The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-25
Delaney Sure That Jeffries Will
Whip Sharkey.
WILL FINISH THE SAILOR
New Story About Sharkey The
Famous Old Race Mare, Ethel
Gray, Is Now Full
Pledged Matron.


fries will beat Sharkey," remarked Billy
this morning, while he was packing up.
Before he beat F'itz 1 was about as
confident as l am now. After the en-
gagement at Mechanics pavailion there
was no doubt in my mind as to who
was the best man. Jeffries gave Shar-
key a hard drubbing that night but
the one he will give him next month
will finish him. You can't make me be-
lieve that the Sailor wants to fight Jeff
He would get out Of it If he could, but
he can't
The frequenters of the sporty end of
Broadway, in New York, are telling a
new story about Tom Sharkey which is
worth telling here. Tom, as everybody
knows, is a blunt person, but has
well-defined sense of humor and an
originality of expression that is unique.
A bookmaking acquaintance, who had
left his pocket book on the piano,
touched Mr.. Sharkey while he was in
Saratoga, for a temporary accommoda-
ton, nonchalantly remarking that he
wished to take a lady friend out to 1.-The
Lake" for supper.
How much did you say?" inquired
Sharkey, reluctantly.
Twenty" said his acquaintance,
carelessly. Twenty will do. 1 Just
want to blow her off to bite of sup
| per-
Twenty" repeated Mr.. Sharkey with
an expression of intense astonishment.
For heavens sake. What are you 60
| ing to feed her-gold fish,"
DR.. j. F. Keith of the Patton farm at
! Sturgeon, Mo-, writes that the famous
| old race mare Ethel Gray, by Duke of
Kent, is now full-fledged matron, hav
| ing produced two fillies by Freeman,
who is a full brother to Freeland and
| Free Knight. One of the fillies is
| yearling called Emily Oliver, and the
| other is a weanling that has been
named Ethylene. Gold Bug, Ethel
| Gray's dam, is still in harness and
| produced a fine stud colt this season by
| Freeman. This youngster is called Tie
| Potentate. Gold Bugs '9S produce was
| also a colt by Freeman. which has been
| named Plutocrat. Gold Bug is one of
| the best producing mares in Missouri
| In addition to Ethel Gray, she has also
| thrown Gold Flea, Goldstone, Gold
| Corn, Ten Bug and other winners. Lady
| Clyde, dam of the crack 2-year-old FLY
| Alice Turner, produced a fine chestnut
colt by King Regent this season. Alice
Turner's great success on the turf has
| caused lot of comment as to her SIRE
| imp. RECALLS. This horse was by Spring
| field, several of whose other sons have
| worthy representatives on the turf in
| this country. For instance, imp. Juvc-
nal, by Springfield, sired Charcornac
| winner of the Futurity, while imp.
Watercress, by Springfield, sired Head
| water, Water King and numerous other
| useful race horses. Springfields sons
| have also made their mark as sires in
! other countries, the best Thoroughbred
blood they have in the Argentine Re
| public being the produce of Neapolis, by
| Springfield, who was foaled in 1885, and
| imported to South America in 1888.
Mesmerist is the acknowledged 3
| year-old champion of the season. The
| speedy son of Albert and Hoodoo has
started in 10 races and scored nine
times, being second twice and third
| once. With the exception of Charcor-
nae, the Futurity winner, Mesmerist
has met and vanquished all the crack
| youngsters of the season. Mesmerist
! made his debut in the first part of the
double event at the spring meeting of
the Coney Island club, and celebrated
the occasion by finishing second to
Prince of Melbourne, seasoned colt
from Memphis. David Garrick also
| beat Mesmerist at the same meeting
They met in the Great Trial, and Mes
merist was giving David Garrick seven
pounds. Plucky also had a terrific pull
in the weights when he defeated Mes
HleTlSt III the AlUafnpC 4
Brighton Beach. About the only blot on
Mesmerist's great record is his poor
showing in the second part of the Grand
Union at Saratoga. He finished third to
| Maribert and Gonfalon in this event.
after making nearly all the running.
This was the only time he met defeat
at Saratoga.
One of the best races the colt has
run this season was his performance
in the Dash stakes at Coney Island,
when he stepped five furlongs in 1902,
with 112 up, and the second part of the
Double Event, Futurity course, in
iii 2-5, with 1923 pounds up, both races
being run over the Coney Island
track.
At Saratoga Mesmerist won the
Mumm, Fleischmann and the first part
of the Grand Union. In the Mumm he
stepped five furlongs in 1:01A, with 122
| pounds up. and in the second part of
| the Grand Union he ran five and a half
| furlongs in the fast time of los fiat,
with 1873 pounds up. After the Saratoga
meeting ended, Mesmerist was shipped
| down to Coney Island again, where he
| won the Autumn, over the Futurity
! course. in 1:0915 with 1913 up, and the
Great Trial, in which he negotiated the
| Futurity course in the fast time Of
1:1O rs, with 1870 up. Last Tuesday, at
| Brooklyn, Mesmerist won the historic
| Junior Champion hands down, shoulder
ing 122 pounds and running six fur
| longs in lis over the Brooklyn track.
| Prince of Melbourne, the colt that beat
| MeSmerist in the first part of the double
| event, was among the field that finished
behind the fast Albert colt in the Junior
| Champion. After his victory in the
| Junior Champion Mike Dwyer pro-
| nounced Mesmerist the best horse he
has ever seen. Nobody is better quail
fled to pass judgment on thorough
bred than Dwyer, who has owned such
| good ones as Luke Blackburn, Bramble
| Hanover, Themont and Longstreet
| Mesmerist is a bay colt by imp. Albert
Hoodoo, who also produced the speedy
filly links. Mesmerist is a tall, leggy
| colt, with a long barrel. He has mar
| Vicious turn of speed over a distance OF
| ground. Mesmerist belongs to the Chi
cago racing firm of Bomley & Feather
stone, who bought the great colt as g
yearling.
Jockeys Beauchamp and Boyce have
been added to the already long list OF