The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-27
ANACONDA NEWS.
GOSSIP OF THE TURFMEN
Matters Of Interest to the Lovers
of Fast Horses.
SALE OF. THE MARE EMILY
Ed A. Upton Corrects a Misstatement
as to the Purchase Price-Ameri-
can Horses in the EPSON
Derby.

The following news Of the turf, taken
very interesting reading matter to the
turfmen Of Montana:
Two weeks ago in these columns,
the sale Of the well-known mare Emily,
2:11, was reported, James A. Murphy
Of Chicago having sold her to Marcus
DAILY of Montana, through Ed A. Tip
/. ton, for $4,000. A week later some en-
terprising telegraph reporter at Louis
vile sent out sensational dispatch
that the mare had been sold at the
probable price of $4,000, and Mr.. Upton
now sends out the following explana-
tory letter:
Lexington, KY, Jan. H. 1899.
"The report sent from Louisville as
to the purchase of the trotting mare
Emily. record 2:11, by the Fasig- Tipton
company of New York, Is misleading,
inasmuch as it leaves the impression
that the price paid was more than $15,-
900. I am not in the habit of quoting
prices for horses purchased privately,
but fictitious prices do the horse bust
ness no good and every judge Of horse
values knows that Emily is not worth
$4,000; that Mr.. Murphy would not ask
1T, and that l would not pay anything
like such sum. The gentlemen who
fixed that price in the report probably
saw her handle with ease the great race
horse Caid at Louisville's fall trottng
in 1897, and guessed accordingly.
Emily was a great race mare. is
beautifully bred, is of high style and
superb finish; but she is practically
broken down, and is therefore worth
only what mare of the very highest
class, ought to bring as a prospect for
breeding purposes. I bought her for
Marcus Daily, and paid for her just
$4,000. She will be bred to Prodigal
Respectfully, ED A. Upton"
Johnny Morgan, a half-breed Indian,
will ride for Marcus Daily on the Mon
tana circuit next season, having re-
Gently signed a contract. Morgan was
born in 1872 at Austin, Texas, but mis-
home is now at Fostoria, Kan. He
has been riding about three years, but
never gained any prominence until last
spring, when he did good work for P.
J. Miles at Little Rock, Ark, and on
other Western tracks.
The following American horses are ell
gible for the EPSON Derby. to be run
Wednesday, May 80: A. Belmont's Cat
Allen; Lord William Beresfords Solomo,
oh. g., by Sensation Breeze, and jolly
Tar b. g., by Sailor Prince-Joy; Rich
ard Cookers knickerbocker. br. c., by
Dobbins- Flirt III, and Vantage Bell, |
b. f., by LoyalistWanda; J. S. Curtis
Muggins H., c.. by Knight of Ellerslie-
Belle DAILY: Method, b. c., by Order-Vic-
torine, and Knight of the Rose, CHI. c.,
by Knight of Ellerslie- Moss Rose; Fox |
hall P Keenes chestnut colt by Med
and chestnut colt by st. |
Leonards-Dart Maiden; H. Knapp's |
chestnut colt by Knight of Elerslie-
Coruna P. Lorillard's Bromer b. c.. by |
enthusiastically, and SARDINIA, CHI. |
c., by Sir Notwithstanding
The following dates have been claimed |
for running meetings in 1899: 't''
New Orleans, La, Jan. 20 to April 4; |
San Francisco, Cal. Up. c. ]. c., Jan.
20 to "a; San Francisco, Cal. Up. c. j.
Co, Feb. to IS; Oakland, Cal. (Cal. J.
c., Feb 20 to March 4; San Francisco,
Cal. Up. C. J. Co., March to IS; Oak
l; Little Rock, Ark, March 30 to April
5; San Francisco Cal. (P. c. J. C.), April
3 to Is: Washington, D. c. (Bennings).
April to Is; Memphis, Tenn, April
to 20; Newport, KY, April to May 80;
Aqueduct, L. l., N Y. April II to May
4; Oakland, Cal Zeal. J. c., April II to
%; Nashville, Tenn, April 27 to May 4;
odH FIdHClsCo, odl. u. u j. VI, May
| to Is; Louisville, KY, May to 20;
Westchester, N. Y, May to rs; Graves
end, N. Y. May 81 to June IS; Sleeps
head Bay, N. Y, June II to July 4;
Brighton Beach, N. Y, July 5 to Aug.
J; Saratoga, N. Y, July rs to Aug rs;
Bay, N. Y. Aug. 26 to Sept
J; Gravesend, N. Y, Sept. - to so;
N. Y, Oct 2 to 81 Aque-
1uct, l.. l., N. Y, Oct. 20 to Nov Z;
D. c., (Bennings), Nov II
% 30.
In his letter to the Spirit of the Times
Henry Forsland writes from San Fran
cisco:
Bernard J. Wellers Hugh Penny's
lcrobatic performances have not only
1isgusted him as an owner of race
lorses, but cost him large sums of
money besides. On Saturday he played
lin heavily and he ran nowhere. On
Monday his trainer kept him in a race
against Mr.. Weller's advice and wishes,
md he won at good odds, his owner
aging top price against him and losing
ome thousands of dollars. He has
,hout determined to sell his stable,
which will be a great pity, as men of
lis methods and style of racing are
What are wanted in the business. But
he case of Hugh Penny is only another
Instance of what I called attention to in
previous letter as to how little owners
lnow about the condition of their
lorses.'
Henry Forsland, the San Francisco