The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-17
THEY ALL WANT ONE
Now That the Signal Is Given, Ms
sOula Nay Have a Meeting
TALK ABOUT RACE HORSES
Prominent Turfmen of the Garden
City Interesting Themselves
Mention of some of the
Crack Flyers of the Valley.

MISSOURI, FEB. 16-Slnce II mas De-
come a fact that Secretary Upton will
have control of the big race tracks at
Anaconda and Butte, Missoula horse
men and those interested in turf mat
tiers have become enthusiastic in the
discussion of a meeting on the local
track this year. and the prospects at
present are good for the successful car
rying out of this plan. If sufficient in
terest can be aroused among business
men there is no doubt that good
meeting can be arranged for Mssoula,
especially if the local races are arrang
ed in connection with the meetings at
Anaconda and Butte. If a good six-day
programme is arranged for Missoula to
Immediately precede the Anaconda
meeting. there will be a large number
of horses from Montana, Washington
and Oregon trained here in the spring.
as the local track has a fine reputation
among horsemen as a conditioning
place. The climate and the forage here
make Missoula especially desirable as a
training point and If the Montana cir
cult races start here, there will be
many horsemen who will avail them
selves of the Advantages of this place.
IL will be a serious mistake If the peo-
pie of Missoula do not avail themselves
of this opportunity to have an excellent
meeting.
There is a fine lot of colts in train
ing here at present, several of which
will be put upon the track as soon as
the season opens. At the Needmore
barn, John Boileau has six of the best
harness colts that ever looked through
a bride. and they are all in good form
The string consists of a Bay Bird q
year-old belonging to Charles Russell;
two Bay Bird geldings. both 2-year-
olds, owned by j. j. Buckley; Colonel
Root. a 4-year-old colt by Jack OF Dia-
monds. owned by Isaac Palm; Emily
Marshall, 3-year-old filly by Bozeman,
owned by Hal s. Corbett; John Boileau.
a handsome chestnut colt. a 3-year-old.
by Sir Henry, dam French Lady. One
of DIR. Buckley's colts is considered to
be a very promising animal and those
who have seen him work predict that
he will rival his famous half brother
DIR. Puff. The chestnut colt that Sam
Elder owns is a handsome fellow. He
has just enough of the thoroughbred
strain to be very gingery and is a race
horse from the ground up.
At the big training stable of the Hig-
gins brothers, across the river, Trainer
MCGOWAN is preparing a likely lot of
animals for the seasons work. He has
Delbert, PIP and Goltoma go and Game
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fine condition. Delbert is now in better
shape than he was at any time last
year and may be counted upon to lower
his mark materially this year. Mr. Nc
Gowan has also a fine looking 2-year-
old son of Delbert, that is showing up
in good shape.
The Higgins stable is at the Higgins
Brothers ranch near Pattee canyon.
Jack Cross is handling the harness
horses and Billy Dingley works the
gallopers. Cross has Brine Tricks |
2:13A. the big bay pacing horse; Antri- |
ma, 2:22, the game little black mare;
Adgie, a Bozeman yearling fillly out of
Rena N; and Missoula, a yearling flly
out of Media West. also by Bozeman. |
AS previously announced. the Rena N. |
filly has been entered for the Ken |
lucky Futurity stakes. Dingley is |
working Bill Howard st. Croix, French |
Lady and 2-year-old Aeolian hlly |
owned by Lieutenant Ahern.
At the old Hayes barn on Pattee |
street, Clarence Lewis has DIR. Han !
sons stable. which consists of Chris |
Peterson, 2:26; Happy Jack, the veter- !
an side wheeler; and Ben Lomond. Ben l
lomond has been converted to a pac- |
ing gait, but the change does not seem |
10 have been a good one. Lewis is :
thinking seriously of training him un- .
der the saddle. To see If he will not /
prove to be a good galloper. Chris Pc |
terson is in fine form and his owner ex-
poets him to be in the front this sea-
son.
At his Grass Valley ranch, John Cyr |
has an excellent lot of horses At the /
head Of the stable is Obispo. by Lord /
Russell. the handsome trotting stall
lion that Alr. Cyr imported n year ago. |
Minnie Palmer. a FLY by son of Lord l
Russell. out of a mare by Trampoline.
is a youngster of which Mr.. Cyr ex-
poets great things. At the Cyr ranch
are also Fred T. Stcrling's flly by
Northlight, dam Zeda and a 2-year-old
Bay Bird colt out Of Ruth. she by Auc-
tioneer. All of Mr.. Cyr's horses have
wintered well and the youngsters will
be given active training as soon as the
season opens.
ranchmen in Missoula valley to turn
his attention TO trotting stock has the
stallion Oak 90. by Live oak: fine |
Bozeman yearling and several yearlings |
of his own breeding that show good /
speed. one black filly. by Oak. is an
especially good youngster.
j. c. Smith, who recently purchased
the ]. =. McClain ranch near Carlton.
has taken some Of his young stock
from his Flint creek ranch 10 his new
place. Among the lot are some colts
by Ashley Wilkes, brother Of John r.
Gentry. the fine horse that Mr.. Smith |
lost a year ago. These colts will be
given an opportunity 10 show what I
Bitter Root forage will do for them and
under Mr.. Smiths experienced care
will undoubtedly come out in good
shape.
At their barn on Front street. ]. NJ
Keith and c. II. Mcleod have some
likely horses. Mr.. Keith has a new
mare. Pearl de Leon. one Of the best
bred animals in the state. Her sire IS
a half-brother 10 ProdigaI Ponce de
Leon by PancOast. Her FIRST dam is by
Enfield; second dam by Idol. sire OF