The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-13
Race rack and
Stable Gossip

N0t0olS
Uncas. the last surviving son Of Lex
ington. died suddenly on Christmas day
nj Bryan 9beaf's eioodfock stud, near
Crescent, Mo. The cause Of his death IS
unknown. but it Is thought to be que
to the rupture Of blood yessel. Al
though nearly - years OF age ne was
unusually active and playful, and since
his arrival last October at his new home
had increased in flesh. The bad weather
Of the past 10 days necessitated his be-
ing kept indoors, and Christmas after
noon. upon being turned out, ne gave
free vent t. his love for play IN eapers,
In the height Of his enjoyment he sud
denly paused then fell forward, arose
Ia his feet, and sank down sideways.
dead. I'ncas was purchased from MS
breeder. A. ], Alexander of Wood
burn stud, Kentucky. by u. ID Wlthers.
when yearling for Pierre Iorrillard,
in whose coi0rs he raced. winning the
Kentucky stakes and two other starts
as a 2-yeaf-od. lie had sired some
of the leading brood mares in the coun-
try Among them are Cascade, ffu~
dence. Gproar, Wigwam, MaJallea, Iflli.
War Paint Three of his yearlings have
been registered this year-b. {. l'ncette.
dam Juliette b. G, Autumn dam Mead
owdale, and b. q. unnamed, dam imp.
Born Fool u. D. Witchels was the man
who built the new Monmouth track.
Jack Atkins has had another piece of
bad luck in his last race. Sunwell was
good three lengths in front Of his field
when they hit the hackstretch but be-
fore furlong had pecn passed he
stopped as though shot. 1t turned out
that the good S-year-old had broken the
small bones in the near foreleg, and
with the best possible luck he may be
good enough for saddle horse. Atkins
has had hard luck for several seasons.
Scarborough Won the Derby and looked
like being a tirst-class stake horse, but
was 50 badly injured that he has never
shown the same form. Belle Boyd Won
a mile and furlong SO easily that $4,000
was offered for her and refused. In her
next race She was cut down and has
never shown any decent form since. At
kins refused S3,o0n for Sunweli last week
and thought lie had another Derby
horse.
O'Connor. the featherweight jockey
who rode Attainment for the Jennings
confederacy last week. made reputa-
ton in the East last summer. Dave
Gideon put the boy up in selling race
TT a mile and claimed an apprentice al
loNanec Of five pounds ON Leedsville.
Twelve good platers We're entered. and.
after making all the running, o'conner
Won ON IeedsNille, With Rubieon, ridden
by Tod sloan. nj MS neck. blbeTlinet
with big 1911 Martin. was a close third.
Break O. Day. Rey del TERRA, Bernar-
dl1o and other good race horses We're
among the beaten crowd After the
race Tommy Griffin claimed Ruhcon
from pittshurg Phil. As pittsburg Phil
George SMITH WAS accredited With los
ing 500 eco on the race. he was not in a
very amiable mood and is said Ia have
made unfaxorahle comparisons between
OConnor and Sloan.
Akin e. I,attridpe ran np Harry Tho
b,1rn 10 S70D Mt which figure they Sc
cured the bny getdinr He was entered
10 he sold for 5000
little MeNichols succeeded in pilot
my two iong-shnt winners. This boy
Il nrder contract 10 Nick Hall and is a
very promising featherweight.
charles Walter had a very disastrous
aay lie lost over s. 0a0 10 the three
faxorites that landed In second place
and omit fully $4,000 loser on the after
@. Walhaum is at the Hot Springs. but
will shortly leave for this city. Wal
baum cut quite "A figure iii the turf
world four or fee years age
Il -, II.