The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-06

Pacific Coast Jockey club for a race be-
tween the fast sprinters: Tim Muir
ply. Pat Murphy and Babe Murphy.
Judge Joseph A. Murphy, who is on
the stand at both the Bay District and
Ingleside tracks, will be the sole UNI
pire of the result of the race. and to
keep 1t all in the family. Thomas Muir
ply, the well-known platter, will drop
the flag as starter. The race will be
carded as the Shamrock handicap.
Direct, 2:O5z, by Director, 2:17. dam
Echora. 2:23is. has been sold to James
Butler OF New York for $3.50. Direc-
tor persisted in a fire last Saturday at
Lcavenworth. Kan. He was owned by
y. A. Poingestress of that city.
Commencing this week. there will be
two $500 purses every day at the Bay
District track.
Five races were started with the gate
the other day at the Bay District. IL
minutes being required to dispatch the
whole number. The only race started
with the flag required nine minutes.
August Belmont's 2-year-old, Don de
Orc. CHI. c.. by imp. Rayon d'Or-imp.
Bella Donna. is showing remarkable
speed In training. He is entered In all
the big 2-year-old events, and is look
ed upon as a very good thing for the
Coney Island Jockey clubs Futurity
next fall. David Gideon believes he
has the Futurity as good as won with
his chestnut colt Eakins, by Iroquois-
Carlotta- The colt is a good one. but
he may meet his match, and probably
little more. in Mr.. Belmont's colt.
Great Falls, Mont, has already raised
$4,000 for a six days mixed meeting
The sport on the northern circuit prom
ises to be the very best this year
Breeder and Sportsman.
The inaugural meeting of the Vene-
zuela Jockey clug commenced March /.
continuing for 10 days. The Venezue-
lans are not slow at showing their APP
probation of Grover c.. as they have
named the initial stake of the meeting
''The Cleveland Stake" 1t is an all
aged race. distance 1000 metres, and
with a money consideration of 1000
Bolivars. A Bolivar is 1913 cents i'm
United States coin, so that the total
amount hung up for the stake in honor
of Cleveland is S231.60. The purses
range from 400 Bolivars, added to the
"Prednio del Hippodromo," 10 $500 Boil
WARS, added to the Gran Premio de
Caracas" The president of the repub-
lie OF Venezuela, Gen. Joaquin Crespo,
is honorary president of the jockey club
and the list of officials include many
men high in the state councils.
Sam Casio has been employed by G..
ii. Fox to handle Silver Bow, PIG, and
a number of other good ones at his
farm near Clements. Cal.
The first Ormonde foal of 1896 was
foaled Sunday. He is a bay and his
dam IL Jougleuse, by Alarm. Jougleuse
Is daughter of imported Presto, by
Pretender. This is the first Ormonde
colt yet foaled that has a native Amer.
lean dam. Mr.. Macdonough expects six
more young Ormondes in the next two
months.
The Lexington Morning Herald saws:
There is much speculation as to why
Mike Bowerman purchased Patchen
Wilkes at the sale in New York. A
close friend of the owner of Wilton
Place says that Bowerman bought the
horse for w. Il. ID. Stokes. the New
York millionaire and horse fancler. II
Is also reported that Bowerman has
sold his well improved place on the
Westchester pike TO Mr. Stokes, and
that Patchen Wilkes and Stokes other
stock Will be brought here. 1t is I'M
derstood that Stokes bought the horse
for his wife. a beautiful young society
lady OF Gotham. and who has a passion
for trotting horses, being the owner OF
BeuZetta and other good ones equally
well known.
ottinger. the famous railroad ticket
broker, used to drive Our Dick, 2lOis.
through Golden Gate park, but he met
Walter Hobart driving Hazel Wilkes.
III, the other day, and at once these
two knights of the whip began to drive.
but Our Dick proved the faster. and
when Dickey's was reached Mr.. Citing
er disposed OF the fast paceh. buggy,
robe and harness, TO Mr.. Hobart for a
little over $1,000. says the Breeder and
Sportsman. Our Dick is one OF the cas-
lest horses TO handle in the state, and,
with the exception of Flying Jib. can
throw yellow clay I'm the face of any
trotter or PAGER that tries to measure
strides with him in the park.
Dave Clark. the colored contractor.
has just completed for the light-weight
jockey, Soup" Perkins. a handsome
brick residence on North Upper street.
Lexington. The building is two
story one. and a handsome structure.
both in side and out. costing about
5000.
A cable from Newmarket says: Brit
ish racegoers are congra tulating them
selves over the fine list or acceptances
for the spring handicaps. But is out OF
the CT subscribers 10 the Lincolnshire
handicap have declared. The American
stable OF Richard Croker will be repre-
scented by Americas date Rey del Car
reres) who VIII be asked TO carry rs
pounds; Santa Anita, Grey Del Santa
Anita) III pounds; Sir Excess, Us
pounds; and Montauk. IS pounds. have
been declared. English handicappers
are taking considerable care of the for
eigners. as little is known OF them I'm |
this country. Loadamia. 129 pounds. Is I
exciting the keenest interest and is sure
10 have many adherents. Clorane, $50
pounds, IS another favorite with the .