The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-26
Race Track and
Stable Gossip

| HOulet, Ferry BelIlloHl ppSSSSSeS 'AiS
! of the best, if not the best, D.
year-olds of his sex in training, and
by his performances thus far this sea-
son he has more than fulfilled the
promise he gave as a 2-year-old.
| Ethelbert, Realization winner of 1889,
| was bred at the Eothen stock farm.
His sire, Eothen, is we'll known as the
sire of Requital, winner of the Flu
turity and the Realization. Maori, the
dam of Ethelbert, is an imported mare,
who was bred in England, foaled in
1885 and imported to this country in
1887 and raced successfully. Ethelbert
ran in IS races as a 2-year-old and in
all but the last he ran in the colors OF
James Galway, Mr.. Belmont having
purchased the game and speedy son of
Eothen after his victory in the Muir
sery stakes.
Ethelbert made his debut as a q
year-old in a four and one-haf fur
long dash at Morris Park May Is, 1898.
and finished second to Kingston. His
last start as a 2-year-old was in the
White Plains handicap, in which he
was unplaced. His winnings amount
ed to $10,960.
His record this season is fresh in the
minds of all turf followers. His in
itial start as a 3-year-old was in the
Metropolitan handicap, in which he
ran a remarkably good race, finishing
second to Filigrane He followed this
up with two victories, one at six and
a half furlongs in LII, and the other,
the Pocantico handicap, at one mile
and a sixteenth, 1:46A. At Gravesend
he was defeated by that peerless filly
Admiration in the Spring Special at
one mile and a sixteenth, though many
thought the bad riding of Spencer cost
him the race He followed this defeat
up with victories in three stakes-the
Broadway, at one mile and a sixteenth,
in 1:47$4; the Spindrift, at one mile and
an eighth, in l :55 2-5 and the Law
renee Realization, at one mile and f1Ve
furlongs, in Psi rs. He won this last
race with commensurate ease as there
was no horse in the field that could
make him extend himself at any stage
of the race. This fact accounted for
the slow time, but it in no way de-
tracts from the impressiveness of his
performance. He was defeated in the
Brighton handicap by that speedy and
consistent mare Imp, winner of the
Suburban, but the black whirlwind had
to reduce the track record for the dis
lance. one mile and quarter, to win.
There are many who are of the opinion
that Ethelbert would have won had
not Spencer. who had the mount on
him, again disobeyed riding instructions
and waited too long before he made
his move. Be that as it may, Ethel
bert has proved his worth and he is
entitled to consideration in any COM
| pany. Up to July II he has started in
81 races has been first in 10. second
in seven third in two, unplaced in two
and. has won S30,945.
The Prince of Wales has had the
misfortune to lose his famous mare
Perdita II. (the dam of Persimmon,
F'lorizel H., Sandringham and Diamond
| Jubilee). Perdita II. was by Hampton,
dam Hurricane, by Young Melbourne,
second dam La Belle Helene, by st.
! Adams. She was bred by Lord Cav
dor, and as she was destined to be dis
| tinguished. she naturally ran in SELL
| ing race or two. After winning one
! of these races, Mat Dawson bought
| her for Mr.. Benholm, who had horse
| or two in Heath House stable at the
| time For Mr.. Benholm she won at
| three years of age the Great Cheshire
| handicap and the Ayr Gold Cup. AS
| a 4-year-old she missed fire, but the
| following year she won the Great Che
shire handicap again. and divided the
| Liverpool Cup with Middlethorpe. She
was called Perdita II. because there
was a mare by Cremorne, year her
! senior that was called Perdita. When
John Porter was collecting few mares
| for the stud of the Prince of Wales
Perdita II was one of the first to at
tract his attention, and he purchased
her for very reasonable sum.
The veteran trainer, John w. Rog-
ers, is handling yearling colt by Or
mondo-Miss Brummel- for William
| O'Brien Marlborough, the millionaire
California turfman, that has been en-
| tered in the English Derby of 1901.
| This is Miss Brummels first foal The
mare was imported from England sew
eral years ago. She is a young mare,
bred in the purple and a first class
racing tool, having carried the Mac
| Donough colors TO victory in numerous
races in San Francisco 1t would be
almost too much to expect that Mr.
| MacDonoughs long run of bad luck
should be broken by a win of the
English Derby. No more liberal man
ever patronized the turf. He began by
| paying $4,000 for Monowai, a grand 2
year-old son Of Midlothian. Soon aft
| erward the horse went wrong. Then
he bought Ormonde at an extrayagant
price. The first of his get, Ofestes
did not amount to much and died OF
lockjaw. Maiden Belle, a grandly bred
mare and the dam of Santa Bella, died
in foal to the great horse, which was
a serious loss. Then he bought Su-
warrow, an Australian stallion, for q
big price, and he proved an absolute
| failure. The only bit of good luck he
had was the unexpected success in
the stud of st. Carlo. Last year there
were five Ormonde fillies sold at ride
4 ulously small prices, considering the
tremendous cost of producing them
Two of them, Orthia and Oremus
turned out fair performers. The 9th.
ers have not been seen in public. Not q
single foal by Ormonde has been drop
ped this season. The horse, though
still a young one for stud purposes
has decreased his usefulness by year
and it is now almost certain that moth.
ing like what he has cost will ever BIZ
gotten back by Mr.. Marlborough.
Less than three years ago little John
| ny Reiff, who has made such a sensa
| ton at Newmarket, was riding ponies
at county fairs in Kansas. Now tn,
| 14-year-old youngster who rides a
so pounds with ease, receives a salary
said to be $4,000.
The younger Reiff's reception in Eng
| land has been very warm, and it is tn,