The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-26
COUNTING THE DAYS
HorSemen Will Hail With Delight
the Exciting Training Time.
SPOKANE is CALCULATING
The Question of a Local Meeting
Is Undecided, but 1t Is Certain
That the state Circuit VIII
Hear From MisSoula.


Hear From Missoula.
Missouri. Jam. 25.-The track horses
that carry Missoula colors are all win
tering in fine shape and their owners
and trainers are counting the weeks
which must elapse before tney can
move into training quarters and get
their flyers into good racing form. IL
is expected that the Missoula track Will
this spring be even a livelier place than
Il was last season, as there VIII De
more horses here, and among them VIII
be some of the best animals of the
Northwest. Local horsemen have not
yet made up their routes for next sea-
son, but 1t is believed that all will stay
upon the home circuit One thing Is
certain, none of them will enter In the
Portland meeting this year. MISSOURI
horsemen had an experience there last
year that they viii not soon forget 1t
is hard enough work to race for purses
that are sure to eoe paid, but II is tax
ing chances that are too long to race
for purses whose payment Is uncer-
tain.
Lou L. Hunt is in receipt of a letter
from John A. Todd of Spokane in which
the writer states that the city by the
falls will be in the field this season
with two good race meetings, and asks
for some information regarding Mon
tana horses. Mr.. Todd does not say
that the dates of the Spokane meetings
have been decided upon. Spokane Is
near enough to Montana so that Its
meetings could be easily arranged to mt
in with the dates of the Montana cir
cult, to the mutual benefit of both as
sociatbons. 1t is possible that Missoula
horSemen would all enter in the Spo-
kane meeting If the dates do not con-
flict with the local circuit. There are
lot of enthusiastic horsemen in Spo-
kane who are good sports and who
would not permit their city to gain the
unenviable reputation which Portland
horsemen forced upon their town last
year.
DR.. Puff and Hal Corbett, Tylar B.
Thompson's crack colts, are comfortab-
ly quartered in their big stable on East
Front street and are in splendid oondi-
tion. DR.. Puff has developed wonder
fully in the last IL months and few
would recognize him as the rather I'M
calmly looking colt that as a 2-year-
old, scooped in everything on the Mon
tana circuit two years ago. He Us now
a large, strong animal, very handsome
and stylish. Hal Corbett, Puff's half
brother, seems to have entirely lost his
fooliShness that made him such an I'M
certain creature year ago, and his
improvement is very decided. He will
this year add new lustre to the fame of
the list Of Bay Bird youngsters that
have done so well during the past two
seasons.
Another Bay Bird horse that ought to
make a good showing this season is
George Ayres, the PAGER that was
trained here last spring. He is owned
by John w. Nelson of Hamilton. Last
season he made a phenomenal showing
at Portland for a green horse but he
unfortunately was sick all through the
Montana meeting. He is said to be all
right this year, and If he does not go
wrong again, he will be near the head
of the procession with the sidewheelers
before fall. f..
Brine Tricks and Chris Peterson are
occasionally seen on the streets and at
tract attention wherever they are.
They are unQuestionably two of the
handsomest horses that ever scored.
Tricks is looking especially well and a
short season of training will make him
ready to start Peterson will probably
be campaigned again this year on the
Montana circuit.
Lucien, w A. Mentrum's 4-year-old
Bay Bird colt, will probably be retired
from the turf for year. his owner be-
leiving that he will by that time justi-
fy the predictions that were made of
him when he was a 2-year-old He is
one of those horses that do not mature
early. but he has all the points of a
race horse, and will undoubtedly turn
out all right
Bill Howard gets now and then an
exercise jog through town and every
body turns to look at him. He is now
in fine trim. having fully recovered
from the effects of his illness of the
early winter He had a close call at that
time, however. and until very recently
has shown the Ill effects of the bad at
tack that he passed through. 1t seems
however, and he will be in his old form
in the spring.
Charlie Daily has gone to the Bitter
Root stock farm where he will take
Jack Bray's place, the latter having
gone TO Deer Lodge to take charge of
Tom McTague's gallopers.
c. f. Woodwork has taken some fine
photographs of the Higgins Brothers
horses which made the Montana cir
cult last season. The pictures are ex-
cellent and are much admired by horse
men who have seen them.
The question OF Mlssoula meeting
| for 1896 has not yet been settled. There
| are many who want one but II is not
| yet known whether or not a sufficient
| number can be interested to insure the
success of the proposition. If no meet
| ing is held, a splendid opportunity will
be lost. as there will be more good
horses in Montana this year than ever
before. and the chance to interest
| horsemen in the advantages of this Sec
ton is an excellent one.