The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-05
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DAVE BRICKER'S LOSS
lis Fine Stallion Dies on the Way
Over to France.
STRATHMEATH GONE LAME
He'll Never Face the Starter Again.
Either Corbett Has Four
stage" Horses-R. Porter
Ashe Loses a suit.

shipped him and several others TO
France. On the way over Ellard took
sick and died. Ellard had a record Of
20ss. and had been timed separately
much faster in a race. He gained his
record at Terre Haute in race against
Dandy Jim, william Penn. David Il. and
other good ones. Ellard was fine look
ing, strongly-made bay stallion by
Charels Wilkes. 2:2l&, out OF Daisy Fear
less, by Fearless. He was foaled in 1883
and was bred by J. VIM. Ellard, Cum
mingsville Mass. c. ". Williams OF In
Jepcnlouce first brought him into prom
inence giving him a record OF 219la at the
Budd Doble has been his trainer. Mr..
Bricker was offered 5000 for him before
he left New York. but refused it.
Strathmeath will never face a starter
again. lie is very lame and his owner.
Green Morris. says IT is out OF the ques-
ton TO bring the old gelding to the post
again. His races have been hard-earned,
every one of them. and the game old
horse went down battling for supremacy.
lie has nearly GO winning races to his
credit. and has earned almost. If not fully
$4,000
The first foal by Tenny was dropped at
the Rancho del Paso farm on the 9th
inst she was out of La Favorite, the
dam of Ballarat.
Jim Corbett says he owns four stage"
horses that are used in a foX-hunting
scene but has not annexed any thor
oughbreds and does not expect TO at a
very early date.
The supreme court has decided i'm favor
Of Thomas II. Williams. ir.. ana against
r. Porter Ashe In the suit over the own
orship OF Geraldine and Other noted
horses once raced i'm Ashes colors, after
wards by Williams jockeys for few
days and nnall returned TO the possession
OF Ashe and his brothers.
u was four years ago that the Malteses
Villa stables. re Ashe called his racing
string, were running at the Bay District
track. itl'' IcH. was tHp trainer and
the stars O. tl" stable were Geraldine
aIl Dru Eu'sup t'-n frsf or which hold
the half-mile record and who only a few
months previous had run second in the
81 eaJ tobo"gau Slide handicap in the
East
Trainer Kelly one day sold the horses
10 T.. "a. Williams. showed hin Of sale
from Ashc for tho horses and claimed
that Ashe had given them 10 him to set
tie a debt Of nearly 5000. Ashe declared
the bin OF sale, though absolute I'm form,
was simply security given 10 Kelly for
the money due.
one morning Geraldine was missing
She had been taken from the Bay Dis
trict track by Sidney Ashe and before her
loss was discovered was on her way
East. other horses were led away but
they were recovered.
The next proceeding was a suit begun
by Thomas II. Williams against Porter
Ashe for the horses in which the whole
question was brought UP. Ashe admitted
that he had owed Kelly A.72i5o. and had
given him a hill of sale for the string
but he insisted that the bill was merely
an evidence OF security and was so UNI
derstood. lie declared that he had ten
dered the amount due and the return of
his property had been refused by both
Williams and Kelly.
Kelly testified that originally the horses
had been pledged TO him. hut he had noti-
fed Ashc that he was about to leave his
employment and had taken the horses to
settle his account Williams had paid
him $1,000 i'm cash and owed him $1,000
more. ne said.
The jury found that Williams had sue
ceeded 20 Kelly's interest. that Kelly had
held the string IN pledge and that tho
amount then duo was si.@9.7i. Judge
Hunt. before whom tho case was tried
directed that Asha have go days to nav
over the money To Williams. when the
horses were 10 be restored to Ashe. hut
the moE,y was not paid. Ashe appealed
90 the supreme court.
IN ifs decision the supreme court saws
there was no evidence that Williams ever
lsa known tHst Kelly was simply the
holder OF the horses in pledge and that
Kelly had sold. not the interest he had
as pledge hUi the absolute possession.
The evidence shows that no tender Of the
money due ever was made TO Williams by
Ashe. the decision says. and the verdict
of the jury is upheld.
The official Handicapped OF the Jockey
club. w. $ Noshur-. announces tho
weights FOR the brooklyn handicap. Tho
scale f. about the same rs that OF last
year. which ranged from Ramapo at lbs
10 Baroness az %. But The middle weights
are let In at lighter inposts. which seems
reasonable IN view % the fact that they
are moderate lot.
Mr. Noshur- considers Keenan, a better
horse than Lazzaronc. winner Of last
years Suburban. Tie evidently has
good opinion of Ben Brush. as compared
with Handspring. As 10 the others Or