The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-19
Race Track and
Stable Gossip

The niles Duplicate. Terrene. May
Be So and Factory Girl in the Clay 4
woodford stable, have been unsexed.
Commenting upon the fact the Turf
Field and Farm sensibly says:
THE unsexing of fliies for racing is
a rather unusual practice. but the idea
Is a good one for several reasons. The
chances are that. being relieved of their
sexual troubles in the spring. they will
train better and keep in better condition
and be more reliable in races. Again,
the use of the knife will relieve the
breeding ranks of many weeds. The
careers of the unsexed hllies will he
watched with much interest. and IL the
operation should prove successful IL
ought Ia become popular, for there can
be no doubt but hat the judicious and
more frequent use Of the knife on both
colts and fllies will eventually benefit
the breeding interests. as well as i'm
prove the breed Of horses. IL is impor-
tant to invent a name for unsexed fllies
in order that they may be Identified and
kept track of as such. ana whenever
the operation is performed the animals
should be marked in some way to pre-
rent their being disposed of as entire
mares by INSCRIPTIONS traders into
whose hands they may nance to fall"
The attractions of the Montana cir
cult will evidently tell TINS ear. In
this connection an exchange says:
w. IL. Mays horses, consisting of
J.. II. c.. Joe Clark. Judge Quigley and
IL others. will take in the Montana cir
cult this year. The acquisition of this
string of the Montana forces will be
| felt. While outside of Judge Quigley
| there may be no horses of the first class,
the Others seem to be able to take care
Of themselves in any country and over
any kind of a track. This Is true es-
pecially of those time-tried campaign
ers. Joe Clark and his younger brother,
J.. II. c. Jockey Jesse Everett is under
contract to Mr.. May this season. Ever
EFT will do all the riding for the stable.
and his reinforcement to the jockey
ranks will be of some help
Mr.. May will be sure to find his trip
both pleasant and profitable. and others
of the middle-western owners Will md
il very much to their interest to follow
his example. The 20 rich stakes of this
circuit now open for entry close April
Is, and tina is a date so near by that
their liberal conditions are now a legiti-
mate subject for careful study by own
ers OF good horses.
Col. w. s. Barnes and Ed Hopper.
secretary of the Latonia Jockey club.
will probably be the judges on this
| circuit. James Is. FtTHuson VIII up tue
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Racing News.
The announcement that Washington
park is to be ~reopened has increased the
value of thoroughbreds 20 per cent
Burns & Waterhouse may race at thai
point. as well as several other Calfor'
mia stables.
Obsidian Is a great disappointment
He can break watches with his speed
in the morning, but he cannot race IN
company.
Frank Brown and NJ. j. Daily are I,
ship to New York to-day. Neither sta
BILE met with much success in Califor
mia, although Frank Brown captured
several races with Blarneystone.
Charles Walter. the well-knowr
western bookmaker. whose penchan
for taking money on. long shots ha'
gained for him a wid reputation
leaves this morning for Chicago. Wal
ter was out here when the Bay Dis
trict track was in full blast and Quit
winner, although he had an expensive
stable. This year he has mad a mos
|, disastrous season and goes home full,
500. 900 loser.
: w. H.. Timmons nov owns Juggler
| The colt was entered to be sold for soou
> but Timmons ran him up to N,l00, a
which price he secured the promising
son ol IMP. ma ~
son had the colt in training. but he wa
. owned b. ]. S. Gibson of Colus county
Z The horses DIR. Sharp, Alvarado. u
. Massie, Soufle, Formero and Refuge
1 are to be shipped East on Monday
. Formero won no less than seven race
for w. Il. Sink, jr., who Is meetin
, with success as a trainer.
: Chelandry. the favorite for h Cit
. and Suburban handicap To be run
u England April 90, is by the California
: owned stallion Gold Finch.
Garnett Ferguson is to invad Nor
$ tana with 10 2-year-olds this season.
r The Schneider stable is to be shippe
to st. Louis next Monday.