The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-22
Anaconda Nel0s.

specializing as to David Johnson's
Mystery" The Mystery" is the beau.
tiful chestnut sorrel horse bought by
Mr.. Johnson and Jacob Fischer some
time ago. whose identity they have stu
diously refrained from disclosing. The
horse goes without a name and is fast,
but just how fast, the horsemen have
| been unable to learn. There are those,
however, having horses on the track,
| who say that they would like to ar
range a race against the unknown at
any time, and for good stakes. Observ-
| ing horsemen, however, know that the
mysterious sorrel is an old campaigner
| from the way he works on the track.
| Nothing causes him to lose his head"
| When speeding with other horses, he
pays no attention to them at all, but
simply attends to his business. The GU
riosity of the horsemen will be satisfied
soon, as the unknown is to be entered
in the Anaconda races which open June
80. and then his name and pedigree and
record, IL he has any, must be announc-
ed.
The PAGER, George Ayres, has not
shown any fast work the past week,
his trainer. Walt Parks. having been on
the sick list for several days. The Britt
mare. Pearl de Leon, is showing a lot
of speed. She was sent a good mile re-
Gently, and made the last quarter in
0:32 Lady Director is also improving
in her training. The stable count on
her showing a 215 mile this season.
The running contingent has been linn
tied to the Kirkendall and Smith sta
bles, but is now increased by the ar
rival of Dan Blevins with four runners,
and possibly more will be added to his
string. He has two Don Carlos
colts, owned by II. S. Thurber; also
l. NJ. B. and another, the property of
DR.. Blake.
1.-The arrival of Dan Blevins," said
Helena horseman yesterday, while talk
ing about racing events, recalls many
an incident of the earlier racing events
of the track. Dan was 10 years ago very
prominently before the public, when
he had in his stable the well known Ida
Glenn and Daniel Il. Ida Glenn was
very speedy and pulled off many a race
and lots of money for Dan. Daniel B.
was a race horse and hard to beat.
Many hard races, however, served TO
break him down and, his wind becom-
ing affected. he had to be retired. One
of his races he lost by an accident and
the inside story of the race goes to
show that nothing is certain in horse
racing. except. perhaps. the entry fee.
At the regular meeting in 1887 there
was a mile and a quarter race; purse,
$780, that was not likely to fill. w. III.
Babb thinking that he had chance
to make an honest dollar, went to Dan
Blevins and leased the running quail
ties of Daniel b. for the next day and
persuaded Blevins to enter the horse
on the mile and a quarter. Putting up
the money for that purpose, Babb him
self entered Diavolo (now owned in
Missoula) and he induced r. f. Bybee
to enter Rosa Lewis, paying the entry
fee for all three horses, and absolutely
controlling the race. Nothing could be
ha thnttOhf Rahh and hiz friends
went to the betting ring with a conf
dence born of a sure thing. The pub
lie bet their money like drunken sail
ors, and in a short time the horses were
of in a bunch from the three-quarters
pole
1T came out afterward that Babb
had instructed his rider on Diavolo to
go along at a fair clip, but to wait for
Daniel b. and let him keep up close to
Diavolo, and when he entered the
stretch. to use his whip, make a big
show and beat Daniel b. out. Naturally
his instructions to Lambert, the rider
OF Daniel B., was in accord with that
play. O'Hara, the rider of Rosa Lewis,
received no instructions how to ride the
race, IL never being C onsidered for
moment that the mare was in the race
for any other purpose than to NIL up the
third place.
This scheme would have gone
through well out Tor one little weak
link The track had been well watered
during the night, perhaps little too
much in spots. This would not have
made any difference had the sun shone
and the day been warm, but II was the
reverse and in consequence the first
turn was a little damp and slippery.
The three horses passed the grand
stand, making a fine appearance. and
the immense crowd gave them n grand
cheer as they passed, Rosa Lewis iead-
ing. Diavolo second and Daniel Is. a
close third. They were going pretty
fast and Daniel Il. was being plshed a
little to keep up with Diavolo when. on
making the turn. he struck a slippery
spot on the track and fell, Lambert 60
ing over his head, luckily escaping
without accident. The other two horses
went on and going up the back stretch
IL was noticed that Rosa Lewis was
creeping ahead. All at once Newing-