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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
FOCAL AND CElYEB a. EE~-s OF
RsHIPs AND ss5lPITNG.

Steamer EuIaiia Arrives fnr the
Warsaw excursion nusin tsf--s Isc
ENas Delayed by saturdays storm.
sehooner Rob Roy Passed n Wree5
in Mia Ocean--Lisi of vessels
Bound TO savannah.
The steamer Eulalia, which was due Co
arrive here from Jacksonville sapuday
nlsht. and rake .he nrs- excursion tc
Wilmington and Warsaw islands yesler.
day, was delayed Icy The severe gale waieh
prevailed along tne coast Saturday, ana
did not get mere until o'clock yesterday
Afternoon. The Ellalia was fornerly
Camusa, ana is wen known IN saese wa
tiers. She was severely burned some time
ago, and has been recently rebuilt and
thoroughly overhauled and fQed up es-
pecialiy for the summer excursion bust-
ness.
The steamer clifton teft Yesterday for
Daufuskle with q large party OF excuI-
sionists. q rs wind was blowing ainos,
gale and the steamer could noe make
landing at the and. She took her pas
sengers around The bell buoy aud sail
around the harbor The passengers ca
joyed the afternoons outing.
The schooner Francis c. Earnell Capt
Scott. from Brunswick, Ga. April p, for
Philadelphia. VITA timber met q aerri4c
northeast gale on the 13lh of HIsteras,
in which the vessel labored heavily, SNIP
Ying large quantities o. wafer. on tnl
9Th the vessel hned ard relied over 81
that her decks were alIros uader water.
The crew were obliged 10 cut away aN
spars. All provisions and water were
lost and for nearly five days the crow
Were without food or water Nay / the
schooner Donna r. Briggs. from New
York for Governor Earbor resoued tae
crew Of eight men. In an exhausted con-
diiion. On Nay 3, ia atguce "a. longitude
u, steamer Cherokee. from san Domingo
for New York. took oif cant. Seosf and
live OF his men frcm the 3riggs and took
them 10. New Y6rk. On account 81 the
heavy sea Two more of tee Yaruelfs crew
were forced to remain en- the Eriggs
The schooner Rob Roy arrived az New
York from this port, report April 30, no
laLude PASSED wreck of a supposed bark
just awash, wgh fore lower mast stand
ing.
capt James, Of the steamship .Itasca,
from Baltimore, repor that on Nay Z,
1898, al 5:l5 p. m. passed a schooner or
about 90 tons. dismantled and water
logged, not long a the water, in latitude
9A30, longtude 1895, Cape Lookout light-
house. hearing WNW. about twenty
miles; unable 10 make cur name; ana LOT
Of drift lumber east Of Hunting island, not
long ia wafer.
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Marjory Glen BD, lob tons; Rio Janeiro:
sid March u.s.
Elieser tNor) 325stons,. Olsen, Nanchesters
sid March s.
EmDla CNo0, 5i3 tons Larsen, Gooie; sd
March y.
Agushna CSoD. $50 tons, Olsen. Trieste, sid
March H.
Sofa (Norl ass tons F1nudsen. Christian
and SD March a
Norrsioenet fswD. list tons. Byland Rot.
terdam; sid March O.
Ariel (Noo, 90 tons, paust. Hamburg
sd March -
Monarch tswdl. SD tons, Andersen. Della
goa Ray; sld March -
Singapore Gen 92g tons. Noss Rofter-
Gam. SD March q.
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Full moon, 6gh. hour. 81 minutes. morn
ing; last quarter 18th, 3 hours 35 minutes.
eveaing; new mcon, 29th. 3 hours s. min-
utes morning; drst quarter, 2sth, II Hours
IA minutes, morning. moon in perigoe, Tthi
moon IN apogee. ga.
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VESSELS DouND ron sAyANNAu.
steanahlps.

Cambria Br). i967 tons, Douthwaite. at
Antwerp. April 7.
Homewood CBr) 1921 tons. Hopeland.
Pomaron, sid Aorii q. Due May IS. No
ldg cotton for Bremen
Cases (Br). i22 ions, Dean, Glasgow, sid
April g. Via Las Palmas Due May 15, 10
ldg cotton Tor Genoa
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jacksonville, Fla. May s.-sai.ed
steamer Seminole. Bearse New York
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From the New York Commercial ana FL
nancial Chronicle. May T.
The visible supply Of cotton May 6. as
made up by cable and telegraph. IS as fol-
lows; Conbnental stocks. as well as those
Tor Great Britain and the afoat are this
week returns and gently all Euro
pean figures are brought Down to Thurs
day evening. But to make tho total the
complete figures for May g. we add the
item of exports from the United States
including Ia its the exports Of Friday only
1885 1887
Stock at Liverpool, bales. j ,25S.0oO 1,18009
Stock at London .......... $3.50 $3.50
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nigh wafer a ny &c to-day al 1905 a. m.
ana 1884 y. -. l.igh water at Savannah
che hour later
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Macedon CBr). l.i58 tons. AicAlaster; a Rio
Janeiro, March 9.
Thor cNor, 1854 tons, Andersen, Rotter-
dam; sid April 10
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BY the use Of several Instruments. Mr.
Clarke says. he Is row prepared TO send
between New York and Chicago.
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Plot charts and an photographic infor-
maitan win Sc furhiahed masters of yes
SIS free OF charge ia United states hydro
srapnic Office IN custom house. Capeains
are requested 10 cal al the Office Reports
Ct wrecks ana derelicts received for trans
misson to tie navy department
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The tine bal. en- Cotton Exchange drops
Y mss 5th meridian zine
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Albert Shultz. l73 tons. Hubbard, New
York, s,d April e.
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beer being added to give body" to tn9
beverage, one man, in imitation of Cali7
qua, shoG his horse with gold; sand-
"iches made OF bank notes was throw4
TO- popular actresses instead Of flowers
IN iact' money was so plentiful that th9
reckless dggers could not "Suock it down
iast enough. They thought they only had
20 dig few feet in the Garth to sec
plenty more ana for time il almost
seemed as il this were 50. Such were some
% me characteristics of Victoria's hot
youth.
AN There's a man who IS
thoroughly honest" "fIow do you know
men asked him if he expected to 60 90
war ne said nc, but didn't claim thai he
was ued UP by business. ''--Clevelana
Leader.
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The Schooner Rob Roy arrived az New
York from this port report April 90, no
latitude, PASSED wreck of a supposed bark
just awash, wgh fore lower mast stand
lng
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Bark Eugeaie CNor) Runeorn.
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Sun rises al so ana sets at s:l8.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

II 10 not 80 many, years & that
horsemen of the Pacific coast, of the
Blue Grass region and Of the famous
breeding districts of New York n the
far East were sneering openly and rid
iculing the idea of successfully breed
ing and rearing strong race horses in
Montana All of them agreed that the
climate here was so rigorous that IL
would stunt a horse and all of them
predicted that. the Montana race horse
would he a dwarf. without the stamina
essential to a good animal. They
talked over the matter for a few
months and hen-dismissed the subject
as settled. Their verdict was practical
ly unanimous. The topic. once dis
missed. was practically forgotten and
no further attention wat paid TO the
experiment that had been insugurated.
" producing race horses In the valley
Of the Bitter Root
But the experiment vas continued
was carried on by scientific and
expert hands and minds. Colts Of rec
ognized good breeding were procured
and were brought to maturity under
the Strengthening influence Of Bitter
Root forage and the i~nvigorating force
of the Bitter Root atmosphere. All of
this was done quietly and without any
blare Of trumpets, but IL was well done
and one pleasant summer-it was In
1See-the Eastern turfmen werS taken
of their feet by the peerless perform
ances Of the magnificent son of lro-
quois. the quiet looking. whitefaced
chestnut colt whose name was to be-
come a household word wherever race
horses are known-the matchless Tam
many. The work of this great horse
was supplemented by that of Montana.
whose Suburban win still ranks as one
of the greatest runs i'm turf history.
Harness horse admirers were given
a surprise almost as great by the per-
formance of Prodical. the handsome
bay Pancoast colt. whose speed
and endurance marked him as a
phenomenal animal and at once deTn-
onstrated that the Bitter Root could
produce something besides "dwarfs and
When horsemen become remin-
iscent there Is always some one who
will recall with interest the great sew
en-heat races that Prodigal won that
year. The eyes OF turfmen were opened
n they realized that they had been
overlooking something that should
have received their attention.
From hat time till now, however.
they have never lost sight of the fact
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IH|Ss|S The HOME OF
MoMRCHS OF THE TURF

miles Of graded roads lead. connecting
the different departments. These roads
are bordered with shade trees and the
visitor who traverses the ranch has al
ways upon either hand broad fields OF
grass or grain or long stretches of or
chards and gardens. In convenient To-
cations upon the ranch are the homes
of the superintendents. the quarters OF
the employees and the stables OF the
horses. All are well built and beauti-
fully situated. In the midst OF the
ranch. admirably situated and sur
rounded by attractive groves and
lawns. is the summer home OF Marcus
DAILY. The farm Is a little kingdom IN
itself and no visitor leaves ID who is
not enthused by what he has seen. as
evidencing the wonderful possibilities
Of the Bitter Root valley.
One has not to look far To discover
the secret of the remarkable strength
and activity OF the colts that are pro-
duced upon this farm. From their birth
they have the range of large helds-
''paddocks" they are called at the farm.
but the name Is MISUNDERSTANDING.
running and rolling I'm the grass ana
clover that is so tall that In places
onIy the heads of the future cup win
ners are visible. Here they thrive and
grow like the proverbial mustard tree.
Contrary TO the usual rule. their size
Of body and length OF limb are not OBJ
tanned at any sacrifice OF strength n
endurance and the yearlings and =
year-olds of the Bitter Root farm are
so well developed that IL is difficult to
believe that their age Is not greater
than given. They are so constantly
andled from the tim they are foaled
that their training is not a difficult
task. They seem to enjoy their en-
trance upon the mile IVA OF the train
ing quarters. as something to which
they have beer looking forward, and
they enter upon the work of prepara-
ton as II they realized the importance
of their condition.
No more pleasing sight can be imag-
ined than that which Is afforded to
early visitors at the farm during the
training season. The surrounding
scenery is i'm itself an inspiration. u
when the dainty youngsters OF the
thoroughbred department come upon
the scene. even the visitor who is indif-
ferent TO horse matters cannot refrain
from expressions of admiration. As the
colts, mounted by their Midget riders.
first walk. then trot. hen canter and
finally came I'm with a sharp rum, the
sight is one never to be forgotten.
SO IL is at the training quarters of
the harness youngsters. Those who
were fortunate enough to have itness-
ed any Of the practice work of the colts
whose performances this year aston
ished the East. will testify to the deep
interest that attended the work. To see
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

chaT Tod Sloane. His success hse' ST.
fenced the critics who, men ne mrs. ap-
peared on race tracks here ausneu AZ
the and continued to lau M
until the grief of those VINO a iosN
money by misjudging his jockeyship
drowned out the sound Of merriment
over his queer style.
Who'd ever ave thought such ridin'
az that would win races ruefuily re-
marked a rae track habitue VINO lost a
pot of money on one OF the hrst races
won by o I'm this country. III vas
looked upon as a nuke. but when sloane
won more races. and continued TO win.
counting his victories by trios at one
meeting. the English jockey and Eng
fish sport ceased talking "huke' n
began. the one u initiate. the other TO
put money on him.
What has Impressed the Englishmen.
next TO Sloane's queer style. Is his cle'-
erness in getting away at flagfall. and
Ills fine headwork when the horses are
or. He claims To have studied the Pc
culiarities Of the horse and to have
founded his style Of riding on scisn-
tific principles. 1t is beginning 10 be
realized that he has dom just that
thing, and that q Is again brain and
hard work combined that win the VIC
tory.
~ IA mas uffu N NV y
does IL and has replied very frankly
that IL came To him only after yexrs
Of study Of the nature Of the horss.
He has taken pains to deny many
statements ascribing his success to
tricks. such as gripping his horse win
his knees. taking a tight twist OF the
reins and using this as a lever on the
animals's head: jerking the reins. plac-
ing the hands near the mouth of his
rnnIrnt aud Ga ON In IN nGrEOnal in
terview he reduced the question that
Is agitating the sporting circles Of
England to this:
"All that there is to be said o
II ie that i sit on my horse where j
think he can carry my weight best.
That Is the simple explanation OF my
so-called queer style. ! studied the
matter for a long time and that i nit
the right .dea I think is proven by the
many races that | have won. Most
of the credit of winning the race
should go to the horse. / only help
him all | know to win"
Besides the fact that Sloane Is a
successful jockey. his manner of dress
ing has attracted much attention over
here. We have had jockeys who cut
quite a dash i'm private life. but Tod
Sloane cuts them all out by the care
and attention he devotes to his per-
sonal appearance. Englishmen COM
ment wonderingly upon the fact that
Sloane employs both a private secre-
tary and "A valet. and lives like a no.
bleman. In fact. some noblemen here
would like to be able to live as well.
In the paddock Sloane Is always the
SWEETEST dressed figure there. His
neckties must be a source of trouble
to the valet referred to. and of profit
to the London ~shopkeeper. for he never
wears the same one twice. The British
tailor will be sad when sloane sails.
for the lumber Of different suits of
clothes he wears is amazing.
Hobnobbing with princes N noble
men is an expensive luxury. but Sloane
lives up to it.-London Corresponds ice
of the Philadelphia Press.
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that the Bitter Root stock farm H. doing
business in Montana. In fast. II would
have been diffcult for them to do 80.
They have had ogden and Scottish
Chieftain and senator Grady and ether
likely performers TO remind them that
the Bitter Root valley was on the map.
In the sulky circuits the colors of the
Bitter Root stock farm have been kept
In front Of the cloud IF dust So that
the horsemen Of this class of racing
have had a constant reminder of the
existence in Montana Of a farm that
produces something better than scrubs.
China SILK. India SIX. Cuprum. Jour
newman. DIR. Spelrnan. John Nolan,
limerick. Handspring. Laurel's. Prac-
teal and Improvidence have borne the
copper and green 10 the front and held
them there I'm royal fashion. There
have been many p~ocketbooks fiattened
seriously by the mistake that horsemen
made in sizing up the Montana horse.
but the bettors know more about this
undesirable state now than they did.
II is not the purpose OF this sketch
20 present any detailed description Of
the magnificent farm that is the home
of these splendid performers. To do
thai would require more space than the
Standard can spare I'm its Christmas
Issue. The Bitter Root stock farm has
been and Is still an object lesson TO
farmers, fruitgrowers and stockmen.
anu mas ANf' Allh'h W IANlFAAs iA'F'A
TO the outside world the magnificent
and varied Of this great state.
On this farm there live i'm royal state
the matches Tammany. the wonder
full Hamburg. the proud Inverness. the
-.enomenal Ogden and the whirlwind
Montana. Here. too. are Prodigal and
his brother. Ponce de Leon. at the head
of the harness breeding section. They
are comfortably. even luxuriously. pro-
vided for and here they spend their
days. amid the beautiful SURROUNDINGS
Of the Bitter Root valley and its sur
rounding mountains. dreaming Of their
past triumphs upon the turf and watch
ing their youngsters grow up TO re-
peat these performances and win fame
and ducats for themselves and their
Bitter Root home. They have richly
earned the comfort Of their retirement.
and their names will be famous as long
as turf history is written.
The Bitter Root stock farm Is located
in the heart of the valley who's name
IL bears. Its twenty-odd thousand
acres are all under cultivation. sub
stantially fenced. and through this
magnificent body of land more than 20
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TANINIANY AT HOME.

Laurers. for instance do the three
miles in record time, trotting as II she
knew no other gait and wearing u
the pace-maker. was a sight that car
ried with IL admiration for the noble
nlly and conviction as To the merits or
the Bitter Root as a stock breeding re-
gion.
Scientific methods and the climate
have produced wonders. when, a cou-
pie of years ago. Ed Upton In the East
announced his opinion that ProdiEals
colts were the best i'm the world, even
those who were familiar with the
youngsters. did not look for such n
speedy demonstration Of the accuracy
Of the opinion as was afforded by the
record made by the Bitter Root colts
in the East this year. The stable made
30 starts. won five firsts. eight seconds.
six thirds. three fOurths and was I'M
placed but eight times. The total earn
inEs in stakes and purses to
ss.525.
The work Of the Prodical colts this
year was the most remarkable feature
of the racing season and the splendid
son Of Pancoast stands to-day as the
greatest sire of harness horses in the
world. The youngest that contributed
10 this record. were: Cuprum CD, who
made a mark Of 2:l2N at Louisville and
was second at Fort Erie and LeNing-
ton and third at Hartford. winning ST.
6s5. ImproNidence az with "a mark OF
2:ISb at Hartford. and "A first place at
ReadVillc. two seconds at Lexington,
third at Fort Wayne and third at
Rigby. and S2.9s5 i'm winnings to his
credit: Laurels (3). who made 2:l5ia
her mark at Fort Erie and was second
at Glens Falls and Readville n again
third at Readville. with Si.IT5 in prizes;
Handspring co who stepped in 2:26is at
Readville N was second at Lex
ington and third at Louisville and
Glens Falls. winning $500: Limerick
CD whose 2-year-old mark Of 2:i9L still
stands. won 5000.
Oother Prodical colts. owned by diff
ferent stables. also did phenomenal
work. notably John Nolan (s.0S). The
list Of Prodigal's colts. with their rec
ords and dams. who have won fame
this year Is as follows:
TrOtters:
John Nolan az. sOs. Fantasia (2:i7sD.
Cuprum (3. si2&. Camiala.
Improvidence ca. 2:i3h, Queen
wilkes.
DIR. speiman CD. 2:Is.. Carrie Bell
23h.
Laurers go. 2:i5H. Laurel b.
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China silk t0. 2:IsN. Brown SILK
Wilderness cD. slsN. Fanny wnker-
spoon 2:16L.
Practical Co. 2lsH. Fanny wilker-
spoon 2.ish.
Limerick 90. s:is,s. Annie wilton.
Handspring CD. 2:2sh. Annie Wilton.
Dan NJ. cD. s:osts. Maggie McDow-
ell 21h.
India silk 90. 2:IO2. Brown SILK
2:19lz.
Journeyman ts). 2:171s. wInell.
The showing made by the gallopers OF
the copper and green in 1898 was no
less satisfactory. The eastern stable
S35. 213.33 to its credit. Hamburg. Og-
den. Isidor. Larva. Kitefoot. Croker and
Tim Var comprise the list Of winners In
This stable. Hamburg won the Reali-
zation. the Brighton club. he swift
stakes and a special stake at Brooklyn
and ran third I'm The Belmont. Ogden
won the Long Island handicap. ran
third in the Suburban. was second to
Hamburg in the Brighton cup and won
a number OF purse events. Isidcr cap
tured the Grass Inaugural and the
Flight handicap and was second In the
Coney Island handicap. He also won
a number of minor events. L3rNa won
the Bedford stakes and was second IN
the Daisy stabl race. kitefoot ran
second I'm the Gazelle and Red Cross
stakes. and was placed in "a number Of
other races. Croker won "A big purse
race at Brooklyn and Tim Var was
placed in a purse event at the same
track.
The winners from the farm in the
Montana circuit were:
Ash Leaf CTammany-Ayreshire Rose),
$500: Black Cap oRoyal Hampton-lmp.
Oriole). 1920: Larva limp. Inverness
Butterfly. SEQ; Grand Saehem CTam-
many-Belinda), s1.220; Pallucas tSam
Lucas-Palhna) S25: Mekallah Tam
many-Mehallah). 500: Ballista tSam
Lucas-Balsam FIR. 800: Scottish
Chieftain Ump. Inverness-Miss Dare
bin), $3.50; Afghan ump. Inverness
Affinity. $500: total. ss.9s0.
The home of the sires of the thor
oughbred youngsters Is a splendid
stable. known as Castle Tammany. 1t
has been already described In the
Standard and Is shown in the accom-
panying picture. with Tammany In
front OF 1t. II is one of the best equip
ped stables i'm the country and is one OF
the features Of the ranch that always
attracts the attention Of visitors. This
table shelters Tammany, Hamburg.
ogden. Imp. Inverness. Montana and
Imp. B~athampton. II is safe to say
that in no other one stable i'm the world
can be found UGH a collection Of grand
horses.
While II Is as a stock farm that this
ranch has become best known. the agrl-
cultural and horticultural work that has
been lone upon IL Is Of scarcely less in
terest. The complete system of irrisa-
ton employed: the improved methods
of farming: the the successful reclama-
ton of land: the experiments In arbor-
culture and the decidedly successful
work that has been done I'm fruit grow
ing and d~airying-all these have more
than passing interest TO the visitor n
To the Montana farmer. The farm this
year produced 5000 tons of hay: $4,000
bushels of oats: II, 900 bushels OF barley.
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TOD SLOANE ON A HORSE.
The Clever little Jockey l. a Queer sight
ON the Track.

Tod Sloane may he a queer sight ON
n horse. and Englishmen are aVerse TO
grotesqueness on their rae tracks, hut
then he lands his horses i'm the lead In
SO many turf events hat even John
Bull has to acknowledge grudgingly
that the sport OF kings and awkward
riding can be associated successfully.
The English Jockey cannot get owe the
fac that Sloane wins with MS short
stirrup and his hands almost grasping
the bit. Said "A jockey to me recently:
"'Owever e does IL Hi cant imagine.
II I tried to ride in that ERE fashion. /
should think the 'orse would lie down
and kick the bloomin' bucket FOR shame.
'Orses ave their feelings. you know.
and I'll be blessed if | a tell 'ow
Sloane gets the hanimal to put up with
is imported hideas.'
The Jockey who spoke had TO admit.
however. that TO win the race'was the
most essential thing in riding for
stakes. ana. gloomily as he viewed the
Sloane Innovation. ne believed other
jockeys would have TO follow Sloane's
lead and sit punched up on the withers
OF the horse In the Tod style IL they
ever hoped TO beat the star jockey in a
race where horses are even.
There is no longer any disposition to
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Sole agent for Waterfall & Frazier
and Redwood Wh,skeys and for Mon
zanita. Byron n Heroes Of IS CT
gars.
Courthouse Block, second street,
Hamilton, Mont.