The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-11

a true rlsn race this would seem rather
bad to beat. The Paget colors have
peen SO often conspicuous in the rear
ranks, through being practically left
at the post all season, that it is to be
hoped that no such misfortune will
happen in the great 2-year-old event of
the year.
Iroquois Belle, 109 pounds, thorough
ly keyed up, will. in my opinion, take
a lot of beating, but while I have seen
her sprint quarters at a fast clip, l
have not yet seen her go five fur
longs quite in the style of Futurity
winner Nor does she look to the eye
in the clean, hard fettle that 1 would
like to see her. There is, however,
three weeks clear yet in which to key
her up. and during this period I shall
note her work with good deal of in
terest.
Gulden, 1872 pounds, strikes me as
having improved considerably, but on
form his chance is at best an outside
one.
Virginia Earle is doing nicely, and
although apparently held safe by Kill
lashandra, will beat more than beats
her.
AS / stated a week ago, Maribert.
Mesmerist, Missionary, Vulcain and
Pupil are the most prominent of those
not eligible for the Futurity, and in the
case of the two first named. both sons
of imp. Albert, their respective owners
are, Of coure, sorry that the breeder
neglected to nominate.
T. c. Mcdowell refused an offer of
$4,000 for the 3-year-old Batten last
night, at which I am not surprised,
as with the dearth of 3-year-olds and
upward with any class of them, he
is worth considerable more money.
w. c. Whitney's good young brood
mare, Roseville, dam of Ben Brush,
Clarmil, Ahom and Bonita Brush,
dropped dead of fatty degeneration Of
the heart at La Belle stud yesterday.
Roseville was formerly known as Po-
cahontas. She was IL years old, by
Reform, out of Abba, by Alarm, and
was bred by Messrs. Clay & Woodford,
Runymede stud, near Paris, Ky. Mr..
Whitney purchased her at auction here
last November for $500.
Since then she has foaled a full sister
to Ben Brush and she is also the dam
of Bonita Brush. a likely 2-year-old. in
the stable of T. c. Patterson. Her foal
of this year Is a splendid-looking indi-
vidual and is much thought of at La
Belle.
The American Horse Breeder has this
to say of Eloree, the great Cleveland
trotting mare:
Eloree, 2:0St2, is the most wonderful
trotting mare that ever wore harness.
She was bred to Allerton, 2:09A. as a
2-year- old, and took a record OF 2:26&
the same season. When years old she
produced a filly, was bred back to
Allerton, was campaigned successfully
! that fall after her foal was weaned and
| took record of 21S in the third heat
of a race which she won. She has
trotted right around 2:10 to wagon, and
| last week at Cleveland beat wonder
| full field of 2:10 trotters. taking fourth,
| fifth and sixth heats in 2:1SR, 2:101a,
2:12. Her sire is Axtel 90, 2:22, son of
William L.. by George Wilkes. 1922
Her dam, Flora McGregor, 2:17i2, out
| of Belle, by George Wilkes, and her
third dam by Bell Morgan, a son of
| Cottrell Morgan, by Vermont Black
| Hawk Eloree is very handsome ami
| NAL and an ideal roadster.
! Horsemen generally credit the report
that the great pacing horse, Joe Patch
en-, 2:01A, has been purchased by ex-
Senator Mccarthy of Brooklyn. The re-
port was sent out from Columbus that
the purchaser was H. j. Halves. son OF
the late A. J. Halves, a wealthy horse
owner of Johnstown, Pa, but it now
| appears that be was acting for the wei