the reputation of passing hours whic
should be devoted TO slumber In hatch
: ing out new ideas. Some one told hir
, | recently that so far as electric ligh
! | racing was concerned. II might not b
, n bad notion to line the horses up to
: ! narrow gauge search light and star
: them by "dousing the glim." Fergy
: wondering whether such an originf
! idea might not be applied to day rae
ing. and he is anxious to ascertai
9 whether there is any kind of manufaC
: tured light which is more powerfl
than old Soils rays.-Examiner.
: NotIc. t. Saloon Keepers.