The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-19
Butte DEPARTMENT.
SOME GOOD HORSES
c. W. Hoffman Writes an Interesting
Letter From Boz.man.
ABOUT HIS STRING THERE
The Announcement OF Montana's
Meeting Has Caused a Stir
All Over the Country
Chicago Story.
ABOUT HIS STRING THERE

lAIt COunlY l0AI Is DTeeQlnE any tTOt-
tiers or thoroughbreds. There are a
number of gentlemen in other parts of
the state who have large breeding
farms and as good horses as can be
found In any country. / have over one
hundred head on my place adjoining
this town. My farm contains 400 acres,
and the stables are within 10 minutes
walk Of the main street. My trotting
stallion, Bozeman. formerly St. Thorn
as, / purchased as a 3-year-old from
Mr.. Hamlin of Buffalo. He is by Mann
brine King, dam by AImont Jr. AS a
5-year-old he trotted some grand races
making a record of 2:17 at Anaconda,
Mont. A gentleman of your state
Mr.. McNair-was the starting Judge
on the Montana circuit that year i
did not take Bozeman out last season
but will have him out this year. Last
season i had four horses on the circuit.
none of them over years old. l won
nine out of ~ starts, and second money
twice in the free-for-all / had Irene
B., 3-year-old filly, by Bozeman.
She made a record of 2:25ik. Lady II.
Il. D., a 4-year-old, by Glenelg, made
record of Pisa. and Lady Director. a
4-year-old. by Director, made a record
OF 2:25. My 3-year-old PAGER. G.. w.
Wakefield, / did not start. He won
four races as a 2-year-old He showed
us 2:l7 several times to high wheel
sulky. / will have the following trot-
tiers and PAGERS out this season: Boze-
man, 2:l7; Lady II. T.. D., 2:1SA: Irene
b., 2:25l2; brown mare ca, by Erect,
full brother to Direct: two 2-year-old
colts by Bozeman; Vollulia. 2:15. by
Kentucky Volunteer; a 3-year-old
filly by ST. Patrick; G.. w. Wakefield
90. by Bozeman; also several 2-year-
old runners by Brown Fox and Silver
King. / have at my place about II
standard bred trotting mares, includ-
ing Florida, 2:14, and Belle H., 2:26.
shall not breed more than 25 mares
this season. We expect to have some
great racing this season at Anaconda, /
Butte and Helena. There are no strings !
on betting here. To give you an idea |
of how they do II, we will cite one in |
stance: On one afternoon last year |
there was $55,500 went into the pools |
on one race. Only one auction pool |
seller and two mutual boxes.
j. III. Oglebay. Kansas City, is justly
proud Of the great victory won by his
fast stallion. Direction, 2:0S%, at
Cleveland, last year. That was a men,
orable race that Direction won. and,
besides being Missouri's champion stall
lion. he holds the worlds record for the
sixth, seventh and eighth heats in
winning race.
Oussan, the great white stallion from
the russian imperial stud, exhibited
at the worlds fair and presented TO
Mrs. w. T.. d. Stokes, has been in turn
presented by its fair owner to Mrs. An
drew Carnegie and shipped to he
Florida home of the Scotch millionaire.
Billy Andrews ought to have a great
stable this year with Gentry C2:OSSD.
Bouncer (2:lOh), and other good ones.
He will begin the campaign at Mystic.
and will likely be in the East a good
part of the season.
1t Is stated that Peter Duryea will
manage the stock farm purchased by
w. Il. ID. Stokes of the Bowerman
Bros Lexington, Ky. This establish
ment has been named the Patchen
Wilkes Stock Farm.
Mr.. Stokes states that he is In the
Irottlng game not only for fun, but for
money, and IL would look as though
rom his recent purchases that he had ,
/ pretty good business head
The announcement OF the Montana
meeting is causing horsemen all over
he country to begin gathering up a ,
stable FOR that circuit, and the indica- :
ions are that the best lot of harness
Z
'ircuit this year than ever before. The
'eople OF Montana will certainly see a
llgh class lot of horses on their circuit
his season.-Rural Spirit.
Thomas Murphy, the well known
lorseman who left Petaluma for Rus
ia, writes that he has signed a con- ,
ract 10 remain another year He won
money in every race he started his 7
lorses in 1895. and says he has two
'oungsters in his stable. one by Will
on and the other by Jay Bird, that he =
hlnks will win every race they are
inferred in.
a remarkable case OF fruitfuIness is
eported from Germany. a mare
nown to be 80 years of age produced =
foal on a farm near Neumark Sile-
la, 1880. 1t was not intended to breed
er again. but as she showed freshness c
I the end or four years, or when 81
ears OF age, she was bred to an IS | y
stallion and produced a very
ne and vigorous foal. which is TO be y
Inhibited at the Neumark foal show in
une. ,
McHenry is quoted as saying that he \
kinks the two-minutes horse has been
oaled, but the trouble is TO get him g
q the right condition to do the trick.
A Chicago horse dealer who was here
gently tells funny story about the
ast big sale of trotters and road stock c
4 the Windy City. The narrator q
ouches for the accuracy Of his state :,
lents, and they certainly do not re- =
ect any very dazzling lustre on the a
eracity Of Chicago's "fiimsy'' writers.
I've hundred head were announced for =
ale, but the press reports only gave ;,
bout 40 head I'm their summaries. the -
west price being 5000 This report :,
-ent on to say that the star sale Of the !,
ay was pair OF chestnut geldings :,
Or 5000 TO a well known local dealer.
he real facts about this pair were
lese: The day before the sale a coun-
lyman drove into the yard. sitting in =
shabby old wagon. behind a pair OF =