The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-05
Race Track and
Stable Gossip

Two Bitter Root youngsters ran one-two
Saturday at Oakland in the fastest half
mile run this winter by 2-year-olds, Ella
Boland winning by four lengths pulled up;
time. :4S1s; Bathos second by two lengths.
beating Andrissa and a good field. Balls
TIA, also bred at the Bitter Root ranch,
won the last race at Oakland Saturday.
beating Wyoming. Peixotto. Rio Chico
and other fast ones.
All lovers of good horse will feel re-
gret If the two famous antagonists Of last
year. Plaudit and Leber Karl have gone
wrong. Such appears to be the case at
present. Lieber Karl fell lame at Mem
phis recently. and If reports are to be be-
lieved Plaudit is in bad way also.
Farmer Bill Scullys remark after the
decision Of the Crescent City Derby was:
II have seen Kentucky Colonies trying to
beat King Barleycorn all my life, but
have never seen one do it yet
E. F. Simms has sold to w. c. Whitney
the thoroughbred brood mare Lizzie Mon
trose for $500. Lizzie Montrose is the
dam of the Kentuckan and has by her
side bay filly by Newcourt. The mare
will be sent to La Belle stud and bred to
Meddler
Fred Foster has sold his pet racer, DR..
Sheppard. to Messrs. Burns & Water
house. The son of Buchanan and Voltine
has won races for oster on nearly every
track in this country. He has Won
derful record for finishing inside the mon
ey. The also-ran column has had his
name not more than a half-dozen times
since he first faced a starter as a 2-year-
old.
King Barleycorn has been shipped to
Sheepshead Bay. BY winning the first
of the spring Derbys at New Orleans
last Saturday King E3arieycorn has in
CURED penalties in the Metropolitan
Brooklyn Suburban and Brighton handi
caps. Allotted 1O4 in the Metropolitan, he
picks up four pound. additional, and his
Suburban impost Of 100 pounds Is in
creased to 10S. AS there are no penalties
attached to the Carer handicap he may
elect to start in it April H. carrying ITO
pounds.
The outlook for the Washington Jock
ey clubs spring meeting thai begins at
Bennings to-day i. satisfactory. Two
hundred head of horses are already at
the course and three score more are eX-
pected from New Orleans by next Sat
urday. Frank Reagan's Sir Florian, the
most improved 3-year-o.d at the Crescent
CITY. is expected OF Thursday. Sir Flor
ian has no stake engagements at Ben
nings. but he will find an opportunity to
meet General Mart Gary, Prestdigitatrice,
Dr. Parker, Ben Viking, Leando, Royster-
err, Boney Boy and Colonel Tenny in some
of the overnight events.
w. B. Jennings will close his season here
about April and leave for Rancho del
Paso, where he intends to spend a few
weeks prior to shipping East. While at
Sacramento Jennings will pick the
horses for his Eastern campaign. In the
meantime he will try out several 2-year-
DDS in races at Oakland.
81 will have about 20 2-year-olds in my
string said Jennings yesterday, most of
which ] will try in races before leaving
here l have a good-looking FLY by Ten
ny which will be started soon, and sever
al other smart-lookng youngsters which
will face the barrier in the near future.
Bendoran's lameness does not amount to
much. l will take him East with the 9TH
ers."