The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-13
IS HAVING HARD LUCK
The Butte City Stable in the Cali
fornia Campaign.
THE SENATOR AN ENIGMA
Racing Men Don't Know What to Make
of Him-Pronounced the Greatest
Four Year-Old America Has
Seen for This Year.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE Butte
City stable owned by H. l.. Frank and
trained by Johnnie Campbell. formerly
trainer for Marcus DAILY and who won
the rich Futurity with Ogden, Is encoun-
tering the worst kind of luck in the Cal
ifornia campaign. 1t is reported on the
very best authority that the stable is
$4,000 loser on the season, besides los
ing the most promising colt, the great
son of Tammany, who died recently.
Imp. Missioner, who aroused great
expectations by performances in Mon
tara, has proved a bitter disappoint-
ment. His first race here led to the con-
clusion that he would be winner the
present season, but each succeeding
race has been worse than its predeces-
scr The colt has carried world of
stable money in all his races, but APP
pears to have lost the speed that char
acterized him on the Montana track.
Senator Bland is an enigma to racing
men just at present. In his first race
at top weight, which Satsuma won from
wire to wire in 1884, the Senator fin
ished bang-up fourth, very merito-
rious performance. In the next race. at
one and one-forrth miles, Oakland
track, Senator Bland finished easily
first on a muddy track in the marvel
Gus time of 2:0S The race attracted
Wlut dltentlO0 all over tHe Last LSdu-
ing papers wired for a description of
the races and published fiattering re-
ports.
Jimmie Mccormick, trainer of Brush
& Warehouse, pronounced Bland the
greatest 4-year-old seen in America this
year, an opinion which is shared by
many more good judges. Then came
unexpected defeats, especially in the
Rancho del Paso stakes, one and three
fourths miles, beaten away off by Judge
Denny, a thirdrater. BANDS defeat
! by Howard Mann is not difficult to I'M
dergtand, as Mann has shown himsetT
TO be one OF the greatest mud horses III
America. But the fact that Bland had
a hard run to beat Sweet Favorable for
place in the same race is hard to eX-
! plain. The fact that Bland went back
/ in the betting is accounted for by the
! fact that the stable played money in
! the Chicago pool rooms at TO 5, think
1 ing odds would be shorter here. Des-
| pite defeats. Bland is still regarded as
| a great race horse, who will redeem
| mis- defeats with a vengeance IN the
| near future.
May w. who figured high in the game
! in Montana, racing Ogden nose to nose
! in her 2-year- old form, is to start for
! the first time in California at Oakland
tomorrow, five and one-half furlongs,
where she hits up against the five fast
est sprinters now in California-Rubi-
nah and Lucky Dog. Very little is
known here as to May w. as a mud
runner. so the status in the race is
| Iroblematical
Yule has developed into quite fair
filly and should secure some winning
| brackets before the close of the season.
| Negligence, her stable companion. is
still on the shelf, but will sport silk
early in January.
Imp. Devils Dream is not nearly so
good as when raced in Montana. Billy
! Randall is not in much luck with his
| stable up to date Ostler Joe Is dis
apppofntment-appa has had too
! much racing.
Fort Augustus has developed into
| quite a fair colt. He won a race or one
and one-eighth miles during the week
in 2:08as, fine performance consider
ing the track.
Sylvester. who started in the Jump
ing game in Montana made. his DEBUT
at Ingleside yesterday at mile, bu'
the distance was too short for sueT
company and he never got near the
money.
There is possibility OF half-mile
dash in the near future between lea
Rose and LecTa. The gray mare start
ed two five-furlong dashes, but got on
back as the distance was too Tar. ne
weather has been against her through
out. -.
Campbell, who is great long-sho
winner, is still hopeful of big coups
that will astonish the followers OIL th'
game in California.