The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

a recent turf writer. in reference to
Holidays breeding;
ssIf there was ever a horse bred in the
purple IL Is this one. for he Is by Han
over. whose record on the turf was as
great as his success in the stud a
been. Just now there Is no sire in this
country who a hold a candle TO the
son OF Hindoo. a fact which is substan-
tiated by the performances OF his progeny.
Indeed. Hanover compares favorably
with any successful sire In England or
Australia. Mollie L.. the dam OF Ben
Holiday. ome from the stoutest and
best racing stock. as she is a aughte
of Longfellow. n traces on her dams
side TO Lexington. Ii will be seen that
Ben Holiday comes naturally by his
speed. stamina and gameness."
Poet scout.
Another brilliant performer bred by
Mr.. Larabie is Poet Scout. the well
known racer. now owned by Tom Nc
Tague. to whom he was presented last
summer by o Mackey. Poet Scout
did not start as a two-year-old. but in
his third year he made an excellent
showing. His name has been frequently
before the public for five years and at
Monmouth park he won the Shrews-
bury handicap. one and one-haif miles.
80 .He@ = 10 "ANAA - 'eAA, " aAA. -
Torrance is the best on record for a
stallion with the weight up.
Poet Scout was fOaled in 1SSS. by
Longfellow. dam Gypsy by War Dance.
His first appearance was as n three
year-old In the Latonia Derby. in which
he ran third TO Kingman and Dicker
son. His victories as a three-year-old
included the Sheridan stakes. one N
o~ne-quarter miles. in 2:ll&; the Maiden
stakes. one mile and a furlong; the
Hickory stakes, one mile and a half.
AS a four-year-old he won the Shrews-
bury handicap. one and one-half miles,
in which he defeated Raceland and
other good ones. The next year he
placed the Queen City handicap. one
mile and one-eighth, to his credit.
Another Good One.
Halma. the handsome black son Of
Hanover, made his debut as a two
year-old in a ~ive-furlong dash. finish
ing third to Campania and Sir Dixon,
jr. Halma showed in his best form
during his t~hree-year-old career. out
of six starts, he scored five wins and
one second, winning a total of 1885.
His stalk victories were in the Phoen
Hotel stakes, one mile and an eighth,
the Kentucky Derby. one and one
quarter miles, and the Latonia Derby.
He was never as good again as he was
before his hard race in the Latonia
Derby. He was defeated in the Himyar
stakes, and shortly afterwards was re-
tired. However. he had proved himself
a race horse of the first flight.
Decapod.
Decaped. half brother to Montana Re-
gent. Vice Regent, Julia L., and Bonnie
Australian. has made himself famous
in cross country events He is by Imp.
Sir Modred ont of Christine by Imp.
Australian. The other winners that
were bred at the Willow Brook farm
are all more or less familiar to the
Standards readers. II is confidently
predicted that next season will witness
important additions to the list. as Mr..
Larabie has a strong stable in winter
training at Louisville. in charge of
Peter WINNER, the trainer Of Ben Hol-
laday.
For 1899.
J The horses that will carry Mr.. Lara
bie's colors next season, under the di-
rection of Peter WINNER, are:
Ben Holiday by Hanover. dam Mol
lie l., by Longfellow; Macleod Of Dare,
Longfellow; Kinley Mack by Imp
Ostington, dam Songstress by Luke
Blackburn: Whooster Boy by Imp,
Watercress. dam Racunede by Hindoo:
Sam Marshall by Imp. Star Ruby. dam
May H., by Falsetto; Gay Garter by
Imp. Golden Garter, uam SonsstTeSs
by Luke Blackburn; Lena Holiday by
Hanover. dam Mollie l., by Longfel-
low: High order by Imp. order, dam
Tongese. (sister to Ben Holladay) by
Hanover.
The Future.
There is every reason to believe that
this successful breeding farm will add
new laurels to its record in coming
J seasons. with the successful results OF
previous years as a guide, Mr.. Larabi6
should give TO Deer Lodge county som
phenomenal racing stock.
Having raced so successfully and
possessing such a pedigree, what q
grand stallion Ben Holiday will make
There Is no stud in the world tina
would not gain additional prestige from
his presence. and though for many rea'
sons we hould hate to see him leave
the country, there cannot be any doub
but that he would prove a valuable ad'
dition to the stud in England, wher'
such strenuous efforts are now beinl
made to produce horses OF stamina al
well as speed.