The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
AROUND THE CIRCLE
The Horse Editor Turns Loose Some
Interesting Facts.
KENTUCKY'S BIG FUTURITN
Death OF a Mare That Died at a
O'Clock In the Morning 1t
Looks Like Suicide - She
Was a Swift Critter.


There are 664 second payments in the
Kentucky Futurity to be trotted in
1897 and 1898. Among the large nomi-
majors who kept a number of entries
good are Allen farm, 20; b. j. Treacy
IS; Palo Alto, 20; William Simpson, Is;
San Mateo farm, Is; c. w. Baker, Il; J.
ID. Creighton, Il; Marcus DAILY, IA; L.
V. Hardness. 10; j. II. Shuts, IL; M.
Salisbury, 10; South Elkhorn farm, IL;
ii. c. Mcdowell & Son, 9.
The director of the Russian imperial
stud has cabled it's representative, now
In New York, to at once obtain prices
at which Baron Wilkes. Simmons, Guy
Wilkes, Patchen Wilkes, Jay Bird and
Young Jim can be bought, deieered
at the royal stud, st. Petersburg.
Fantasy, 2:06, should not be left out
of the championship calculations of
1896. The daughter of Chimes was not
herself last season, but there was moth
ing radically wrong with her, and If
Geers gets her to the post good and fit
next summer she ought to make the
bell ring at 2:O3. t....-
The European owners of Spofford are
reported to have written for a price on
Baron Dillon, 2:12. 1t may have been
the fact that both Spofford and Baron
Dillon won the same amount (SS,225)
last year that attracted their attention
TO the game son of Baron Wilkes.
The proposition to hold a running
meeting over the famous four-cornered
track at Terre Haute has stirred up
quite a rumpus among the horsemen
there. and 1t Is rumored that the courts
will be asked to grant an injunction
In case the attempt is made The fair
association wishes to give the running
meeting, and the trotting association,
that sub-leases the grounds from the
fair association, opposes ii. As the
executive officers who head the respect
I've associations are not on good terms.
the conflict has a strong tinge of per-
sonal feeling.
Simmons, 2:2S, the 16-year-old son of
George Wilkes, and sire of SO in $3.50,
eight of which are in the 2:15 list, is to
be sold by auction in Lexington, KY.
next month His late owner, W. II.
Wilson, of Abdallah park, left instruc-
lions in his will that the horse was
not to be sold for less than $50, 900 with
In a certain time. That time having
now expired, the stallion will be sold.
American horses in Austria won the
following sums last season: Bell
wether. $6.655; Blue Bells, $6,150; Quar-
terstretch, $4,000; Archie Sherman,
1926; Big Maid. 50. 900; Spofford, So, 975;
Eddie Hayes, $3.50. In Germany the
principal winners were Cid e years
old. $2975; Kleber, $3.50; Copyright,
$2.OO6; Bambus, $1,295; Greeneye, s1,S06;
Shadeland Delmonia, $1,160 Ella P,
S1,l54. In Italy, the 3-year-old Capio,
by Atlantic, stands at the head with
$6,0S5, and next in order come Spofford.
s5,SO3; Valkyr, $500; Burrasca, s4,016;
Matte H., $3.50; and Corinne, $2,720
Maid Marian. thoroughbred mare. by
imp. Great Tom-Sudie McNairy, and
holder of the worlds running records
at nVe-eighths of "a mile and one mile
ana 20 yards, died at Montgomery
park, Memphis, Ten, Jan. IL. at 4
O'Clock in the morning. Her time for
the five furlongs was 56% seconds, and
for the mile and 20 yards $40. For i
some years this mare has been raced
extensively and this winter II was de-
termined to blister her on all four legs.
The operation having been performed
she threw herself, according to one
story, about the stall so frantically as
to kill herself. and according to an
other version a dose of morphine hypo- |
administered to ouiet the
1
be too large. death supervening. What
ever the active cause, her death has |
certainly removed from the ranks of |
the thoroughbreds a mare that was |
very nearly II not first class at her dis |
tance. Somewhat uncertain she was a |
factor in every race in which she start |
ed, and last autumn was considered |
able to beat anything in the West |
once around the track" with any sort |
of medium weight in the saddle |
Many and many time she has exhibit |
ed speed of the very highest order. per |
haps the most notable instance being |
In certain race at Washington park |
when in a six-furlong dash she headed |
Captain Brown and Ethel GRAY to the |
wire. The flight of speed shown by |
Maid Marian from the eighth poIe |
home has never been equaled on that |
famous course and possibly never will |
review of her performances is un- |
necessary; to hold two worlds records |
Is enough honor for one mare. Her |
death not only robs the Kendall stable |
OF its chief bread winner. but takes |
from the breed n mare that might very |
have been expected to pro- |
duce great winners. |