The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
Race rack and
Stable Gossip

was not what it used to be; that is,
| there was very little racing this sea-
son. Last season was a big one in the
race-going world, but things have
changed, and those who patronize he
tracks were compelled to forego the
king of all sports, because the Montana
circuit was dark this year. A couple
OF attempts were made too draw crowds
at the Five Mile house track, but the
distance was too great from the city,
besides the horses out there We're
strictly of the skate order. Later Col
onel Hatch veteran race horse man,
succeeded in the face of great odds in
building, or causing to be built a neat
little race course near the Montana
Union tracks, just below South Butte.
This started out like a winner, but
financial contingencies sprang up and
then the little Ranchero park closed its
gate for the season after only a few
days of racing, which it was intended
should mark the beginning of 81 days
of the sport
This was all there was in the racing
line here this year. The pool rooms
We're the only alternative, and it is
given out that they have been doing
q profitable business. There is strong
sentiment in this city in favor of first
class racing, and it is probable that the
cicuit will resume next summer.
Up to date 200 two-year-olds have
won two or more races this year. Last
year 10 2-year-olds won 10 or more
races, while this year but four can
claim that distinction. The leader then
was Espionage with 20 wins out of Sc
starts. The others were Frank Bell
Boney Boy. Spirituelie, Lady Lindsay
Formero, Autumn, Guess Me and BY
George. None of this lot is ranked
with the best 3-yearolds of 1899. This
year Golden Rule has won II races
out of Is starts and Sadducee's record
iSs he p@tl, fSy,N !,
should win increase of fame next year.
Unsightly, with - wins in 81 starts
and Ida Ledford with II out of 81, are
the others that have won as many as
10 races. But for disqualified ton in
a race wherein he finished first Saddu-
Gee would have headed the list
OF the 2-year-olds bred at the Bitter
Root stock farm, Sadducee started IS
times, finished first 13 times (disquali
fed once) and ran second twice. Bath
os started 20 times, was first seven
times Including two stakes), was sec
ond six times and third twice, Mon
tanic started Is times, was first seven
times. second six times and third five
times Ella Boland started eight times,
was first four times, once second and
third twice. Motley started eight
times and was first three times, includ
ing two stakes. Sadducee, Montanic
| and Motley raced in New York. where
they We're up against the real thing,
| and made good shoWings every time
they started
At a recent sale of yearlings in San
Francisco DR.. Rowell paid $3.50 for a
Bathampton colt, Sam Lucas brought
$3.50 and another one $3.50. Bathos. the
Bathampton 2-year-old owned by j. j.
Moran has won two stakes and sew
eral purse races this year Bathamp-
ton is very promising young sire
Sadducee being his best colt. winning
10 straight races in New York before
he was beaten. Ostler Joe pulled up
so lame after his last race, the mile
and a quarter in which he ran third
that it is thought the iron horse" has
broken down.
J. E. Madden has sold to Overton
Chanault. the we'll known stallion Rus
sell, by Eolus-Tillie Russell. The price
paid was $1,000 Russell was a good
winner as a and 3-year-old and among
other stakes he placed to his credit the
Great American stakes and the Brook
Ign Derby. Among his get are Amazon,
Lady Contrary and Prestidigitator.
Matt Allen, who trains for w, Fl.
Clark. has moved from Westminster to
the Empire City track at Yonkers. Mr..
Clark has built for his trainer com
plete and modern racing stable and a
private residence as well.
Jockey Lester Reiff, who has ridden
so successfully in England during the
past season. mas signed to ride next
year for A Baily, South African mlne
s<svner. The horses will be trained by
a. w. Day. an Australian.
The veterinaries are kept busy these
days. as they are catching up the horses
VINO are suffering from the effects of
a hard campaign. The Kentuckian has
been punch fired, as was also Mark
Cheek.
The new Futurity course at Sleeps
head Bay is rapidly nearing completion.
1t should be ready and in GOOD condition
for racing in the spring. The new course
is six furlongs straightaway.
Pierre Lorillard made numerous en-
tries in the stakes of the Coney Island
Jockey club, which recently closed. 1t
is likely that his colors will be frequent
ly seen next season in the East.
]. e. Madden recently purchased
tract of land consisting of POS acres of
blue grass land known as the Mccain
farm. It adioins Hamburg Place, which
now comprises 700 acres.
j. S. Wallace has purchased from T.
c. Mcdowell the 2-year-old bay gelding
Loretto, by Jim Gore-Reine dor.
Tom Greene, formerly employed by
James r. Keene, has a promising
youngster in brown tilly by st. Leon
ards-Glen Fairy.
]. S. Jones of Portland, Ore.
has sold the 7-year-old brown
stallion Handsome, by Hanover,
dam imp. Cinderella, to DR.. ].
d. Meet of Versailles, KY, for $4,000.
Handsome was bred by DR.. Meet, who
| owns his dam. Before he went wrong
Handsome was a more than fair class
race horse. As a 2-year-old he won the
Hyde Park stakes, for 2-year-olds, rum
ming the six furlongs in 1:141a. carrying
11S pounds. He was taken to San Fran
cisco by Ed Corrigan, who hoped to get
him in condition to race, but his bad
leg again went wrong. and in the spring
of 1897 was sold to Mr.. Jones for a mere
song. Mr.. Jones has Is yearlngs by
him and 10 mares were bred to the son