The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-18

ground gets dry, since the ice and
snow and mud combination which ex-
listed up to a couple of weeks ago is
ruin to their feet so the competitors
in the early events are likely to be
either stale from a hurried prepare
ton or short of work. Henry Gram
ling is training game little Billy Walk
er quite recovered from his lamenPss),
Barrster and a new bitch from Oma-
ha, whose breeding has not yet been
ascertained, but a very racy. hand
some creature. Most of the old favor
ties are hard at work. Gypsy NJ. broke
a toe in her hind foot last week. so
is out of il for long time. Lady Re
gina shows a sign of her broken hind
leg and is getting all the work she can
stand. Mike Davey is working four
or five, Random Shot Date Royal
Flush). Ransom, Lady Trump and a
youngster or two. Silver Bow and
Fitz-Regina are not doing very much,
as MIR. Crapp does not want to begin
real drilling until the opening date is
announced. Fred Nichols has about
Is youngsters that will start this sum-
mer all hut one by Battle Royal out
OF Brunette, the odd one being by
Twister out of Brunette. Ed BOWden
has six or seven by Billy Walker out
of his Fly, that will make their APP
pearance during the latter part of the
thews and some of his chums also
have five or six saplings. though they
will do to try in May.
Mr.. Macdougall is jogging seven
mostly youngsters, but these will not
be raced by him. since he does not
think it quite proper for the manager
of the association to race under his
own management A number Of the
coursing men have been trying to Sc
cure the racing qualities of his young
dog Pleasanton (Twster- Camilla),
which showed great quality in a trial
late last fall, but Mr.. Macdougali
thinks that he has another Twister in
this fellow, and is a little jealous of
him. This is one of the first litter
got by Twister since he went to Cali
fornia. and is litter brother to Col.
Lopezs grand saplng, Sara, which ran
second three times in three starts be
fore she was a year old at Union park
in San Francisco, and is admitted to be
perhaps the best younGster on the
coast. In this string are two more by
Twister and three by Lopez's imp.
Waratah, and one, mature Ditch. by
Border Ruffian, Imp. Olicana. They
are being prepared for trials, and will
be at the service of the coursing men
as bye mates or trial mates.
The first stake will positively be
run off on Sunday. April 80, so the
doggies should be out every morning
from now on AS announced before,
it will be for "a dogs at $3.50 each, with
s45 added, divided as previously an
nounced. AS it will take a little long
er to run off "a, coursing will COM
mence promptly al 1 o'clock This
does not mean some time between that
and $50. but is positive. The first
brace will be called on the stroke of
l, and if absent, will be disqualified.
BY the use of the Jerome patent hare
boxes it is believed the first round, -
courses, can be run off in two hours,
which. with a few minutes intermis-
sion between the first and second
rounds. will bring the second round to
about 315. and the stake should be
finished at an hour which will admit
of the spectators getting home to din
ner at a reasonable time.