The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-10
Race Track and
Stable GOSSIP

The Idaho patrons of the race track
have just finished their first lesson in
the art Of bookmaking in the betting
ring. The plan OF making books was
used in the meeting just closed. and il
Is a fact that Il was not the success
that IL was expected to be. The attend
ance at the fair and races was on an
average good. n most of the crowd
wanted to get action on their money.
But too many OF them knew nothing
about books and consequently IL they
could not get up a bet on the outside
they let Il 60 at that and just didn't
bet at all, although the bookmaker.
Fitch, who sold pools here. tried hard
to explain how the "old thing worked.
A lot of money changed hands on every
race. but most Of Il. during the OPEN
ing days before the crowd became IA
miliar with the book system. circulated
outside OF the books. Toward the last
OF the meeting more money went
through the bookies. and II is believed
that I'm another year the book system
viii he more profitable. Fitch tried TO
sell auctions. but that wouldn't work.
The plan In vogue in former years. mu-
tuals, seemed TO have a hold on the
bettors and II required time to educate
them To the idea OF books. The fair was
well attended and the displays very
creditable. There are parts OF Idaho
whose inhabitants had to travel 500
miles by rail to reach the fair. The
bulk of the attendance came from i'm
mediate points on the railroad and the
valleys contiguous TO Boise.
A lot OF yearlings were sold during
the recent Doncaster meeting i'm Eng
land, and good prices were obtained in
a number OF cases. For the purpose Of
comparison with American prices. we
give some OF the best figures realized:
A flly by 81. Simon-Pannonia, brought
$4,000; hlly by Bend Or-Springtime,
$500; colt by Saraband- Mosque. 81. 800:
FLY by Queens Birthday-Queen OF the
F1orin, 81 900; hlly by st. Angelo-Beren-
geria. $4,000: colt by wellington-Love-
lorn. $3.50; Model Queen. hlly by Lord
Lorne-The Empress. 81. 800: colt by ST.
Simon Marchloness. $1,000: colt by st.
Mimi. IS. 700: colt Nv Morton Ia
Fleeche. si3.50O: hlly by Orme-wedlock.
$3.50; hlly by Morion-Solesky. Si.550:
colt by Isinglass-Sweet Lavender.
$500; Simonella hlly. by ST. simon
$3.50: colt by Trenton-Golden Agnes.
s.. $50. The foregoing are the best
prices. though 81 100 was obtained for a
number. both colts and fillies. The
prices Of the hllies would seem TO indi-
| cate that the prejudice against them in
this country does not exist I'm England
TO any great extent.
James A. Murphy. the owner Of star
Pointer. and James Butler. the owner
Of Direct. are talking about breeding n
PAGER that will beat the record of Star
Pointer. The latter II the longest strid-
Ing fast PAGER in the world. and Direct
Is The quickest gated. with the pos
sihle exception Of John II. Gentry.
Murphy and Butler figured II out at
Hartford that n they could only raise
a PAGER having Directs rapidity OF ac-
ton with Star Pointers length OF
stride. II would beat two minute away
| of. and the big son OF Brown Hal NAV
be taken to Buffers farm next spring
and bred to several daughters ~ Direct
that are there. Direct Is both a trotter
and a PAGER. having a mark Of 2:isk at