The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-08
A MADISON CO.. HORSE
GALLANT EEllEARE OF UP.
PER RUBY.
The Horse Which Broke the Montana
Pacing Record at Butte Last Wednesday
Was Bred at Brook Nook-He Was One
Mr.. ReeSe's FaVOrites.

Fellfare, the horse which broke the
Montana record in Butte last week.
pacing a mile in the remarkably fast
time, for Montana, of 2:1l is a Madison
county bred horse, the product of
Brook Nook ranch. He was fOaled in
1892 when Charles Reese was mag
Of the ranch which has done much
towards making the upper Ruby fam
Gus for fast horses. He was not thought
much of at the ranch. save by Reese
who predicted great things Of him.
When with the herd he would not be
picked out as an extraordinary speedy
animal. Several months AGO a Helena
horseman had an option on him. but
refused to take it up and bought anoth-
err horse of Mr.. Larrabie instead.
Three months ago DR.. Mcdonald visit
ed the ranch and Fellfare, paying. it is
understood $500 for him. In three
months time. since his speedy exploits
at Butte and Anaconda the horse has
become a veritable gold mine and he
could not be bought to-day for $40. 000..
He is said to be a gamey, cool headed
racer and ven when the whip is ap-
piled with vigor will not break which
is the true test of all is requisite in a
world beater.
The first ace in which he paced in
public was at Anaconda. when he made
a record of 2:14. The following week he
started in 2:2O class and won in straight
heats, which is reckoned as an excellent
performance. When he started in Butte
in the 2:10 class, he made 4 mark of
9Th which is the state record and also
the pacing record for the northwest.
This he did as a comparatively un-
known horse, and his performance will
do much towards sustaining Madison
county's reputation as the home Of
speedy horsetlesh.
And he is keeding up his reputation.
Wednesday he threw dust in the eyes
of such famous horses as Rachael, 2:07:
PathmOnt, KeenKutter and Hazel H..
winning the first heat in 2:124 and the
second half a second faster. The horse
when a colt vas one of Mr.. Reese's
favorites and he naturally feels great
ly elated. Mr.. Reese is of the opinion
that he will pace a mile in 2:0S or even
faster. At the time of his sale. men
ton of which was made in the MADI-
sONIAN, Mr.. Reese predicted that he
would pace very fast this year and told
theMADISONIAN mar to watch out for
him.
Bay Bird, sire of Fellfare is a son of
Jay Bird and out of Kate Wilkes, a
daughter of George Wilkes, thus maxi
ing him closely inbred to George
Wilkes, the greatest %progenitor of
trotters that ever lived.
Fera dam of Fellfare is also a very
fast mare, having trotted the Butte
track IN 1925 as a three year old. but
owing to an injury to her teeth, through
bad handling, vas never started in a
race, except as a two year old, when
she made a record of 2:4S, which at that
time was considered very fast.
Fera was sired by that old and reli-
able horse, we'll known to all hon-
tanans. Commodore Belmont" whose
name is synonymous for speed. We
predict that in a few years he will
reach the top notch as a brood mare
SfTo yyhioh ho ic 1,on,y fn-k
ing.
Fera's dam was Irene by Dictator;
second dam Fanny Helm by Alexan-
der's Abdallah. Irene besides produc-
ing Fera, was also the dam of Easel
2:36, dam of Bitter Root 2:25); Gale
2:27 dam of Galette 2:l44).
All of these horses, we're at one time
owned by Larrabie Bros, either at